LADIES’ COLUMN

Lake County Press, Issue 2669, 15 February 1917, Page 2

LADIES’ COLUMN

FASHION AND THINGS ftM ININc. 0y IDA MELLER it.UI’YRIGH I i A SPORTS COAT OF COTTON CORDUROY. One of the popular fashions of the day is the costume made up of a skirt of one material and a coat of another. The skirt may bo of striped and the coat of plain stuff, or vice versa. The effect is very good when the skirt is of black-and-white striped material, and the coat is either plain black or plain white, and, again, good results are obtained from a coat of blue-and-white striped washing material, worn with a skirt of white pique or blue crepon. Cloth and washing materials are, oddy enough, mixed in this way, and the results are new and attractive when the suits rro well-made and the colours carefully chosen, for a chic coat and a smart skirt combined are certain to result in a natty suit. The sports coat illustrated may be of cotton corduroy and worn with a skirt of any material. For a mediumsized figure, about three yards of 54inch material will bo required to make the coat. The shoulder is cut with ample length, that gives a becoming width to the figure. Each sleeve is cut in one piece, which rendsrs it easy-fitting, and is finished with a deep cuff. The home-dressmaker who carefully

follows the cuLting-out guide, will bo immune against mistakes or waste of material. To begin with, the corduroy, linen, shantung, or whatever material the coat be made of, should be folded in half, and along the lengthwise fold should be placed the back of the belt and back of the coat. To the right of this latter, lay the cuff and pocket, near to the selvedge, and below them a space will be found marked out in diagram for the facing for the fronts. No pattern of this is given, as the facing should be cut from the coat pattern itself. Immediately below the pattern of back should be laid the sleeve pattern, then follow the collar, laid to the fold, and the front patterns, with straight edge on a lino with the selvedge. There are seven pattern pieces in all. A sports coat of this sort is always useful for summer wear, and would look very well developed in natural-col-oured tussore as well as in saxc-bluc or biscuit-coloured linen or cotton-cor-duroy. The pockets are particularly smart, with their long straps, buttoned on to tho belt. The coat fastens with buttons and button-holes, and the facing to Hie fronts form, of course, the face to the revers. Illustrated with the coat is a large sailor hat of straw, trimmed with a band of ribbon.

USEFUL FROCK FOR A CHILD

It is always a pretty task to dress tho children, and it should be a very enjoyable one this summer, since juvenile fashions are exceedingly charming. A great many frocks arc made in white embroidered muslin, for which there is always a demand, and those for gilds of ten years and upwards are made with frilled waists. This is_ a neat style for girls and keeps the waist trim. The frill needs to be of soft stuff and to keep close to the waist. Some very pretty little frocks for girls of six and seven years of ago are made of voile, and are supplied with the frilled waists alluded to ; others are of cotton shantung, made quite simply, j and are in shades of pink and pale bine. Black-and-white small-sized cheeks, in cotton and other materials, 1 are also very fashionable for girls of all ages, and are made up into nice little

j drosses and also into coats. 'I hose lat- ! tor are fastened with pearl buttons of a fairly largo size, and are sometimes ! trimmed with black silk braid in, a I moderate degree; but the loss trimj mine employed on children’s coats and frocks, the better.

A simple and very serviceable little frock for a girl of six or seven years is illustrated, and it would work out very well in linen or serge. A novel feature is the little vest-piece of tucked lawn or pique introduced in front and finished with a collar of its own material. This little vest might be “clipped” to the bodice of the frock, so that it could bo easily removed for laundry purposes. The frock is made as a onepiece model) and is loosely belted and the sleeves are set into large armholes.

TO OBTAIN PATTERNS

Patterns of all the designs appearing in this column, week by week, can be obtained by sending postal note, or stamps, value 9d ; , of each pattern required (coat, skirt, blouse, etc.), full costume or gowns 1/6, to Miss Ida Moiler, c/o. The Australasian Fashion Publishing Co., 97a Liverpool Street, Sydney, N.S.W. The envelope should lie marked “Patterns.” Please order •iv number.