Middletown transcript., 1922-06-24
Clothes to Be
Made at Home

fiufflness may not appeal to the flap
woman who has passed the fapper
stage. Dresses of the crisper musIins
would have. a much greater appeal
were they more clinglng In outline. A
fluffy organdie dress carries no ap-
peal except to those who are exceed
ingly slender.
A straightline frock of dark red Or
candle has sleeves and sash of white
organdie ornamenfed with crisp little
flowers made of red and white mus.
Inns.
Patchwork Pockets From Vivid silks.
Ways of embellishing clothes and
adding TO simple frocks touches that
bring them into an entirely new realm
are as important as are the clothes
themselves; oftentimes they are more
| so.
| A great many women like little or
no trimming on their clothes; others
enjoy touches of color, ribbons and
laces. This Is more or less a matter
of taste, and 1t w..uld be making rath.
er a strong statement to say that one
Is good taste and the other bad.
Things of this sort depend largely
on individual temperament. There Is
no reason why woman should not
have any kind Of trimming she likes,
especially in these days when so many
kinds are offered and all are SO rich
In suggestion. Because one woman
likes her clothes plain and of severe
simplicity is no reason why another
should sacrifice her individuality by
copying her neighbor.
Another very attractive and simply.
made frock Is Of beige cloth.
A trimming of buttons is used on
the outside of the sleeve and down the
side of the skirt, but the note Of real
novelty lies In the collar and pockets
of old-fashioned patchwork that is.
bits Of silk Of var1ous colors pieced
together and outlined by embroidery
stitches. This trimming has the in
dorsement Of Paris, as 1t was used by
ever so many of the great French
dressmakers on their spring models.
New Cotton Materials.
Every spring brings out new and
wonderful cotton materials, wonderful
in the fact that they are so sheer
having much the appearance of chif-
fon-and that the designs are so in.
tricately and beautifully woven into
the material in color or self-tone, with
perhaps here and there scattering OF
embroidery in the most pleasing OF
color combinations. Or, again, the
fabric Is dyed In the most delicate OF
pastel shades. embroidered In self-tone
or left perfectly plain as In the case
Of many cotton voiles. Rodier, the
artistic creator and producer of nov
city fabrics, is showing materials o:
this character.
Ginghams are always good. They
are cheerful to look at, reasonable In
price, durable and we'll suited fol
country frocks, so there is great dea
10 recommend them.
A charming dress for warm summer
mornings may be made of green anc
white checked gingham in the follow
ing way: Cut the bodice portion JUS
like chemise dress and join Ions
flowing sleeves to very low shoulder
line. Gather full skirt to the chemist
portion slightly below the norma
waistlne. The neck may be Gu
square or In boat shape and finished
with bias fold of green organdie un
derlaid with one of white.
The sleeves should be edged Will
organdie In two colors to match tn,
neck. Now make narrow belt of thi
red organdie. or of the gingham II 70,
like, and line 1t with white, allowing
the white to show at either edge in tn,
: form of piping. Ornament this will
two tiny, stiff bows of the green
trimmed with white. Tie the girdle II
the back. permitting the stiff litt'
bows to come at either side of tn,
J front.