Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-14

Girls who have been taking domes-
tic science courses at fashionable
boarding schools declare that to get
along without q variety OF dainty
aprons is an impossibility. especially II
the embryo housekeepsr wishes TO
preserve the fronts of her frocKs from
spots.
One girl who sews almost as well
as she cooks Is making several aprons
of plain lawn cut into half oVals, seal
loped all round with color and en-
broidered with washable floss in out
line or shadow stitch. By this means
she expects to have luncheon pima
fores to accord with every house
frock-white embroidered With pale
blue: pink, mauve or yellow and dark
blue: green and brown relieved with
white.
Charming little aprons OF half oval.
half round, diamond or oblong shape
are 10 be made OF finest nainsook.
scalloped all round and hand EN-.
broldered with white in imitation OF
the work done In the Madeira Islands
All OF the ruffie bordered aprons
are fascinating, particularly the round
ones which have bowknot and leaf de-
signs embroidered on the lower curve
and girdle belts which At firmly, have
embroidered fronts and tie In little
boHknot at the back. The same model
liz pretty when the hand embroidery
and ruf1e are omitted and the hem
stitched edge liz finished with an inch
wide frill OF Valenciennes or Cluny
lace.
Bretelle aprons arc always coduet-
fish and nearly always become a slen-
der. girllsh figure, but they are more
dificult to make than pinafores, be-
cause the center panel with its square
little bib should be carefully curved
to At into the figure at the waist line
and on to it should be attached the
narrower side panels, which are
shaped above the waist into straps
crossing the shoulders and then across
the top OF the back, where they are
Joined, SO that the apron may be ad-
justed by drawing the bretelle portion
over the head and then. occurring IT
about the waist with pink. blue or
white satin ribbon sashes
! Nearly all Of the bretelle aprons
have cunning little hip pockets head
ed with fine muslin embroidery or lace
edging to match the bordering OF the
pinafore, bib and shoulders, and II a
girl wishes to make this sort Of lunch
con apron exceptionally elaborate she
may have the bretelles entirely OF all
over lace and let them run into mar
row panels from the waist to the low
er edge.
Practical aprons. meaning the sort
which are to be put on over the frock
when preparing salad dressing and
really mussy concoctlons. are made OF
striped galatea, percale, gingham or
madras, and are put on as easily az is
an ulster. for they fasten with nat
buttons down the left front from
shoulder to hem, have big sewed IN
sleeves with band cuffs and a deep
patch pocket on each hip. To make
one take az model any narrow
skirted. one piecs house frock which
closes in front. allowing, however, Tor
slightly wider seams and wider shout
ders, so that the garment will 80 over
even a velvet frock II desired.
It has been wisely said that who
ever has once mastered the art OF the
simpler forms OF Irish crochet work
has at command an endless variety OF
ways In which to utilize the product
Of the tiny steel hook. Above all,
the roses OF fine imported Irish lace
thread can be applied in SO many
dainty and original ways that the girl
of wisdom finds them an invaluable
resource when designing for herself
those small accessories which give
the Keynote OF a costume.
For articles OF fine linen or OF any
wash material the roses OF the Irish