‘Uhe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1329 
The Home Dressmaker 
Cloth and Velvet. —The young girl’s 
dress shown at the left in the first picture 
shows the use of two materials, so popu¬ 
lar this season. It was a combination of 
jersey cloth and velvet in a medium shade 
of brown. The three-tier skirt was quite 
narrow, the. flounces being shaped. This 
was made of ihe jersey cloth, each flounce 
being bound with velvet. The short belted 
coat, perfectly plain, was of the velvet, 
and had cuffs and shawl collar of sable 
fox. No fastenings were visible, except 
two bronze ball buttons that fastened the 
belt. The original suit w’as a ve’ry ex¬ 
pensive one, but we thought it very prac¬ 
tical for either a young woman or a 
growing girl of the ’’flapper” age. It is 
not Avise for the 
average home 
d r e ssmaker to 
attempt a tail¬ 
ored suit, but 
this style is not 
beyond ordinary 
ability, and it is 
more dressy 
than a strictly 
tailored style. 
The skirt may 
hiive a high gir¬ 
dle and shoul¬ 
der straps to 
match, which, 
worn with a net 
or crepe waist, 
would give the 
effect of a dress 
rather than _ a 
separate skirt 
and waist. The 
hat shown has 
a brown velvet 
crown a n d 
t r a n s p a rent 
brim of gold 
lace. 
Spiral 
F L O XI N c E s. 
•—'I'lie figure at 
the right in the 
s a m e picture 
shows a skirt 
with spiral 
flounce. This Two Styles 
. dress was of 
black velvet bound with black silk braid. 
The skirt was quite narrow, and the 
spiral flounce looked as though just twist¬ 
ed around it. The belted coat, also 
bound with braid, had a round yoke and 
one of those odd stand-up collars that 
form an oval neck opening, rolling deeper 
at the back. The yoke fastened invisibly 
down the shoulder, and the fastening was 
continued invisibly at one side. The tight 
sleeves flared at the cuff, and were bound 
with braid. 
A Smai.l Oirl in Velvet. —In the sec¬ 
ond group, the little girl at the left wears 
a dress of beetroot velveteen, a deep rich 
shade of red now very popular. The dress 
was merely a .straight gathered skirt with 
a short-waist- 
ed bodice and 
long sleeves 
gathei’ed into 
a cuff. The 
waist was cut 
into a deep 
square open¬ 
ing, and a lit- 
tle tucked 
g u i m p e of 
white nain- 
s 6 o k, the 
round collar' 
and front hem 
edged with a 
little frill, was 
worn with it. 
The waist, 
culTs a n d 
pocket w e r e 
trimmed with 
wool embroid¬ 
ery in shades 
of old rose and 
green. It was 
a very becom¬ 
ing little dress, 
but quite sim¬ 
ple. The .small 
hat was of 
beetroot r e d 
velvet, trim¬ 
med with old 
rose. 
Silk and 
S W ANSDOWN. 
—^The coat 
worn by the 
small child in 
the center was white grosgrain silk, 
trimmed with swansdown. It was a plain 
bi.s'hop shape, shin-ed at the top in deep 
points at back and front, and the tops 
of the .sleeves. The round collar was of 
solid shirring, edged with swansdown, 
and the coat was edged down the front, 
around the bottom and on the cuffs with 
the swansdown. A little shirred white 
silk mulf, edged with swansdown, a white 
silk hood, and leggings of white broad¬ 
cloth, finished the suit. 
The Bustle Returns. —It is rather 
sad, after we have been congratulating 
ourselves on the good taste of prevailing 
fashions, to find the old-time bustle com¬ 
ing back, but a gi'eat many new gowns 
are draped to give this effect. The gown 
figured at the right of the children was 
made of taupe chiffon velvet and was ex¬ 
tremely plain, merely a straight gathered 
Juvenile Models and 
skirt and tight bodice, fitted in at the 
waist line. The back of the skirt was 
draped up in two puffs, giving a bustle 
effect. This style of drapery, sometimes 
confined to the puffs at the back, and 
sometimes continued in folds at the sides, 
is often seen, and shows a new outline. 
