Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19
WHAT ONE CAN DO AT HOME.
Tho Dainty Gown . Dainty Girl Made for
Herself-It Grew From Accessories-A
Pretty Picture ons of These june

Tho Dainty Gown . Dainty Girl Made Tor
Herself--It Grow From Accessories-A
Pretty Picture ons of These june
Days-Money Saved. $50.
WRITTEN ron THE DrsPAfcH.i
Isurprised little lady the other morn
ing and discovered her at work on waist OF
dainty color& When asked her what she
was doing, she replied: "well, you see, I
take part Of every morning and make my
summer morning dresses. Then estimate
what it would have cost TO hire them made,
and take that amount which I have saved
out OF my allowance, put it aside, and never
touch il, except to do good-real good, you
know, to someone or myself
sT'm making dress now that grew out OF
its accessories, for only planned it after
the little things that are to 90 with it were
all made. I Thought about 1t all in this
way: saw one of the Carmencita parasols
downtown and decided to make one in colors
to please me-, Next made my hst-but,
oh, you'll see now, for 1t Is finished, and I'll
put them all on
And away she ran to dress When she re-
turned she was 20 sweet, all lavendar and
white, so like q dainty maiden in some
quaint picture, that she was delight to be-
hold. But shall let her describe 1t to you
as she explained it all to me:
s"This parasol is pretty old. took the
crowning off from one I soiled last aummer
and used it for pattern, then covered the
frame with lavendar silk. This outside
covering is white chiffon and I puffed and
shirred 1T on and put this ruffle around the
edge. Then on the inside put delicate
lavendar chiffon, because think it pretty,
to have it deeper in the shadow inst as a
rose seems softer and deeper when you look
way down in the bud. Hanging from each
rib is lavendar chiffon flower which buds
in circle around the center and on the
edge Just inside the white one, and hasn't
it q charm?
my bonnet 10 just q prettily shaped
frame, covered with white shirred null.
and all around the edge have border of
pale violets. These long strings of null
fasten on my shoulder and fall low down on
my dress. This dress is white null. I
bought the skirt length hemstitched and
made plain full skirt little long in the
back. The waist is simple one gathered
in the shoulders and drawn in at the belt,
with q }ace rufile at the neck and
at the wrists Of these pulled sleevea
I bought gros grain lavendar ribbon
to give tbe colors to the dress,
and made two loops in each shoulder,
Just between my shoulder blades. There I
made bow with short loops, and left the
ends fall way down nearly to the bottom of
my skirt. I have piece of the ribbon for
belt and fasten it in front with this Rhine
stone buckle.
''Then 1 wanted bag for my handker-
chief, so made one out of the null and
lace, and hung it from my belt BY two
white ribbons, on which have embroidered
few stray violets Then these lavender
stockings and white canvas shoes were my
last purchases
And I thought how sweet and refreshing
will be the sight ofthat dainty little maiden
some of these warm summers days And
the money she has saved will help gladden.
some poor heart. II. F. c.