Book/Printed Material How to make over old dresses.
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Image 1 of How to make over old dresses. TT 550 .P93 Copy 1 ow to Make Over Old Dresses. BY Augusta Prescott. CONTAINS Full Directions for Dyeing and Washing Dress Goods, and Re-making in the Latest Styles. Published by THE...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 2 of How to make over old dresses.- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 3 of How to make over old dresses. How TO Make Over OLD DRESSES. BY. AUGUSTA TRESCOTT, Woman Editor Frank Leslie s Illustrated Newspaper. For titer ly Woniaji Editor o/ the IVorld^^ Nezu York, Price, Twenty-Five Cents NEW YORK: THE...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 4 of How to make over old dresses. f .p ■J 1 w 1 Copyright, 1892, BY AUGUSTA PRESCOTT. \_All Pdghts Reserved.^ X BURR PRINTING HOUSE, MEW YORK,- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 5 of How to make over old dresses. CONTENTS. CHAPTER. PAGE. I. To Begin With 5 n. Ripping 7 III. Washing Goops 10 IV. Taking Out Spots 17 V. Dyeing 20 VI. How Much Material 24 VII. Get a Good...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 6 of How to make over old dresses. A SUGGESTION. If you^ find this little book useful, why not send for a few extra copies for your friends or those in whom you may be interested The books are not...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 7 of How to make over old dresses. Chapter I. TO BEGIN WITH. It is not the most cheerful thing in the world to look over a wardrobe full of old dresses, and to decide how they can be made...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 8 of How to make over old dresses. b nO-\V TO MARK OVER OLD DRESSES. now, and last summer s gown, which was abov3 her shoe-tops, must be made over this year. Then there are the other girls, all the...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 9 of How to make over old dresses. Chapter II. RIPPING. The first thing to be done is to rip up the old dresses. This is, probably, the most unpleasant part of all the work. The material is dusty, of...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 10 of How to make over old dresses. 8 now TO MAKE OVER OLD DKESSES. carefully as though you were just sewing the dress instead of ripping it. Around the armholes, the neck, and the under- arm seams, be particularly...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 11 of How to make over old dresses. RIPPING. tween the old, half-worn seams, and those that are newly made. Rip the whole garment apart, and then, when all is done, get ready for the next step, which must be...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 12 of How to make over old dresses. 10 Chapter III. WASHING GOODS. It is really surprising how satisfactory it is to wash colored materials if the washing is done properly. Very often such goods will come out of the...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 13 of How to make over old dresses. WASHING GOODS. 11 enough to do it right. The second time she was unlucky, and did not hit upon the right con- ditions, therefore the result was bad. By having regular rules...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 14 of How to make over old dresses. 12 HOW TO MAKE OVER OLD DRESSES. a tablespoonful of ox-gall. Now put in the goods and wash it well principally by squeez- ing with the hands. Vigorous rubbing draws the pieces...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 15 of How to make over old dresses. WASHING GOODS. 13 terial, often leaving a shine, and in all cases leaving it flatter and smoother than on the other side. Ironing over a paper or a damp flannel is not...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 16 of How to make over old dresses. 14 OW TO MAKE OVKR OLD DRESSES. must be entirely clean and prepared in ihe way described. This is really a great deal of trouble, but with a nice dress it is...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 17 of How to make over old dresses. WASHING GOODS, 15 entirely taken apart, as previously described, and then each piece must be spread flat on a table and covered with the honey mixture, first on one side and then...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 18 of How to make over old dresses. IG HOW TO MAKE OVEU OLD DKESiSES. ting it in a big panful of cool soft water. Let it lie all night, and in the morning rinse it out, shaking it up...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 19 of How to make over old dresses. 17 Chapter IV. TAKING OUT SPOTS. One of the most difficult things in renovating a dress is to remove the spots and stains without leaving a place to show that such work...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 20 of How to make over old dresses. 18 HOW TO MAKE OVER OLD DRESSES. a pail of warm water. The goods should be soaked in the solution for half an hour and then thoroughly rinsed in water and dried....- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 21 of How to make over old dresses. TAKING OUT SPOTS. 