The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-12-21
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did you bring fashion joarnal?"
asked Mrs. Hodgeson as she led Miss
Blake, the dressmaker, into the sew
ing room. Before Miss Blake could
answer Mrs. Hodgeson went on: But
l don't care whether you did or not.
for l have decided to have an empire
frock. l didn't have one all last year
because I thought was too stout, but
since I'VE seen Mrs. Eldredge in her
blue satin I've made up my mind that
no one is too fat to wear short-wa1sted
gowns. OF course, she looks like a
perfect tub in hers, but I'm not nearly
as big as she is, am II"
"No-o," murmured Miss Blake.
"Well, just cut the lining for an
empire We can decide on the trim.
mings later"
do you want the gown to trail?'
"Why, of course. An empire has to,
doesn't it,"
ooh, no; I've made several which
clear the floor all the way round"
"Cut it with a train and if don't
like it we can change it."
1T would be better to decide now y
said Miss Blake patiently.
But can't tell till see how it will
look with a train.
Every we'll. Now I'll take your
measure please"
After a few minutes of extremely
restless standing Mrs. Hodgeson ex'
claimed, II had no idea that you'd
need so many measurements tor just
one of these short.waisted gowns"
"The lining has to be fitted carefully
if we expect the outside to set nicely"
declared Miss Blake.
"Well, I'll rest little while you get
the lining together"
Mrs. Hodgeson dropped on the sofa
as if exhausted and lay there until
she caught sight of large magazine
on the bureau where Miss Blake had
deposited her hat and gloves.
ooh, you did bring a fashion book,
didn't you?" said Mrs. Hodgeson. III
look at the pictures while rest"
Miss Blake was just finishing the
basting of the long length of silesia
when Mrs. Hodgeson startled her with
an almost tragic cry of Stop, stop at
once!"
"Why, what's the matter?' asked
the dressmaker, as her scissors
dropped to the floor and her eye
glasses fell off her nose. us anything
wrong?"
"Wrong l should say so. Why,
every dress in this journal has long
waist The belts or sashes are below
the hips. l don't want short-waisted
gown such as everybody had last win
ter when every one who is up to date
in wearing long-waisted ones.
should think you would have told me,
Miss Blake, what the latest style was.
l quite depended on you. It's too
bad"
Mrs. Hodgeson's bitter tone almost
brought tears to Miss Blake's eyes,
but she replied as bravely as she
could: you said you had decided on
the empire and they are not out OF
style at all. I've made great many
this season"
That's it. They're dreadfully com
mon. l want something new. You'll
just have to make that lining over in
to a long-waisted effect. Fortunately
you have not cut into the goods
Miss Blake said nothing, but began
to rip the lining with determined SHIPS
of the scissors.
81 think the long waist will be more
becoming to me, too remarked Mrs
Hodgeson. See how slender the WON
an in this picture looks. It's all the
effect of the extremely long waist
Don't you think that style will suit
my tigure?''
"Why, l suppose So"
would you advise net yoke anC
sleeves like these in the picture?'
They are very pretty"
"Well, I'll telephone my husband tt
bring home the goods. He's fear
fully poor shopper and he loathes ;
dry-goods store, but if you tell me
just what to get and exactly how
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I'll ask him to come home early with
it,"
When the long-waisted lining was
ready to fit Mrs. Hodgeson said: 80
don't seem to look much like the won
an in the fashion book" She sur
veyed her rotund figure in the mirror
obviously during the process Of fitting
But of course the lining looks funny
without any goods or trimming. Ora
cious I'm clad it's over HOW tedi