Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13

much liked and there are various
novelties in the way Of lace that are
quite simple and girlish enough for
such use. A very charming costume
that combines net with taffeta is made
with a very wide full skirt that is
finished with deep hem and two tucks
and which is shirred at the upper edge
in a way to give yoke effect and at
the same time to allow the use Of
panels Of lace, that is. the shirrings are
arranged with plain spaces between
and over these plain spaces panels Of
lace are arranged. There is one at
the center front that extends full length
and one at the center back and there is
one at each side of the front and at
each side of the back that extends to
about the knees. This lace is APP
proximately about three inches in
width. The little blouse is of the
same material but with the new half
low neck that extends we'll over to the
shoulders and little below the collar
line at the front and at the back. 1t
is sufficiently full being shirred at the
shoulders and is made with long full
sleeves that are shirred to form cuffs
that extend almost to the elbows
there being insets of the lace for that
depth which match the skirt. As
finishing touch there is little over
bodice of white taffeta that is cut out
so much at the armholes that much OF
the blouse or guimpe is revealed. and
isclosed with three buttons and button
holes beneath each arm. The neck
edge of this over bodice is finished with
embroidery Of white beads, otherwise.
it is plain.
Embroidered nets as we'll as plain
nets are used For the hot days, white
of course is the daintiest but the same
ideas will be pretty carried out in net
that is embroidered with color if
gown for general use is in demand. A
very charming one shows skirt that
consists of two wide hounces, the under
of plain net and the upper Of embroid-
cred net. The bodice is finished with
a very attractive hchu collar OF the
embroidered net, that falls we'll over
the short pulled sleeves. These sleeves
terminate above the elbows but are
met by little close fitting under sleeves
that are covered each with three frills
of narrow lace. There is softly
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waist line. 1t seems scarcely necessary
to add that the edge of the plain hounce
is finished with picot What we did
before machine hemstitching was in
vented, it seems almost impossible to
recall. 1t is put to so many uses and
to so many desirable uses and the cut
hemstitching or the picot makes the
prettiest and daintiest possible finish
for net, for chiffon and for such thin
materials. Hemstitching itself makes
the most attractive finish or even
trimming if it is rightly used and
rightly handled. A charming little
frock that shows skirt of shadow
figured net consists Of narrow ruff1es
one above the other and each Of these
ruffles is finished with picot edge
and with three rows Of hemstitching
above. The stitching gives a very
charming effect and very dainty one.
but it requires little study in analysis
to reveal the method by which it is
attained. -.. "
All skirts are very wide and great
MANY girls will like to wear stiff med
petticoats or what our grandmothers
called "Farthingale" beneath. The
latter takes good many forms and is
found in separate garment, to be
worn under various dresses but the
broad hip effect is perhaps at ito best