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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1916
Page
5
How to sew a spring and summer school frock in a Russian style with a blouse and plaited skirt. Instructions cover fabric width, cutting, matching grain, dart handling, neck finish, plait formation, and assembling lining with precise seam and perforation guidance.
Patterns describe combining chiffon with a gros grain over bodice to achieve a refined effect. Instructions cover finishing blouse front edges with a bias trim, attaching perforations, turning edges, and hemming the left side for a neat final look.
The article surveys spring fashion with rhinestone buckles and lace trims. It describes gowns in silk and crepe de chine, sleeve and bodice details, seam work for thin and heavy fabrics, belt linings, and collar finishes. It notes white resort wear, ivory broadcloth coats, and varied color frocks with plaited skirts and decorative belts.
Catalog text lists patterns numbers 8803 8920 8933 with descriptions for evening bodice and flounced skirt styles for misses and small women including sizes 16 and 1 years and notes on seam allowances and basting lines. Pattern numbers and the instruction fragment appear with incomplete lines and a request to send pattern numbers to a contact name.
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