The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-06-06
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HOW 10 MAKE GREEK DRAPERY.
But These directions Are Not for the
Very Fat or the Iery Lean.


Very Fat Or the Very Lean.
It IL 4 wbitn Just now to be photo
graphal III tfreel1 costume. The idea is
agood one, but how it is carried out.
The average woman has a yoluminous
eccentrlclty of cheese cloth, made with
much looping and several pieces of cord.
This she pats on over corsets and stiff
SKIRTS, She looks like a study of a
woman in pillow" when she is photo
graphed The proper Greek on Roman
dress for picture is made most simply,
and lesson in draperies is a good thing
to learn. Use soft cheese cloth, or bet
ter still crepe or China silk. If the stuff
IS forty inches wide one breadth will do
for the front and one for the back. If
the material IS narrow sew two breadths
together for the front and two together
tor the back. Run the two pieces on the
same drawing string, letting the ends Of
the string come together in the middle
Of tie edge Of the front Here cut down
a slit in the front so you can get into the
gown
Now. get into it. Adjust it 50 that it
Is properly low necked. 1t should be
drawn well down into a pointed neck,
front and back Tie Il piece of tape
around yourself well under the armpits
and bust line The neck should be drawn
down almost to this belt. Yes: the dress
IS open at the sides We have not come
to that yet. Have some one cut the
front length. allowing for hem, SO that
It falls we'll to the floor The back should
be little longer Now the sides are
sewed up in seam that stops Just under
the arm. Thus. you see, an armhole l.
left
Now for a sleeve that shall cover the
under side of the arm at the shoulder.
Gut long tongue shaped piece Of goods.
instead of squarlng OF the upper end,
sla..t nj that end into another point,
Ihe sleeve shape then is like two trian-
gUlar pieces set base to base. the one tri-
angle beng very long and the other very
much shorter The short triangle doubles
down under the arm, and is tucked into
the Slit Of the armhole, and there sewed
or pinned to the base Of the two tri-
angles. Il drawn around the arm and
outtonetl to the top Of the shoulder. The
edges Of the sleeve left hanging can be
buttoned together again further down
the arm, and the shape Of the sleeve is
easily modified to suit such arrangement.
Your Greek dress is finished now.
Wear It over closely fitting and rather
heavy low neck, woven under vest and
a skirt made of India silk or very soft
cashmere. The skirt hangs full and
soft and well to the floor in front and
almost dragging in the back. This skirt
should be made on deep yoke, or if not
the skirt should be drawn down over it
and securely pinned that no fuIness at
the wristbands may betray through the
outer garment the presence of skirt.
chain of flat links or of medallions
linked together is worn to hide the tape
belt The costume cannot be graceful
or Grecian unless corsets or STAYS are
discarded. The chain belt is drawn close
am! rHtn the point Of the neck, there
fa<:eua,. and thus serves to support the
hst.ie stld outline Its contour Another
belt lslay be worn which rests on the
hips and droops low in front.
There should be no lrapery except that
afforded by the fields in the gown.
IheSs' folds il tie upper dress can be
drawn close about the knees. showing
the nI:erskirt II fact any classic ef-
feet can be obtained A word to finish
Only 4 woman with fine arms and shonl-
ders shoald attempt snch drassln. The
very fit or the aery ttlln will look better
IN something else. New York Sun