The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-08

heliotrope fowersf also have heliotrope cashmere
wrapper or teagown little worn that think might be
converted into princess gown if you could suggest
style.-Mrs P. T., st. Paul
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I hope may be able to help you, but SO much
depends upon the needs of the gown whether for gen.
eral best wear, day evening, street home You
can wear the princess styles well, also double and
triple skirt effects Fluffy boeros will become you as
we'll threequarter length coats. So you you
have wide CHOICE while your natural cooring gives
you additional advantage in regard to colors
few will be found really unbecoming. skirt and
coat in the gray plaid mixtures suggests smart out
ing suit, while for best wear, handsome gown may
be developed from of the rajahs of voile
Perhaps you might like to write to me again concern
ing this particular dress.
The sheer muslin I should certainly make up in
princess STYLE gathered to fit the figure in Swiss belt
style, the top edged with twisted black velvet tied
into bows at center back and front, loops and ends
falling from the bow in the back, the skirts.
Make this skirt in double effect, each one hemmed
and tucked the bottom and all edges of tucks fin
ished with little fri of VAL edgng black or whits
as considered in better taste on the goods
should like the yoke to be Of white VAL insertion,
not less than an inch wide sewed together in rows,
and all scanning covered with tiny frlls of black VAL
lace about half inch wide. There is very pretty
puff sleeve that would go well with this gown 1t has
very large puff at the shoulder, and them at lower
edge the material is sashed upward the depth of the
cuff to be- and each section gathered separately many
times, to fit the When complete, the lower and
outer edges Of these sections trimmed with little
frill, and all sewed down to the cuff lining Tho
effect is Of cuff being edged with narrow frill,
which up the cuff at intervals far the puff.
If you refer to T he Journal for May 81 you
will almost the sleeve illustrated the
figure on the left. Indeed the whole costume would
suit you extremely WELL not for the muslin, of course,
but for walking suit
The cashmere wrapper should certainly make into
princess. If it shows tight-ftting back, it viii
be quite correct, if allowed to remain If loose,
pleat to fit the figure. The front, imagine, to be
loose and will, Think lend itself better to peats
than gathers because these may be arranged in double
triple box pleats with good effect, the sides of the
gown, over the hips fitting smoothly, while gathers
will not look well arranged. The Transformation
from wrapper to princesse will then surely proclaim
itself. Now, should lay yoke of all-over
lace and them supposing the gown fits the form snugy
becoming addition would be the briefest of boleros
coming from the lower edge of the yoke, its front
edges just meeting the pleats down front, and in
verified slashed from lower edge Of coat its entire
length up to the yoke. The little bolero will be Of
the material and trimmed with rows Of ribbon, OF
really, any preferred decoration will answer. Have
puff sleeves topped by slashed caps, trimmed and
ranged to carry out the boero effect, and your gown
will be beauty