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Evening journal., 1915-04-12
PROBLEMS IN DRESSMAKING
How to Make One of the New Skirts With
Military Pockets.

skirt with the edge marked by triple
crosses on the fold as indicated in one
diagram. Remove the fold from the
remaining piece of material by press
ing over a damp cloth; then cut in
two lengths Lay them together, the
right sides facing and take care that
Il there is figure or nap, it runs in the
same direction on each. Then lay the
front Of the pattern on these pieces
with the long straight edge lengthwise
and the panel with the line Of per-
forations lengthwise as indicated on
the second diagram. Cut the belt full
length. In the diagram, it is laid out
with the second half indicated by
dotted lines which simply mean that
you can cut half Of the pattern, then
fold it over and cut the other half.
II the frill at the back is not TO be
used. cut the back Of the pattern of
on the upper line Of perforations, or.
turn under on the upper lines il you
think you may want TO use it again with
the irill, before laying it on the ma
terial. Pin the parts carefully into
place. then trace all around the out
side edges with a tracing wheel or with
,ailors' chalk or with hast'na .hrsad as
YOU like, but be careful that you mark
n some way, for these outside edges
give the basting and sewing line and are
all-important to the success OF the
skirt. Mark the notohes and perfora-
tions, then cut as far beyond the edge
of the pattern for seams as your ma
terial lenders desirable II the cloth
is closely woven, you will need only
ihree-eighths OF an inch, but il it is
loosely woven and trays readily, you
must allow more. After cutting, mark
tho traced edge, the perforations and
all markings that arc needed. through
TO the under side Of the material with
the tailors' tacks that have been de-
scribed in previous lessons; or. pin
through the two pieces where each
mark is needed. then turn the cloth
over on the under side and mark the
points indicated as YOU have on the
6rst side. Remove all the pins, fold
the material and lay it aside.
As first step, turn the seam allow
ance on the front edges under, ther
turn again on the lines Of smaller
perforations, baste and stitch thu
hens. Join the three pieces Of the
skirt. meeting the nOtches exactly
Next, We must make the pocket panel
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SUMMER FASHIONS OFFER FASCINATING FABRICS
By MAY MANTON 4


every occasion. Then, too, there il a
very generous variery Of bordered ma
tcrials offered and prevailing fashions
are especially well adapted 10 their
use so that all conditions contribute
to make the Season a charming one
and incidentally 10 simplify the labor
Of the home dressmalScr or the woman
Of limited means. IL always is easy to
handle flouncings and bordercd ma
terials for they make their own finish
and they dispense not alone with the
labor Of trimming but also with the
cost. The two costumes that are
shown here are made one OF cotton
voile, embroidered, and the other Of
a very beautiful crepe, white with the
design in yellow. The voile frock is
made with three founoed skirt and
the cotton crepe is plated below =
smooth-httine yoke. Besides serving
TO illustrate the favor that is shown
TO materials Of the sort, the two model
are excellent from the standpoint d
cut and Of style. The gown with thai
is made with the three founces on the
skirt shows also a really fascinating
bodice with bolero over-portion that
makes IL especially adaptable since
it is really ideal for street wear while
perfectly correct for indoors.
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there is a button-hole worked on the
lower edge Of each opening; # you
like that finish, work such button-holes
and sew buttons on the pockets TO
button them into place, but the plain
finish is all that is really necessary.
