Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1910 — NEAT, PRETTY HOUSE DRESS [ARTICLE]

NEAT, PRETTY HOUSE DRESS

One-Piece Gowns Are in Great Demand and Never Before Were So AtI tractive. Manufacturers have never before paid so much attention to house dresses as they have this year. The demand for the one-piece dresses for wear in the house and on the veranda is greater than ever before. The present styles for houses dresses are so neat and trim that the garments are suitable for street wear. For years many women have protested against wrappers and kimonos as work dresses, and yet women who bought work dresses ready made usually accepted these styles because few stores carried anything else. But now manufacturers are giving more heed to the work gown, and women who want to appear neat and trim while at housework may And many ready made dresses which will answer their needs. The prettiest designs are those which have the Dutch neck, three-quarters sleeves and buttons at the side. Many garments button in the front and a few at the back, although the latter are not in great favor as work dresses. One of the neatest dresses is made of blue linen with bias bands of red and white plaid around the neck and on the short sleeves. Some new house gowns have plain shirt waist sleeves with short cuffs fastened with fancy pearl buttons. The turn-down collars and Peter Pan collars are used a good deal. There is little variation in the skirt. No matter how the waist may vary, the skirts are usually the circular gored effect and should be short enough to permit the wearer to go upstairs without having to lift her dress. Percales, ginghams and lawns are favorite materials.