Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-07
DESIGNER TO BRING
WAR DRESS" HERE
Patriotic Conservation Measure
Will Be introduced to. Won
en- of America.
NEW FROCK HAS NO FRlLLS
Is Worn by Queens and Wives
of Laboring
Men.

LONDON. July G.-Europes war
dress soon will be taken across the
sea to milady in America
The Hawkey war conservation dress
is simple. easily made frock. sans
hooks and eyes. fasteners and other
frils. It's smart despite it's sim
plicity. and saves 40 per cent Of ma
terial in the making.
IL is .ndorsed and worn as a patri-
otic conservation measure by women
IN all walks OF life in allied countries.
from Queens and ladies 10 wives of
laborers and shop girls.
Seven OF the dresses recently were
sent to the Queen OF Spain Others
who have adopted the gown are Lady
Ampthin, Lady Rhondda. Lady Mack
worth. Lady de iisie. the Maruuise
d'iiautpoul. Lady Wilson and Lady
Bruce.
The dress Is entirely labor-sav-
Ing garment easily made by people with
little no knowledge of drcssmak-
ing. There are no hooks or eyes or
fasteners Of any sort. The dress is
gathered in at the middle by an in
visible elastic band" said Mrs law
key, the designer.
1T is adaptable for women Of all
ages. and may be as plain or as smart
as the wearer desires. /, can be varied
and given the appearance of three or
four different dresses by tho harnesses
which are also patented for the bene-
III of the Red Cross. The harness con-
sists OF collar with long tasScled
ends on which pockets are arranged
and a belt. Any sort of dress material
may be used.
For the whole frocl; you will want
three and one-half yards of forty-inch
material The harness is made sepa-
rately. You will need three-uuartcrs
yard OF thirty-siS Inch extra for collar,
shoulder straps and belt, and If an
apron and special collar is desired you
will need two ard one-half yards extra
My one great desire is TO bring
back home drcssmakins. which has al
most dropped out of use, owing to the
craving of women for the most cxpen-
sive and often impractical dresses"
Here's how the plain frock. sans har-
ness, is made:
First. prepare your frock for fit
ting.
Il. Cut slit in the center front
fold twelve inches long from the punch
hole i'm the back of the neck.
'2. Tack UP your underarm seams.
lacking up the inverted pleats. too, il
you are having them.
3. Tack strip of material behind
the waist, tracing to make a casing.
through which YOU must run elastic
on tape.
Put the dress on over your head
ana hrst mt the neck. Scoop out a tiny
piece at the back of the neck if re-
CURED Then arrange your fullncss.
Alter the waist casing IL necessary TO
get the best line for your figure and
see that the added sleeve is the right
length.
Now you can make your frock. First
OF all, Join on the pieces of the added
sleeve with piping or by Tapped seams
or IN any way you like. Join up the
whole OF the underarm seams sincIy at
the wrong side of the material. Then.
II you are keeping the pleats. tack up
an inverted box pleat under each arm
and press them very well at the wrong
side through a damp cloth Make mar
row double hens around the neck and
bottom OF the sleeves
Make a double hem around the hot
tom OF the frock. Stitch down the
casing Of material at the inside of the
waist. Thread tape through the cas-
ING Regulate the fullness OF this band
ana keep 1t in place by knotted stitches
here and there"