Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1912 — Hand-Painted Evening Dresses. [ARTICLE]

Hand-Painted Evening Dresses.

Hand painter chiffon goes to the making of expensive dresses and the artistic girl who can draw and paint can achieve most charming dancing dresses at a very small cost. Beautiful results can also be obtained by any industrious girl who knows how to stencil. Whatever the design or color, it is always well to experiment on a sample of the chiffon before at■tempting to decorate any part of a dress. Art decorators supply designs, materials and directions for stenciling upon all sorts of fabrics. In. stenciling chiffon keep the brush perfectly upright and tap it lightly upon the fabric. There should be no rubbing or strain upon the delicate mesh of the material. "