Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1916 — MID-SEASON DRESS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MID-SEASON DRESS

'DESIGN BUITABLE FOR SUMMER OR EARLY FALL. Possibility of Economy In Expendlture of Money Now in View of tho \ Advantageous Situation the , Market Affords. Bargains In summer fabrics are so plentiful Just now that many women do not consider it extravagance to, add a new frock or two to her summer dresses, even though mere desire, not a need, inspires the purchase. The

home dressmaker never had greater encouragement to try out her own Ideas In style design than during the present season, because such infinite

variety obtains in cut and color or fabric combination that it Is difficult for anyone with the slightest knack at sewing or with artistic ideas to go very far wrong. Printed and plain white voile are suggested as suitable for the little frock shown In the sketch, although plain and dotted handkerchief linen, checked gingham and plain color chambray, etc., might be used as effectively. The double, tunic is suggestive of a style line that is to be given considerable prominence in the first showing of fall frocks. Advance bulletins and advance models carry out an illusion of brevity in length and breadth of skirts, while they are in reality longer and narrower than those generally favored at present, and the long tunic aids very materially in this illusion, the underskirt being reasonably close reefed and modestly long, while the upper skirt or tunic is given a decided flare. The hosiery display of the past season or two will not be looked on with favor in the fall, as practically all frocks brush lower than the shoe tops. The little frock in the sketch Is, however, distinctly a summer model, and excellent for, tub fabrics. The back of the bodice has a deep round yoke, coming below the shoulders, of white voile, and the back of the skirt is exactly like the front, paneled in white and printed voile. The dress fastens in the center front. To make this gown, three yards of plain fabric 36 Inches wide and seven and a half yards of figured material the same width will be required. The bottom skirt measures four yards wide. A bright ribbon is used for the girdle. The generous use of ribbon as a trimming or finishing touch on summer frocks Is a notable feature, and It strengthens the quaint and pictur-* esque tendency of the season’s apparel. Ribbons will be used rather freely on the next season’s evening frocks. Colored silk or bead embroideries are favorite trimming touches for modish utility gown of serge or gaberdine. The tendency to fpvor a lower waist line is more and more emphasized as the early fall models see the light of day.—Washington Star.

Summer Frock of Plain and Printed Voile.