The slip that serves as petticoat end camisole is a boon to the woman who must make her own tunderthings. Because really there is scarcely any more work on such a garment than on a petticoat. Some of these slips are made from two lengths of material made perfectly ateaight, but this is not a good arrangement for the woman of many pounds. There is a slip made from two lengths of the material with the slash and gather over each hip that is better for the larger wo-wan, Then there is a slip made from two straight length of material, with an inverted box plait at the back, extending from hem to waist, with' a seam from waist to top teking care of the extra fullness.
For the slip, select a material that will be suitable both for the petticoat part and the camisole part. Some of the good quality fine sities are excellent either in dark or light colours. An excellent idea is a slip of cotton satine'with a deep plaited ruffle of some sort of silk. Washable satin is an excellent selection and a good finish off a slip of this material is to have it hemstitched in scallops at the professional hemstitchers and then to work a crochetted edging around the scallops.
Usually the top of the slip is finished perfectly straight with straps over the shoulders. These straps may be of the material from which the slip is made or they may be of knit these straps in plain garter stitch from mercerized colton. These straps are more lasting than those of ribbon, which often wear out long before the sliP itself is worn,
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