Turn the seam allowance on the
sides and lower edges of the panels
under and baste. Now gather the two
fronts Of the skirt on the lines OF per
forstions, but between the two crosses
only and arrange the panels over the
skirt and draw the gathers up until
the edges Of the panels can be arranged
at the perforations and 20 cover the
scam allowance on the back OF the
skirt, then baste carefully into place
but leave free to the depth OF an inch
AZ each upper edge. To finish with a
frill at the back, underface the upper
edge, then gather on the two lines OF
perforations Line the belt and stitch
around all the edges, arrange over the
gathers with the center backs together
and the double perforations in the belt
at the edges Of the panels. Arrange
the front portion Of the belt over the
skirt with the lower edge at the marked
outline indicating the edge Of the pat
tern, the single large perforations at
the center front then turn the upper
edges Of the pocket panels over the
belt as illustrated and stitch all around
the panels three-quarters Of an inch
within the edges II the frill at the
back is not becoming, cut the skirt of
at the upper line Of perforations and
gather at the upper edge and on the
perforations, then arrange the belt
over the upper edge Of the skirt, the
lower edge on the sewing line, stitch
and arrange the panels over the belt
as directed. Turn the hem allowance
at the lower edge Of the skirt under and
bsste, then place on the wearer and
ascertain If the length is correct and the
skirt hangs evenly. Make any little
changes that may be required, meas
uring always from the floor up with
yard stick TO get the exact length you
desire. When it is satisfactory, meas
ure the width of the hem at intervals
TO see that YOU have it perfectly even;
baste to position and stitch. Lap the
hem on the right side over the hem on
the left side with the large perforations
meeting, button into place for the en-
tire length, or, Il preferred, stitch the
lower portions to position and leave
an opening TO a comfortable depth
and il such is the case, sew buttons on
for ornaments only. Close with snap
fsstenings.
II the skirt is 10 be underfaoed. try
It on the wearer and turn the lower
edge up as far as necessary TO get the
exact length and to make it even, ther
cut an undertaking four inches ir
width, shaping it from the lower por
ton Of the pattern, for your facing
must fit exactly to give a nice finish
Join the ends, seam 10 the lower edge
of the skirt, turn it under on the seam
haste carefully, then turn the uppei
edge under and finish exactly as di
rected for the hem.
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coat. (of course, il would be very
nice for her TO have one.) She must,
however. set down on her list several
print morning dresses.
Have you made your list-of things
YOU can't do without with seli-respect.
Have you included an umbrella Have
YOU included gloves for stormy weather
wear particularly you know it ruins
dress glovesl.
Now make a list Of desirable things.
make it carefully and don't change IT
on impulse. These things remember
are things you will be the better for,
but which are not absolutely indis-
pensable.
Keep these lists, keep a copy in
your purse permanently # YOU can.
And then. watch for the bargains.
know I am reversing the advice
usually given. ! think woman can
watch for bargains and keep her
head-providing she keeps her list
and doesn't permit herself to buy
anything in list number two, unless
she has on hand everything in list
number one.
When a girl has this list habit estab-
lished great point is gained.
Another point is TO allow a girl
during her teens to handle fixed
income Of her own. Even il it is
only fifty cents a week. let her have
it regularly and be obliged to cover
certain expenses with it. She will
waste money with it, and buy the
wrong things, but it isn't nearly so
bad as wasting more later, because
Of not having had this experience.
Get your girl to decide on some
one color that shall be the prevailing
color in her summers wardrobe, and
some second color that can be used
tastefully with it, RENDERING that
black and white can also be used
with anything for variety.
As she chooses things during the
summer Try to have her stick to this
color scheme. her few things will
count for so much more.
Then, as | said. when the summer
is over get her to drop all her sum-
mer things, pack them away and get
out last winters things to make over
and use with what new she can have.
There will strong temptation TO
hold ON to some iavorite dress that
has been a warm-weather triumph,
and use il in the evening in the winter
And then the care Of clothes Try
so hard. 10 teach that.
MY little family Of three girls,
said the mother mentioned above
are house divided against itsel
in way for their objects and occu
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pations are different and call Tor
clothes that are also different. -
And then she explained that her
oldest daughter was a dressmaker
in active work, but as she had her
place Of business some distance from
home. there were some things she
absolutely must have because OF her
daily outing in all sorts OF weather
She found and showed me one Of the
dressmaker's old lists: Storm rub
bers. footholds, dust-ooat mot too
warm. a point not usually given
enough attention), rainy-day veil,
(rather close-weave), windy day
veil' (made Of metz. wash leather
gloves 1t was only partial list and
ended here.
"Wash-leather gloves, went on the
mother, some girls would laugh at as
unnecessary, but when it comes to
putting on and taking of rubbers with
hands gloved in the ordinary way
why. it simply ruins the gloves, that's
all. Rates chamois gloves cost two
dollars. She never wears them except
on days she knows will be stormy,
keeps them in an inner pocket Of her
raincoat. But ] believe that in the
three years she has had that one pair,
they have saved her spelling six or
eight pairs Of the ordinary kind
1t seems that the daughter Kate
had but little need Of dressing
and ncgligce, house-gowns and so on.
