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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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plain waist 
waist had a 
was buttoned 
chet buttons, 
ins; of white 
Early Sewing. —All the models fig¬ 
ured here offer suggestions for Summer 
or Spring use. Most “forehanded” 
women like to get at their sewing early, 
before Spring activities begin. It is well 
to plan styles early, and thus buy advan¬ 
tageously when opportunity offers. 
Juvenile Models.— In the first pic¬ 
ture the little girl at the left is wearing 
a frock of red and white check gingham. 
The pattern is very simple, merely a 
and gathered skirt. The 
panel down the front, and 
at the side with white cro- 
There was a narrow pleat- 
organdie across the top of 
the panel, and a collar formed of broader 
pleating went down one side of the vest, 
and around the neck, terminating where 
the waist was buttoned. The sleeves 
were finished with 
turn-back cuffs of the 
pleating. and there 
was a white organdie 
sash in the back. There 
was a little pocket on 
the right side of the 
skirt. This was a very 
smart little frock, 
though simple enough. 
The pleatiugs, how¬ 
ever, are troublesome 
in ordinary launder¬ 
ing. and their place 
might be taken by 
plain piqud bands, with 
stitched edges, or the 
edge finished with a 
crocheted picot. Quite 
a display is being 
made of children’s 
dresses in red and 
white gingham, and 
they always look fresh 
and pretty. 
A Simple Ciiambray.— The little <lres« 
at the right was pink chambray in solid 
color, trimmed with narrow pleatings of 
white batiste. The skirt was kilted, and 
the waist plain except for the applied 
panel in front. This came down square 
below the waist line, and had a slot open¬ 
ing down the center, fastened by pearl 
buttons fastened in pairs by narrow tape. 
Panel, round collar and cuffs were all 
edged with the narrow frill. It would be 
quite practical to use rick-rack or other 
finishing braid as trimming in place of 
the frills, making the dress easier to 
launder. This would also be a pretty 
style to make a child’s white pique frock. 
French Gray Taffeta.— The dress at 
the left, in the second picture, was of 
pale French gray taffeta. It impressed 
us as a very suitable model for voile, 
especially for a rather matronly figure. 
There was a narrow underskirt with a 
plain tunic gathered at the waist. The 
tunic was edged with four cordings about 
as large as one’s little finger. The waist 
opened in a long V, edged with four cord 
ings, the plain vestee being of the same 
material. A belt was formed of the cord¬ 
ings, laced together with royal blue rib¬ 
bon about half an inch wide. The sleeves 
were edged with the cording also. This 
was a very simple gown; indeed, with 
Red and 
White 
Rink 
skirt. The girl in college or high school 
would find such an over-blouse especially 
useful in saving wash waists. 
Millinery. —Mid-season millinery will 
soon give way to Spring models. At pres¬ 
ent feathers are prominent in trimming. 
Roth natural and glycerined ostrich are 
popular, and hackle or other bright-col¬ 
ored neck or breast feathers are seen as 
borders to turbans. Some of the new 
feather-trimmed hats are really ugly with 
their disorderly fringes standing out on 
brim or crown. Among the new ostrich 
trimmings, are glycerined ornaments like 
slender quills; another trimming is formed 
by flat glycerined plumes covering the 
hat. the long dragging ends falling off 
over the brim. lo a woman of conserva¬ 
tive taste these wild-looking trimmings 
are too unkempt for beauty. Hats trim¬ 
med with wool em¬ 
broidery hold their 
popularity, and one 
special feature is to 
have hat. scarf and 
handbag to match, all 
made of cloth em¬ 
broidered in wool. 
One interesting set 
seen was dark taupe 
duvetyn, embroidered 
in a complicated pat 
tern of circles in red. 
blue, yellow. green 
and brown. Felt 
sport hats in bright 
colors are offered for 
Southern wear, but 
we do not notice felt 
in dress shapes as yet. 
There are also many 
sport hats of taffeta 
and ribbon, especially 
in such colors as jade, 
tangerine and cerise, 
shapes in crepe Georg- 
bright colors, to wear 
they will probably rc- 
Summer. Little tur- 
leaves and flow 
Cheek Ginyham 
Chambray 
and 
the pipings, it could 
wash materials. The 
V will be found be- 
braid substituted for 
be made suitable for 
waist with the long 
coming to a rather 
large figure, and a 
removable vestee of 
white would be an 
attractive feature. 
A Tucked Skirt. 
—The central figure 
shows a pretty girl¬ 
ish dress of rasp¬ 
berry taffeta. The 
straight gathered 
skirt, had one-inch 
tucks all the 
up. The skirt 
seamed on at 
waist with a 
cord, 
was 
shown, and partly 
filled in with tucked 
material, having a 
rolled collar that 
stood up at the 
back. The floral 
trimming shown 
consisted 1 of wool 
not embroidered on 
the dress, but made 
as separate sprays 
worked over wire 
and cord founds-' 
tion. These flow¬ 
ers were blue and cream, with dull green 
leaves. There was a spray laid on 
each side of the skirt, and at one side 
of the waist. 
