The San Francisco call., 1908-08-30
and Becoming Attire for Women Who Do Their Own ouwork

wrong side,sand make French seams The cores can
be held together with few pins belowstne Das.ng' IN
order to stitch easily and 1t Will be tounos 10
be quite a saving not to have to baste the seams ;
the entire length The upper basting ana more
trying on should not be dispensed with. however, as
1t is no economy to work rapidly and carelessiy
that ripping has to be done.
The skirt should be put into the Dand nrs', anu
instead of cutting the band double as Is usual cut
it the right length and the right width with the
proper allowance for both sides Ihe seams
be the right side and the outside of the belt
basted overhanded at the ends and stitched down
Before this is done however waist put into the
top part Of the band Measure the back under arm
and middle front lengths the waist line, subtract
the width of the band and put pins marking these
different length points each side of the middle
back to the top of the band. make crease on the
waist between the different pins, then pin eVlor a
twenty four inch waist) each under arm seam In
place in the band. Ave five and one-half inches
from the middle back points Arrange the fullness
the back in small paits gong
towards the back and close to the hem Pin the
front each side seam for a dis
ance Of about three half inches plain to the
band Pin the middle front of the waist to the middle
Of the band and the fullness in gathers or
plafts. Try and II this has been accurately done
1t seldom will be found that any alteration is needed
II seems necessary to allow for shrinkage in
the waist three tucks put in going around the waist
halfway between the armhole and top OF waistband.
decorative well useful These tucksS should
be three-eightns of inch in width. Then, after
laundering, the top be ripped out df neces-
sary.
small Dutch neck makes pretty finish ito a
waist where standing collar is considered too warm
Dresses be attractivey made buttoned down
the front. The waist is made shirt waist order
and buttoned down the middle, and the skirt Is made
gored and buttoned down the middle of the front
This. of course makes the ironing Or the waist
button down the front and the skirt, for the
length of the placket down the first seam to the let
or the waist and skirt both button down the lef
side.
Aprons important item in houseworker
outfit. The long, gored apron, reaching from the
shoulder to eighth length, fine. These are
usually made with pockets. which great
venience. Then plain apron. gored into band ant
having small bib, is good kind Aprons finished
across the bottom with deep rufle supposed
to be especially good II anything is spilled th
ruf1e often will catch it, and the
Dust always should be when sweeping
and busting. as they the hair immensely.
White cotton suiting. which comes one yard wide
and the closely resembles linen, and whicl
be bought for 15 and Is cents yard, make
into pretty shirt waists and tailored skirts
to wear afternoons, these skirts look equal
well with the dainty lingerie blouses, and
is to be at home in the afternoon even
though she gets her dinner and does all that
that implies and perhaps is going to have guests
well she naturally wants to be dressed prettily
possible, and in daintier,. dressy clothes
than those worn In the morning And she should
be able to do and do all necessary work, If she