This figure also shows a large scarf of 
mole plush, and a high_ draped military 
toque of the same material. 
Some Useful Fabrics.— Viyella flan¬ 
nel, 31 inches wide, w'hich is guaranteed 
unshrinkable, is $1.25 a yard, and is ex¬ 
cellent for tailored blouses and children’s 
clothes. It comes in plain colors and at¬ 
tractive stripes. Fmglish taffeta flannel, 
31 inches wide, is .$1.75 a yard, and has 
satin stripes in 
hand some ef- 
f e c t s. Among 
the heavier cot¬ 
ton fabrics suit¬ 
able for AVintcr 
wear is Devon- 
shire cloth, 
which comes in 
plain colors, 
stripes and 
checks. It is 31 
inches wide and 
costs 35 cents a 
yard. It will be 
xi.seful for house 
dresses, chil¬ 
dren’s garments 
and blouses. 
.Tapanese crepes, 
in white and 
colors, are 30 
inches wide, 35 
cents a yard. 
Crepe radiant is 
a very nice silk- 
cotton fabric for 
dresses and 
waists, in the 
newest p 1 a i n 
colors; it is .30 
inches wide, S,5 
cents a yard. 
All-wool challis, 
always desirable 
for children’s 
in Flounces d r e s s e s, 27 
inches wide, is 
85 cents a yard. Wool jersey dresses 
have become as popular as the favorite 
serge. They do not crush or wrinkle, do 
not wear shiny, and are very comfortable. 
They are, however, very clinging, and 
bring out any defect or peculiarity of the 
wearer’s figure. Shades of saml color 
are especially popular in this jersey cloth. 
Millinery. —Chenille hats have ap¬ 
peared in all sorts of styles, some very 
close little turbans formed of chenille 
going round and round being very popu¬ 
lar, while larger shapes of sailor style 
are made of the same material. A high- 
crowned sailor _ model of taupe chenille 
was trimmed with bunches of flowers and 
fruit in chenille embroidery worked di¬ 
rectly on the 
hat. The em¬ 
broidery was 
very daring in 
color, light 
purple grapes 
in front, deep 
red berries 
and apricot 
flowers, but all 
tones of color 
that harmon¬ 
ized. This was 
called a sports 
hat, but such 
.styles are used 
for general 
wear. Another 
striking hat 
was of alter- 
Jj.ate strands 
of black che¬ 
nille and pink 
Av o o 1, sewn 
A'OTtically o n 
the frame, and 
trimmed . with 
a fur pomi)on 
on the top. 
Many hats are 
trimmed with 
embroidei’y in 
chenille, silk 
a n d w o 0 1. 
Both embroid¬ 
ery and velvet 
flowers of the 
^ hand.some typo 
Si Wcw okirt Outline T* © J)Opx.ll<ir 
hat trim¬ 
mings ; Avhut are termed handsome hats 
are most in vogue. Plain felt is prac¬ 
tically unknoAvn ' in women’s hats, but 
there are many in veloui'S. These are 
always the plain sports type, merely 
trimmed Avith a band, but they are very 
serviceable and becoming, and especially 
nice for a youthful face. In other 
hats there is a p'eat deal of color, and 
often a contrasting facing to the brim. 
One hat noted was .smoothly covered Avith 
brocaded velvet, pale blue in color, and 
faced with plain velvet in old rose; it 
had no trimming, but was pric_ed at 
$12. There is a revjival of brocaded vel¬ 
vet, both in millinery and trimmings. 
Many small toques are finished with a 
fur pompon on top, right in the center of 
the crown. 
Dress Accessories. — Marabou capes 
(Continued on page 1334.) 
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