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Dress Hints From Fashion Magazines

Fashion magazines are of the utmost importance to any woman who is interested in dress.

In studying any fashion magazine, consider each figure separately. If two or more materials are used in its development, strive to determine particularly why they are employed. Proper regard for such details is valuable, for it will serve to point out to you why certain materials are required for certain styles.

Strive not to be like the woman who went to a dressmaker and said, “I want a pannier skirt. I want a little puff sleeve, but I want it in soft, clinging crepe, because I am very fond of that material. I think it is beautiful. The softness appeals to me.”

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Do Womens’ Fashion Trends Make Them Impressionable?

In the 17th Century both girls and boys were sent to dame-schools at an early age. The girls were not normally taught much book learning, but were taught how to be a good housewife. They were taught how to cook. They were also taught how to spin and weave and knit, not only for home wear but for the shops.

Fine knitting was well paid for, and was a matter of much pride to the knitter. Many complicated stitches were taught to the girls. The herring-bone being one type of fashion pattern. There was also the fox, and the geese knitting patterns.

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