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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
14
A detailed home sewing guide describes a fashionable raglan sleeve blouse with neck edge sleeves and a central front net panel. It covers choosing fabrics such as net chiffon or crêpe de Chine, and step by step cutting, gathering, stitching, pressing, and finishing. It emphasizes pattern layout on 27 and 44 inch widths, basting lines, and using seam bindings to prevent stretching.
The article surveys fashionable blouses featuring kimono sleeves, elongated shoulders, and linked cuffs, noting trends from sheer and lace trimmings to embroidery and insertion. It discusses fabrics like silk, chiffon, crepe de chine, and moire, plus matching skirts and detailing for cohesive outfits.
The article outlines steps for blouse assembly including stitching fronts backs and sleeves, joining seams, hemming neck edges, and adjusting width. It describes sleeve options three-quarter or long, lapped hems with buttons, and material needs. Instructions cover embroidery methods for slippers bootee and infant kimono along with padding scallops and stamping designs.
Fashion notes on the autumn season in New York highlight alluring fabrics and colors with hints of Orientalism. Fur trims, entire skins, and luxurious textiles dominate shop displays as hors show week approaches. Chokers, muff and neck pieces in velvet and fur, scarfs, brocade plums, and plush fabrics shape a chic, sometimes extravagant wardrobe with emphasis on simplicity in trimming.
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