Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1910 — THE WOMAN'S CORNER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WOMAN'S CORNER

NEAT HOUSE FROCKS 6MART AND USEFUL GARMENTS FOR- DAINTY HOUSEKEEPERS. Dame Fashion Provides Attractive Models for Making Up Cheap Materials—Becoming Btyles Even In Cooking Aprons. The good housekeeper Is generally a dainty body when it comes to her personal appearance, and If she Is young and good-looking she is sometimes very particular about her working clothes. Dame Fashion knows this, and has provided very attractive models for making up all the numerous materials now so reduced in price. There are becoming styles even in cooking aprons if you please! Those for genuine work are still practically large, covering almost all the gown and very nearly meeting at

the hack. But seams outline the bust and there are pretty bibs, oddly-shap-ed pockets and flounces for the bottom. Then bits of color are used to brighten up a sombre material, blue, red or white pipings showing on dull brown and tan linens, or perhaps a gay plaid will be used, this shaping tfce piping or put on in bias bands. As to more elaborate aprons, they are all the rage—little muslin trifles trimmed with ribbon and lace, tiny, narrow and the height of coquetry for all work that Isn’t real work; sewing aprons made of gandy handkerchiefs, black silk aprons with quaint env

broidered bottoms to r afternoon tea. aprons worn while putting flowers Into the vases and all sorts of aprons for all sorts of purposes. In truth one might very readily write the book of aprons, so varied and charming are the present phases of these useful and always delightfully feminine detailß. The housekeeper’s working frock has also taken many steps upward in charm, and If there is no time to make the needed garment there it is always in the shop, with prices often marvelously cheap. The breakfast gown In two pieces, belted Jacket and skirt, la exploited in unnumbered dainty materials, lacs i&sertlons and edgings and ribbon drawstrings and bows going with these, and every little ready-made model tells you just how the flowered or striped or spotted goods on the next counter would look If yon bought It and made the dress yourself. The shapeless and really Improper wrap per of the long ago Is conspicuoui by ltd absence. The garment that takes its place is a “house gown," and this Is most commonly In Empire style whether the garment Is In smart texture or not Our illustration displays the “house maid’s” apron, which Is so useful foi protecting a pretty dress and yet ii graceful and becoming too. The apron is in one piece, with the shaped flounce gathered full at the bottom and plain at the sides. The ample pockets are made with a long end that runs up Into the belt, thus nap rowing the space very becomingly across the abdomen. The bib is made with straps that cross at the bach and it may be cut without the epaulets If material gives out or the shoulder pieces are not becoming.. For good service white butcher's linen or brown holland would be best for this apron, and In this shape it would do for either mistress or maid. For the gar ment the waitress would wear at a smart dinner or luncheon dotted swiss, dimity and checked muslin are all suitable, and with these a little edge of narrow lace would be pretty. For the medium figure 3% yards oi material 24 inches wide will be needed for this apron.