The Lake County times., 1912-02-23
FABRICS FOR
Cotton FTOCkS

~ HE new cotton materials have
made their appearance in the
shops; also Paris models
- showing how they may be eff
fectively used These models likewise
suggest TO the provident woman who
makes her own clothes how to give last
years frock an air of freshness.
The new gowns differ only slightly
from those of last summer, but there is
a little more to them, that any al
teration must be made by adding to
them rather than taking away. One, OF
course. must do something to ones
sleeves Possibly the best thing TO do
with waist OF pure kimono style is to
cut away the sleeve and make long
narrow arrnhole, reaching almost TO the
waist line. Some kind OF an arrange
ment must be evolved to go under this
which shall give the effect of a second
bodice with modish sleeve attached. a
modish sleeve being now taken to mean
almost anything with hint of novelty.
1t may be fun length. when ii will be
best to have 1t Of a diaphanous fabric
combined with embroidery. or the
sleeve may be as short as one pleases.
The short sleeve. no matter what IL is
made of. must have turned back bun
OF the material of the main part Of the
gown. or If it is left with the straight
square finish at the bottom, character
istic of the true kimono sleeve. an un-
dersleeve OF tulIe gathered into a little
band gives a modish touch.
Flounces are to be much worn on
more dressy gowns. Among the skirts
with horizontal trimmings coming TO
knee height there is a new model that
has ten rather stiff little plated frills.
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embroidered insertions between the
pairs. Gowns with long overskirts or
tunics have full ruches of tulle at the
foot of the underskirt. Arrangements
of two or three wide flounces to form
an entire skirt are reserved for thin
materials. One lovely gown OF this kind
is of sha dow lace combined with bands
and motifs of fire eyelet embroidery.
Two f1ounces Of the lace with an ir-
regular border of the embroidery make
the skirt, and over this is an overskirt
of the same material, which flares
away widely from the front.
Overskirts or tunics are seen in all
sorts of lengths and shapes on the new
gowns. They are slit at the sides or in
front or button up at the side front.
The side front closing is generally
chosen when the lower edge of the tu-
mic is to form a rather slanting line
around the figure instead of a straight
one. Then the overdrapery starts at
the left of the front, gradually length
ening until the original starting point
has been reached again. and the short
er side is Joined by buttons to the lon
ger, leaving a piece of the latter. hang
ing free. Another sort of tunic shows
there are designers who still wish to
confine feminine garments about the
ankles. 1t has narrow opening In the
front to the very bottom. but here the
two corners are fastened together to
give tied-in effect
OF the material called toweling. terry
cloth or ratine mention has been made
in this page before. 1t is to be seen ir
considerable quantities adorning frocks
of sheer white dimity. A charming
dress of this material in sheer white
has border OF the terry cloth at the
bottom and various edges on the rest
of the frock are finished with folds ot
it about an inch wide. the joining oi
the two materials being concealed by
an embroidery design.
CATHERINE TALBOT.