Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-24
SUPERIOR PETTIcoATs.
A Good Model Is the Circular Skirt
with Seam in Front and Vart-
Gus Materials Suggested.

While the factory-made skirts Inn
prove each year In their cut and it. the
woman who pridse herself OF 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 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 seam running
down the middle Of the front shapes IT.
self more snugly about the hips. She
who prefers 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 giving a
desirable fullness at the curve Of the
spine.
Ruffles this year extend much higher
than heretofore. accordion-plaited
fiounces reaching above the knee, while
muslin rufies on lingerie skirts are
fastened just at the knee by double
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
long loops and ends, back and front or at
each side.
White petticoats are more sheer than
ever before, and quantities of Valenci-
ennes lace trim the ruffles. One fluffy
skirt has narrow Valenciennes edgihg
gathered scantily at the bottom Of the
muslin fiounce, with row after row Of
the same lace stitched at the foot Of each
Valenciennes edging, thus effeeting a
lace friu Eve 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 10 applied to CAM
brio founces 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 flounce
Petticoats Of seersucker and zephyr
cloth show the daintiest of pink and
white, blue and white or lavender and
white stripes. A slx-inch ruff1e finish
ing the plated knee Aounce is embrold-
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 a pretty
fare to the skirt if finished at the foot
with four-inch bias ruffies stitched to
each other or joined by double fold
of the material to make a deep fiounce
on the snugly-ftting 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
rufle of full accordion-plaited chiffon
extending from just below the knee.
This holds out a founce of white maline
appliqueo with Valenciennes medal
Hons, and the effect is charmingly fem
mine and summery.-Washing Star