Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-08-22
CUT LAUNDRY BILL.
Dainty Undsrduds and Rioht Suits and
elouses Save Washing.
From Today's Magazine.

From Today's Magazine.
want to ask the question, DO you
KNOW what plisse is?" If not, ask your
grandmother what seersucker was, and
then imagine seersucker lead and gone
to heaven and dwelling there in an eth
erialixed edition OF its former self. This
IL what plisse or crepe tissue il. 1t is
now purchasable for Is or II cents q yard,
comes in a variety Of weights. q multi
.tude of different styles OF crinkle, and
may be plain white or in the daintiest
color combinations imaginable. They sell
u~nderduddies of 1T in the cities, but the
plainest of plain nighties. of u rather
coarse quality, costs 800 or $l.25, while
for much less one can make u gown OF
a quality as soft as silk. How about
buying a piece of 1t entire, and so get
ting a reduction at the start? Then make
OF 1t. in the simplest styles, night gowns.
combinations, short petticoats. and even
kimonas. 1t washes much more easily
than muslin, the dirt seeming to fall from
1t In a basin of sOapy water. 1t dries
quickly. and If you are in a corner where
irons are not available, a good shaking
and pulling while drying will answer even
for the corset covers-and always for the
rest. The goods folds into no space at
all and wears so well that your duds will
far outlast an ordinary trip. And as for
prettiness, the goods is its own trim
ming.
Now as to waists. Are you going to
pay an average of 20 to 10 cents apiece
to have the usual shirtwaist Numbered?
Or are you going to do what some people
do when trying to dodge that expense
YEA a shirtwaist of plaid silk or ~taffeta,
hot, stuffy, not susceptible to being fresh
ened up after a warm day? Why not try
this instead? A foulard or messaline af-
fair cut. most likely, on a kimona pat
tern. In making it elbow length, low
V neck. and with large armholes. the
three main points Of wear and soil are
eliminated. 1t must be worn with a
guimpe, OF course, with or without long
sleeves. and of course ii you are going
TO make this a fancy, hlmy article. you
might as we'll have stuck to the shirt
waist. Here is a description of one that
l wore for two years. with some repairs.
1t was made OF a good quality OF Brus-
sells net. There were no shoulder seams,
and this made the groups of tucks rum
ming from the bust straight up over the
shoulder slope in v fashion at the back
opening. These tucks were a trifie over a
quarter of an inch in width, and each
was edged with German Nalenciennes. of
a very close pattern, and slightly fulled
on. The collar was simply rows of the
Nalenciennes edge overlapping on a net
foundation. In summer this went into
the basin every evening. was swished
around in suds. rinsed and hung up to
dry. When l was In q hurry l FASTENED
the drying by lightly wringing 1t in a
dry towel. When neaBly dried I shook it
and ironed the tucks lengthwlse with
thumb and finger. Then 1 crimpled the
|~sedging with the same handy implements,
smoothed the collar out and hung it up
to complete the drying. When put on and
drawn out over the figure 1t not only
looked as we'll as If it had been ironed.
but much better. for 1t had a crisp new
ness about it that the iron discourages.
Now as to suits. Auntie will probably
tell you to get a serviceable lightweight
black or dark blue serge. But on the
way to the store you can very easily for
get that, and SO save yourself constant
exercise brushing tons of train dust out
OF its favorite catchalls. I once had a
suit the material OF which had a smooth
,twilled surface. of a. very light tobacco
brown with narrow lines Of light green,
white. and brown. / used to send 1t to
the cleaners once in a while for con-
science sake, for 1t never really showed
dirt or dust. A medium green, either in
q rough weave or else with enough lines
OF another color, or a black and white
mixture will do the same. And you can
get wonderful results from wooden wolfe,
II 1t is rather heavy. for it is cool and
stands a lot of abuse before looking
frowsy.
Gloves are important. They may not
be laundry" but they are Cleaning"
and q pretty bill they can run up, too.