The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-22
The Linen Girl Put Together.

The path of the embroideress who
would accomplish complete linen out
fit is just now easier than that of the
expert needlewoman. She can buy
stamped linen shirt waists for $3.50,
which, made up and embroidered, come
at $1S or $40. Dickies accompanied by
sailor collars come already cut and
stamped for as cents. Hat crowns and
brims, from so, cents to a dollar, and
belts ready stamped are about 35 cents,
while the same thing already lined and
embroidered is still held as high as
$1.50. Linen boleros are stamped in
dots all over and with scalloped edges
to be buttonholed. Parasol covers both
scanned and round came stamped for
both eyelet and French embroidery.
The hats are made over wire frames
lined with Val. lace and trimmed in
flowers. A centerpiece can be utilized
for a hat by replacing the crown with
a little larger piece of linen than the
one which is cut out of the center.
A good idea is to starch the brims to
these hats as stiff as possible before
making up. For the woman who does
not understand the mysteries Of eye
let a good point to remember is that
the larger holes are cut with the sris-
sors. Two intersecting lines are cut
through the center after running the
circle around with needle and thread
just outside the stamped line. The
corners that are formed by the cuts are
then rolled back with the needle before
the over and over work is begun. In
making up goods that is not already
stamped, it is not difficult to draw the
pattern for ones self by using dots,
circles, lines. daisies, ovals, or any of
the simple little figures that are known
as repeats
The French embroidery. which is
over and over. is used for all solid
work and is also used in working with
linen floss on the fine handkerchief
linens. Sometimes both English and
French embroidery are seen on the
same gown, and an elaborate French
Importation seen the other day not
only had both, but was filled in with
tiny hand run tucks and put together
with linen lace. The handkerchief
linen for making these gowns comes
at 81 yard in thirty-four-inch goods,
although there are several qualities
down to so cents. Robes of this
handkerchief linen can now be bought
in which the hand tucking is already
done, and which are also finished with
hens and insertions of Val. lace, but in
which the former machine work is re-
placed by stamping, which can be done
at home by hand.
For plain linen skirt a good idea is
to buy one of the exceedingly well cut
and well fitted kind at 50, and to stamp
a pattern on it for French embroidery.
The shoes to match colored costumes
are more and more in demand. Buck
skin shoes come at IS pair, and of
the suede and canvas substitutes can
vas is best. for it is cheaper to have
cleaned. The shoemaker orders at
test that women are crazy for spats-
or CATERS. rather-which can be made
of the linen from ones own gown for
$685. And, though they are. particu-
larly smart on some people. a neces-
sary. and warning word is, "Fat-ankled
women. please do not copy" One of
the newest fads in things that match
is the little glove handkerchief which
comes lace trimmed and in colors.