Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-22
lTINTLEs,
No Use to Buy New Garments when You
Can Reuovate Your Old Dues.

NO Use to Buy New Garments When You
Can Renovate Your Old Dues.
May is the month when summer clothes
demand imperative attention. and the wise
woman who wants her wardrobe thoroughly
up to date will leave new things as much as
possible to the latter end Of the month and
spend the earlier weeks in looking over what
she already possesses. The capes and man.
ties worn last autumn are by no means out
Of fashion, but they probably want fresh
OF trimming and the inevitable rutile must
not be forgotten
Where there are jackets with old fashioned
sleeves, it is possible to renovate these in
several ways. The extra large gigot sleeve
can easily be cut to the email tailor shane
as now worn, and the same lining may be
used again. The basque should have the
side seams opened ana superHuous fllness
taken away making the hips fiat and close,
and gode,s or pleats ut the back should be
pressed into fiat pleats and fastened Sc
curely ut the back of the pleats, says the
Lady.
If the basque is extremely short and the
sleeves either of fancful shape or such as
Will not readily alter it is advisable to add
urge wing sleeves. either of velvet or con-
trusting material, keeping to the same tone
OF color. Plain cloth can usually be matched
Tor this purpose. or il is often possible to get
fancy cloth which exactly matches the
background, and this forms a very smart
combination.
Now is the time for middle aged ladies
who possess old fashioned dolmans to bring
them forth, as tue body portions are quite
wearable. with possibly some slight atera-
ton to the basque. The old sleeve pieces will
come in to form long stole fronts. as the
JOINS can be hidden by bars of trimming
placed at Intervals or by long imitation but
tonholes of cord, finished with grelots OF Jet,
or cascades OF lace can run down either side.
The pli piaaoa MI IN Co. "a,
collar to smarter up the neck, adding lace
ana Jet or to make ruche, using narrow
lace on either side. A large cape or wing
sleeve TO the elbow is then added with the
edge nicely trimmed, and the mantle is
really smart aud stylish.
There are heaps of inexpensive black ma
terials with silky designs which could he
combined with silk, plain material, or even
MORE or satin, and in double width thee
range from IS. Sd. the yard.
ror capes of the short type il is OF.
necessary to nearly cover with trimming.
ana keep as wide and short as possible, and
there must either be very high treble
qmlling or big ruchei or ruille to complete
the neck Some of the new capes have
large Medici collars cleft in the centre and
curved downward, aud over this Il frill of
OLD lace falling out in apparently careless
fashion from the neck, ana under the collar
there are usually frills of lace. and some
times tabs OF ribbon. In fact, you may
trim the neck as much as possible, either ali
round or at the back only
An old mantle which cannot be used in
any other way will often make small
zouave with cape sleeves, these deity Joined
underneath, and nicely trimmed, and the
ready made ruches and quilings of satin,
lisse and chiffon are invaluable here, or
very effective ruches ard pleated frlls can
be made from gauze or grenadine, with tiny
1t is made no.