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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 2C>. 1022 
The Home Dressmaker 
Changes in Style. —The longer skirts 
nre seen with all the new dresses, and 
though we do not expect them to return 
to the street-sweeping length of 20 years 
ago. the excessive brevity is past. Fashion 
authorities say that (Grecian draperies 
that give a long, slender outline are to 
mark the really stylish costume, and that 
they will aim for refinement and dignity. 
The hairdressing authorities have agreed 
that new styles will call for classic dignity 
in the coiffure, and C.recian hands must 
take place ol’ the omnipresent hoh. One 
trouble with the few loug skirts seen is 
that the observer is never quite sure 
whether it is the newest thing from 1'aris 
or some costume thriftily saved from 
around 1002. 
Koi.iieii Skirts. —In the first picture 
the figure at the left shows a simple dies* 
of blue Clinton crepe which gives the 
new silhouette. The effect suggests that 
the fabric is merely folded around the 
wearer, slightly draped at the left tide 
The waist had a curved over-panel in 
below the waist and a tapering panel 
being embroidered on the vest. The linen 
collar and cuffs were finished with French 
knots in lavender. The trimming on this 
dress was so simple that it could be very 
quickly done, but it added greatly P> llio 
effect In getting black embroidery co¬ 
lon for wash dresses, always be sure you 
have what is called “boil-proof" cotton. 
The Useful Jersey Cloth. The 
model at the light shows a Fall model 
of blue jersey cloth, trimmed with black 
silk braid. It is very simple, has no 
placket, iuid only a few invisible snap 
fasteners; it: is both modest and comfort¬ 
able. and very pretty. The waist is cut 
kimono fashion, with a flowing sleeve 
joined at the upper arm. where the .'"in 
is hidden by one of the three bauds of 
silk braid. Two bands of loaid define t'e 
round neck, and the neck opening, out¬ 
lined by braid, lias a braid tie. the end 
of t lie t ie 'finished by a tag. The lb wing 
sleeve is finished with three rows of braid, 
and the lower pari of the plain gathered 
skirl with live mws The waist is plain 
and long. Dresses of this style in crepe 
de chine are often trimmed with open 
hemming or fagoting. A good many 
dresses are also (rimmed with a lattice- 
work of milliners’ folds, used in the skirt, 
in sleeves and around (he neck. 
Sk\vixg-room Notes. —The thin one- 
piece Ureases call for a costume slip 
underneath, and this garment takes the 
place of camisole and petticoat. The pie- 
vailing style is not gored like the old-lane 
“princess slip." blit is as simple as a 
chemise, straight across the top. with 
straps over the shoulders. "Shadow- 
proof" slips of white sateen have a In* u 
turned up hip length, and a plain top; 
the batiste and nainsook slips are usraliy 
trimmed at the top like an ordinary c.mi- 
sole, A slip of this sort is easily iinn< d. 
and meets the views of the old-time dress 
reformers, who urged that waistbands be 
eliminated, and everything nung from the 
shoulders. 
It will not be easy to lengthen last 
year's skirts to this year’s mode, for 
there are many cases where letting d \vn 
hems is not sufficient, but let-in bands, 
used for trimming will overcome th:- dif¬ 
ficulty. Where an openwork trimming is 
used, such as the lattice of banding, a <• ■]- 
ored slip is worn underneath. One often 
sees a dress of crepe de chine in black or 
dark blue worn over American Beauty 
colored satin. 
A cape is always an extra garment, 
but would be a great comfort in a farm 
household, where the women may need 
something to slip over a suit or light¬ 
weight coat when driving. Pattern 2,000. 
shown in page OOP. would not be at all 
bard to make. Wo have heard of such 
a cape being made from a large, old- 
fashioned double shawl, blit, we do not 
like to cut up a shawl unless there is a 
special reason for it. 
Sleeveless sports jackets of velours 
bound with silk braid are pretty and use¬ 
ful, taking the place of a sweater. 
