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MAY, 1909, Q Vf Ae *' ® Kj * For Woman’s Work. ®ORHEmME. LL Truth is born of God, and lends We are not doomed to sad defeat, All A glowing Light to every life, Because unequal to our foe; By which, the Father daily sends But we may rise his strength to meet — Full power to meet each strife. For God hath willed it so. Our life is Love and Light and Truth, Embodied in one grand reprise— Progressive and immortal Youth— Which “Unity” underlies. Esther M. Howell. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦««♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ! DDEMS W DIRESS. i =av| 77 'X. <> / Si »,<w Wis •386 Tucked Blouse with Round Yoke and Peplum, 34 to 42 bust. Embroidery Pattern 446. TUCKED BLOUSE WITH ROUND YOKE AND PEPLUM, 6386 EMBBOIDERY PATTERN, 446 The blouse that is made with an em broidered yoke is one of the daintiest and prettiest that a woman can wear and as the embroidery means only agreeable em ployment for leisure hours, it is easily obtained. This one is made of mercerized batiste with German Valenciennes inser tion, and is as smart as it is simple. It can be made either with Img or three-quarter sleeves, and it is adapted te every materi al that is thin enough to be laid in small tucks. It can be joined to a skirt to make a semi-princess gown, or it can be made separately and worn with skirt to match, or it can be made from any pretty lingerie ma terial and worn with an odd skirt, as liked. The blouse is made with front and backs, which are tucked and j >ined to the round yoke. The sleeves are cut in one piece each and the neck can be finished with the stock or collarless, as liked. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 4 yards 21 or 24, 2| yard) •32, or 2$ yards 44 inches wide, with 7| yards ot banding to make as illustrated, | yard 18 inches wide for the yoke and col lar if fancy material is utilized. The pattern, 6386. is cut in sizes for a 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inch bust measure; the embroidery pattern, 446 is one size only, and will be mai ed to any address by the Fashion Department ot this magazine on receipt of ten cents for each. GIRL’SSEMI-PRINCESS DRESS, 6893. TO BE MADE WITH SQUARE DUTCH OR HIGH NECK, ELBOW OR LONG SLEEVES. Scarcely any prettier little frock than this one could be found, it has the long {>anel at the front, which gives unbroken ines and the fashionable princess efleet, yet it is quite simple, consisting of blouse and skirt that are joined by means of a belt. In the illustration batiste is trimmed with lace and with simple embroidery worked in the space between, but such a model as this one can he made available in number less ways. Just now it will be found charming for any one of the pretty mus lins, embroidered and cross-barred sorts as well as the plain ones, and if a trip to the mountains is to be taken and slightly heavier frocks are in demand, it will be found desirable made from challis or alba tross, from pongee or any material of the sort. Either the elbow or long sleeves can be used and the dress consequently be comes available for occasions of many sorts. The dress consists of blouse and skirt portions with the panel. The blouse is tucked and trimmed on indicated lines and the skirt is straight. The two are gather ed and joined by means of a belt and the panel is seamed to their front edges, the seams being concealed by the trimming. The short sleeves are slightly full and gathered into straight bands. The long sleeves are plain. When the high neck effect is wanted the panel is extended at its upper edge and the yoke is j >ined to the back. The quantity of material required for the medium size (12 years) is 7 yards 24, 5 yards 32, or 3| yards 44 inches wide, with 15 yards ot insertion, and 2| yards of edging. The pattern,6393, is cut in sizes for girls of 8, 10, 12 and 14 years of age, and will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Department of this magazine on receipt of ten cents. VW/?