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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 10, 1010 
Two Cotton Frocks.—T he first pie- 
turc shows two very simple cotton frocks 
that are practical and easily laundered. 
The one at the left is made <>f Japanese 
ci;epe, soft yellow with double hairline 
stripe of black. The plain narrow skirt 
has two square pockets with the stripes 
running horizontally, the pockets being 
bound all around with white bias seam 
binding. The plain waist has a square 
neck, and buttons over on the left side 
with four white pearl buttons. Waist 
and buttonholes are bound with the seam 
binding: the white 
linen collar comes 
around back and 
sides, but does not 
meet in front. A 
ti a r r o w ribbon, 
brown faced with 
p c a c o c k blue, 
passes under the 
collar and is tied 
loosely in front. 
The bell sleeves 
have a loose flar¬ 
ing cuff, bound 
all around with 
the seam binding, 
and finished with 
three buttons with 
b o u n d button¬ 
holes. There is a 
sash of the ma¬ 
terial, bound all 
around with the 
seam binding, tied 
in a large butter¬ 
fly bow in the 
back. The sash 
is entirely sepa¬ 
rate.- a n d the 
whole dress is 
easily laundered. 
The use of white 
seam b i\n ding 
gives a pretty fin¬ 
ish. and is very 
desirable for plain 
wash frocks, both 
for children and 
adults. The gown 
at the right is a 
combination of 
plain blue cham¬ 
bray w i t h blue 
and white check 
g i n g h a m. The 
narrow chambray skirt is made sepa¬ 
rately, the waist and tunic in one. The 
tunic is gathered and seamed onto the 
lower edge of the waist, which is of the 
gingham, the tunic being of the plain 
a band of check at the 
bell sleeves are banded 
the bottom, and there is 
Tiro Cotton -s 'nminer Dresses 
material with 
bottom. The 
with check at 
a shoestring 
girdle of the chambray, 
fastened invisibly. A round white collar 
opens at the back, where the blouse and 
tunic button all the way down. This is 
another practical 
wash dress, being 
very simple to 
iron, as the blouse 
and tunic opens 
out flat. It would 
be very dainty in 
voile, plain white 
tn a d e up with 
check, blue, pink, 
pale green or la¬ 
vender. M a n y 
ready-made frocks 
of light - colored 
voile are not at 
all practical, be¬ 
cause they are 
made up in such 
a way that they 
cannot be washed 
without removing 
trimming or tak¬ 
ing partly apart, 
and this must be 
considered by the 
home dressmaker. 
The sailor hat 
shown is a rough 
black straw with 
a blue and white 
s t r i p e d baud. 
Sailor hats are 
extremely popular 
now. and their use 
is not confined to 
the younger wo¬ 
men. A black 
sailor hat with a 
white facing, worn 
with a close veil, 
is often as becoming to mother as to 
daughter, and is more comfortable in 
Summer than a narrow-brimmed small 
hat. 
A Juvenile Frock. —In the second 
picture, the little girl at the left displays 
a combination of dark blue and white 
linen. The dress is perfectly plain ; the 
upper part is white, the lower part blue, 
cut into battlements which are brought 
up over the white. The edge of the bat¬ 
tlements'is bound with the same material. 
In each battlement is a spray of cherries 
embroidered in red and green. The dress 
is pretty without this embroidery, which 
may be omitted if desired, or little motifs 
of colored fruit or flowers may be cut 
from cretonne and buttonholed on. The 
sleeves have a cuff with similar battle¬ 
ment. This is » slip-on dress, its closing 
being effected by four little lacings at the 
square neck, two in back and two in 
f"i The neck and places for lacings 
{Vino Juvenile Models, and a ('heck LUnyham 
are bound with the blue linen, and the 
lacings are blue. This combination of 
materials may be used in making over, 
and it is worth considering, now that alt 
materials are so costly. 
Dutch Style Rompers. —The small 
child in rompers shows the broad Dutch 
cut that prevails this season, quite sug¬ 
gestive of the primitive costumes of Zee- 
land. In this case the garment is cut 
with a yoke, straight in the back, but 
curving into two scallops in front. At 
the center the rompers are smocked into 
the yoke. The 
dotted lines show 
where two little 
pockets were set 
in, which would 
be greatly enjoyed 
by the s m a 11 
w e a r e r. These 
r o m p e r s were 
made of pink or¬ 
gandie, certainly 
not at all service¬ 
able, but very 
pretty; however, 
the usual wash 
materia 1 s are 
use d. A m o n g 
white materials 
pajama cloth is 
d e s i ria b 1 e for 
rompers; it is a 
little heavier than 
crossbar muslin, 
;s3but gives a simi¬ 
lar effect. Borne 
rof these Dutch 
v o m p e r s come 
down to the an¬ 
kles, where they 
are narrow, and 
widen out above, 
with broad deep 
pockets, the effect 
being very quaint. 