Among the new Fall fabrics we note 
all-wool crepe Moroonin, with an attrac¬ 
tive pebbled weave; it is ,"S in. wide and 
$2 a yard. Duvefcyn is to rival velvet for 
dressy gowns, at $15.25 a yard and up. 
Velours checks 54 in. wide w ere seen for 
$4.25 a yard ; they are used both for 
gowns and wraps. Tricotine and Poirot 
twill is 54 in. wide, cos tine SO.25 a yard. 
Very pretty design-, in French printed 
chnllis were noted for $1.25 a yard. 
Mu i.ixery.— New fabric hats include 
small, closc-brimmcd models of velour, 
and a good many are seen for sport and 
travel wear. They cost about the saun¬ 
as a felt, but are softer on the bead. 
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Wafer Sysf em 
4 Folded Slcirt and a Child's Challic 
Imck and front, with a few small buttons 
covered with the material at the left side. 
The remainder of the closing was invis¬ 
ible, being under the nanel. The dress 
was loose and long-waisted. the drapery 
at the side being fastened with two large 
hlnelc velvet buttons. The elbow sleeves 
were finished with tucks and a bind of 
! the material, the round neck being bound 
also. It will be noticed that the skirt is 
almost ankle length. This is a quiet and 
practical model. Some dresses of this 
type in the thinner materials often have 
very long wing-like sleeves. The hat 
shown is a simple French model in dark 
blue velour. 
A Child's Ciiallie, — The little girl 
shows a simple slip-on dress of coral* 
Colored chullie. The waist, which was 
gathered into a round neck, had bishop 
sleeves of elbow length ; there was a little 
slit in front which. like the neck, was 
hound with black satin, and which fas¬ 
tened at the top invisibly with a snap 
fastener. There was no other opening 
or placket, an elastic being run in the 
waist. The skirt was trimmed with 
wheels or eireles divided into segments, 
embroidered in black silk. In the center 
of each wheel was a crocheted ball, hang¬ 
ing on a loop of silk. This is an effective 
trimming, easily made; many women 
crochet these halls, and can thus make 
a trimming of any color desired at small 
expense. The wheeel and ball is a desir¬ 
able trimming on a variety of fabrics, for 
adults as well as children. We see chil¬ 
dren’s wash dresses trimmed in this way. 
often with a disk of white organdie em¬ 
broidered into the colored fabric. 
I.i.vEN with Wave Edge. —In the sec¬ 
ond picture, the little dress at the left 
was beige linen. Its novelty is in a 
waved hem line—not scalloped, but in 
shallow waves. The same outline shows 
at the armholes, for one could hardly call 
them sleeves. The waist is merely curved 
out a little to suggest sleeves, au outline 
that wo see in many women's dresses this 
Summer, which omit real sleeves entirely. 
This little dress had openings on the 
shoulder, fastening at the neck line with 
snap fasteners, which were the only fas¬ 
tenings. An elastic was run in a casing 
at the waist, where some embroidered 
flowers in dark brown and orange stood 
tip on wavy stems. These flowers were 
merely circles of chain-stitch, coiled round 
and round. There wore similar designs 
embroidered on the sleeves. We have seen 
a number of dresses- of this <t \ If made 
of cotton ratine, ns well as linen. These 
modern models, which do without a 
placket, and require very few fastenings, 
simplify sewing to a surprising degree. 
The hat pictured was beige French velour, 
trimmed with a thick brown chenille cord. 
Still Another Gingham. The cen¬ 
tral figure shows a simple little lavender 
gingham. There is nothing now about 
rite dress itself, for it is a familiar style, 
but it is trimmed with black embroidery, 
which gives a very attractive effect. The 
embroidery is simply square Idoc.ks io out¬ 
line, a band going around the skirt just 
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Smart new hats from Paris feature the 
tricorne in various models, and this is 
so generally becoming that it is sure to 
he popular. Hatters* plush and pressed 
heaver are represented in these tricornes. 
Some attractive styles have a simple ar¬ 
rangement of Persian trimming. Some 
rather odd French hats have a draped 
veil almost as large ns a cape. There is 
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