Show pinafore aprons made from empty flour bags neiping helping mother with the dinner things la Is a grave responsibility when one Is very young and quite deserves fin an appropriate costume A pinafore aairon such as Is shown here Is useful for a lot of other oilier occupations besides there Is no reason why every little girl should not have a dozen of them since they are arc easy to make easy to launder and cost only a n few cents ench each they are made out of the material obtained by buying used flour bags from the baker ripping them and removing tile stamping tilts tills gives tt a piece of fine creamy goods a yard square one such bag will make two aprons for n child of five or six A great nd advantage vantage in using this material Is lint hat it will not fade and can be boiled to remove heavy dirt and fruit stains tho the stamping Is removed by larding tile the inured spots spon or soaking them in kerosene for a few hours before was hing in lukewarm water tile the BACK F 1 4 YD how to make flour bag apron for little girl pinafore Is cut in two pieces joined together only on tho the shoulder seams the neck sides and bottom aro are but ton holed or bound with colored or checked gingham blas bins tape halfway down front ano and back are two two inch slashes through gli which the sash Is slipped the sash may lie be of contrasting material or bound to match tin sides for a child of five or six the apron Is ia 10 inches long the front ni measures ensures 18 inches at the bottom tha th back 10 inches at the bottoni bottom both front and back ni measure capure 11 indies inches across tile the top the neck Is curved ti it the depth of one inch behind and one and a half in front itis it Is not necessary to buy a pattern but it Is advisable to cut out a pattern first from newspaper or wrapping paper following these simple dimensions dy by cutting out the front and back pieces top to bottom on one side of tho the lour flour bag a strip will be left from which the long tash may be cut with only one join |