Checked Ging- 
h am. — At the 
right is another 
simple wash dress 
of lavender and 
white check ging¬ 
ham. The skirt 
has six narrow 
bias ruffles at the 
foot; the waist is 
plain, the sleeves 
having a bias bell cuff edged with a 
ruffle. The only trimming is a fichu of 
white Brussels net, edged all around with 
a ruffle; this fichu comes down below the 
belt with an apron effect. A little yestee 
of white net with a ruffle at the top fills in 
the front. The girdle is of rose-colored 
ribbon, with a little bunch of flowers in 
front, and also decorating the small bow 
at the back. 
Outdoor Clothes.—P olo coats of beige 
or cafe an lait polo cloth, soft and warm, 
are among the 
new wraps for 
travel, sports and 
motor wear. They 
are large and 
loose, with big 
pockets and belt, 
and are made 
short, half and 
seven - eighths 
length. They cost 
from $35 to $60. 
Motoring coats of 
uatu r a 1 linen, 
pougee and Palm 
Beach cloth, cost¬ 
ing from about 
$6.50 to $25, are 
a necessity. Mo¬ 
toring capes are 
newer; in pongee 
or Palm Beach 
cloth they are 
very practical. 
Knit wool capes, 
with brushed wool 
collars, are. also 
noted among the 
n e w e i‘ sports 
wraps; they are 
made in a variety 
of bright colors, 
with large white 
collars of brushed 
wool that cross in 
front surplice 
style, and fasten 
at the waist line 
in the back. 
Skirts and 
Blouses. —Separate skirts of crepe de 
chine in white, flesh and midnight blue 
are made with soft girdle and folded 
pockets. A chiffon chemise blouse with 
such a skirt makes a dressy costume. 
Accordion or knife pleating is used for 
some of these skirts in Georgette, crepe 
de chine and white serge, 
skirts appear in delicate 
green, bluet and pink, as well as white. 
These thin materials look perishable, but 
there is a surprising amount of wear in 
them. Many of the blouses have short 
sleeves, so long gloves are again in de¬ 
maud. Among the blouses what are 
known as casaques are very convenient; 
they are made like a slip-on smock, belted 
at the waist. Being made of plain and 
printed Georgette, finished at neck and 
sleeves like any handsome blouse, the 
casaque can be slipped on over a plain 
silk skirt, and gives the effect of a costume. 
Children’s Clothes. — Borne pretty 
The Georgette 
shades of jade 
play dresses are made of English prints, 
which recall the colors and patterns of 
old-fashioned calico. These English prints 
are expensive and even American percales 
are entirely too dear now—35 to. 50 
cents a yard. However, quaint little 
aprons of colored print or percale, with 
a washable hat to match, are cool and 
comfortable, and look picturesque. One 
style seen was in green or lavender print 
with a white ring design, trimmed with 
old-fashioned rick-rack braid around 
neck, short sleeves and belt. The stitched 
hat was made of the same print, faced 
under the brim with white linen. La¬ 
vender and lilac are now very popular for 
children’s clothes. Many of the newer 
juvenile styles show a return to the pic¬ 
turesque Kate Greenaway designs. Among 
trimmings for children’s clothes we often 
see cotton ribbon, woven like lingerie 
tape; it is used for binding as well as 
strings. Many of the children’s dresses 
are slip-ons, thus doing away with fasten¬ 
ings. White or colored china buttons, 
plain or painted with some design, are 
used when fastening is needed ; often only 
oue large one on the belt. 
m 
Neighborly Spirit at the South 
Speaking of old-time neighborliness; I 
think we come as near having it here in 
our Sunny Southland as /mywhere in 
America. Our people are all kindly, and 
hospitable always. The stranger com¬ 
ing into our neighborhood never has any 
cause to complain of neglect; lie is invit¬ 
ed to visit each person he meets, and if 
he accepts the invitation he is given the 
best the home affords, and fed bountifully, 
and they always want to come back 
again. If I want to visit my three near¬ 
est neighbors I put on my bonnet and 
hike out; I don’t have to take time to 
dress up, and they visit me the same. If 
l run across a good recipe I share it with 
them at once, and they do the same with 
me. If one has flowers, shrubs, garden 
seed or vegetables which the others have 
not, we divide up. We exchange patterns 
of all kinds, reading matter, etc. If 
sickness or death visits a home it is the 
common sorrow of all; and anything hu¬ 
man hands can do is gladly done to help 
the grief-stricken ones; it is in such 
times as these that we learn how much 
our kind neighbors are really worth. 
People are respected just as highly if 
they have no money as if they were mil¬ 
lionaires if they prove worthy of respect. 
We have neighborhood singings in which 
we meet at each other’s homes at night, 
and we have a Sunday school which most 
of the people attend, and in August we 
are planning for a tent meeting, to be 
held by a noted evangelist, in which 
Methodists, Christians, Baptists and all 
will participate. We are planning for a 
children’s day soon, with dinner on the 
grounds. There is a spirit of neighborly 
love and helpfulness in our community 
that is absent in many. MRS. H. 
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