LAST YEAR'S FROCKS.
<» . A great many mothers are faced with the problem at this time of year of lengthening children's last season's frocks in such a way that the alteration is not too obvious. As materials nearly always fade if the hem is let down an ugly line results. An excellent idea is to cut a piece off the skirt in a perfectly straight line about two inches above the hem, and insert a strip of a contrasting material. | There is practically no limit to the charming variations in which this method will result. For instance, a pink zephyr frock may have a band of pink and white checked zephyr, or a checked fabric may be inlet with a plafn material. Even a dainty white voile frock can be" treated in this fashion, the effect of introducing a band of rose-patterned voile in the skirt being very attractive. It is advisable, of course, to have a touch of the contrasting material somewhere on the bodice, probably in the form of collar and cuffs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15748, 24 October 1914, Page 3 (Supplement)
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173LAST YEAR'S FROCKS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15748, 24 October 1914, Page 3 (Supplement)
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