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The Home Dressmaker 
Models Figured.— Many readers wish 
to buy patterns of the styles illustrated in 
this department. These we are unable to 
furnish, as all the dresses illustrated 
are sketched from models exhibited in 
New York shops. They are shown be¬ 
cause they give prevailing ideas in mak¬ 
ing and trimming, which stock patterns 
do not always supply. We are glad to 
offer suggestions and ideas to those who 
wish further information in these lines. 
Tiie Useful Separate Skirt. —In the 
first illustration, the accordion pleated 
skirt is separate, but is used as a basis 
for several different costumes. It is 
dark blue crepe de chine, and the simple 
blouse is the same material with white- 
collar and cuffs embroidered in old blue 
silk. The broad folded girdle is of old 
blue, button-lioled along the edge with 
dark blue. This year long-waisted ef¬ 
fects are in vogue, so that the girdle is 
brought low. and unless the wearer is 
slim it is wise to avoid contrast in the 
girdle, and to have it of the same color 
as the waist and skirt. This accordion- 
pleated skirt forms an entirely different 
costume when worn with an overblouse 
J [odels in Crepe de Chine and Prunella 
Cloth 
of the same color. The girdle is omitted, 
as the overblouse has a peplum, and is 
worn over the skirt. This would have ki¬ 
mono sleeves, short, elbow, or three-quar¬ 
ter length, and a round or square neck. 
Such overblouses are usually quite lav¬ 
ishly embroidered in wool, beads or silk. 
Some new costumes seen recently were 
called “overblouse dresses,*’ and consisted 
of a skirt with a silk waist lining, and a 
transparent overblouse which was merely 
attached to the lining at the neck, so that 
it could lx 1 easily removed, and another 
substituted. The skirts thus used are 
of crepe de chine, crepe Georgette, silk 
jersey and fine serge. Among favored 
color combinations are bronze with trim¬ 
mings of peacock blue and coral, rein¬ 
deer or field mouse with old blue and rose, 
dark blue with old blue aud rose, and 
black aud white. 
Blue and Gold. —The figure at the 
right shows a very plain gown of mid¬ 
night blue prunella trimmed with heavy 
gold embroidery. The square neck, bell 
sleeves and tablier, which is used in both 
back and front are bound with black silk 
braid : the square gold embroidery is re¬ 
peated on the peplum, in the back and on 
the sleeves. This trimming is not ap¬ 
plied passementerie, but is worked on the 
* material. Metal embroidery is used a 
great deal on dark cloth gowns. We see 
some of the prevailing dark blue embroid¬ 
ered in red and gold like the elaborate 
costumes of the Balkan countries. These 
embroideries often give the outline of an 
Eton jacket or bolero. 
Juvenile Styles. —The second illus¬ 
tration gives three very pretty Summer 
frocks for Miss Six-to-twelve. The one 
shown at the left was line white linen, a 
plain skirt and short Russian blouse. The 
peplum was rounded away at each side, 
and was lined with pale green, which 
showed at the edges. In the front a sep¬ 
arate section of the peplum was folded 
over the girdle, so as to show a semi-cir¬ 
cular portion of the green lining. The 
short sleeves, round neck, aud closing of 
the blouse were finished with simple em¬ 
broidery, formed by couching on three 
strands of heavy cable embroidery cot¬ 
ton, and working over this ladders of pale 
green. This dress would make up very 
prettily in brown trimmed with yellow, 
or blue with rose. 
Blue and Yellow. —The frock in the 
center was dark blue trimmed with 
bands of yellow linen. The deep oval 
nock was filled in with a shirred tucker 
of white organdie. There was no belt 
but where the skirt and waist were 
seamed together there was a double row 
of yellow cross-stitch in heavy thread. 
This is a very simple frock, but unusu¬ 
ally pretty. 
