The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07
Making Silk Underskiirts


When woman goes to SOLICIT "
ready made petticoat Of moderat a
price. che will have great difficulty
in finding ono that will flt without Is
considerable alteration. sg
Tor that reason II is best to mako IA
your Blk undcrskirts at home, or have 81
thcm made by competent seamstrcss. y
II you mako Thorn yourself, II will be =
possible to ha"o two potticoots for thes
price Of ono well-mado bought ono,
Aicssaline is the most popular petit N
coat fabric; but 1t Is also possible to u,
purchase soft-hnished tafeta that{4
wears very we'll.
Four and one-half yards Of yard
Wide material will be sufficient to mai x
an amply full skirt, trimmed In ali
attractive manor with a founco or Z
several rows of quilting. Cut the pct z
ticoat over gored skirt pattern; five, te
seven or nine cores Will BIO found easy
60 make. sS
Tako care when you lay tho pats$
tern on tho silk that the perforations
marking tho straight edgc of tho patS Is
tern arc placed on the straight Of thu
material: otherwise you will have
trouble in making tho skirt set props
erly. Gs
If tho pattern is too long, lay e
to mako 1t the right length in tho CEN I
tro OF each goro before cutting OUT
the material
Basic tho cores together and fit the
skirt before stitching. Then. IL you
wish. You can make French soans.@
giving neat finish to tho work. .ssE
Adjust the walstband and stitch 80 n
in place before you finish tho hem.
| then 1t will be easy to get tho proper
length. 4 two-inch hem or facing
goes on next and tho trimming last
Either nounce or quilting must he
cut on tho bias. @
Five inches wide when finished Ia q.
good width for a. flounco md two
inches for quilting. Tho Gounce IS !
| a. narrow heading when sewcd on tho
skirt. Quilting must DO honmed on
both edges and shirred or box pleated :
through the centre
Some women prefer quilting with a:
pinlscd or fringad edge. This can be-
| done at small cost in department.
store IL you have no machine of your
| own. sle@5
Tho pctticoat will wear better ana
| last longer IL skirt braid is sewed .
| around the under edge of the hem to
| protect 1t from being cut out. &
| Hooks and eyes or snap fasteners
| secure tho plackot from gaping open.
Good luck to you In the making OF
your silk pctticoat ut home.
| a P0sy I'm Her Delft.
No evening frock is really complete
nowadays without its corsage flowcrs,s
| mado of ribbon. silk or chiffon and de-
signed to emphasize tho color har-
mony of the gown in some daring note
of color. For instance, a dinner gown
in the lovely subtle mauvcs and yell
/ low A.. H. T. . -
| gent background. has girdle flower
in deep mauvcs and magenta: brown
and yellow bridge frock shows Il clus-
| ter of black chrysanthcmums with yell
| low centres ut the belt; u dcbutantci
dancing frocll Of pink chiffon ha6 It's
cluster of little pink roscbuds; in the
young widows pLlo gray crepe de
chino dinner gown arc fastened vio-
| let's. y red flower adds Infinitely to
the chic of a black lace frock, and a.
white gardenia i'll green leaves or a
cluster of green silk grapes will add
much grace to white costume.
The Dinner Gown.
The dinner gown of tho present is
artistic In every sense OF the word
| The return of tho train and the shawl 1
drapcry makes this gown one of grace
| and fascination. : $50
| Fringe trimmings are used lavishIS
| upon tho shawl draperlos A novel
dinner dress had an underskirt OF
pnlo green satin made with pointed
train. Silk fringe bordcred tho hem.
y double drapcry brought around from
| the back of the skirt was caught with
a large satin-covered button. This
ovcrdrapery had an cdging OF tho
| fringe. ss
Tho bodice was fashioned OF paid
n. D.
| This was cut coat shape with long
sides in two points. and hordered with
green silk fringe. Tho short sleeves
were edged with the fringe to corrc-S
spond. a vest of silver net was CROSSE
cd by bunds of black velvet.
Tho Girdle was OF black velvet, and I
] the N-shaped opening of tho corsa ga
i was outlined by a plcated ffill of aIen-
con lace. Y draped scarf of satin, sho Il
with silver and adorned at one sIda
by bunch of aigrettes, completed tia
costume.
The Art nf Resting.
The other day ono public speaker
I a very prominent woman. stated that
tho only thing necessary to beauty
was plenty of rest. ~
AS she was talking to girls whaS
earn their own living, and oonse. N
qucntly have little or no time to reSt
during the day. 1t seemed rather foa4-
ish advice; but when l caught a glimpse
of tho speaker | was truly astonished, IS
for she does not look as IL she even
understood the meaning OF tho word.
| THIS woman is very rich. conscI
qucntly she docs not have 10 worry
about money matters. Tho chase fQye
the silver dollar Is a very restless oc-f
cupation, and IL It is long continued 1T
leaves Its mark on every face. no mat
:, ter how much massage you use to-
i erase the lines. The lecturer ON rest
has n face scanned and lined. and sucha
unquiot. such u rcposcless body.
i She is not young, but in all her years
she has not mastered the art of reSt-&