Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1911 — Dainty Costumes [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Dainty Costumes

A GRAYISH green cashmere is used for the very pretty dress shown at the left; the skirt is a short one, just reaching the insteps; it is trimmed with bands of soft plaid silk or various shades of the same color; plaid-covered buttons trim the left side of top of front breadth. The bodice .is made like a blouse fastened in front and joined to the same band as the skirt; the collar, waist-band and sleeve trimmings are of the plaid. The tucked net yoke and under-sleeves are made up separate from the bodice. Soft straw hat trimmed with folds of silk round the crown; the brim is turned up at the left side and is fixed by a buckle, through which are passed the quills of two pheasant’s feathers r i Materials required: Five yards 46

inches wide, 2% yards silk 22 inches wide, ly* yard tucked net 18 inches wide. The second design illustrated here works out well in striped tweed or flannel’, our model is !ln light brown, finely striped tweed; the short walking skirt is trimmed with a band of tan-colered face cloth headed by brown braid; small buttons trim the left side of front. The coat is double breasted and semi-fitting; it has a deep collar faced with the plain cloth and edged with braid; buttons form the fastening. Hat of stitched cloth, trimmed with a shaded blue wing. Materials required: 6% yards tweed 48 inches wide, three-quarters yard plain cloth 46 inches wide, about four yards braid, four yards skirt lining, 4% yards silk for lining coat.