| Show w u J II I Concer Concerning ing the Over Made Gown Gown Gown l r L 1 f S t 4 f Some of the seasons season's 1 styles tyles but not many of ot them lend themselves to the remodeling of ot gowns Women who are clever at this work have been quick to grasp the possibilities of ot those models in which two fabrics fabrics' are used for constructing the b body d of thew the gown w I IThe The difficulty lies nearly always In i widening the skirt If It one possesses possesses' a last seasons season's gown very wide and voluminous as to the hips and very scant as to the hem it is sometime possible to simply reverse it That Tha is iSi the bottom of ot the skirt last year becomes becomes becomes be be- comes the top this year year The fashion of ot wearing yokes to which the lower part of ot the skirt is set on helps out and the vogue for very short skirts is also to be reckoned with in making over things Other features in the present modes that encourage remodeling are the use of wide bands of Qt silk about the bottom of at skirts as a finish and the introduction introduction tion of ot two or three bands in the body body of at the skirt The The same silk m may y supply new sleeves and a part of ot the bodice Wide loose girdles of ot silk that swathe the figure and obliterate the waist line are good style and will willbe willbe willbe be for another season at least The s separate parate tunic or two-piece two skirt and the small coat made in a color sharply contrasting with that of the gown are items in the mode that offer very interesting features feature's s to the economist The tunic tunic skirt is graceful graceful graceful grace grace- ful and popular and last years year's skirt is easily converted into a tunic over overa a drop skirt of another material Long sleeves of ot chiffon or other diaphanous material m may y solve the problem when new sleeves must be used A pretty and simple gown of two m materials ma materials ma- ma is shown in the the picture given here The skirt which is short and fac faced dupon upon ll the under underside side is att attached ched to a gathered yoke of silk by a piping of ot silk over cable cord Last Las years year's coat becomes this years year's bodice by means of ot a wide girdle of silk finished with flat loops and ends at the right side This girdle is provided provid d with back buttonholes buttonholes' at the front and which fasten over decorative buttons A rolling collar of silk and nd set on wi with h a piping to the sleeve sleeve complete a design completely in the fashion of the present time me J |
