The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-16

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~ l her own clothes has distinct advantage
I over the woman who either has to buy
everything ready made or pay dress
k-uuuu@ maker or searnstress doing the work
IETSN1HNk One can hardly have too many clothes In
E&SESAE summer and wash material for the
@---AHs~~ dresses need 25 cents yard
and the majority materials be bought for from
12k cents to is 20 cents yard In nearly every
case ten yards found 10 be sufficient and IN
many instances eight yards will be enough
Lace of various kinds braiding or embroidery m
soma form are all popular styles OF decoration-the
most OF the being expended on the waist
90 sleeves II lace is to be there IS hardly
month in the wear now when decided bargains cannot
be found and other forms Of trimming are TO be
the choice most Will manage to find the time
10 do the themselves Consequently much figuring
VIII be to prove that the actual money
spent on each dress is decidedly small sum-
Materials even among the inexpensive qualities
are finer and softer finish than before and the
range OF colors and designs Is almost endless For
suits there Indian head cottons. in white and
ROOD variety colors erceTized cotton poplins gala
t and other cloths and for other purposes there are
percsles g1nghaz1s, madras percaSes, lawns nusnns
cotton crepes VOTES and one might continue almost
indefinitely. Mention must be made OF the chiffon cot
tons soft silk dotted sWisses the cotton
directo4re cloths which come in all the fashionable
shades-She most fashionable OF which smoke AND
taroe shades greens both the olive and myrtle
shades blues ana pin2s; all these, In the wash
materials looking II they had been smoked or ousteo
A.. IN. majority Of the seasons models show the
one piece frock in some the princess or en-
p.re order with waist hne at least slightly raised
the question naturally suggested Itself as to what Was
70 be done in the way skirts The usual lingerie pet
coats with separate corset or chemise. seems
ont Of the question Of the dresses, and the
best thing pattern of princess slip
combining pettsooat end corset cover-And make az
many as necessary out OF lawn or muslin
This less and be better than q six which
washes viii yellow with the neces-
say laundering under the morning dresses
OF percle gngha the perfect htting wash petit
coats can In making these princess slips II
VIII be absolutely TO thoroughly shrink me
material before cutting into II ct all
Three different style suits shown on this page,
OF them suitable for wash materials The nTst one
Is made of percale IN small black and white
check The skirt nine gored. with an easy hitting
habit back and plait let in each at grad
uated distances beginning twenty inches down from the
waist line on front gore. eighteen and one-half
inches down on side and 90 on making
difference OF one-half inches in the distance
down from the waist each The coat In the
back Is cut any middle back but instead
there is one from middle OF each shoulder Across
the back at the bottom the coat takes q rounding.
pointed shape lines IN tho front win not Be
6ancult copy.
seams OF these unltned may be finished In one
of two ways half inch is allowed the seitch-