The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22
1M9 ELIZABETH LEES NEW PLAN TO HELP YOU
Summer Wardrobe.

Summer Wardrobe.
N Iss LEE: I am going to ask you TO tell me
k~H what to have made in the line Of clothes for
n the summer and fall wear. All I need will
be for church and street wear, seldom 60 else
where have good black broadcloth skirt, seven
gored, with pleat down each gore, facing the front
! have enough to make short coat. I also have q
tweveyard piece of black lawn, 20 cents per yard;
shrtwaist of black and white percale; threeyard
piece of blue and white silk, and satsen under
skirt, and black silk waist good new but not tho
present style. Now please tell what kind and color
my clothes should bes want them to be neat as
possible as my pocketbook is slim. cannot afford
but one hat. What would you suggest for all occar
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I matron Of 81 years, s feet 9 inches tall, a6.
3nch waist, salo'T complexion brown hair, gray eyes
Please answer in the Sunday Journal as soon as you
can What way would be most becoming to wear my
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Fargo N. D.
much interested in your letter and hope that
1 may be Of assistance to you. Under the cir
cumstances you would to need couple Of morn
ing frocks afternoon dress, which will be worn in
turn with odd wash waists perhaps, pretty, cool
gown for church and calling and tai1or-made suit.
This list will be sufficient unless you add it,
The black broadcloth will be your tailor-made, Of
sourse, when with the coat, but dressy toilet
for calling cool days would be the cloth skirt and
the black silk waist, the latter remodeed I can
scarcely tell you just how to do this not knowing its
present STYLE but if you will cut 1T out the neck
3or with chemisettes lay in black lace yoke
and try to copy upto-date model for the sleeves,
adding cuffs to match the yoke you will quite
iting gown The skirt with the blue and white
silk waist will in for best afternoon wear max
waist Stripes REQUIRE very tte trimmings So tbs
shree yards will possibly be sufficient should lay
che whole upper part in pntucks groups Of them
ming down to the waist line at Intervals there cut
away to wear with a lingerie guimpe, finishing tho
top with bias band Of the silk, lace beading,
hs you prefer. .s... -
allow, and make fancy cuffs from the tueking you
have cut out from the neck and little Val. Lace
For morning the street black duck skirt
made seven-gored, faring, and the black and white
percae waist suggests neat, durable toilet ready
made skirt waist suit in thin cotton goods will be
its alternative These to be picked up very cheap
y just now indeed often at less than the cost Of the
material Supposing you think that the two silk
waists should have skirt entirely their own let it be
fine black voiie or panama, made in seven gores
boxpleat down each seam, stitched the hips
and rows Of shirring coming between. A hem and
a couple of tueks will be the only finish the bot
tom. This skirt is not really necessary unless you
wish it, thinking it will not only save your broadcioth
but also come in for best afternoon and evening
during the winter
and prettily possible Have seven-gored skirt
with group Of quarter-nch tucks running down each
seam the bottom finished with founee added to the
skirt with a band of black lace, tho founcs hemmed
and tucked the bottom and trimmed above, here
and there with lace motifs. I fancy the waist made
with as little funess possible the shoulders and
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face band coming from either shoulder back and 'front.'
which will hold it's outer edge little overlapping
frils of the goods, edged not with VAL lace form
ing cape-ike epaulettes, deep the tops of the
sleeves and taperng to point at the waist 1ine. The
belt should be Of black satin ribbon. Make the sleeves
very pretty and fussy, tuckng them lengthwise in
groups and bringing in length to black
lace bands. Connect the Lace bands on the waist
from lower edge of chesette to belt with black satin
zbbon tied into bows or velvet in dainty shade If
touch Of color is desired. The black coat might be
made in kind Of military style, trimmed with braid
and closed with frogs the sleeves wrist length and
coat shape.
In regard to hat, seeing that none Of your gowns
are Of pronounced cooring fortunately the selection
will not be very difficult matter. How would you
like fne black Grin, trimmed with dainty old rosa
Ebbon and bunch Of velvet roses in deeper shaded
This would give striking touch Of color to any Of
ing The hat will probably require bending into pret-
~ curves ere 1t is trimmed.
As to hair DRESSING fancy IT will be becoming
10 part the hair take it back loosely from the face
and dress it in the nape Of tho neck as fatty as
sibe II can help you further hope you will write
again. =. =