Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28
SUPERIOR PETTIcoATs.
A Good Model Is the Circular Skirt
with Seam in Front and Vari-
Gus Materials Suggested.


While the factory-made skirts i'm.
prove each year in their cut and fit, the
woman who prides herself on her trim
figure buys material and has her petit
coats made with care. In fact the hang
of this outer garment depends largely
on the fit of the under one and she is
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 seam running
down the middle of the front shapes it.
self more snugly about the 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 side, doing away with
the need of a plackethole and 81 wing a
desirable fullness at the curve of the
spine.
Ruffles this year extend much higher
than heretofore, accordion plated
flounces reaching above the knee, while
muslin ruffles on lingerie skirts are
fastened just at the knee by doubls
bias fold of muslin. On the finer lingerie
petticoats this fold is hidden by Ham
burg beading insertion an inch in width,
run with washable satin ribbon tied in
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each side.
White pettiCoats are more sheer than
ever before, and quantities of Valenci-
ennes lace trim the rufIles. One fluffy
skirt has narrow Valenciennes edgihg
gathered scantily at the bottom of the
muslin founce, with row after row Of
the same lace stitched at the foot of each
Valenciennes edging, thus etfecting a
lace frill five to eight inches in 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 appllud to CAM
brio flounces 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.
Petticoats of seersucker and zephyr
cloth show the daintiest of pink and
white, blue and white or lavender and
white stripes. A six-inch ruffle finish
ing the plated knee flounce is embroid-
cred in English eyelet work, and the
edge is 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 pretty
flare to the skirt if finished at the foot
with four-inch bias rufles stitched to
each other or Joined by double fold
of the material to make a deep flounce
on the snugly-fitting top.
Silk skirts are built from very supple
changeable taffetas, showing several
tones of the same color, or from satiny
peau de sole. Broderie, Anglais in self
tone silk finishes the ruffles of the new
est Of the silk petticoats.
A French model underskirt of ex.
tremely supple brocaded satin has q
ruff1e of full accordion plated chiffon
extending from just below the knee
This holds out fiounce Of white mains
appliqued with Valenciennes medal.
lions, and the effect is charmingly fem,
mime and summary. Washington Star