The Washington herald., 1914-05-21
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DRESSMAKING

Children are, generally put in short
clothes when about six months old. This
u very good time of year TO make the
change, and 1t should never be made In
winter IL 1t can possibly be avoided. By
the way, babies wrappers and night
gowns do not share in the shortening.
and II he suffers with cold feet after
getting In 1short clothes. rub the feet
frequently and regularly. The same rlle
holds good when arranging these clothes
rs when planning the fayette; IL economy
must be practiced omit trimmings, in
order to have the finest of materials.
The chief charm about babies clothes
is that they he fresh and clean. and
In order 60 keep them so. 1t Is necessary
to have plenty of changes.
The dresses and petticoats of the lay
ette may be shortened IL desired, and.
in fact, it is a very wise decision to do
30, and in this way use up all the little
everyday clothes. II the mother wishes
to keep the christening robe, and one or
two OF the little undergsrments for baby
when he grows older. these need not
share in the shortening. However. there
viii not -be enough Of these clothes to
see baby through the next six months.
but with the addition of a few extra
-frocks, petticoats. several pairs Of rom
pers and practical little coat. he will
get along nicely for a time.
Fabrics for Rompers.
The first thing to be considered Is the
necessary romoers. and of these there
should be at least six pairs. The majority
of mothers viii make them all after one
model, as they are intended only for
utility, and by making them In this way.
much time and even material will be
saved. Pictured is a good looking little
model that is easy to make, and one that
will not be difficult to launder. Speak
ing of laundering, II is well right here
to say something of the materials that
are used for the first rompers. These
suits for small children do not need to
be of very heavy goods. and the crinkled
for the purfose- These wear well and
do not have to be ironed. which is u.s.
ually fact worth considering. All that
is necessary after having them thorough
ly washed is to shake them out and dry
them, and they are ready for wear.
Other materials that wear Just as well, |
but which require ironing, are gingham,
chambray, percaie, galatea and kinder
garten CLOTH |
The easiest and best way to go about |
making the rompers is to procure a good |
pattern and cut them all at one time. |
When. selecting the pattern, be sure to |
see that the bloomer part buttons up on |
the waist at the back. When all the
rompers that are to be made are cut out, |
the various parts of each pair should be |
basted together before commencing to |
stitch, first having stitched the plaits or
tucks in the body of the blouse The |
front of the blouse and bloomers Of the
little rompers pictured are in one. The
sleeves are set in and finished with
cum that matches the round collar. The
boomers at the back are attached to a
belt-that buttons up on the blouse. and
when it is fastened at the front it holds
the garment in at the waistline.
All the seams should be finished with
French feIls with the exception of the
armholes, which are bound with a bias
strip of thin lawn. Finished in this way |
they are much setter and more pliable |
to wear than they would be IL they |
were finished in the same way as the
other seams. The boomers are bloused
at the knees by making a hem suffi-
cicntly wide to run a piece of hat
elastic through Care must be taken
to see that this elastic is not too tight,
or it will interfere with the circulation
gnd be very bad for baby's health.
The collar. cuffs. and belt are made
double, of the goods and a finish are
stitched about one-eighth of an inch
from the edge. The buttons must be of
a medium size. white pearl. and should
be sewed on with 4 shank. Children are
very hard on their clothes. and espe-
cially SO on buttons.
Every mother knows the trials Of keep
ing buttons on the small wardrobe, but
much Of this trouble will be eliminated,
Il they are, put on right in the first place.
To sew on buttons so that they will not
come of, is as easy as it is to put them
on in any other way, but the first sew
ing takes little longer. However, one
Is well repaid, il it is the only time that
the work has to be done. To sew them
On lay a pin or better vet. a small wood
en- toothpick, just where the button is to
be sewed, and place the button on top
of the pin or toothpick. Sew through
The eyes Of the button in the regular
way, using as many stitches as can con-