Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1918 — TO MAKE NEGLIGEE AND CAP [ARTICLE]

TO MAKE NEGLIGEE AND CAP

Dainty Wearables Can Be Made With Small Amount of Material, Fashion Writer. States. i There is something particularly attractive about a thing that is simple to make, according to a fashion critic. Then when it turns out a confection, too, it becomes an absolute joy forever. Just such a thing is the boudoir cap made from a perfect square of material. It is one of those fascinating Arabian models with long soft folds falling well to the shoulder and forming an attractive though mpybe a bit severe frame for the face. All you have to do to achieve it is to take the square of silk or lace or whatever else you are going to use, fold it diagonally or cornerwise, place it on the center of the head so that the four points of the hankie fall equidistant from the center. Now eliminate the front point altogether by first cutting out an oval the shape of the face and continuing the line down alongside the head. The cap is kept

in place with a bright band of ribbon drawn across the forehead bended through the cap and fastened comfortably tight in back. One of those brilliant Japanese or Chinese hankies is ideal for the purpose. How about a new short summer negligee from a yard and a half of material? You can do it,- too, if you choose your material “on the square.” You see, it has to be 54 by 54. Begin by cutting out quite a deep square back and front for the neck, which will, of course, be directly in the center of the square. Now simply pull the square over the head, being sure to have the two sides fall in half across the extended arms. Then seam the lower sides to form the sleeve simulations. The rest of the negligee quite loose. If you /frould further elaborate it, cut out a deep square on each sleeve just below the smmlder. These are strapped with three cords, either ribbon or a metallic fabric. You may make like incisions on the front and back of the garment, too, and strap them also.