Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1919 — School Frocks for Spring [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

School Frocks for Spring

School frocks, or everyday frocks, for the younger misses’ spring and summer outfitting make their appearance very early in the year. Along with “white sales” come the sales of new cotton dress goods, including chambrays and ginghams, batiste and voiles that figure so prominently in children’s clothes. There is a world of pretty, practical ready-made dresses for little girls, tastefully designed and well made, to be had at very reasbnable prices, when one considers the high wages that are paid for. labor. This labor charge is saved when everyday dresses are made at home. Only the home dressmaker can decide whether the saving is enough to'be worth while or not. chambray frock at the left of thtTpteture shown above presents very few difficulties to the average needlewoman. It is a one-piece affair, having a Vrshaped neck cut higher than for grown-ups. The elbow sleeves are bound with white and so is the belt' and the bands that provide decoration for the Irndy of the dress. Three rows

of black stitches, in Rouble lines, make a new and very effective finish on the belt arid bands. This black apd white note on colors is effective in alt the hues in which chambray appears. It is accented in this dress by a small black bow of ribbon at the neck and two loops <jt Vie bottom of each band. At the right a little frock achieves quaintness with a short-waisted bodice and small collar and cuffs of organdie. Three tiny buttons set in the front' share honors with these in making this a dainty model. There is a stitched plait at each side of the waist and the skirt has a panel at the front which is shirred across the top. thread' embroidery outlines the plaits ,and the flap pockets. There is quite a bit of simple needlework on these new frocks for little girls.

▲ charming tea gown is composed of a skirt |n ecru lace and a paneled blouse of black velvet.