The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-22
HOUSE GOWNS
FOR SPRING
Some That Can Be
Easily Made by the
Amateur -
By Rita Stuyvesant.

HVER1 woman should rsailsO
ths value Of looking nssa
around the house and. should
not be satisfied to wear -any OLD
ming While working. The avsraEO
, woman who does her own house.
work should be prepared to answer
the door bell at unexpected hours
and should not Be panIestricken ~
the prospect Of visitors. even =
they come on commercial business
But this does not necessarily mean
that one must be dressed up -
that she cannot do her work con-
f0rtabIy. but she can BE- dressed
neatly and practically at the Saas
time t =
With Spring houSeclsaninE conoa
. desire to rsblsnish ones ward
robe. and fresh house dresses should
not be overlooked Especially a
this reason, when dress materials
are being offered in such lovely
Selsctlons and at such reasonable
prices. the thrifty woman win aSt
miss the opportunity Of the Spring
SalSss - -s-.s -'~' :.
For house dresses one does net
nsessaarily have to choose the vSTI-
Known ginshAm or psreale. for .
Number OF other fabrics are being
offered for this purpose Soft
French crepe. IN pastel shades -
dsliEhtfuE and ehaIlis Is steadily
gaining in popularity. GinEhams
and plain chambrays are always
good for houss drsssss- The woman
who does mot wear eorsets while
working win be fntsrssted In a
smart Russian blouse model ven
suited for mousse wear. made Of
navy blue. crepe. with. natural tan
ponEse tpimmtnG. in a lovely model.
The blouse L. a simple. loose az
fair. reaching well below the hfpS
but NOT, too. long: nuttoned dovn
the 'front.'. which. makes IT easy -
slip on. A collar. cuffs and . loose
Eirdls are fashioned of-ponEse. FL
bow sleeves are found more con-
Vsnlsnt for working than full
length ones :
The skirt OF this dress Is a tvS-
piece model. made ora deep beItins.
Two straight pieces are used ana
shirrsd at the EaistIins. Some
women md a casing run through
with broad elastic very comfortable
and prefer it to a stationary waEit
belt 81. g. .. -s.: ---5'- -
Another house dress that. may Be
completed IN few hours Is cu
In one piece. chemlse style, II IL
also anapted- to the corsetless hgire.
Tobacco brown crepe or bottle green
II nice for frock Ike this. The front
is buttoned from neck to hem and may
be put on in q hurry. Deep patch
pockets on the hips are useful as wen
as ornamental and hold ch4nKe, hand
kerchiefs, etc A loose leather bsia
may be worn with this loose drssh
and a collar OF self material may
be frightened by a bit OF weed
embroidery. =. -
Those who prefer the E4nghEm type
Of house dress VIII do well to cory
the conservation apron 30 popular
during the canning season last year
1t is fashioned of old blue chaulbray
with detachable collar and cufs Of
white pique. Il 10 made In one piece
featuring = panel down the front
with an extension belt on either side
at the waistlins. This belt Is brought
around and buttoned In the back,
gently holding the fullness in place
Uncle Sam issues these patterns fSR
ten cents.
An adorable house dress for .
bride may be made OF lowered ehaS.
lis showing dainty pink roses II -
an extremely simple model, being Q
one-pisce affair with an Empire
waIstIine- The round neck f. OUT
lined with q frill of lace as we'll -
the short sleeve. The fulineBs -
held in at the high waist BY black
velvet ribbon run through beading
A big Bingham apron II worn oVa
this dainty dress while working
Dressed In these neat houOS
dresses, the housewife who does her
own work will be entirely present.
able to unexpected callers, a. wsIl
as dressed under . long coat to -