The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-30

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HSszSM head with anything so
pyEz@nl1N exacting as clothes.
She knows that her head must be
troubled With this problem in six more
weeks, and she is saving up her vital
ity for that time. She has got her
clothes for summer, and she has no
idea of getting her clothes for winter.
She wants to enjoy the open air, the
new book, feed meals on the awning
shaded veranda. AS far as 1t is pos
sible she wants to be let alone. She
Is quite willing to listen TO any over
ture to pleasure, but she Is active
ly opposed to any effort toward work,
writes Anne Rittenhouse, In the New
York Times.
In a way she is a mollusc, In that
she holds on with all her strength
to doing nothing.
She may want to wear the clothes
she has, but she may not be able to
do 1t. II is rare indeed when wom-
an is not compelled through inclina-
tion or some forces Of circumstances
to rearrange her wardrobe in every
season, no matter how well 1t is
planned
She may regard the heated and Ian
guorous midsummer as the most irri-
tating time to think about anything
30 simple as blouse or so terrifying
as hat and gown, but ten to one
she must do 1t. This is true OF each
OF the four seasons. To save herself
trouble she may use all her wits to-
ward planning and perfecting ward
robe that will leave her free for the
rest of the season, but her best laid
plans will go awry.
Some Good New Ideas.
She will learn there are midsummer
fashions as soon as she begins to ex.
pertinent with them. She will be sur
prised to learn bow many clever
things are introduced In dull sea-
son to keep up interest, and how real
ly satisfactory these are when tried
out.
Some of them are entirely new; 9th
ers were invented much earlier In the
season, but in the rush of many new
things they we're allowed to pass by
without notice.
The designers themselves take
great pleasure in introducing scraps
Of new things. in applying new meth
DDS, In playing with new ideas. when
h.. ht,Ily Sp he Ia and 10
frenzied demand for clothes has some
what ceased One designer, noted
for charming things, says that she
gets all her inspirations after June.
She explains this by the fearful rush
OF the spring, when every woman
wants all her gowns at the same
time, and no leisure Ia allowed for
suggestions or inspiration.
As long as women must look at
clothes and make them or buy them 1t
Ia wise to know some OF the interest
ing things that are being done In mid
summer gowns. Embroidering white
embroidery with colors Is truly
pleasant touch that Is brought into
favor and gains new followers each
dag.
The eyelet embroidery Is bought in
the real or imitation varieties. and
then It's openings are overcast with
vivid tones in mercerized wash floss.
The pale blues and pinks which. In
other days. every woman chose. have
given way to intense cOlors. such as
red. green, purple. black, and vel
low.
These are mixed In with several
other tones, and sometimes three or
four colors are used In strong contrast
to each other.
Can Be Done at Home.
This work can be done at home
although 1t become tedious II attempt
ed In large quantities The best part
Of It is that a small piece of 1t goes
far. The method OF the day is to use
very little trimming, but make that
little most brilliant and Important. A
patch OF scarlet and yellow embroid
cry on dead white gown is effective
and artistic. mass of this embroid.
cry is not.
The woman who needs new white
blouses for her coat suits or informal
wear with white linen skirts. Is get
ting eyelet embroidery and touching
It off with splash of oriental color.
Ing to give It character. These blouses
fasten down the front with crochet
buttons. are finished with frill OF
handkerchief linen or silk null edged
with picot lace. and then the EN-.
broidery, with the eyelets as foun.
dation. Is carried out In some sweep.
Ing Egyptian design across the shoul-
ders. at the bust, or on the edges OF
sleeves
This Is more effective on peas.
ant blouse cut without shoulder
sleeves and armhoes
The entirely square blouse Is com.
Ing more into use every day. The
patterns for II are extremely simple.
They require the material to be fold.
ed over to the required depth. circle
cut for the neck and straight under
arm seams cut In one with straight
undersleeve seams, As you easily
see, there is little sewing to do, The
underarm seams are stitched up. as
are the seams under the sleeves. The
front Is opened, hemmed back and
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