Fashion and Things Feminine.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 195, 28 July 1916, Page 3 (Supplement)

Fashion and Things Feminine.

A GRACEFUL HOUSE ROBE The infonnals ide of dress, that embraces rest-gowns, tea-gowns, and so on, is as charming as the smarter side, and most women appreciate the bene fit of having by them something pivt f •, and dainty in the way of a "shp-on'' gown or rest-robe. Moreover, many women attend personally to the making of such gowns for their own use, an J run up at sniail cost elegant-lookinv, robes that are a compromise between tea-gowns and dressing-gowns, or are deliberately one or the other garment In the accompanying illustration is jl very pretty illustration for an all-in-on? robe for the house. It is made actually with a separate Magyar bodice and fuli, long skirt, but these are afterwards united to a belting at the waist, making the robe of the all-in-one type. A pretty feature is the overlapping of the bodice at the waist, which gives a coatee effect that is softer-lookin;; and more uncommon than when tie waist of the bodice is tucked in beneath the skirt, and it gives, besides, an altogether smarter style to the dress. The design is excellently well suited to crepe-de-chine, or might be copied with success in wool crepon. The bodice is cut in one piece, oi<f the wellknown Magyar pattern, and the skirt is in three pieces—two fronts and a back, the whole robe fastening in front. The quantity of 48-inch material required is four yards. This should be folded in half Lengthwise and the paper

pattern pieces, which aiv three in all namely, one front of skirt, half the back, and half the Magyar bodice — should lie distributed on it as indicated by the diagram. No pattern is given of the lace undersleeves, as these are quite separate from the robe, and sleeves of the sort, with elastics on th,e upper part, can be bought from any draper for' a few pence.

Jn disposing of the patterns 011 the material, the straight edge of back of ■skirt must l>e laid against the fold, to avoid a seam; and for the same purpose tho straight edge of back of bodice must also lie against the fold. The front of skirt must be cut out in duplicate. A pretty finish is given by trimming the bodice with fancy branl or galon. and the waistband —a straight one--should be made of tlie same material, unless it be preferred to use a draped sash of soft silk. The galon trimming might be contented down the length of the skirt. A PRETTY FROCK FOR A CHILD. Fashions of to-day are so very youthful in style, that it is small wonder children appear to be very much better dressed than formerly. Little folks are quite smart-looking without lieing in the least over-dressed, and we see very much less, nowadays of the l'-ttle girl garbed in a renovated

No. 1961. frock of liur elder .sister's or of her mother's —in fact, the custom of handing down frocks from mothers to daughters appears to have died out altogether, w liyerca.s once upon a time the cutting down process and passing on of frocks from elders to youngers was a common tiling in the family circle. The modern child takes quite a keen

By IDA MELLER - - Copyright.

interest in clothes, and the little schoolgirl is often almost fastidious in her choice of school attire, lest it should call down the criticism of 'her welldressed schoolfellows and not quite meet with their approval. Surely the most fastidious little criticwould be pleased ..with a frock copied from the one illustrated, for which velveteen my be suggested. The same pattern would serve equally well, of course, for a school-frock of serge. Ihe frock is in one piece, from neck to hem, and is made with two fronts and a seamless back. The sleeves are Joined (below the shoulders and are trimmed with lace cuffs, matching Hie collar at the neck. The fronts fasten invisibly at the left side, where a trimming of buttons "*s added, and a wide, buckled belt gives a long-wn'sted appearance to the frock. Similar in effect are frocks made with separate skirts and loing-waisted-b'louses, drawn into deep belts of selfmaterial.