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Show Two Dresses That Are Suitable for Young Girls fiifiiplilli or T 'Ww l if h" - mfoXv a Mm i ah VK i V 1 i-L-J " ' $ r ?. 3L Left Model of Ecru Printed Crepe. Right Model of Tan Charmeuse. TWO CLEVER FRENCH TRICKS How Parisian Woman Makes Her Home-Made Gown Look Like High-Priced Model. Here are one or two clever little tricks by means of which a French woman accomplishes the "chic" of the famous artist and makes her homemade home-made gown look like the work of the world-famous house instead of her own nimble fingers. In looking at a Pa-quin, Pa-quin, Doucet or Poiret model, a French woman does not try to copy the entire en-tire gown. In fact, she steers clear of intricate draperies and folds. She notices no-tices the sleeve, the cut of the neck, whether high or low, V-neck or square; whether the waist blouses at the girdle or is drawn in snugly; whether the fullness is gathered in the center of the front or back, or whether it is pushed to the sides, leaving the center cen-ter plain. Then she remembers if the skirt be gathered or gored into the belt, if it appears narrower at the foot than the knees, and if this effect be accomplished by inverted plaits held in at the foot by buttons or stitches, or if it be cut and gored narrower. All these details are easily observed if one has them in mind, and they are the important items that make or mar the style of a gown. The bead work that is being used so much on the important gowns may be copied by the home dressmaker if she will just study the kinds of beads that are used on these gowns and buy that kind. String the beads on a double thread and sew them onto the gown by taking a stitch between each two beads with another thread. Do not try to string and sew the beads with the same needle and thread, or the work will look very amateurish. A very clever French trick is to form a design on chiffon and outline it in embroidery silk in one or two colors; then, Instead of embroidering the centers, cen-ters, paint it with very thin gold paint very carefully. The effect is charming and only close inspection will detect the ruse. |
