Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-10-20
SUPERIOR PETTIcoATs.
a Good Model Is the Circular Skirt
with Seam in Front and vart-
Gus Materials Suggested.

While the factory-made skirts I'm
prove each year in their cut and a.. the
woman who prides herself or her trim
figure buys matsSiai and has her petit
coats made with care In fact the hang
or this outer garment derends largely
or the At Of the under one. and she is a
wise woman who takes this lesson to
heart
For the benefit Of home sewers here
are few suggestions of real value:
A circular top with a scam running
down the middle OF the front shapes It.
self more snugly about tho hips. She
who prefers a great deal of fullness at
the back has the top OF the skirt cut In
eight or ten cores. A drawstring at
tached just back of each side seam
runs through the back fullness and out
at the opposite sido. doing away with
the need Of plackethole and giving a
desirable fullness at the curve OF the
spine.
Rufiles this year extend much higher
than heretofore. accordion plated
fiounces reaching above the knee. while
muslin rufies on lingerie skirts are
fastened Just at the knee by a doubts
bias fold OF muslin. On the finer lingerie
petticoats this fold is hidden by q Ham
burg beading insertion an inch IN width
run with washable satin ribbon tied in
long loops and ends, back and front or at
each side
White petticosts are more sheer than
ever BEFORE and quantities of Valenci-
ennes lace trim tho ruflles. One fluffy
skirt has narrow Valonciennes edgihg
gathered scantily at the bottom OF the
muslin fiounce, with row after row OF
the same lace stitched at the foot OF each
Velenciennes edging. thus effecting a
lace friu five TO eight inches I'm depth
over the muslin hem. Silk pieces in any
OF the delicate colors can be purchased
ready made TO fasten under deep lace
frills.
Hamburg insertion is applied 70 cam.
brio fiounces lengthwise. separated by
wide strips of the material finely tucked.
and this in turn is shaped at the edge
into a wide scallop. Hamburg edging
then surrounds the entire fiounce.
Pettiooats OF seersucker and zephyr
cloth show the daintiest OF pink and
white. blue and white or lavender and
white stripes A six-inch ruffie finish
ing the plated knee founce is embroid-
cred in English eyeIet work. and tho
edge 80 buttonholed with mercerized
cotton Of the predominating color.
Plain, ,delicately-colored wash skirts are
embroidered in white or self-tone and
white edgings with colored embroid-
cry are also employed for trimming pale
washable skirts.
For mohair petticoats come stunning
Scotch plaids and they give a pretty
fare 10 the skirt IL finished at the foot
with four-inch bias rufIles stitched TO
each other or joined by double fold
of the material 20 make a deep fiounce
on the snugly-htting top
Silk skirts are built from very supple
changeable taffetas, showing several
tones OF the same color, or from a satiny
peau de sole Broderie, Anglais In self
tone silk finishes the rufiies OF the now
est OF the silk petticoats.
A French model underskirt OF ex-
tremely supple brocaded satin has a
rufle of full accordion plated chiffon
extending from just below the knee.
This holds out flounce of white maline
appliqueo with Valenciennes medal
lions, and the effect is charmingly FEM
inine and summery.-Washing Star.