Tiie Useful Over-blouse. —At the 
right is a plain overblouse for wear with 
The waist 
cut 'tin as 
orded T rimminy, Tucks and an Over-blouse 
tial letters 
We pay 29 
144 letters 
a number 
which cost 
"(’ostume 
separate skirts, 
tremely useful, 
merely a loose 
tened invisibly 
under the arm. 
which will be found ex- 
As will be seen, it is 
long-sleeved blouse fas- 
down the shoulder and 
The lower edge was cut 
in shallow scallops and bound with silK 
braid. The collar and cuffs were of white 
handkerchief linen edged with baby Irish 
crochet. The material of the blouse was 
fine light-weight jersey cloth ; such blouses 
are also made of tricolette. duvetyn or 
satin. There is a narrow tied girdle of 
the same material. Such a blouse, in a 
solid color, is very pretty with a plaid, 
check or striped skirt, the blouse har- 
mouizing with the dominant color in the 
Large mushroom 
ette are made in 
with light dresses; 
main in favor for 
bans of velvet or leather 
erss, and others of many-colored fruit and 
flowers are featured. What are called 
restaurant hats of lace take the place of 
the picture hats of a few years ago. We 
also see many small shapes of corded silk 
in soft blue, jade, henna or copper. Many 
have a knot and scarf ends of Georgette, 
hanging from the brim to the shoulder at 
one side. 
Spring Colors. —Red,- rust-color and 
brown have been popular this Wint’r, 
and it is likely that their vogue will con¬ 
tinue in Summer. Green is also in favor, 
especially the olive Jade and bottle shades. 
Some beautiful green effects are seen in 
figured organdies and voiles. In the 
beautiful new sweaters for Southern wear 
such colors as henna, red. rose and white 
are in favor, and sports skirts to go with 
them are featured. So many readymade 
dresses and suits have been dark blue 
during the past three years that we expect 
wearers to grow tired of the color. Apart 
from blue and black we see more ready¬ 
made dresses featuring shades of red, 
French gray and taupe than any other 
colors. _ A woman or girl whose “best 
dress” is not renewed very often will do 
well to stick to conservative colors, rather 
than those fashionable for the moment. 
Notes and Nov¬ 
elties.- — Some sim¬ 
ple white pique 
dresses for gir'.s 
noted were trimmed 
with Irish crochet, 
and finished with a 
sash of bright-col¬ 
ored Roman-striped 
ribbon. White rub¬ 
ber raincoats for 
women were priced 
at $22.50. They 
came from France, 
and were cut like 
a belted coat, with 
high muffler collar. 
In many families 
few of the gar¬ 
ments that must 
be laundered are 
marked, and where 
there are several 
brothers or sisters 
there is often dissat- • 
isfaction in appor¬ 
tioning too-much- 
alike garments. All 
this is obviated by 
marking with ini¬ 
tials. Woven mark¬ 
ing tape with ini 
is easily sewn into a garment, 
cents for a package containing 
of one kind ; it also comes in 
of two-letter combinations, 
14 cents for three dozen, 
blouses” are the more ex¬ 
pensive style of readymade waists de¬ 
signed to harmonize with a suit. Some 
are over-blouses, others the ordinary shape 
caught in at the belt, others are tied with 
a sash. One style noted was of midnight 
blue crepe de chine bound with bright 
green braid with a edging of embroidery 
in -red and yellow silk. A sash of Roman 
stripes carrying out these colors, and 
fringed with scarlet, finished the blouse. 
Another over-blouse was deep maize color 
trimmed with white braid and black and 
white stitching. 
Girl’s dresses of dark blue serge are 
often brightened by a sash of bright- 
colored plaid or stripes, tied at the side. 
“Mother’s Making Jell-O” 
As Jell-0 is now sold in every small town general store as well 
as in city groceries, the farmer s wife can get it, in all the different 
flavors, and serve the same fine desserts that have become so pop¬ 
ular among her city friends. 
These Jell-0 dishes are all made without cooking, in a minute 
or two, and while they lend a special grace to the table setting and 
are of most delightful flavor, they cost less than anything else 
which a discriminating woman would care to serve. 
The Jell-0 Book, sent free to any woman who will write and 
ask us for it, contains all the information that any woman could 
wish about Jell-0 and the making of Jell-0 desserts and salads. 
Jell-0 is put up in six pure fruit flavors: Strawberry, Rasp¬ 
berry, Lemon, Orange, Cherry, Chocolate, 2 packages for 25 cents. 
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