Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-06-02
Bringing Last Summers Dresses
mp 60 Date.


Looking over ones last summer e
wardrobe is apt 70 be q rather mel.
ancholy performance. Where indeed
are the waists that looked so full and
lacey and dainty last season and the
skirts that fitted so exquisitely and
appeared so far in advance of the
fashion?
There are plenty of skirts the
wrong length and fulness. and waists
too scant over the bust and too mar
row across the shoulders and sleeves.
too full ut the cuff but the swagger
wardrobe we packed away in No
vember confident that we would
have little renovating to do in the
spring, is lost utterly. there isn't a
trace of it. And instead of a chest
full OF garments suitable and stylish
for the first warm days. 1T is to
sew" as usual. and to make-over and
10 bring up to date gowns that seem
hopeless.
And yet all this spring work is
not SO difficult as IL sounds. There
are so many fashions that are good
style this year that almost every
sort Of old waist and skirt can be ef-
fectively remodled.
First OF all there is scrap of COM
fort in the fact that your shirt waist
doesn't have to be changed. The
sensible American girl has decided
that, granted a well-cut, well-ftted
garment in the beginning. the smart
ness of the shirt waist is very large
ly in it's immaculate freshness, in
the way it's done up and worn and
in the right sort of collar and tie or
stock.
So, even though your last years
waist may have more fulness at the
elbow than this years model, and
the shoulders be a trifle narrower
and the buttons trifie larger, still
If you have it done up carefully and
lay in q stock of the new low linen
collars ard a smart fourth hand tie
or two, you will look very much in
the style. Or you may wear the new
once over" stock or the silk Byron
bow.
Bat your silk and lawn waists you
must change. Make them broader
over the shoulders with deep round
Jokes or shoulder bretelles or
shoulder straps, open the sleeves
from cuff to elbow, take out lower
fulness and in the open space pull
through lace under-sleeve or puff
OF chiffon quite full at the elbow. II
narrow over the chest set in a vest
and where the vest fills space gather
back the material of either side.
II your lawn skirt is gored, rip it
open and set in wide insertion be-
tween each gore if it's circular. op-
en- down the front breadth. set in
wide panel, push back the original
front gore to the sides and you will
gain considerable fulness.
AS skirts are shorter than ever,
even the dressy afternoon skirts,
the length is easily managed, all the
new short skirts tilt up ever so lit
tie at the back and escape the ground
in the front. To be in fashion this
summer. cut off any Of your last sea-
sons skirts that do not depend upon
length to hang properly
Besides actually adding to the
width of skirt with new material,
an effect of fulness can be gained
with the new wide sash that has
come back again this spring, tied
with long ends and the old style
two-loop bow. This sash is very
becoming to slender women. and en-
tirely DISCUSSES the last year s habit
back skirt, which is utterly out of
fashion now, except for short street
skirts, and even in the street skirts
plating or tucking is better style.
An important step in getting last
years wardrobe into condition for
this summers wear is washing and
pressing it, so that after all neces-
sary making-over IL will look fresh
and new.
II is very good plan for mother
or daughter 70 superintend or even
herself wash and iron the nicer cot
ton frocks, as the average woman of
all-works is not an accomplished
laundress.
There are certain ways OF doing
up summer things so that they will
not fade or shrink, but it s bit more
trouble for the house-maid to do them
separate from the other work and to
remember about special washing
preparations, and SO more often than
not, she just doesn't bother.
But you are very likely to be de-
cidedly careful about your opR pretty
frocks and to take every precaution
to see that gown you have been
three days making shall not hes poll
ed in three hours washing.
If there is color in your summer
frocks, put them first OF all in a tub