The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-27
attractive Summer Clothes for the Middle Aged Woman

ing or adding can be made on the cores will be
better cores little than to make too much
difference place Do not forget to measure the
different lengths and mark distinctly any needed dli
ference to be made.
For the coat it will be safest to cut it out first
cheap old muslin cloth, having this cloth
pressed absolutely before cutting into, and
going carefully to work If it were the suit
material There should be mark on each piece IN
dicating position the waist line, and in putting
together pin them first at this point then at
the armhole line. then at the bottom. Pin
couple of between these points, pinning
acty in the lines and then baste Cut the col
lar out of thickness of the muslin. haste the
Try on, with the inside, turning all but
which the bust towards the
front-this bust line should be turned towards
the back.
Pin the coat together IN the front exactly where
the marks indicate and then see II the
the right place OF course this line tight
fitting one, nevertheless there is of
point other and II it is too high 1t Is
ugly looking: If low it will be too tight If
fault lies its being too high each of the
will to be pinned in little closer at the
right waist line and pins put in all around indicating
clearly position OF the line. If 1t is too
tight the bust. the change is usually made
the under arm seam, near the armhole end The
seam will ripped and pinned the
right sde letting 1t out the front but not on the
Any alteration in the collar is made a the middle
back seam Take of. and first thing haste
the corrected waist line In each piece the figure
enough alike both sides for the fitting to be the
same. then 1t is usual to make the alteration
side only while II is on the figure In this case.
muslin has been removed. the corrected
half be used pattern marking every altera-
ton distinctly.
It often happens that there enough difference
in the two a figure make It necessary
ht each separately and when this is done
taken pull the middle of either the
the of place Also mark the pieces
distinctly for right left sides that
be
This cloth pattern is ripped apart pressed smooth
used instead of the paper If this part OF
work has accurately than half
battle over, altering should be necessary
In the coat.
Lay the entire suit pattern out the material
before doing cutting the goods is double width
two together pieces the
time. OF unless experienced this
branch of work, material should be chosen which
up and down-like broadcloth-as the nap makes
1t too difficult to handle, and mistakes apt
made In cutting Each piece of the pattern is laid
the cloth according the directions given
pattern. Always the goods fiat on the table
while cutting and accurately.
In making the skirt together
the right half, beginning at the top basting
towards the bottom This is done hold the
gored edge top, next you, in basting On the
left half of the skirt the first pinned to-
gether from the top down, then basted bot
tom to the top, in this making 1t possible to
still keep the bias side uppermost. The line
in the lengths is allowed to the bottom. 1t
is to hold the gored edge of seam on top
when basting 1t stretches easily and
holds the under side tighter than the upper
On the two side seams, where the inverted plats
are the basted to the point where plat