The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30
CHARMING
AND CHEAP
Can Be Made a Most Chic
and Dainty Addition to
Women's Costume

Gated workmanship. These are usually
decorated by insets Of lace or insertion
applied in fancy design, and the
edges finished either with buttonholed
scallop or lace edging to match the
inserting
Some girls fancy the idea OF en-
broidered white slips over cuffs TO
protect the dress sleeve when using
the chafing dish, as IL insures no in
trusion Of unruly ruffles or other trim
ming Of the sleeves, aside from look
ing very professional and clean. Al
ways employ as much white as pos !
sible when arranging edibles. There !.
is an undeniable attractiveness about ,
foods and materials that are prepared |.
ana served On white tables, even {
though 1t be only a white oilcloth COW !
cred Kitchen table. II gives an air Of /
perfect freshness and excellent quality !
10 FOOD, even though 1t may be of in-s
ferior grade. I,
In the drawings are shown severA I!
types OF tea aprons and Kitchen
aprons and an art students apron.
The tea aprons have been described
at more or less length, and whiis
they appear quite simple OF CONSTRUCT
ton they require considerable care In
cutting, especially where the bib and
skirt are cut in one, as in illustra-
tions ] and 2. These should be cut
with the centre on the exact biad
otherwise, having no darts or seamA
over the hips, they will not fit smooth-i
ly about the waist.
All insets or embroiderings should
be entirely finished before the clothl
Is cut II one would have perfectly ,
hat surface without any pulling or un- |,
even lines.
OF practical and pretty embro ~ry
NO. Is an excellent example, the litlat
pockets afording sufficient room for
materials. and the chatelaine assuring
the ready use of scissors. emery and '
needles, which sometimes have a mys.-.
terious way of disappearing
Some exceedingly pretty kitcbenf
aprons may be accomplished by CONF
bininS two colors; that is, using, per-
maps, blue chambray and applying Z
hem Of white, or blue, pink or greem
linen with applied bands OF white.
with perhaps shalow-shaped yoke and'
with bit of hand embroidery on &c.
But this, in way, is aside from thS
SUBJECT. To return to aprons, and
Kitchen aprons In particular, the white
ollcloth ones already mentioned should
OF course be cut perfectly plain in onE
piece on lines similar to a butcher(
apron or modified princess cut ON
the bias, all in one piece Their util,x
ity being quite obvious, they reouir&
no laundering, are always spotlessly,
white, being easily cleaned after each
wearing by merely passing a damp
cloth over the surface. A pair on
long over-cuffs, reaching we'll over
the elbows. is also quite indisDensps
able. ~
For the art student, more especialhn
those working in pastels or oil, or
other equally soiling mediums, tho
apron should be of generous propor4
tions, covering the entire dress from
neck TO hem. Such a one is shown
in Fig. 4. 1t Is constructed OF ann
favorite color in either linen, ducE
or pongee silk. but should OF course,
be of a material that will stand hard
wear and much laundering. Pongeel
while little more expensive in thl
long run, is by far the most desir3
able, as it conforms to the lines OF
the figure nicely, when stiff wash fab
RIGS would appear very clumsy over 4
heavy dress. 1t can also be laundered
readily at home.