Pink Linen. —The frock at the right is 
pink linen with a deep round collar, white 
embroidered in light, green. The waist, 
which is long, is cut up in a battlement 
at both back and front. Five little green 
balls, crocheted, and hanging from cords 
furnish the only trimming. We should 
prefer the balls of white, for green is an 
uncertain color to launder, but it gave 
a very pretty effect in this case. This 
hall trimming is seen on mauy children’s 
dresses. 
Wash Dresses. —We have been notic¬ 
ing some very attractive wash dresses in 
gingham and organdie. One style seen 
was check tissue gingham—-green and 
white, heliotrope or blue. The skirt had 
a bias band about- 15 inches broad put 
on around the hips to give a panier ef¬ 
fect, the bell sleeves were finished with 
turn-back cuffs of white organdie, and 
there was a tucked vestee of organdie 
with a white collar finishing the square 
neck. Skirts of such dresses are often 
trimmed with wide tucks. Sometimes 
the waist is made with a bolero jacket 
effect, both the bolero and the Eton coat 
being much in favor. In thin wash goods 
ruffled skirts extending at the hips in 
hoop-skirt fashion are much in vogue. 
The fichu is a frequent waist finish, and 
many of the swiss and organdie dresses 
have a fichu brought quite high at the 
back of the neck, crossed in front, and 
the long ends brought around and tied 
like a sash in the back. The tie-around 
bodice is also much favored in taffeta. An 
exceeding useful dress is a taffeta made 
with an accordion-pleated skirt and a 
tie-around bodice with white organdie 
collar and cuffs. If the skirt and bodice 
are made separate, the dress may be 
varied by a slip-on overblouse of the 
same color to be worn with this skirt. The 
overblouse may be of chiffon or Georgette, 
beaded or embroidered, and with the 
pleated skirt it makes a dressy little 
frock. 
Notes and Novelties. —One of the 
Spring materials noted was wool gren¬ 
adine. a wool fabric woven in a fine 
mesh. The models noted were accordion 
pleated dresses embroidered in silk or tin¬ 
sel thread. 
A young girl’s frock of black taffeta 
had a plain skirt wide at the hips, and a 
little jacket bodice with short _ sleeves. 
The bodice and front of skirt were 
trimmed with bars of fluted jade green 
ribbon. 
I,ace frocks include dyed laces of vari¬ 
ous colors. 
Striped silks made up with horizontal 
stripes were seen in young women's 
dresses. They had wide panier hips and 
short sleeves. 
New skirts in stripes and plaids show 
many vivid colors. There are attractive 
Romany stripes of vivid colors alter¬ 
nating with a plain stripe of tan or gray, 
“usually made up in box pleats with the 
plain color outside, so that the gay stripes 
underneath show when the wearer moves. 
Three Suggestions for Juvenile Wash 
Dresses 
Among handkerchief linen blouse.- are 
some girlish models having a round col¬ 
iarless neck and short sleeves. From il¬ 
lustrations displayed one would imagine 
that all the new blouses had very short 
sleeves, but this is not the case, and any¬ 
one who likes a full-length sleeve can find 
it in desirable models. 
One of the new colors shown is a warm 
light, brown, neither khaki nor cafe ail 
la it, but with a more golden tone. It is 
especially pretty in taffeta. 
Separate coats of tweed, hoiivia. home¬ 
spun or polo cloth arc a popular Spring 
feature. Most popular of all colors is a 
warm almond shade, but various shades 
of gray, sand aud khaki are also popular. 
These are “top coats’’ of the English 
model, with large patch pockets, belts, 
and plain horn buttons. They are very 
useful, looking smart over a one-piece 
dress, or a Summer frock, aud hold the 
useful place of the old-time covert coat. 
Prices vary from just under $30 to $100 
or more. These coats are especially use¬ 
ful to a woman or girl living in the coun¬ 
try. for walking or driving. Such a coat, 
worn with a plaid or plain separate skirt 
and smart blouse makes a very attractive 
costume. 
