The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
HILDREN have trying habit of running through their clothes in
 4 midseason. You may have planned

~ HILDREN have trying habit of running through their clothes in midseason. You may have planned
 their summer wardrobe generous Iy, but by midsummer are mortified to find they are short of clothes. Nothing re- mains but to make more. Often dress makers are off on their vacations and you may be too far from the stores to get "the bargain dresses that abound. Even country stores. however, afford some pretty materials, so the wisest plan is to make the needed garments and make them as simply as possible.
 If a child has run through the waists of her dresses and the skirts are still comparatively good make use of them. This can be done in several ways
 First rip the skirt from the waist, gather the top, and adjust it to an inch wide band. For this band cut a two and a quarter inch strip of the material on the straight or if you have none, make 1t of white muslin. Arrange the gath CTS with the greater part of the fullness at the back, or if the skirt is wide enough put in shallow lengthwise plaits Should your previous skirt have been gored to its blouse it may just as easily be arranged to band. It will doubtless be necessary to lengthen the skirt when finished, so rip out the hem carefully and turn up to proper length after the skirt is rehung.
 It is not good for the growing girl to have tight waist bands, so to prevent slip ping work at least five vertical button- holes in the skirt band. one in the center front, one at each side, and two at the center back in such position that both will go on one button and keep the placket flat. The buttons to correspond are sewed to the underwaist. This is simpler and cooler than sewing the skirt to it's fitted lawn or muslin underwaist. To wear with several skirts one of the new middy blouses is both smart and easily made. For a 9 year old girl one will need about yard and a quarter of thrty-six inch material. This may be white linen, kindergarten cloth, galatea, or even one of the cotton crepes, though these are more practical-not needing ironing-than stylish.
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 Get pattern for raglan sleeve middy as 1t marks this years vintage. The only seams are one under each arm and those holding the sleeves that meet it. Make these seams in flat fell; that is. lay the blouse flat on the table and arrange the sleeve on top. according to notches Baste closely, haste the under arm seam try on, making any alteration, though if you get your proper number of pattern there need be little change. Open the under arm seams and putting the blouse on the table again turn in the edges of the raglan seams, first those on the right side, then on the wrong. Stitch on the machine, un- less you are working away from one. when the seams may be run by hand and neatly briar stitched in mercerized cotton to cover the line of sewing.
 Cut the neck in shallow V in front and rounding a little below the base of the throat in the back and finish with three- quarter inch facing-inished. The easiest way to make this facing is to lay your piece of material on the blouse and cut tke shape of the neck opening. Cut a riece about an inch and an eighth deep to permit seams. Do not stretch the neck in joining this facing. Pin into position with right side to right side, baste, sew the narrow seam. remove hastings. turn, and crease or haste along the edge. Turn in shallow seam on the opposite edge of the facing and stitch by machine or briar stitch to match the sleeve seams
 Cut five inch opening down the center front and face back with straight strips ar inch and quarter wide. Punch four eyelets through these double thicknesses on each side with coarse stiletto. over cast, then work in eyelet stitch-which is nothing more than over and over. put ting the stitches close together. This eye