Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1916 — IN PURPLE TAFFETA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN PURPLE TAFFETA

AFTERNOON COSTUME THAT WILL MEET WITH APPROVAL. . ■ ■ 11 May Be Made by Home Dressmaker at Comparatively Small Cost —Metal Embroideries a Feature of Garment That Enhances Worth. The pretty afternoon dress here shown is made of purple taffeta, and front and bAck widths are draped with navy georgette crepe. Bands of navy satin trim the skirt, the same material being employed for the narrow

modish revers. Silver and turquoise embroidery adds a color touch and decorative feature to the overdrapery of georgette. The dress may be made at home, using materials of good quality, for sl6, estimating four yards of taffeta at $1.50 per yard, the same amount of georgette, of which a very fair quality may be obtained for: $1.50 a

yard, and allowing $1 for three-Quar-ters of a yard of satin, $1 for the silk and metal thread with which the embroidering is done, and $2 for sewing silk, lining, hooks and eyes, and general fittings. Net is the lining usually selected for a dress of this type, because it gives the support necessary and yet avoids any suggestion of stiffness, which feature is definitely opposed to the season’s preferred styles, even the tight little basque bodices frequently seen having an invariable softening touch. . Sleeves of the dress illustrated are of georgette, matching the drapery while the dainty chemisette vest is of sheer white organdie. This touch of white against the neck is Uniformly becoming. As will be noted, the gown is cut on very simple lines. The bodice is barely waist length in the back, the short-waist effect accentuated by the pointed girdle. The simulated front girdle is in one with the front sections of the bodice, and is finished with a touch of silver-thread embroidery and an appliqued block of the navy satin.

The fancy for metal embroideries came into being more than a year ago, and it has strengthened as the months have passed. The decoration is now a favorite one on many of the high-grade tailored suits of silk. Costumers account for the fancy for embroideries as trimmings by the fact that the war has discouraged the development of novelty fabrics and trimmings, so that to offset the condition and do away with the possibility of a dearth of decoration hand embroidery was given a place at the head of the procession. If a woman is handy with her needle the fancy for hand-embroid-ered frocks need not appall her, but if she must depend upon someone else to apply the stitches she must expect to pay well for them. Manufacturers say that because of the demand for hand embroidery as a trimming ready-to-wear garments have gone up in price, as this class of work must necessarily be slow and skilled needlewomen command high wages. Hand embroidery and fabric combinations play a very important part in making this season’s costume a smart one. The dress illustrated has the sideflare effect with flat front and back that are commended as wholly correct by Dame Fashion. —Washington Star.

Pretty Afternoon Dress.