Her sister Bessie. on the other hand,
who staid at home all the time and
taught embroidery week in and out.
always planned 10 have at least three
dainty, fluffy and frilly house-gowns
which she wore while instructing her
pupils.
These gowns we're often decorated
with her own handwork and she
considered a number Of fancy Jackets
and matinees as indispensable as
would a fireman his helmet and rub
bcr coat.
The third daughter was the house
keeper and on her list had, so her
mother said. a variety Of aprons,
suitable for use in different occupa-
tons
These girls did not blindly follow
each other or some one else but
studied each her own needs, and vas
careful TO leave nothing to chance.
It makes no difference how poorly
provided the home or how narrow
The quarters. the wise mother will
not take care of her daughter s
clothes, but viii give her place IL
which 10 keep her wardrobe and re-
quire her TO keep il there and il
good condition
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obliged TO lengthen the pattern. II it
is only tt.ee or four inches longer than
the si-irt is 20 be, use that extra length
for a hem and make no change. II
it should prove TO be more than four
inches longer than your own skirt,
pin a tuck in each piece halfway Of
its length and let the tucks take up
Just enough to leave the skirt four
inches longer than it is to be when it is
finished II you prefer to underface
the skirt, make the pattern Of the
correct length. allowing the seam only
al the lower edge To lcngthcn. cut
each piece Of the pattern in two exactly
at the center and insert = strip Of :ls.rs
Of the needed width. Fold your ma
torial lengihwise. lay the back Of the
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Il is natural for girls 20 take pride
in dainty surroundings and attract
i've reccptacles for their belongings,
but the mother must remember that
this is never fully brought out unless
the girl herself has had a hand in
preparing these places-has worked
TO make them pretty. ! recall a
young girl who had given her a very
handsome shirt-waist box, made Of
costly materials and at great ex-
pense. She neglected its care and it
was ruined. A shirt-waist box was
a necessity. 50 she set 10 work and
herself made a new one. II was
amusing to see the care with which
she looked after this new, cheaper,
and less beautiful one and the at
tention she bestowed on its CON
tents
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cut two pieces of material each three
quarters Of an inch wider than the
opening, and six inches in depth.
Turn the outer edges of the facings on
the lower edges of each pocket under
and arrange one Of these strips under
each edge. stitch into place. Turn the
upper edges OF the remaining pieces
for the pockets under and arrange
over the facings on the upper edges Of
the openings and stitch into place
Baste the upper and lower sections
OF the pockets together, trim the lower
edges neatly and If YOU like curve the
ends. then stitch the edges together
on each side across the lower edge
for neat finish, bind over the seams
with thin binding In the picture,
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DESCRIPTION OF PATTERNS.

sss2 Military Waist. 81 TO AZ waist.
s55s Two-Piece skirt. "a to 81 waist.
S6s7 Gown with Gathered or Plated
Skirt. "a to AZ bust.
ss72 Waist with Turnover Collar and
Cuffs, 81 10 a bust
sss5 Blouse with or without Overpart'
81 60 a. bust.
$500 Three-Piece skirt. Perforated Tor
Straight Flounces. - 10 - waist.
500 sports Waist with Box Plalts.
a 20 ~ bust.
$3.50 Semi-Circular skirt. - 70 s.
uaisl
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such variations in the manner Of
making that there is something
adapted TO every style and to every
woman. We will undoubtedly wear
great deal Of silk throughout the
season; the thin tafetas and similar
silks, crepe de chine and the like, for
these fabrics are as thin and as cool
as muslin and they arc infinitely more
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nOSSIBLN a much more important
thing than it is usually consid-
cred as a part Of the girls educa-
tion, is the correct choosing of clothes.
How often we see young ladies
suddenly coming into an income
through their own earning power,
misuse and waste their money, buy
ing here and there whatever fancy
directs with little idea Of fitness,
either to the wearer or other clothes
on hand.
believe | know a woman who fol-
lows the best plan with her young
ladies: | will give it as clearly as
can.
To begin with. never try to carry
over the clothes left from one season
to the very next one, save them until
the second.
Bv that | mean don't try TO use
the lighter winter clothes we'll into
the summer for occasional wear, but
put them resolutely away for next
winters making over. So also don't
trv to stretch your summers heavier
things into some sort of fall and
winter use. Save them for next sum-
mer.
