Evening star., 1923-05-04

A NY woman who can do plain
~ sewing can make simple house
n dresses and children's play
clothes with little effort. espe-
ciaIly if she owns a motor attachment
to her machine. and thereby save con-
siderable money that would naturally
go to seamstress. The cover-all
apron house dresses are cool and
pra cticai. Chintz and cretonne COM
bined with plain material are being
made up by many home sewers. Cot
ton crepe combined with cretonne or
with checked gingham makes a good
apron dress. Another practical and
pretty apron dress is made OF tan
colored chambray. trimmed with
white rick rack braid and black hein-
stitching, and completed with a black
natent-leather belt and ribbon bows
fastened on with fancy safety pins.
chintz and cretonne are both eN-
cellet fabrics for children's play
dresses and aprons. because these ma
terials are strong and will wear Wen.
Bathing suits and beach capes are
also being made from these materials.
The material must be in fast colors
for these garments. A new cretonne
has a silk dot scattered over the ma
terial. The small dots, which are
spaced about an inch apart, refect
different from plain cretonne. the
material is printed in a flower and
bird pattern on either a black or a
white ground.
Cretonne or ChIntz Draperies.
There are two kinds of cretonne
much used for summer draperies.
First. American cretonnes: which
come in subdued colors. and French
cretonnes. which come in all colors
Of the rainbow grouped in various
ways. For instance, q. flower and bird
design is in tones OF rose. tan. and
brilliant blue on a white ground.
The exposure of the room in which
be taken into consideration. For in
stance, II the material Is to be used
as drapery for a. room having a
northern exposure, the warm tones or
yellow, orange, and brown are best
suited, as these warm tones onset
northern light. Colors which fade
easily must not be used in such
light. For windows exposed to
soft southern sky such shades as will
eqvalize the effect of the southern
sun must be used. and colors selected
to offset glare and heat, such as the
restful tones of white, green, and
pastel shades.
Terry cloth is especially adapted
to summer furnishing requirements
on account Of its comparative mex
pensiveness, the fact that it does
not need to be lined, and it's general
good wearing qualities. There are
very attractive patterns in this cloth.
which are different on both sides.
some having stripes combined with
floral designs. An attractive pattern
has a fiower-pot design on one side
and an all-over design on the other
side.
mauve. pink and green on a buff
ground would make charming bed
NAL enough to be used for a living
room hanging has stripes in deep
blue and buff with flowers in dull
blue. A light silk makes a charming
window drapery. especially in rose
and blue on pale yellow ground.
Coverings for Furniture.
Pretty. gay furniture coverings Of
chintz, cretonne or printed linen will
transform a gloomy. dark-toned liv-
ing room into a delightfully."- cool and
refreshing summer room. The work
Of making these covers will be sim
pllfied by using a paper pattern. Be-
fore cutting the material for cover.
it will be necessary to take the
At them. piece by piece, over the cor
responding parts Of the chair or
couch and to adapt the pattern if it
is too large, or paste or pin on pieces
Of paper If too small. At the back of
the seat part. the cover should be
tucked we'll down into the crevice.
and 1t must also be tucked in at the
side. except perhaps for a small part
extending for a few inches beyond
the front edge Of tho seat, where It
should at quite plainly. Nearly all
with taps. An opening should be