Plaid fashions surge in four piece suits and gowns
The article notes a vogue for plaid fabrics in winter wardrobes with Four-piece Suits A Practical Idea leading the trend. It highlights versatile combinations including dark blue and green worsted plaids, silk tartans, and brown green amethyst patterns, plus economical ways to transform existing suits with plaid skirts and waistcoats. It also describes Paris imports, model variations, and accessories like plaid dresses, velvet hats, and tailored details aimed at schoolgirls and young matrons.
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Paris
Description of Pattern No 7945 Skirt and Accessories
The lower front features a colored applique like the skirt front with two side draped panels forming a peg top outline. A darker plain satin charmeuse sash ties at the side with tassels or silk balls as ends. Net frills decorate the sash ends and low neck, with stitched net vestes. each pattern costs 15 cents.
Pleasing Change From Suits of Solid Color
A Fifth Avenue scene describes a stylish young woman in plaid and silk attire. The piece notes fashion details such as black patent low shoes, a velvet hat with feather band, and sporty hosiery trends including anklets and fibre silk stockings as affordable dress embellishments. It mentions monogram placement on linens and tablecloth decor.
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Pentage
Iisa
Fifth Avenue
Fashionable Summer to Winter Garments and Accessories
The article outlines how women’s fashion blends sheer nets and laces into summer blouses and vests with winter fabric thickness. It highlights new accessories from a New York shop, monogram embroidery tips, and sewing patterns for guimpe, vest, and coat ensembles including a cutaway coat design and cost estimates for home sewers.
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New York
Practical Hints For the Housewife and Sewing Tips
The guide offers kitchen and sewing advice. It describes peppers as a relish, fish cutlets formed from flaked fish, apple shortcake ingredients and method, and quick garment fixes. It explains buttonhole loops, inserting corset steel, and mending holes in stockings with stockinette patches.
Patterns for designs shown on this page
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Valenciennes
Guimpe
James McCreery
Ewing
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