Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23
MAKING DRESSES OYER
Care Must Be Taken With Them ans
Every Detail Looked After.
IRONING AND PRESSING THEM.
The Cut OF Gown Is Its Elegance
and n Coed Fit. OF Course. IL Alb
soiuteiy Essential.

Making over dresses that are out Of
style IA a task that 70 women o. limited
n.eaus ot;en becomes necessity. tor a
sown tina. has been thoroughly cleaned and
uqdc un after nav design Is frequently
As gooi as new II should nrst be rlppod
apar, and each piece brushed. Tho material
should then be laid % board and carefully
sponGua on tho eight side. or. Il Il is w0elen
and very much seiled Il may be washed IN
warm water In which some eocd soap has
been previously dissolved, Tho addition q
very ll,,le Ammonia Is decided improve
mint, as Il possesssa excellent cleansing
Properties and will heln relsln the dye II
hesag completed. the material should 10
hung up 10 shady place and allowed 60
drain horouehly: Il should then be laid on
an ironlne board and carefully smco,hci
wth a moderately ha, iron unlll Il IL per-
icotN drv 10 all cases wringing must DO
avoided as it Will inevitably cause crnasea,
SUR may be treated Ia tho SAME manner,
but a better nnlsh will he given to u IL.
instead OF bolng lronsd. Il Ia spread out on
smooth wooden or marble surface aud
thus allowed 70 dry. Every Wrinkle must
however. be carefully removed by hand or
soit hruah and u the desired result can.
not be thus obtained Il VIII DO best to cover
Il Win a piece Of paper or One nanuei and
press II with a cool Iron.
The simple splos In vogue at the present
time are especially adapted Tor mAdo.oyer
t1Nns' az tney REQUIRE but liguu material
aud may have ummlngf o. some other
IAh1e than that " which the dress u coH-
posed a skirt that u too short may DO
ieuFtnenod by the addition OF bias baud
or sim or velvet, and bodice that Ia 100
narrow may readily be wldened BY the In
sertlol on a veal % similar mAiefiai tlol-
var, Deli, cunq reaching 10 toe elbow or
enurc sleeves may also DO nad0 81 the same.
80 that By the exercise Of a ll,tlo Ingenuity
very pretty aud uiyllsh clitumo may be
produced with hut tridiug expense
When a new gown Is 10 be constructed
too much attention cdnnol be given TO ita
ou'tinf out a. upon this nlniUst everything
rlt2 d punda A garment which 10 10 he cut
en- the bias should Invariably DO made by a
professional dfeHfm1ker, as lt viii certainly
prove a wcariness Of the mesh 10 an ANA
teul Al fabrics cut blAs are extremely
dlileul to drape we'll. a. thuy arc always
/ inclined 10 ttrctcn more or loss, and " ID 10
difficult 90 Qrpo Tho skirt. the WAIST 10 by
"a mtan easy Of management In cutting
a ntlrl 0f striped material tho greatest care
| p Required % make the sifippa all 40 the
same way, As for tho bodice, tho llnlng
must nfst he cut and ni,ed a. Tor any ordi-
nary drcsa. all tho needed alterations being
made, as n Is absolutely essential that tho
lining should ht PERFECTLY before the fabric
IL placed upon o. Regarding the manner "a
which The stripes are to 10 matched, The
only thing necessary u TO be very ortri
N every detail Of Tho cutting OUT. AMI 10
allow a much larEfr quantity Of NATURAL
than IN dress Of plain fAbde rha plan
must ho adhered 10 with all striped 81
checked gauds, because Il the atriea or
chccka DO not blend IN the most accurate
manner every snam viii be noticeable ana
lie eject entirely spoiled, Caro- must also
he iakon IN cutting the sleeve IN afford sui.
hcert lorgih from the shoulder to IN,
elbow. a. inaitention 10 this particular viii
inevitably rnoll the net of tho entire sleeve