Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-12-18

lowed out q little to fit, and is fiat and
plain without fulness. IL is trimmed
with loops of the braid, two inches after
they are doubled, laid ON after the edge
has been turned over and basted down
d strip OF braid Is stitched fat over where
the ends Of the loops meet, SO they turn
each way and make handsome border
braid 10 stitched fiat across the top con-
tinuing on In long ends for strings to tie
in front. A long pocket curvlng like
the apron, and bound with braid, is stitch
ed a few inches from the bottom; and
two small half round ones likewise bound
set near the top; these for thimble, thread
! snd small articles, the large one TO hold
your work. 1t is jaunty, bright dura
bic and dressy affair.
| Then there are the delicate, lsdy-like
cheese cloth aprons. nice enough for any.
body, though they need not cost over five
cents without trimming. Three fourths
of yard will make one long enough and
allow for a three inch hsm. 1t should be
hemmed the same width up the sides
no goring, and gathered into belt. Be-
fore making it up, draw the threads for
three quarters OF an inch, then leave
that space, and draw as many more. and
so Oh until you have four of the spaces
then through the middle Of these run a
needlsful of embroidery silk, taking up
ses eral of the warp threads as you 60
and turn then the other way, making az
openwork pattern, sort of .'fagoting :"
or, run q narrow ribbon of some gay
color through them. The bottom hem
comes up to meet this work and helps
complete g rich looking border. If you
wish to make q very elegant one, set all
around 1t some cream colored lace and
put ribbon for strings, but this kind of
apron has no pockets.
For a simple and useful and always
acceptable gift to your mother, or any
housekeeping friend, or ths enc among
your girl mstes whO likes to cnok, who
delights to concoct nice dishes for the
liable. and stands at the rolling board or
knesding bowl, buy two yards of Thin,
unbleached muslin and make a wide,
long baking apron; or, for better one,
get " bat is called butchers linen, coarse
and strong and snowy white; OF piece
of soft, Arm towelling, fringe it out. and
make atowel apron, or, make bib apron
of some pretty wash goods, print or giDg-
ham; cut wide, long. generous, service
able one, and thor the bib part to cover
The whole front of the waist, Of piece
six or seven inches deep and ten or twelve
across. shir il at top and bottom and let
the top edge stand up in ruffie, then
make pair of sleeves of the same goods
large enough to slip over the dress
sleeves and long enough TO pin on ~
the shoulders when she is at her cook
iiig. and so have the whole front of her
dress protected. In this style some of
the ladylike teachers of the cooking
schools attire themselves for work.
Theu the long, ample nurse aprons,
tucked or plain-our girls made two of
those; nor did they forget the child's
spren, shaped like a sacque or princess
frock SO that it could be worn instead Of
dress if need be, trim little slip"
piped all around with cardinal cambria,
curving in at the waist where long ends
we're put on to tie it; another of Mother
Hubbard style, white lawn with blue
yoke and sleeves, pronounced $50 cuD>
ming" by every body who saw it; and a
demure looking, old fashioned tier, I"
such as the wee school girls of thirty
years ago used to wear TO keep their
gowns tidy, and to this they gave the
name of the Red Riding Hood" apron
which reminds me that one of their
substantial 'housework aprons of dark
print was labeled "the Cinderella"
This fancy naming was The amusing
part of the matter; for instance, the
Katrina" which was An odd little Dutch
apron with one pocket and the least little
bit of bib; and an utterly Utter" of
null, so ruched and pinked and airy that
it suggested to somebody this quotation: !:
"a variety Of excessive charge and little
usep
They borrowed patterns and they de-
signed patterns; inventive genius was
brought into action; and how many girls
have 1.-THE happy gift for devising
graceful shapes and putting on tasteful
trimmingsl
1t is legitimate ghl-work too, to plan
aud cut and ft, which had its beginnings
1 think, with making doll costumes that
the little women, the little mothers. have
found so fascinating ever since the ad+
vent of the first doll ever heard of. Nee
die work belongs With the fine arts, or
ought to; at any rate with the arts as
well as the utilities of home. 1t is one of
the commendable things In some of the
modern schools that cutting, fitting and
sewing are taught.
need hardly say that all concerned
lsuded our company of girls who set this
idea TO work and made the making of
aprons quite 'craze" for the Christmas
of that year of our Lord eighteen huns
dred aad eishty-something.-Amanda
Ii. Harris. in December Wide Awake.