Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-05
NEW GARMENTS FROM OLD.
Practical Suggestions Concerning tho Rem
ovation Of Worn Raiment.

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Practical Suggestions CONCERNING the Rsn-
ovation Of Worn Raiment.
"New lamps for DID," cried the ma.
gician Of "The Arabian Nights - New
garments from old, firmly declares tho
continuing woman. And more magic is
involved in the latter case than in the
former. for certain ingenuity of fin
gers and brain is required in evolving
a new article of raimont out of material
that has done duty before in another
form. While one woman will turn out
stylish coat from an old dress skirt
and the trimmings Of a discarded bon
net. another will appear erotesque to
the point of pathos in jacket and gown
that were never meant to associate. It
is apparently for the benefit Of the
woman who has no genius for the task
that Standard Designer presents some
practical items Oh renovating, although
the most expert may find q new notion
or two in them. ~
The lining Of renovated garments
should always be new-that is, the cam
brio, percale, etc. ; also the stifening.
The whalebones can, be used several
times if they are dipped in boiling wa
ter and Strengthened. Silk Innings can
also be made to do duty more than once,
or old silk dresses can be utilized for
Innings, but all else outside of these
should be new, fresh and clean, and the
use of new findings and Innings will
make the entire garment seem trim and
attractive to the Vearer
Patterns and styles Of this season lend
themselves very kindly to the renova-
ton of old garments. Skirts have
changed but little, and all that is neces-
sary to fresben up skirt Of last year is
to rip the cores apart, clean the material
If possible. turn it-and after. relin-
ing it put it together in nearly the same
manner as before, only arranging the
fullness in whatever manner is most ap-
proved of. If the goods have faded about
the lower edge, apply facing Of some
contrasting material, cutting it in seal
lops, points or squares at the upper edge
and concealing the joining Of the dress
goods and this facing with braiding or
narrow gimp, or, for a street costume,
with narrow band Of fur. The bottoms
Of skirts are more trimmed this winter
than they have been for long time.
When the skirt is too narrow, the
front breadth can be replaced by one Of
contrasting material and the old front
added to the side cores. The waist
should be trimmed in some manner with
the same material that is used for the
new front, e?en if only a crush collar is
made Of it. When the front of the skirt
has been spotted and the maker is I'M
able to remove the spots or to replace
the breadth, the whole can be braided
over with narrow silk braid, if the ma
terial is cloth of kind to 20 we'll with
such decoration.
Old fashioned sleeves can no very
easily altered at present, for they have
grown 60 much smaller that q little
shaping will reduce the passee variety to
fashionable dimensions. Coats and jack
cts can have The entire sleeve braided,
which mode of decoration will go long
way toward covering up defects or to
hide seams should piecing be necessary.
The loose fronts that are SO much worn
this;winter are useful in Frightening up
made over waists, for it is in front that |
q waist or basque usually begins to
show signs Of wear. If the back is glossy
over the shoulder blades, bretelle pieces
can be added, or norfolk plaits. The
rubbed places which so frequently ap.
pear under the arms can be hidden by
Jacket fronts or boleros.