The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19

The fresh spring goods have appeared
again, to tempt the winter wearied peo
pie into purchasing. them from sheer
JORGE of contrast with the grave habit
menis of the season that has inst passed
1t is just now that caution should be EEK
erci>ed by the ecoDomist, for pretty and
seductive as are the harbingers Of spring
and summer dry goods, it is wisest to
wait for later, ch)iee.A Besides, reflec-
ton in this, as in many other things,
will often convince us thatwhat.w we think
are needs are simply fancies. It is folly
for woman to 60 on a shopping tour
withoutfrst making an examination OF
the materialsshe has on hand. There
are, in these accommodating times, very
few old garments thatcan not be util-
lied.
Five dollars may not be enough to buy
very handsome spring costume, but if
you have an old dress on hand which
can be taken as the basis of suit, the
same sum will buy enough new mate
rial to combine handsomely with the old,
and a much richer dress will be the re-
suit than could have been bought out
right foe the money. rs 54t
Everything that saves money should
be used by the home dressmaker, who
has but trit1ing amount to spend. To
fully realize how much goes for the
. small details of dress, look at the bill
OF any honest dressmaker, who is not
too grand to give items. There will be
small charges for waist Innings, sleeve
Innings, cord, tape, hooks, whalebones,
faclngs, and various other little things
which foot up to quite sum. Of course
all these things can not always be sup
piled from home resources, but, with a
little forethought, many of them can.
Dress IS of thin wooden stuff that have
been worn by children can,
by pleclng, be used to line
sacques or jackets for grown
people. Stout muslin that has been
worn in underclothing can be colored
brown or slate and used for lining the
waists of common dresses or, if the
dresses are of cotton, it would be better
to leave the muslin white Night gowns
and chemises wear out at top while still
10 excellent order below; there will,
therefore, be large portions of them
whieff can be used forthe purpose sue-
gested, if good cloth was used for the
garment when new.
E(NM te Innings are not Objectionable
for the sleeves of most dresses, and a
light Quality of muslin that has been used
before will do very well for the purpose
If starehed and ironed before being cat.
In making sleeves of dresses or sacuues.
it may be well to state here that it is
still common to have-the top much wider
than the under part, thus bringing the
outside seam very far back This mode
allows the under part to be very much
pleced II necessary. as it is quite con-
cealed by the ordinary position of the
arm. "a
Bits of old silk or alpaca, such as too
many people throw in the rag bag, if
cleaned and pressed, will do for facing
basque skirts and for similar uses. For
facing sleevess at The wrist it is ALWAYS
best to use new pieces, as the quantity
needed Is very incensiderable and that is
one OF the parts of. dress soonest liable
to show wear Narrow strips of muslin,
left from cutting out Innings, can be used
for whalebone castings. The cord that
bundles from the. grocers are tied with
can be taken for piping excepting for
dresses thabwill have to be washed: even
then it is possible that previous shrink
ing OF the cord would ..lake it suitable.
Those ladies who like, as many do,
to finish the bottom of their dresses with
q, stiffener between the dress and the
facing will find that two thicknesses of
brown paper is far better than crinoline.
and certainly great deal cheaper. It
is pest to buy new, unwrinkled sheets of
wrapping paper from the grocery or
any other store where they are in the
habit of doing up bundles. Be sure to
get the smooth manila paper, and not
the, coarse, rough article which is made
from straw and is easily softened by wa
ter. People who have never tried this
novel skirt stitlener may be inclined to
question its suitability, but there are
many people who prefer it to anything
else. Getting wet does it no harm, for
1t dries again in good condition. The
very thlekest quality is not the best, as
1T might weigh the dress down.
Following out so many economical
ideas, it is quite appropriate to speak of
skirt which subscriber has kindly
described in a letter to this department.
1t is made for girl of fifteen to wear
under overskirts and polonaises of DIFF
ferent kinds, and is of bed-tickinp at
twelve cents a yard. The stripes are
about three-quarters of an inch wide.
and, for DISTANCE of ten inches from
the bottom, all the white stripes are
covered with red velvet ribbon of their
own width (three- quarters of an inchl.
Each strip ends at the top in little up-
right loop. The writer speaks enthusi-
astlcaAy OF the effect which she saws is
quite elegant, and suggests substituting
braid for the velvet, which she was for.
tunate enough to have supply of; but
she advises scarlet for whatever trim
ming IS used, as the contrast of that
color with the dark stripe IF the ticking
asvery pretty. Andreaes' Bazaar.