Buying Clothing for
by: Janet Reed
Extension Clothing &
Textiles Specialist
University of Delaware
Are you buying gifts of
clothing this year? Probably
so, if you are a typical
family. Studies show that
many family clothing items
are acquired as gifts. The
supply of gift items is
plentiful at the holiday
season and we have choices
(good and bad) not available
at any other time. It’s also a
way of trying to meet high
living costs by combining
gift and clothing items on the
family budget.
But before you start
looking in the stores for
ideas, do some pre-planning
at home. Give some thought
to the type of things the
recipient likes-the styles
they wear and the colors
they like. Do tastes run to
conservative clothes or
extreme fashions? Some
people can’t wait to wear the
latest craze-others would be
embarrassed to wear it in
public. If you’re buying
clothing gifts you probably
know the individual’s per
sonality and preferences
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pretty well, but it’s easy to
be swayed by the attractive
displays in stores and to
make choices you would not
make at a less harried time.
Some gifts are made to at
tract your attention in the
store and they look great
under the Christmas tree,
but are they appropriate for
the one who will receive
them?
Go shopping with a list of
specific sizes for all items of
clothing apparel. Sizes are
easier to buy today with
stretch items and “one size
fits all” gloves and hose. But
even if you do know sizes, it’s
no insurance that clothing
will fit, because there are
variations in brands and
styles. Many items simply
must be tried on for accurate
fit. If you suspect your Santa
might give clothing gifts,
give him a list of your sizes,
and even list some of the
brands you know fit you
reasonably well. It may save
returns after Christmas
when the choice is not as
great.
If you’re considering
expensive items such as
coats and outer wear, maybe
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Christmas
this Is not the time (or a
surprise. If people have
definite ideas about their
clothing they might prefer to
choose their own. Part of the
fun of a new outfit is making
the selection. A gift cer
tificate may be a happy
compromise. Choices might
not be as great after
Christmas, but after-
Christmas sales will give
more for the money.
Look for quality when you
buy. The holiday season
seems to be a good time to
trap the unknowing and the
impulse buyer, and there is
much shoddy merchandise
with eye-catching gimmicks
to lead even the astute
shopper astray.
Fancy-packaged items
look great, too, but you may
find either poorer quality, or
that you’re paying extra for
the fancy package.
Even though care direc
tions are attached to clothing
items, include all hang tags
anyway. They often give
specific information about
the product which will be
useful in giving it the best
care.
Weekly
St. Louis
Cattle Review
Thursday, December 5
Weekly cattle review:
Receipts 9,000, last week
4,700 year ago 8,000 com
pared close last week,
Slaughter Steers mostly 2.00
lower, Heifers 2.00-2.50
lower, Cows steady to 1.00
lower, Bulla steady. Supply
about 31 percent slaughter
steers, mostly Good and
Choice 900-1200 lbs. yield
grade 2-4; 13 percent
Slaughter Heifers; 30 per
cent feeders, although fleshy
450-650 lbs. frequently going
for slaughter.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 900-1200 lbs. yield
grade 24 36.00-38.50, late
sales 37.00 down. Load
Monday 1100 lbs. 38.75, load
Choice and Prime 1375 lbs.
yield grade 3-4 36.50. Part
load Prime yield grade 41030
lbs. 37.25 Tuesday. Mixed
Good and Choice late 35.00-
36.00. Good 30.00-35.00.
Standard 25.00-29.00. Utility
21.00-23.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1000 lbs. yield
grade 2-4 34.00-37.50, late
sale mostly 35.00 down.
Package prime 875 lbs. yield
BUCK
284-4175
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Dec. 7,1974
grade 4 35.50 Wednesday,
and part load Choice and
Prime 975 lbs. yield grade 4
35.75. Mixed Good and
Choice late 33.0044.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commerical 16.00-19.00, few
Holsteins 20.50-21.00 early;
Cutter 14.00-18.00, Canner
12.00-15.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1100-1600 lbs.
21 00-24 00
VEALERS: Choice 34.00-
38.00.
FEEDERS: (Including
around 1800 at Thursdays
auction.) Compared with
last week Feeder Steers and
Heifers 1.00-2.00 higher.
Fleshy offerings finding best
Heart Association Tips
On Shoveling Snow
The Woolly Bear cater
pillars are wearing their
shaggiest coats in 20 years,
and Woolly Bear watchers
are predicting a hard winter
with heavy snows.
With heavy snows
predicted, the Heart
Association warns heart pat
ients that they should have a
doctor’s approval before
shoveling snow.
If you are over 40 and just
plain out of shape, shovel
your walks and driveway
this winter, but take it easy.
Snow shoveling is strenuous
exercise.
Here are some tips from
the Heart Association to help
you avoid overezertion:
Don’t smoke while
shoveling snow. Tobacco
causes constriction of the
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outlet and some of these
going for slaughter.
STEERS: Choice 300-100
lbs. 23.00-27.00, 400-500 lbs.
23.50- few lots fleshy
29.75-30.50; 400400 lbs. 26.00-
30.50, part load Choice and
Prime 520 lbs. 31.00, Choice
Fleshy 750-900 lbs. 29.25-
31.00. 300450 lbs. 16.50-20.75,
package thin fleshed 510 lbs.
18.75, couple packages 775-
800 lbs. Holsteins 18.50-19.25.
HEIFERS: Choice 300400
lbs. 18.75-22.25, 400400 lbs.
22.00- package 500 lbs.
26.25, Fleshy 600-760 lbs.
24.50- Good 350-500 lbs.
16.00-
blood vessles, just as cold air
does. The combination can
be dangerous.
Shovel before eating, or
wait an hour after a meal, as
you would do for any
strenuous activity.
Don’t mix alcohol and
outdoor work. Alcohol can
dull your sense of fatigue and
cause you to overexert.
Dress warmly. Several
layers of clothing are
warmer than one heavy
layer. Keep hands and feet
dry.
When shoveling, lift with
your entire body. Let your
back and leg muscles take
some of the strain off your
arms.
Rest often. Never shovel to
the point of exhaustion.
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