Evening star., 1925-02-28

'Oh, hang it," is a familiar eJacula-
ton, which, when applied 70 the
hanging of skirt, may express al
most any degree of evaporation.
Some skirts look as If their makers
had said, "Oh hang-any old way and
the skirt has obeyed.
No matter how beautiful the ma
terial in dress or blouse, if the skirt
hangs "any old way" the effect is
ruined. Here arc a few suggestions
that may aid the homemaker to have
this detail of her apparel as accurate
as she would wish il to be.
Not every woman has at her beck
and call some one to turn the hem of
her skirt for her, nor does she care 10
engage a seanstress. Her task need
not be done at random, however, nor
need there be any inaccuracy about
the result IL accomplished in the fol-
lowing manner: First Of all, a line
on the skirt should be marked evenly
with chalk or pins at some point be-
low the hips. To do this, put on the
skirt and stand beside a table or
chair back that is Of the right height
and indicate the level where IT
touches all the way around the skirt.
Then turn up the bottom OF the skirt
for few inches in front, experiment
ing until you get the right length.
Measuring and Marking.
Take off the skirt and measure the
distance from chalk line to lower
edge. Perhaps this is 20 inches II
so, measure the skirt all the way
around. having il 20 inches from hip
mark to hem, and IL done with care,
you will be sure of having the bottom
of your skirt hang evenly. If pins are
used in marking, be sure that the
pins themselves are put in on
straight line, or else, when using them
as a guide TO sew, remember that
only the first place where one pierces
the cloth is accurate and 10 be fol-
lowed.
Make the Work Easy.
Hard as ii sometimes is 10 stand
patiently for the hanging of a skirt,
the sympathy is not altogether with
the one being fitted. The filter can
tell her own story of discomfort, un
less certain expedients are used to
prevent It. These, fortunately, are
simple and not beyond the reach OF
any one. The one being fitted should
stand on a box, chair or table to raise
her high enough to prevent the ne
cessity of the filter having to bend
over too much. In a home where
there is a staircase landing, II the
filter descends a few steps and the
model turns about on the landing any
inaccuracies in the hanging of the
skirt will show up Immediately.
GaugfnE the Height.
Adjustable gauges for measuring
heights OF skirts from the floor can
be bought. Rulers make good sub
stitutes. or books can be used. If the
latter is the most handy way, pile the
books TO the desired height where they
should just meet the skirt turned up
in the front to whatever distance the
wearer desires IN accord with a pre-
vailing fashion.
Why Seams Are Bound.
To insure skirts continuing to hang
well and also to prevent fabrics from
fraying, bind the seams. Now that
circular fiounces and gored skirts are
again in vogue. this hint should be
followed carefully. If the material is
flannel, broadcoth. or a similar sort
that does not fray readily, seams may
be plnked by machine or shipped with
scissors to look as if pinked. r. by
any chance two biaSes come togeth er
in goring seams. the skirt will not
continue to hang perfectly unless
seams are bound.
If the skirt flares a little at the