/ JIB kWL ' ’’ * \\W\ \ / '! - V I X ' ® ■J 7 Jwmd. /// /fP i^***x/x®ti **' *6393 Girl’s Semi-Princesse Dress 8 to 14 years. HOUSE GOWN, 6195. Such a dainty house gown as this finds a place in every woman's wardrobe. It is graceful and simple, it can be made from Woman’s Work. a variety of materials, it is nonportable and satisfactory to wear, yet tasteful and gen erally becoming. Challis and materials of a similar weight are liked, but there are many women who like negligees made from washable materials throughout the en tire year, and lawns and batistes are vary charming for this one. In the illustration figured India silk is trimmed simply with banding threaded with ribbon. The gown consists of the blouse portion and the skirt. The fronts of the blouse are laid in two tucks at each shoulder which provide becoming fulness, and the skirt is cut in four gores They are gathered and joined one to the other by means of a belt, and the closing is made at the front. The skirt can be cut either iuround or in walk ing length The sleeves are of moderate fulness, gathered into straight cuffs. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 8| yards 24, 7J yards fem A wfffl / ' A- ■■■> H 7/ ffrrH l i ' I in. ; J ft/ i/kkr/’U i/iii i J. •-* l:i I w " r”’V' 1 Ml i/l Arm in? /wfo/Xi UH jfe: A W 6395 House Gown, 34 to 44 bust. 32, or 4f yards 44 inches wide, with 2J yards of banding. The pattern,639s, is cut in sizes for a 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inch bust measure, and will be mailed to any address by the Fashion D partment of thia magazine on receipt of ten cents. GIRL’S DRESS, 6368. TO BE WORN WITH OR WITHOUT A GUIMFE The dress that can be worn either with or without a guimpe as the day may require is a serviceable one, and this pretty little model possesses that advantage at the same time that it is chic and attractive. In the illustration it is made of a simple printed wash fabric with bands of white, but it is adapted to almost every seasonable fabric, for it is just as well suited to the thinner lawns, batiste and other muslins as it is to chambray, ginghams and percales. For the trimming bands any contrasting ma terial would be pretty, and if something very elaborate were wanted they could be made from embroidery or heavy lace, or they could be braided with the soutache that is such a favorite. The sleeves are cut in one with the blouse portion and the labor of making is slight in the extreme, yet the dress is one of the most attractive the season has to offer. The frock is made with blouse and skirt. The blouse consists of the front and back portions, and the skirt is made in one straight piece. The blouse is gathered and the skirt is plaited, and the two are joined by means of the belt, while the front of the skirt is extended over the lower edge of the blouse, so making a distinctive and novel effect. The quantity of material required for the medium size (10 years) is 4£ yards 24, 3J yards 32, or 3j yards 44 inches wide, with f yard 27 inches wide, and 6} yards of banding for trimming. The pattern,636B, is cut in siz?s for girls of 6,8, 10 and 12 years of age, and will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Dj partment of this magazine on receipt of ten cents. fhb / WmX / Er • jlfi* WP 6368 Girl’s Dress, 6 to 12 years. ROUND YOKE NEGLIGEE. 6865. The negligee that is made slightly low at the neck and with short sleeves is a de sirable one on a warm day, and this model is essentially dainty and attractive. In this case it is made of lawn and the yoke and long sleeves are embroidered,but while such finish is both fashionable and attrac tive it is not necessary, for the yoke could be trimmed with embroidery or lace, or could be left plain if something simpler is wanted. In the back view the same gar ment is shown with the neck cut high and finished with a standing collar and with long, plain sleeves, and treated in such way it becomes an entirely different gar ment, yet the one pattern includes both styles. The negligee is made with fronts and back, which are gathered and joined to the yoke. The edges of the short sleeves can be held together by ribbon-ties or tacked one to the other,as liked. The long sleeves are plain and cut in one piece each. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 3| yards 24, 3g yards 32, or 21 yards 44 inches wide. The pattern,636s. is cut in sizes for a 32, 84, 86, 88, 40 and 42 inch bust measure; the embroidery pattern, 425, one size only, and will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Djpartment of this magazine on receipt of ten cents for each. W J7 v - /It II : Tb 41 w b < rl 7 r P 7 V I / I / ''O ‘' Mi f / / L / / II- X/ f / !l X I / /• li : II r ‘ j /—' • d y x I '«in Ur TO i ml rll 1 ' 6365 Round Yoke Negligee- 34 to 42 bust. Embroidery Pattern 425. Woman’s Work has a very at tractive agency proposition for someone in each county. 5