Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1912 — WOMAN'S SHPHERE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WOMAN'S SHPHERE

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PETTICOAT WITH ADJUSTABLE FLOUNCES MOBT USEFUL. Serviceable Model of Gray Alpaca Shown—Materials by No Means’ Costly and Garment Is Easy to Construct. / - *. A closely fitting petticoat terminating just below the knees, and several adjustable flounces, is a most useful possession. Our model has on a top of gray alpaca, with flat pleated

flounces of the same; this is fixed on by press studs set closely together on the hem of petticoat and under the band of flounce. At the left another flounce of gray silk is shown; this is set in sets of three flat pleats with spaces between, and has a 8-inch pleating at edge; the upper flounce at right side is of the silk, just scalloped and buttonholed at edge; the lower one is of black satin closely pleated. Materials required for gray alpaca petticoat: 3 yards 46 inches wide. For gray silk flounce, about yards 22 inches wide; for the blue silk, about 1% yard 22 inched wide would be needed; and for the black satin, 2% yards 22 inches wide. (