Arizona republican., 1912-08-08
A Youngsters Summer Suit

IS there any garment nicer for kiddies
 these hot days than a romper suit It
 is so comfy and so cool, and does away with all necessity for undergarments. It's easy to put on, and easy to take of from the little body worn out with making sand pies on the beach or playing in the meadow. here IS no way of dressing a child that means more comfort to the mother, either tor 1t reduces laundry bills wonderfully and IS, moreover, one of the cheapest pieces oi wearing apparel that can be made.
 In these sensible days there is a pro- nounced fashion of dressing little girls in rompers as we'll as their small brothers for mothers realize that 1t is not wise to forbid their daughters the healthful pleasures of free play simply so they will keep themselves looking clean.
 his romper pattern is especially de- sarable because 1t is so simple that you can make 1t in less than an hour, and the material can be bought for twenty cents and less.
 Asyou see the rompers pictured here, they are made of butchers linen with the edges scalloped This trimming is pretty and glves that touch of care which always sets on child s garment so well, but the seal Iops are not necessary. Bands of con- trasting material on the neck and sleeve edges make good finish and can be done In much less time. In the front view blue cnambray IS trimmed with plaid gingham. and m the back view tan color is trimmed ulth brown. You can make endless varia- tons of the pattern. You can vary the neck by cutting 1t round instead of square, and this IS perhaps little easier to trim and hnish. Butchers linen is good white material, but the Chambrays and checked glnghams are cheaper and just as pretty. Gaiatea makes sturdy garment that will resist rough play and you can get ma terlal that will give satisfaction for five and ten cents yard.
 Ii you haven good cutting table, press the dining table into service Lav your material out flat and pin the pattern to It. You will ind that the rompers them selves consist of only two pieces. The belt, the pockets and knee bands are sepa- rate, but the entire body portion and the front ot the legs are cut in one piece, and the back of the legs in another.
 For four-year-old child. you can cut the rompers. belt and all, from three yards and a half of goods, twenty-seven inches Vlde; or from two yards thirty-six inches wide
 rOld your material CrOsswiSe so that YOU can cut two thicknesses at once and lav the large portions of the pattern on the goods, with the line of large perforations Tn each on the straight of the goods The pockets are cut with the upper edges on the crosswise thread and the belt has the edge marked with triple crosses on a fold of the goods. The knee bands are cut on the lengthwise of the goods If you are making the trimmings out of another goods than the body of the rompers, you will need three-quarters of a yard of goods. but If you piece the belt in back, a half yard will be enough.
 Mark all the notches. perforations and crosses with chalk or pencil Remember that double crosses mean gathers. Cut out, allowing three-eighths of an inch all around for seams
 Now we are ready to sew up the seams. You will want to make the rompers the easiest way, and therefore the seams will be French felled. That is, you sew themup first with the seam on the right side, then you cut the edge of the goods close to the seams and turn the garment wrong sideout.