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Show PRACTICAL AND FASHIONABLE MODELS FOR HOME D RE SSMAK I NG factory) and then adding some handsome trinini'ing. the result will be renin rkably attractive One error into which amateur dressmakers and milliners alike, are apt to fall is sewin; their work too tipht, and iu consequence giviug gunncnts hara'j, hard lines, A gown well sewed is not of necessity ne-cessity nailed together. This applies niot to draperv and triuuniue, but the foundation, founda-tion, the lining also, cuu be so put together that it will not look lixt tight uud too strained. rOU the woman to whom' economy i.s a necessity the fashions of the moment mo-ment present a depressing outlook. Tbo quality of tho material, the work-"ianship work-"ianship of the trimmings, the subtle grace and elegance of line as exhibited in (the expensive models that are displayed 'combine to make the copying of them an almost impossible task. After the firt bewilderment lias passed a c-urc-ful study of even the most elaborate gown soon suOicca to clear the atmosphere a little, und the woman with any real knowledge! of clothes, if she can c.ill to her aid a I clever btuiusl rc.ss, can evolve from these! I selfsame modelrf a most satisfactory wardrobe at surprisingly small cost. In truth, some of the best gowned women are those who spend the least money. It is diHieiilt unless ouo bo absolutely couvorsant with tbo intricacies of modern drc-"s to copy successfully tbo most elab-l orutc of the fashjoti designs, but by following fol-lowing the general outline, choosing the simpler tilyh-8 (as a rule the most satin;- - Mm '"'Ppi':' ' ft ' iff iff W If ' mm i UODfX 1-0R CLOTH. CAStlJIKKE OB V01M: 8ILE LorsK FMnRoioKnF.n witu sajifJ I MOL'tl. fOU O.0AU 08 SILK COW.N. UlMPLE uostimlxu R(1T. 'MODEL tOB 1.1 -V KNV r I o-TI ! OU OISHJILKK, V13 tOIt GOnN. J'P-s.VLJ.SE WAIST WITH ririt"0 IXBii), Ari ruj.c nvriv. 1 notL t on vmi.E ru: soin. cAsaiiDBB d |