Show y 14 iii ammi mi I 1 sleeveless dresses for hot weather ared by the united state department of 0 service perhaps you have had a child try naughty marjories Mar jorles solution of hot weather discomfort marjorie Marj orle simply cimpl cuy took her mothers big shears and cut t the sleeves right out of one of her play dresses dress esl I 1 probably marjorie Marj orle was punt punished hed for or such an act of apparent van vandalism randalls dalls in but should she have been t her mother have realized that both marjorie Marj orle and the season were several jumps ahead of her preparations for warm weather and that tha t X q 6 Y sleeveless print summer dress marjoree Marj orle probably had no idea that little girls clothes are not left with raw edges like doll clothes or that she was destroying some useful cloth by cutting the sleeves sl eevea if marjories Mar jorles mother were a very wise woman she might even have been able to explain the matter to her child so that marjorie Marj orle would want to help belp repair the damage by hemming the cut oft parts or by helping to hem binding on the arm armholes holes there are ways to use almost any happen happening ingin in a childs day to give her new ideas and a better understanding of the reasons behind the things that grownups grown ups do the mother who believes in preparedness pa redness would of course have had on hand a supply of comfortable Me le wash dresses for her little gi yurl rl she would have made them of lightweight attractive prints or cool smooth cotton broadcloth or other suitable warm weather washable fabrics with a lighta lightweight eight coat or thin sweater worn during the cooler periods period of the day and bare arms started on n their spring sun baths when the temperature mounted any little girl of five or so would have been spared the need of taking matters into her own hands for the mother who Is maung making summer clothes heres a sleeveless dress recommended by the bureau of home economics of the united states department part ment of agriculture the body or skirt shirt part la Is loose loosa and full so the young wearer can be as active as aa she likes the fullness Is kept away from the shoulders and face by flat inverted box bos pleats seton a round fitted yoke which serves instead of a collar the inverted pleats are held in place by faggot ing done la 6 a eon contrasting tr thread the tame same thread la Is used to outline the round yoke it Is best to cut tho the yoke single binding the neck and front opening and the yoke line so that all raw edges are covered the neck line Is rounded out for coolness and freedom its edge ft finished dished by plain stitching the armholes arm holes are bound also the front opening two tw flat buttons fasten by menns means of firm crocheted loops with this little dress the child wears four button french panties of matching material A commercial pattern can be bought from which illicit this little dress can be cut |