Fashion and Things Feminine.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 203, 25 August 1916, Page 3 (Supplement)

Fashion and Things Feminine.

A SLEEVELESS RUSSIAN BLOUSL Fashions aire so varied and individu it t hat ther.e is no need for sameness in ;i wardrobe. Especially usjful in changing the aspect of a dress is a sleeveless Russian blouse or coatee, after the fashion ol the one sketched, witch might be carried out in any material, plain or fancy. It is made with a seamless front and seamless back, joined undoi ihe arms, and fastenings are arrange J

No. 1958. on the shoulders. In front, the coatee is split for a short distance from the neck, and two rovers are added. The armholes are very large, allowing plenty of room for an under-blouse. This pretty little garment is useful for slipping on over a blouse that has seen its best days. The paper pattern of the coatee is in three pieces, including half the front, half the back, and one never. These should be disposed on two yards of 46inch material, folded in half length w : se, the straight edges of back and front patterns being placed to the fold to avoid seams. The rever must be cut hit in duplicate. The diagram indicates the three pattern pieces laid on material. A pretty fiivsh is given to the coatee by hem-stitching. The three buttons on each shoulder are merely ornamental. The actual fastenings should bo arranged with press-studs, as these save the trouble of making button-holes. A coatee of the sort illustrated is quickly run up by the home dressmaker, who can do all the necessary work except the hem-stitching, which costs very little and is well worth the slight expense, for hem-sitching at once dees away with the appearance of amateur workmanship. FANCY WORK. Tho girl and woman with a taste tor fancy work will, no doubt, be interested in the following little hints on how to crochet the several articles illustrated. figure "A" in group represents a bunch of wool flowers and' foliage for the. adornment of a hat, and a .vngle wool flower is deputed at the bottom left-hand corner of sketch. Figure " B" illustrates a hug-me-tight and Figure "C a. house-jacket or coatee, the back view of which is also shown. A HOUSE JACKET. To make the house-jeeket. 4ozs. each of blue and white wool, of any thickness prferred, will be needed ,and a celluloid crochet hook —probably number 4. Using white woo], chain 104 stitches, sk'p 3 chain, make 49 double crochet to centre of buck; chain 3, make 49 more double crochet, skip 2 chain, 1 double crochet in last chain, .loin coloured wool, chain 2, turn. Second Row —Make 3 d.c. in loop at end of last row: make ld.Ci, in each stitch of previous row, using back loop at top of stitch until you reach centre; make 3 d.c. in loop of 3 ch.; eh. 3, put 3 d.c. in same place, m...ake 1 d.c. in each romaiirng s-tjtch; eh. 2, make 3 d.c. in lop at end of previous row: ch. 2, turn. Repeat second row, alternating colours until there are 21 rows. liegn 26 stitches from lower edge and join back and front together, 24 stitches for underarm seam. To finish the jacket, make one row of blue shells and one row of white shells around entire edge and armholes Draw ribbon through neck, leaving lung ends for tying. This cosy l : tt!e jacket would make a nice gift A HUG-ME-TIGHT. A woolly Hug-Me-Tight is always useful, .either for wearing indoors or to sVp on under a costume coat on cool days. It is sometimes known as a 'Puzzle Jacket," owing to the apparent difficulty of making up so straight an article into a wearable garment, However, it soon acts to the figure and lite closely and comfortably. To make the garment illustrated 3oz. of crochet wool of single quality and a crochet hook No. 8 are needed. Begin by making 35 chain. First Row.—Miss 3; make 32 treble Second Row.—Treble, now and work always through both loops of the stitch below. Work 10 inches or 36 rows treble, 33 treble in each row. Then work 1 single : nto the last of the dation row of chain, 1 single into every other cha : n of that row; the two short ends of the work thus become united into one long row. On these 66 stitches work 18 rows of treble. Next, make 33 treble, turn and work 36 rows on these 3 stitches, then join the last row worked to the 33 stitches left uncovered from ihe long rows. As a finish, surround the jacket with lace worked thus round the edges of the arm-holes: I double crochet between the first and second trebles of a row, * mrss a row, work 4 treble and 1 chain

By IDA MELLER • - Copyright.

No. 1959. strands of wool, knotted at each end; thes are wired together and fixed to the stem, and each petal is stitched on also, and the ends of wire are twfsted rghtly round the stem before the wool is continued round it. The end is fastened off in the same manner as are the other ends. The spray can then lie mired together. In making the spray the wool should be worked loosely, and the slightest strain on it should be avdided. Of course any colours may be used in flower wool-work. A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK It is only by labour that thought can be made healthy, and only by thought that labour can be made/ happy; and the two cannot be separated with unpunv'ty.—Ruskin.

niter each into the next row. 1 more trebld :n the same space, 1 double crochet in the next row but one, and repeat fjrom *. Fasten the jacket with a button and a loop of chain sitches worked wi .'i double wool. Sew the button in ...if middle of one of the fronts, near the edge, and the loop exactly opposite to it. Thus the Hug-Me-fight is completed. MILLINERY FLOW KRS MADE IX WOOL. The floral spray illustrated consists of a large flower, three leaves, and a bud. Fine flower wire and medfuni, round mili : n,ery wire are required for stiffening and for the stems. Rather mc e than loz. of wool will be required. The Leaves.—Make 12 chain; join fine wire on and woek all the following stitches over it as though it w r *c part of the foundation: 1 double [> treble (for a narrower leaf substitute i) double), 1 double; 1 double to turn; 1 double. 4 treble, 3 double treble, 3 treble; 6 treble to turn at tip of leaf; 3 treble, 3 double treble, 4 treble, 1 double. The wool is stitched down here, and a length of the millinery wire inserted a little way up the back of the leaf, to form the sAem; a short end is bent over and covered with the wool, which is next wound evenly round the stem to the other end, where the wire is again tout-nod up and the wool neatly fastened with a few stitches. A pair of wire pliers will be found useful for bending the wire down properly. The Bud. —Make -5 chain; join fine wire and use as before; Id., 2tr , Id; Id. to turn; Id., 3 tr.; 4tr. to turn; 3 tr., Id.; fasten off the wool for the first sepal, but leave the second to enable the stem to be covered without a join. Two .sepals only are required, and they turn out to be of a concave shape. A length of millinery wire is cut off and one end is bent >.nto a small triangle, to be inserted between the two sepals, the tips and bases of which are stitched to the wire. The wool is then twisted round the stem and finished off in the same manner as the leaf stems. The Flower (Five Petals).—Make 9 eh., join wire and use as before; Id. fi tr., Id.; 1 d. to turn; 3 d., 5 tr.; (3 tr. to turn; 5 tr., 3d 1 .; the wool is fastened off here, but a short length of the wire is left. The pistil and stem are cut< in one piece of millinery wire. One end is bent over flat, and' the wool knotted over it many times and then twisted down it for two inches. Stamens are made by cutting six