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Show Woman's World Choose Nightgowns and Robes With Eye lo Harmonious Color By rlla JJaLj VTANY women, no matter how carefully they choose their daytime dresses, choose their own personal lingerie haphazardly. They will have an assortment of gowns or pajamas that look like they came from a table of broken colors and sizes, and their robes or lounging ipparel have no color or fabric harmony har-mony with the other garments. Fastidious women, on the other hand, choose neir personal 'lingerie with as much care as they do their dresses. They bear in mind the color col-or of their gowns when they choose robes, and they try to have some rrolor harmony in their choice of lingerie. The latter program does not cost iny more than a haphazard one, nut it does give you a chance to feel .veil dressed, and you can never be iccused of looking dowdy around rhe house. Since slips, gowns and robes are till In the luxury class as far as consumer goods are concerned, and because sizes are still a problem A-ith limited selection, it might be a good idea to make your own. You probably have old formals which ivould make up into attractive negligees, neg-ligees, and it's an easy matter to select a matching or harmonizing fabric to make up Into a gown. Try to plan at least one good looking set for reasons of your own personal morale for Sunday mornings morn-ings or for the morning that you lounge around the house. You and your family will appreciate the change immensely. Slip Problems Solved By Home Sewing You've never thought of making your own slips? Well, neither did a lot of other women until they found themselves overcome with shortages short-ages that simply would not take care of their size and fabric requirements. require-ments. Now they wouldn't think of vlng the finished garment until Seltct fount mnd robts . , . they can be well fitted ind be assured as-sured well constructed garments within their budgets. Good needlework makes luxury underwear even If the pattern used Is simple. And need I say that well sewed garments will launder perfectly per-fectly 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 rayons for your slips. Select and fit Die pattern of the slip as carefully as you would sew a dress. A little attention to this will repay you well In wear-ability. wear-ability. There need never be any seam slippage In slips you make at home. Allow sufficient material to make a good scam, buy fabrics that are tested for strength and durability, and cover scams to prevent raveling. ravel-ing. Use a flat fell or French seam which allows no loose edges outside the garment, and the senm slippage slip-page problem Is easily solved. These slips will outwear most oUiers. Tips on Selecting Gowns For Mate-hint Itntirs Let's assume that you hnve an old formal which you are planning to make into a robe. What should the gown be like to hnrmonlz with wv ,j WW f To contrast or maStb tscb othfr. the rotic? If the rob Is of a solid color, the gown to go with this should be in a contrasting but attractive at-tractive color. If tho robo Is to be a print, select one of tin colors In the print to go with the gown. If you are making pajamas to contrast with the robe, use the above plan, or if you wish to make the whole set look as though it really belonged together, do this: Choose a good sturdy material for the pajamas in a shade to contras 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 launderability. Remember, Remem-ber, too, that these are practical garments above all other considerations, considera-tions, and should be made loose enough to be comfortable for sleeping. sleep-ing. Too many fancy gadgets on them prevent comfortable sleeping, and also increase the fussing that must go into their laundering. If you are making contrasting colored col-ored bindings on them you will dc well to baste before you actually dc the permanent stitching, as there should be no slip-ups which will cause fraying later. Lace and ruffles are best applied by hand with small, careful stitches. Hide the stitching If you really wanl the garment professionally turned out. If you are making a quilted robe. It's possible to buy material already quilted. This Is then simply cut oul according to a pattern and put together to-gether as instructed. The thing tc remember here is to have the garment gar-ment sewed carefully, adjusting th stitching to take care of the hcaviei material. You may make your own quilting. If desired, with a special attachment attach-ment on your machine. Material tc put in between the lining and out side covering is now generally available. Simpler robes for warmer weather weath-er may be made of light sheer cottons cot-tons such as dotted swlss, organdie and lawn. Allow plenty of room foi seams, look for permanent-flnist materials, and you will have several sev-eral years of good wear from thest clothes. |