The San Francisco call., 1908-05-31

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II -" 4 ness who does not plan to
4 take less extensive trip dur
4 ing her vacation and after the itine-
- rary has been decided the next
EI1gVNslNf question that up concerns
ISkzeeSSEk clothes. And small part of the
and comfort OF this recrea-
tion period depends the suitability and COM
pieteness OF ones wardrobe The question is not
how large and elaborate wardrobe shall be made
ready but how few things be safe
in taking and yet feel ready for the various
oasions which VIII surely arise
one thins is certain tailor made suit is a
necessity; least thin gown suitable for
either afternoon evening" pretty light sum-
raer silk net dress viii be found useful-and
perhaps two wash dresses of linen. cotton, poplin
singham, percale some such material. 1t will
do harm TO tuck away many lingerie blouses
has TO change of with the silk net
blouse which belongs especially TO the suit A
separate. rather long, semi-htting coat s most
useful and this be made of mohair brillian-
tine. pOngee, taffeta.
A generous supply of lingerie will be found to
be q comfort and then, Of course. there are the
Shoes gloves hats. and accessories of various
kinds the number and style of each varying nat
urally with each individual woman. II she can
ind the time 10 make of the attractive things
worn at the neck. or trim her hats. etc, much
the better, for many of these things cost but
.trhing sums when made home. while when
bought ready to wear the expense is another mat
ter.
AS to materials for the tailor made suit there
light weight woolens. if preferred some
sort of silk preferably taffeta, be recon-
nended
suit made OF silk can be practical and serv-
iceable Some becoming color and a suitable
design should be chosen. and it should be rather
severely made. certainly not elaborately trimmed
SILK has advantage, that of shedding dust
easily. and it makes light weight suit and one is
well dressed.
well tailored light weight dark blue serge
suit is exceedingly good looking and would be
found thoroughly satisfactory. If dark blue
is not a becoming color. of the brown dark
gray shades be chosen A good model is
plain plated skirt. the plaits going towards the
back. Have the skirt untrimmed and three inches
Up from the floor. This length does away with the
necessity Of any holding up and is trim and com
Portable looking. With this II viii be wise
10 have drop skirt Of a good mercerized cotton
tafeta Of the same shade the suit-this should
be put a separate band so it can be laundered
when necessary.
The seven gored skirt is the best to cut this by
and the seams should be finished French seams
The body Of the skirt is cut five inches too short
and a rufie five inches deep when finished is at
tached to the skirt edro. The lower edge of this
rllfle instead of beir lemmed, is finished with
O. rnercerized cotton SIX braid The outside ruff
he should be about fifteen inches deep and finished
with hem at the bottom. A loose fitting habit
back VIII be better than plaits gathers the
waist. The skirt when finished should be one-half
inch shorter than the suit skirt,
A good many have troubls
in preventing their skirts from sag
gng a. the waist band in the back
fat corset hook should be sewed
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one side OF the middle front /
OF the corset inch below u
the waist, and If chemise are VII
worn for corset work /U
eyelet hole the chemise and slip over 4 M
the corset hook first bemmng down Wl
the wrong side an inch square piece III <I
OF canbrie and punching the hole ~ ~
through the thicknesses All pet
ficoats and separate drop skirts should ~ II
be cut in the middle OF the front TA <M
they viii slip under the hook and
lie smoothly. Put a facing instead OF