LADIES' COLUMN

Lake County Press, Issue 2696, 23 August 1917, Page 2

LADIES' COLUMN

FASHIONS AND THINCS FEMININE. By IDA MELLER. [Copyright.] PATRIOTIC DRESS.

The chief novelty in dress effects is the use of patriotic colours, which arc' introduced in various ways. Gowns of dark blue, with red sashes and white collars, and black frocks with touches of yellow and red about them, are seen here and there as instances of the new fashion. Then again, neck-hows made in triplet form, the bigger bow at the base being of dark blue satin, while posed on it are bows smaller in size and respectively of white and of red satin, are other patriotic novelties for dress purposes, together with pleated jabots of white silk-muslin, bordered with red and tied at the top with blue silk or satin, and rosette knots of velvet or muslin, developed in the national colours and taking the place of brooches. . . Millinery, trimmed with patriotic ribbons, is very much in evidence, a simple style being the hat of black beaver or velvet banded with ribbon in red, white and blue colours. Striped ribbons in Belgian colours are also noticeable, and these, in a wide width, are sometimes used as collars and cuffs to coats. Striped silk and cloth materials are also put to good use as wide hems to the under-skirts of tunic dresses, the tunices curtailed to the

collect length to display the hems to full advantage. Blue cloth with red and white stripes, make an effective hem to a navy cloth suit A simple but fashionable style is illustrated in the costume with longwaisted bodice and tunic skirt. This is quite the latest voguo and is very becoming. The tunic is really attached to the bodice, and the two might be united to the skirt or this latter might be a thing apart. The costume would work out well in navy-blue herring-bone serge, or suiting,' with dark blue or black velvet buttons, collar and borders. The bodice is of the new. straight, long-waisted kind, that has a style all of its own. It is fastened with a single row of b" -

tons, while the tunic and skirt

trimmed with double rows of buttons to mat eh. and the cull's are also buttontrimmed. This is a very good style, worth copying, and would he as effective in goldeu-brown frieze-cloth with brown velvet relief as in dark blue. To lender it a patriotic dress, the velvet trimming might be red, the sergo dark blue, and the addition of a vest and Medici collar of while muslin would be effective and give the necessary touch of white.

BLOUSE-FROCK FOR A SCHOOL GIRL.

With the approach of title coldet season, no doubt many a girl's wardrobe is in need of a good, serviceable school-frock that will stand hard wear during the coming months. A suggestion for the same is given in the accompanying sketch, which depicts a long-wit isted blouse-frock, very suit-[ able for school-room wear. It might be rendered, of course, in any woollen material, but probably marine serge would lie the most popular choice, though, as a change, red may be suggested and looks warn and cosy for cold-weather wear. A blouse-frock of this sort is very much more economical (ban an ordinary light blouse and dark skirt dress. The <|i tity of material n-.,..ircd for a girl of about eight or ten years is from 3.J to I yards. 4 2 inches wide. The pattern of the two-pieeo skirt is iu

lone part only, and represents hali the skirt. The pattern pieces of the blouse arej i six in all, namely, one front, half the i back, one sleeve, half the collar, half (lie belt, and one cuff. These pieces I are indicated by the diagram, and j ' should be disposed on the material as \ shown, the fabric being folded lengthwise, and the straight edges of back

and collar being laid to the fold. The belt pattern should also be laid against the fold, to avoid a seam, the whole of the belt, collar, and back- if blouse being such cut in a single piece, while the front, sleeve, and cuff patterns are cut in duplicate. The half-skirt pattern should be laid on material opened out to its full width and doubled, the pattern "hus being cut out in duplicate. The seams are at the sides.

The upper part of each sleeve is cut out witii the blouse itself, and the I lower sleeve is joined to it quite | simply, but the lower edge is slightly, gathered to the cuff. The lower edge of blouse is likewise gathered to the belt. The latter must be lined, aiso ! the cuffs. It is advisable to line, the blouse with thin washing silk, matching the colour of the blouse material, and when arranging the collar and j sleeves, raw edges of these should be | stitched between the blouse material! and lining. ! The blouse is buttoned in front, and the belt is also buttoned, while orna- \ mental buttons trim the cuffs and the j skirt. The latter does not require a ; lining. It should be mounted to a narrow band at the waist, and a placket must be made at the left seam, the foot of the skirt being turned up and hemmed.