So many women in England are having their clothes remade that dressmakers are finding it difficult to cope with orders. Dresses vith very full skirts are being converied into dresses of simple design, wedding dresses are being turned into lingerie, fur coats are renovated with panels of suede or eloth, and men's lounge and evening suits are being made into women's costumes. Countess Beatty, formerly a very fashionably dressed woman, gives the following hints to home needle-women: "Old table napkins make very smart collars. I have them starched to wear with my working clothes. Silk stockings look more sheer if they are worn inside out. For women whose male relatives are overseas I suggest that shirts make very smart blouses." Lady Beatty turns old evening frocks into blouses and day dresses, and her husband's suits into boys' suits.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXV, Issue 254, 28 October 1942, Page 3
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138Untitled Marlborough Express, Volume LXXV, Issue 254, 28 October 1942, Page 3
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