Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 210, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1917 — NEW SHIRT-WAIST FROCKS [ARTICLE]

NEW SHIRT-WAIST FROCKS

Great Variety of Materials Being Used In Thousands of Gowns Produced. Crepe de chine, Georgette, all the Chinese silks and pongees, foulard, striped wash silks in light colors and handkerchief linen are the fabrics turned into thousands of gowns this summer for women who no longer stay at home during the day. One of the great Western houses reports that it has been necessary to provide a great amount of frocks and suits for war work for women during this summer than ever before. The reason is the somersault in the summer regime. Women will not spend their time for three months of hot weather as they have done for a century. They have work to do in the world, and they must have fitting and comfortable clothes for- that work.