The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-08
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thing about it, and that is that, no
matter how little woman knows
about sewing or dressmaking, II she
can sew at all she can make for her-
self a kimono. This is how to do IT:
If you are not too tall, and with TOO
long arms. eight yards of cloth VIII
answer your purpose. You want tour
lengths from your shoulder to three
or four inches from the floor, two Tor
the front and two for the back of your
garment Sew these lengths together,
leaving that which you intend for the
front open from top to bottom. Then
gather the top of the back widths and
the top of the front widths, allowing
an inch and a half hem down the front
At the top OF each front width turn
down on the in, or wrong, side
shaped piece that will be sufhclentSs
wide for the front of the neck. Leave
double this same amount in each of the
back breadths, which space gather in
for the back of the neck. Now you
have your shoulders and your neck,
the back of the neck only gathered
The front neck is plain, and formed By
the V-ShaDed turn-down. Sew the
shoulders UP without any shaping
whatever. Bind around the back of
the neck and down the V-shaped front
of the neck with satin ribbon to match
your cloth. The ribbon should be about
two inches wide.
When you have sewn the side seams
up you have left slit about eight or
ten inches, more or less, according to
the size of the arm of the wearer, but
il should be loose and comfortable, for
the kimono has missed its vocation II
it does not make you comfortable.
Measure off two widths of the cloth
the length you want the sleeves, and
sew them up. Do not shape the sleeves
an atom at either top or bottom Bind
the bottom of the sleeve with the same
satin ribbon that you have USED Tor
the neck Sew the sleeve in at the
slit you have left at the arm size. 1t
should go in without any gathers
When you hold a kimono up by its
sleeves it is all angles and no curves
But it is comfortable beyond compare
to slip on over the night dress II neces-
sary, on a hurry call to any member
of the family who may have been SUD
denly taken i'll, or for thousand ana
one other things which every woman
knows about.
Women will have a chance to wear
cut their old shoes this winter, ar
least so far as the fashions are con-
cerned. There is the most convenient
variety in the footwear shown now.
You will find a little of everything IN
the windows. piccadillies and round
toes and square toes and CLUB toeS'
spring heels, military heels, common
sense heels and Louis XIV heels; laces
and buttons: calfskin and French kid.
Everything goes.
There seems to be a little preference
in certain directions, however The
majority of winter shoes have pointed
toes, but not of the sharpest variety.
They are not pretty. They have the
air of having started out TO be round
toe and of having suddenly concluded
to be pointed. This causes an awk-
wardnes of outline, which, however,
may be compensated for by an increase
of comfort. Tan shoes are still very
much in evidence in the windows, but
women do not seem to take kindly TO
them for autumn and winter wear.
Calfskin is the favorite material for
heavy shoes. In dress shoes a good
many cloth tops are shown, and one
firm displays high dress shoes with
steel bead embroidery on the toes.
Slippers are of all materials. apparent
ly, and they all have bows on them.
These bows are, in many cases, of satin
ribbon to match the gown. Sometimes
they are merely butterflies of satin.
spangled with gold and silver. The
pins and buckles used with these bows
are of clear and colOred rhinestones,
cut steel, gold and silver.
DaintiIy finished woven corsets made
of fine spun wool are among the models
set forth for cold winter wear. They
are light, durable and elastic, and
formed of natural undyed woods that
exactly match the familiar undergar-
ments of the same soft gray tint They
are far superior to the first models of
the kind that were sent out.
These hints are offered to those who
are preparing TO do their Christmas
shopping.
Presents should never be bought in
hurry or without due thought for
the tastes and wants of their respec-
tive recipients.
Unless it is absolutely unavoidable,
you should never select your presents
either by artificial illumination or on
one of those dark, damp. depressing
days, when it is impossible to see dis
tinctly and think coherently. Do your
shopping, when practicable, in the
shining morning hours, when the light
is good, and before the shops become
uncomfortably thronged with custom
about without doing some damage to
the goods displayed on all sides.
When purchasing Christmas cards,
/ do not forget to read carefully the
words thereon in the shop. and not
wait till you arrive home. Oftentimes
! the prettiest card is rendered useless
/ to send to the person for whom it was
intended by reason of having some
| inappropriate sentiment on the back
! You should invariably remove your
/ gloves when selecting cards; it not
/ only facilitates the handling but pre-
serves the freshness of the cards for
! future buyers. Take the precaution
before posting your cards of making
certain that they are fully stamped.
(
Now a word as to the despatch of
your gifts. 1t adds greatly to their
attractiveness if you envelop them in
fair, white paper, daintily tied with
a Christmas card of harmonious blend
/ ing is stuck with artistic carelessness.
! OF course, in the case of things to go
through the post, they must have an
outer wrapper of stout brown paper,
secured with strong string. Everyone
likes finding in ones present a CHEEKY
little note, written on the Christmassy
paper sold in small boxes for the pur-
pose.
In sending presents abroad, care
must be taken to observe all the postal
rules and regulations for the far
countree' to which they are going.
You will find them all set forth in the
official postoffice guide. And post them
/ in plenty of time. 1t is better to be
before than behind the day. Our dear