Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-07-20

10 eaten the eye OF JnOB'
who congratulate themselves tina
their shopping is finished. This is
ruse Of the merchants to empty thu
purse OF the buyer.
Business must proceed, even though
the weather is hot and vacation tim'
is at hand. Also the dressmakeri
swing the fashions around, here anc
there, to interest their patrons and t.
get away from routine. In the first o1
the season, when the new clothes are
brought over from Paris, the models
are copied by the hundred to ar
alarming extent. Now 1t is time to in
troduce innovations, and SO we see
quaint and attractive things In every
gathering Of women. 1t might be said
with truth and emphasis that the pub
lie is responsible for this variety OF
fashions more than the dressmakers
1t is hard to get one of the latter
to depart from the French models or
the crinoline patterns which she has
In the workroom. II she is thrown on
her own resources she can do remark
ably good designing, but for some rea-
son that she does not explain she
never gives herself a chance for indi-
vidual experiment. No matter how
many patrons she has, she follows for
each model that she brought from
abroad, II she Is big importer, or
she copies sketch in fashion book
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Blue Serge Gowns.
1t is rather wonderful to observe
the popularity of the one-piece suit of
thin blue serge. 1t has been amazing
ly developed in the last four weeks,
and has all manner of individual
touches that make 1t worth while 1t
is a good kind of gown for every
woman to include in her wardrobe.
1t may not stand for any one occasion,
but may serve for half a hundred 1t
is just this kind of gown that is avail
able for all changes of climate and
unexpected trips.
1t can be worn with or without a
coat, and In many ways pays for itself
over and over.
The favorite model is an Empire
skirt, more or less wide at the hem,
according to our new measurements,
which run from a yard and a half to
two yards and a quarter. The panel
down the back is rarely eliminated
and the fastening is in front. There
may be folds of the serge or surah or
taffeta, either In blue or black, to cut
off the length, and If one is averse to
narrow skirt fashion allows an in
serted box plait at each side from
hips down.
The skirt, rising moderately on the
bodice, is stitched to 1t with three
rows Of machine stitching 1t is hung
on a four-inch band of silk betting,
which is fastened with hooks and eyes
in front The bodice is also attached
to this betting, which preserves a neat
look around the waist, although the
skirt does not curve in to fit. The cut
of the bodice is much fuller than 1t
has been. The short hmono sleeves
are used and the under-arm seam is
long, but there are tucks or plaits that
run over the shoulder, or begin at the
waist and make for fullness over the
bust and under arms. The arrange
ment of the neck is a matter Of indi-
vidual preference, and there is al
ways an undersleeve, or the simulta-
ton of one at the elbow.
One of the most attractive of these
suits worn by girl who knows how
to dress has plain skirt with panel
down front and back, and a five-incb
hem of the material finished with
rows of black silk stitching. 1t is
about three inches higher than the
normal waist line and curved very
slightly at the sides. The bodice is
folded in to it, stitched down, and has
a long wedge of white maline net in
the shape OF a vest that runs into a
stock.
Cotton-Fieured Net.
One OF the materials that have come
into being at the beginning of the hot
weather is the figured cotton net that
we had with us several seasons ago.
It is usually in blue and white. al
though one can find it in two or three /
other color combinations. Blouses are
made of it to wear over low silk
slips or fine muslin corset covers run /
through with colored ribbon.
These net blouses, you know, are /
quite the fashion and are immensely /
popular for warm days, with suits /
that have a dressy atmosphere. Some |
women wear them in the morning |
with plain linen suits. but they look
more fit in the afternoon or for lunch
con.
The coarse-hgured ones are made in |
I1imono style OF with the revived /
armhole and shoulder seam. They
have a double-plaited frill down the
front, finished with hem Of blue net
OF cluny lace, and are fastened with
white crochet buttons down the front
The high collar is made in folds with
A turnover band at the top Of heavy
lace. The sleeves are finished with a
light folded Gun fastened with GRO
chet buttons at the back