The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08
THE SPRING AND SUMNER WARDROBE
FOB THE FAMILY.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Seeing The
competitors are few az yet for The
"Magio Tucker" / shall now gv
my ideas on the summer wardrds
For the mother sufficient numm
of neat print wrappers for every day
wear, with a nice black skirt and as
many shirt waists, includinga white
pique and silk waist for best, as the
purse will permit.
For the young lady, a cotton jeans
skirt and bingham shirt waists for
every day white and dainty cOlOred
lawns and organdies, black skirt,
silk and cotton shirt waists, with a
liberal supply of stock collars and
ribbons belts, gloves and neat com.
Portable shoes, will be a neaAt and
appropriate wardrobe for any F0oa.
sion and may be also a very economi-
cal one.
For the little girls school dresses,
there is nothing neater or with bet.
ter wearing qualities than denim
trimmed with white tape. Cling.
ham aprons worn with is will lessen
the amount of laundering. A large
palmetto hat with a thin, dainty
colored lining shirred on, band, 70.
settle and strings of same material,
will be equally as pretty and much
less trouble than bonnets, and much
cooler for Sunday wear White
dresses III prettier and look better
after being laundered than most
colored fabrics; for visiting, cham
brays, ginghams or prints with white
aprons make a dainty outfit; then
with black slippers and hose the lit
tie miss will be FINISHED with a
complete wardrobe, if you add a
pretty, solid color of outing under.
skirts for school and every day
wear, which do not soil quickly like
white skirts.
For baby's every day wear ging
hams, chambrays or denim for che
two. year-o1d, with white piQue, dim
mites or lawns for best
For our little school boys, corduroy
pants and cheviot waists will stand
more veal and tear while for best
and visiting, crash or linen, percale
and white madras or pique, with
dark pants, French bingham and silk
ties, with palmetto hat for every
day and a nice sailor for Sunday
and we have our little boys provided
for.
shall not give a list for father
and big brother, as their apparel is
mostly bought ready made.
We must not forget 80 include a
supply of bingham aprons for mother
and the young ladies to wear when
they are at work. A pretty way to
make them is with a gathered bib in
front with shoulder straps fastened
to band in back. Then with sleeve
protectors made from old stocking
legs the dress is protected and this
saves much washing and ironing
The aprons r really pretty made
wish rufhes over the shoulders and
trimmed with white tape.
I have not given prices as, OF
course, the price of goods varies with
I can buy a complete and very liberal
wardrobe for our family Of five for
$25, and of course this could be cut
down to $15 by leaving out some OF
the trimmings and extras, which are
not really essential, but add to the
beauty of our wardrobe.
Let me say to the busy mother
who does all her own work ana
with no grown-up daughter TO help:
Put fewer tuoks and rufhes on your
children's clothing and trim instead
with valenciennese lace and the IN
ishing braids. It will save you
many stitches, besides giving you
more time for rest and recreation
RUBY.