Show woman s world choose nightgowns Night gowns and ro robes bes with eye to I 1 harmonious larmo color kif arlla jaca MANY TANY women no matter how vl carefully they choo choose so their daytime dresses choose t their heir own personal lingerie haphazardly they will have an assortment of gowns or pajamas that look like they came from a table of broken colors arid and sizes and their robes or lounging apparel have nj mi color or fabric harmony mon Y with the other garments F fastidious women on the other hand choose their personal lingerie with as much rare care as they do their ir dresses they bear in mind ahe he color of their gowns when they choose robes and they try to have some color harmony in their choice of lingerie the latter program does not cost any more than a haphazard one but it does give you a chance to feel we well 11 dressed and you can never be accused of looking dowdy around the house since slips gowns and robes are arc still in the luxury class as s lar far as a s consumer goods are conce concerned r n d tin and d because sizes are arc still a problem with limited selection it might be a good idea to make your own you probably have old formals which would make up into attractive mcg negligees and its an easy matter to select a matching or harmonizing fabric to make maka up into a gown try to plan at least one good looking set for reasons of your own personal morale for sunday mornings or for the morning that you lounge around the house you and your family will appreciate the 1 change immensely slip problems solved by homo home sewing you youve ve never thought of making your own slips well neither did a lot of other women until they found themselves overcome with shortages that simply would not take care of their stze size and fabric require dents now they think of the finished garment barient until A 0 M tap 0 0 select gowns and they can be well fitted and be assured well constructed garments within their budgets good needlework makes luxury underwear even if the pattern used is simple and need I 1 say that well sewed garments will launder perfectly a countless number of times and still look as though they came out new and unworn you may select sheer cotton or some of the lovely for your slips select and fit the pattern of the slip as carefully as 83 you would sew a dress A little attention to this ww will repay you well in there need never be any s fh slippage in slips you make at home allow sufficient matr material lal to make a 8 good team seam buy fabrics that are tested for strength and durability and cover seams to prevent ravel ing use a hat flat fell or rench french F seam scam which allows no loose edges outside the garment end and the seam slippage pa ge problem is easily solved these slips lips will outwear outwit T mo most S t 0 others t h er tips unselecting on selecting gowns i 0 F for or matching robes lets assume that you have an old formal which you are planning g to make into a robe what should the gown be like to harmonize with 1 0 1 19 0 I 1 to contrast or witch each other the robe ii if the robe be Is of ofa a solid color the gown to go 90 with this athla should be in a contrasting but attractive tra clive color if the robe Is to be a print select one of the colors in the print to go with the gown it if you are malting making pajamas to contrast with the robe use the above plan or it I 1 you wish to make the whole set look as though it really belonged together do this choose a good sturdy material for the in a shade to contrast with the robe then pipe the sleeves and the opening in the front with some of the same material used in the robe gowns and pajamas are best made in the light or pastel colors and should be well constructed to permit easy her too that these are practical garments above all other considers cons con sidera eions alons and should be made loose enough to be comfortable for sleeping too many fancy gadgets on them prevent comfortable sleeping and also increase the fussing that must go into their laundering it if you are malting making contrasting colored bindings on them you will do well to baste before you act actually bally do the permanent stitching as there should be no slip Pups ups which wll will cause fraying later lace and ruffles are best applied by hand with small email careful stitches hide the stitching it if you really wani the garment professionally turned out it if you tire are making a quilted robe its possible to buy material already quilted this Is then simply cut out according to a pattern and put together as instructed the thing to remember here Is to hove the gar ment sewed carefully adjusting the stitching to take care of the material you may make your own quilting it if desired with a special attachment on your machine material tc put in between the lining and outside covering is now generally available avail a ble simpler robes for warmer weather may be made of light sheer cottons such as dotted swiss or gandie gandle and awn allow plenty of room foi seams look for permanent perm anent finist materials and you will have several years of good wear from these clothes |