Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1919 — Gay Calico Frocks for Outings [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Gay Calico Frocks for Outings

We have some faithful friends among cotton fabrics, that often lapse into more or less complete oblivion. When they are about forgotten they~ emerge at the call of some great and enterprising customer. Having dropped out of general favor they become unusual and exclusive ahd thereby much to be desired by the smart set, and then we are refreshed by such examples of wholesome charm and simplicity as that which appears in the calico frock pictured. It could not be much simpler than it is. It is artfully unpretentious, just the thlng.j£or-lhe-art=-less millionairess _who -intends 4o get -back to nature and cliase a few country butterflies by way of a change. This particular calico frock is red and white, like a stick of peppermint candy. In fact they have rmjch the same flavor. The plain, straight skirt, you will notice, does not aspire to a very wide hem such as is allowed in organdies and lawns, but it is shirred

In- several rows- at the waistUne dnto the narrow belt. All the sewing on this frock is carefully done. The oldfasluoned pockets are outlined with a very narrow fancy braid of white cotton and have the simplest of very narrow black ribbon set on them—a little caress for being so pretty and quaint. The waist, as simple and plain as the skirt, is finished at the “V”-shaped neck with a wide plain collar of white net set off with a bow of black ribbon and a white lawn chemisette fills it in daintily. Altogether* this is a dress that is worth the while of UP artist. In.. clothes, and it is very pretty. Perhaps the same design is responsible for the brown and white small-checked gingham, made up with the introduction of white lawn fti accessories, with a hat to match, that outshines its more expensive rivals on the street. These familiar materials and unpretentious dresses have their own charm and are in a class*by themselves.