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Our Readers Ask Dear E d ito r: We are w orking on Ukrainian dolls in our Branch. The dolls are sold at Christmas Bazars, and bring- us awards, as well as con siderable money. Recently one of our members had the idea of changing- fro m the real U kra in ian costume, w ith jacket and sk irt, to a H utsul model. Follow ing the directions in Our L ife we could make it. B ut other mem bers opposed the idea. W hy in troduce another U krainian cos tume instead of the old one? A fte r a discussion we decided to ask you about it. There m ust be a reason fo r giving this model in our magazine. M ary S. This impressive lis t of activi ties and undertaking's of the Branch brings to mind a number of form er projects: the k n ittin g of “ afghans” fo r the elderly in the N o rth ville State Hospital and the embroidering w ith U krainian m otifs of everyday objects of use, such as aprons, guest tow els, hats, and handkerchiefs. A ll these interesting and unusual projects brought as much happi ness to the ladies of the Branch as they did to those who receiv ed the though tful, hand-made g ifts. The Branch members, w ith these successful projects behind them, p u t to good use a number of new ideas: they continue to k n it fo r the needy and cross stitch small articles fo r use around the home. Mrs. Strokon, Branch President writes th a t during the summer the members met on two occasions w ith an open in vita tio n to other chapters to attend the meetings. On one occasion thre was a demonstra tion of vegetable carving by Miss Ester Kuxhause, and an other tim e Mrs. Nyzankiwska, a life - tim e friend of Mrs. T a ty ana Koshetz, spoke on U k ra in ian pysanky. The “ Sviat Vechir,” which was held on January 6, was also a h ig h ly successful a f fa ir. Dear M a ry : Your question about the two U krainian costumes is very in- terseting. L e t us explain our viewpoint. The national costumes of any nation consist often of Girl’s costume from Poltava region. d iffe re n t types. There are many factors th a t influence this. You w ill fin d one style in the north, and another in the south of the country. Although basical ly sim ilar, each is unique. W ith the passing of tim e one of these costumes, the more s trik in g and characteristic gains in popular ity , and becomes the represen tative one. The U krainian fo lk costume went through the same process. The style fro m the Poltava re gion, called by you “ the old one,” is the more popular and widely known U krainian fo lk cos tume. Your group certainly en joyed its v ivid beauty. The Hutsul region of Ukraine has one of the oldest U krainian costumes. Being the a ttire of mountaineers, hidden in the mountains, i t was not widely known, as in olden times trans portation into th a t area was very d iffic u lt. Now, th a t travel there is easy, i t has become known and appreciated. The H utsul costume is very a ttra c tiv e ; and i t is not surprising th a t i t gains in pop u la rity , especially fo r choirs and dancing groups. B u t the Poltava- type is, and w ill continue to be considered the real representa tive U krainian fo lk costume. However your Branch should also t r y to make and sell dolls of the Hutsul type. Certainly you cannot substitute them fo r the representative type, b u t they have th e ir place, and enrich any Gir’s costume from Hutsul region.
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