19 When the mixture has hardened sHghtly, moisten it and rub it on the grease-spot and then brush it off. If the grease has not been absorbed, try again...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 22 of How to make over old dresses. 20 Chapter V. DYEING. Dyeing goods is a simple thing in the city, where one can send out to a store and get five or ten cents worth of good standard dye....- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 23 of How to make over old dresses. DYEING. 21 the dye, piece by piece, and squeeze them (with- out wringing). Just as soon as they are taken out, shake each piece, giving it a quick snap, and then instead...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 24 of How to make over old dresses. 22 now TO MAKE OVER OLD DRESSES. goods should be boiled in the golden-rod dye, and then squeezed out and carefully hung up to dry. Another color is found in the common...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 25 of How to make over old dresses. DYEING. 23 indeed seldom that home-made dyes will stand anything but clear cold weather. For house dresses, evening dresses that are to be carefully cared for, and dresses that are to do...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 26 of How to make over old dresses. 24: Chapter VI. HOW MUCH MATERIAL, Now that the dress is either cleaned or dyed, as may be desired, the next thing to decide is what is to be done with the...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 27 of How to make over old dresses. now MUCH MATERIAL. 25 the material, take notice how the different parts of the dress are to be cut. Lay aside the pieces for the uppers of the sleeves, front and back...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 28 of How to make over old dresses. 26 HOW TO MAKE OVER OLD DRESSE9. If cambric is used five yards is needed, and if there is such a thing as lining silk in the house six yards will be...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 29 of How to make over old dresses. 27 Chapter VII. GET A GOOD PATTERN. Suppose you are so situated that you can send out and buy a paper pattern of a good, reliable pattern store. This is very nice,...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 30 of How to make over old dresses. 28 now TO MAKE OVER OLD DRESSES. carefully apart, and cut a paper pattern from it, observing each little turn. Cut the pattern about a quarter of an inch larger than the...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 31 of How to make over old dresses. 2Q Chapter VIII. HOW TO MAKE YOUR DRESS. Suppose you have measured up your material, and you find you have enough goods to make a plain, pretty gown. Now the next question...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 32 of How to make over old dresses. 30 HOW TO MAK?: OVER OLD DRESSES. at intervals all the way from the top to the bot- tom of the skirt, and are tied back, holding the skirt in place. With...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 33 of How to make over old dresses. HOW TO MAKE YOUR DRESS. 31 Another way of trimming the skirt is to put a very deep ruffle around the bottom of it. The ruffle may be of some contrasting material...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 34 of How to make over old dresses. 32 Chapter IX. FITTING A DRESS. To make a dress fit perfectly is as much an art as to color a picture properly, or draw a figure in its true lines. The...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 35 of How to make over old dresses. FITTING A DRESS. 33 But do not despair, for the sleeves, when put in, will supply the requisite breadth. Second. To fit the bust it is almost necessary that the figure be...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 36 of How to make over old dresses. 34 now TO MAKE OVER OLD DRESSES. Full sleeves are the rule, and the amount of fulness varies according to individual taste. A very good puffed sleeve is made by allowing four...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 37 of How to make over old dresses. FITTING A DRESS. 35 down the front, in the disagreeable, old fashioned way. It was formerly the custom to cut out the fronts of the dress, along the selvage of the cloth,...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 38 of How to make over old dresses. 36 Chapter X, WAISTS. Full waists are extremely fashionable, and, in making over a dress, it is often necessary to use them, for the reason that there is not enough of the...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 39 of How to make over old dresses. 37 Chapter XL TRIMMINGS. Lace is one of the most popular trimmings of the season. And it not infrequently happens that, among the housewife s treasures, there is a quantity of old...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892
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Image 40 of How to make over old dresses. 38 HOW TO MAKE OVER OLD DRESSES. If the lace is too narrow for this, edge a flounce with it and lay the flounce in very narrow side- plaits, pressing the plaits...- Contributor: Prescott, Augusta
- Date: 1892