By doing this you will find the old
clothes will seem new, new colors
will be on the market and combina-
ton Of the old with something new
will seem wholly fresh combina-
ton. You will not spend any more
money in the end, yet your clothes
will seem fresh ones.
Second: Make a list, and keep il
strongly in mind, Of things that are
absolute necessities. ! mean-things
that for you are required fol your
health, and your particular business.
Now this will be different for dit-
ferent people and must only be made
out after careful thought.
For an -instances A business girls
outfit Of necessities must include a
rain-coat Of some kind. On the other
hand the stsy-at-house mother Of 4
family Of Young folks who can dc
crrands for her does not need a rain
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A girl is 30 much happier because
more independent as she goes through
her young ladyhood and matronhood,
il a careful mother has taught her the
relative value Of different weaves Of
goods. The suitability Of different
colors and classes Of goods TO different
uses can be easily taught, and a girl
has a right TO be taught all that her
mother can teach her.
As public school teachers take
their children to the fields TO make
plain 70 them the manner Of growth
Of various plants. 50 ! say seriously
mothers may we'll take their girls
on excursions to the large stores
for the express purpose Of teaching
them Of the best sorts Of goods lA
various purposes.
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practical and they Ill such a very inn
portant need that they are taking a
conspicuous place. In addition, the
cotton fabrics are real delight. They
show. coiors as wonderful and as
varied as the silks and they are woven
in so many different weaves and in so
many weights that there seems always
to be some one Of them adapted TO
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and TO do that nicely, We must cut the
pockets o. the same material as the
skirt, also the fsoings. Cut the
iacings one inch in width and six
inches in length and baste over the
pocket panels with the center Of each
strip over the cross,line OF periora-
tions. Then, cut an opening on the
line Of perforations through each
pocket and the facing, seam the edges
together, neatly, taking up as little
as possible, then turn the facings
through the openings to the under
side Of the panels and fold with little
Of the facing extending beyond the
seam to give the effect Of a piping
and to make neat finish. Basic
carefully and stitch around all the
edges as illustrated. For each pocket,
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First, open the pattern and smooth
the pieces out. There are only four,
and they arc very easy 70 recognize.
The lower edge Of the skirt can be
finished with either hem or an un-
derfacing, but for washable materials,
the hem is decidedly preferable. If
the skirt Of washable material is un-
derfaced, the seam that Joins the
facing to the lower edge is apt to make
an ugly line when it is ironed, there
fore, you must allow enough material
for hem. Measure the length OF the
pattern at the front and at the back
from the upper line Of perforations and
ascertain the length you wish your
own skirt to be, then compare the two.
In these days, skirts are worn so short
that it is not likely that you will be
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'HE summer is always an inter-
esting period from the stand
point Of fashions and Of matters
sartorial, but this year it bids fair TO
rather outdo itself. Far from having
any of the shortage that was feared in
the earlier season, we find ourselves
confronted with very unusual array
Of beautiful fabrics and colors and with
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TNouEsTIoNABLY

( TNoUEsTIoNABLY pockets
L make an all-important feature
Of the new styles and this skirt
rhich shows panels with pockets
Inserted that are suggestive Of the
iilitary idea is an exceedingly fash
onable one and also one that is avail
,ble for 81 many uses that It seeus
specially desirable for our talk. II
makes an excellent model for the coat
nit, it is really 8 perfect skirt to wear
rith the seuarate blouse for golf, ten-
is and fer all summer sports and 1t
llso can hs rade Of thinner materials
With a blouse 20 match 10 make
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simple one-pieoe gown. In the pic
turc. it is shown with a frill above
the belt at the back; that feature is
a new one and a pretty one but it
may not be becoming to all figures
and It is quite easy TO omit it and
TO finish with a plain belt when such
is the case. The front edges are tapped
one over the other and can be either
buttoned or stitched into place. When
buttoned the skirt is an exceedingly
easy one TO iron and Of course that
renders it especially desirable for linen.
piqut. cotton poplin, cotton crepe and
indeed for all washable materials.
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TEACHING GIRLS
TO CHOOSE CLOTHES

An Important Part of a Girls
Education --- The Value Of
System in Buying---A Sub
iect Of Interest to Every
Mother and Daughter.
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