Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1919 — APRON IS A BECOMING AFFAIR [ARTICLE]

APRON IS A BECOMING AFFAIR

Tricksy Thing of Pink. Striped Gingham Donned by Many of the Happy Little Brides. An apron is really a pretty and a charming thing when its artistic possibilities are considered, and it may be made a becoming affair. Usually it is the little bride who affects aprons that have charm; her morning aprons are tricksy affairs of pink striped gingham, with a smart flare in the skirt part and a coquettish little bib above the waist line —and very crisp strings that tie. in a big bow behind. An elderly housekeeper would feel a bit foolish In such an apron—even though when she goes to a matinee she wears a dainty blouse quite as youthful as any the little bride would select. The house apron of the average good housekeeper is made of checked gingham with a narrow belt band that pins at the back. This unbeautfful but extremely practical affair is donned when household labors demand protection of the gown—but you never catch the housekeeper at the front door in it, as sometimes you catch the little bride In her bewllderingly becoming pink print apron. There seems to be no good reason why every house apron should not have the qualities of grace and becomingness. Why wear checked brown gingham if pale blue chambray matches one’s eyes; or blue checked gingham if something tn pink print will set off one’s complexion? And why a straight, shapeless apron when a really smart one with circular shaped skirt with a bib with extensions that button at the back of the neck can be obtained at modest price or manufactured in an hour or two in the home sewing room?