Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1909 — The Calico Frock. [ARTICLE]

The Calico Frock.

Fashion has brought about again the use of old-fashioned American calico which sells at 5 and 10 cents a yard. As a fabric it has never been given up in the South, but it has only been used sproadlcally in other sections of the country. Now women who want simple and pretty frocks for everyday wear are hunting up this cheap cotton fabric in its prettiest designs. Out of it are made shirtwaist suits which are worn on the train, in the house, to market, and for shopping. Such frocks go to the tub to wash and iron perfectly. One of the prettiest cotton everyday frocks worn this season was of 10-cent calico in red and white. The skirt was cut over five-gored pattern, -put into flat Inverted plaits ail around hip line, and trimmed at foot line with two folds of turkey red calico. These were about five inches apart and were two inches wide. The jumper had a shallow, round neck edged with a two-inch band of the turkey red. Another band was put on the edge of the sleeves, which were three-quarter length, quite small, and finished with two round pearl buttons. The gulmpe was of tucked white mull, with a stock to match, and the whole frock fastened down the back from collar to end of placket with round pearl buttons. With it was worn, a large shade hat of Mexican straw, and the crown was wrapped around with a scarf of turkey red, .bordered with aa- -4aehof calico. Another of these calico frocks costing about 10 cents a yard, was of red, black and white, trammed in small pipings of black. There were two wide folds on the skirt piped with the black, and the shirtwaist was made In varying widths of tucks every other one piped. It was fastened down the front with pearl buttons,.and finished with a narrow frill of white lawn, edged with black, 'l’here was no stock, but one of the soft lingerie Puritan collars. These are quite round, fastened to the neckband, extending half way to the shoulders, and finished in front with a bow of mull. With this suit was worn a narrow patent leather belt and a wide straw hat trimmed with a bow and band of black taffeta.