The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-20

| After the long-continued and constant
" increasing preference for materials Sc
soft and cinging that the term 'rag-like
is often used in describing them. IT Is nc
surprise TO be told that starch has gone
out-that it is thing of the past Very
little starch is used in underwear Stiff
rustling white skirts are mheard-of, tol
unbeard) for they are no longer made t.
rustic. Shirt waists, bouses, and tub
dresses also are guiltless of starch which
if used at all, is as a suggestion, and not
as feature. The very best OF the change
thus wrought is that the dear babies are
to be tortured no more with stiff scratch,
ing laces and ruffles about their necks.
have many times seen mothers who would
never line a collar for themselves with
rough material because it would irritate
| their sensitive skin, dress their babies in
slips stiff enough about the neck and
| hands to rritate the helpless little ones
all day long. Haven't you?
! Most wash dresses, other than linen,
do up" to look better if dipped in the
very thinnest starch and will keep clean
longer. The passing of stiff-starch greatly
reduces the work of laundering summer
dresses, slips, skirts and underwear
Bands and folds of plain material are
much used on all kinds of figured striped
or checked goods That is. a gown of
green and white has bands of plain green
of black and white, folds of black. This
gives character and finish.
Plain and figured material are frequent
ly combined in a costume Of lawn, wool,
or foulard. This may be affected by Sc
lecting two kinds which match in weave
and coloring. or there may be border
on the goods The broad chem as it is
called, at the foot of skirt, the belt
cuffs, and yoke or collar may be of one
kind and the rest of the costume of the
other. Or the sleeves and upper portion
of the bodice may be the same as the
circular founce or hem. The upper portion
of the dress skirt may have fullness
which is gathered into the hem, (of from
II to l6 inches in width, giving the
drawn-in appearance frequently noted,
The current fashion sheets illustrate these
features in dress.
The Russian effect in blouse, Jacket.
and coat. is fast doing away with the
back closing in garments.
For wash dresses the front or side clos
ing of skirts is advised, and with buttons
rather than hooks. because the latter are
TOO apt TO get out OF shape at the launur!.
Large foppy hats for children are less
in favor than formerly. The sitter hats,
in shape of the peach-basket, mushroom
and other dropping styles are often seen.
Every woman should have long pro-
tecting coat for automobiling. Everybody
doesn't have an automobile, of course
hut one may be invited out with ones
friends. Now that automobiles are so
common women do not wear special auto
mobile suits and ugly plain hats except
for long trips. Ordinarily they wear the
sort of dress and hat suited to the occa-
sion for which they go out which may
be shopping, visiting, or reception. The
long coat protects the costume. no matter
how delicate. 1t is said that the ANTONIO
bile has had modifying effect upon mil
linery, causing larger number of women
to select toques, turbans, and peach-bas-
ket or those shapes which fit well down