“Oh, thank you, dear Magic and Mystery,” said the little girl. “I will be patient,―indeed I will!”
“Well, then,” said Fairy Lady, “here is to-day’s message, and gift from the King of Thimble Land.”
Mary Frances took the package. It was tied with golden thread and fastened with a sunbeam.
“Press the sunbeam,” smiled Fairy Lady, “and the package will open.”
1. Cut the material twenty-four inches long, and eighteen inches wide.
2. Find center by folding the goods crosswise. Crease.
3. Spread material open. Measure five and one-half inches down on both sides of the crease.
Mark across the goods with pins―then with red bastings.
4. Fold material lengthwise. Crease well, between red bastings.
Spread the material open. Run a blue basting thread down this center crease.
5. Measure three-quarter inch from the blue basting to the right, _along the red bastings_. Mark with pins.
[Illustration: Mark tucks each side center basting]
6. Fold and crease from pin to pin, being careful to keep a straight line.
7. Baste three-eighth of an inch from edge of fold, through the double cloth.
9. To make another tuck―Lay tuck already made, backward toward center.
Then measure from edge of fold of tuck one and one-half inches, along each red basting line. Mark with pins.
10. Make new tuck in same way as first tuck.
There should be two tucks each side of center crease.
11. Stitch tucks along the basting lines.
NOTE.―When tucking is finished, compare it with the pinholes on pattern.
ALL THESE TUCKS are laid and creased to the bottom of goods before cutting out dress.
1. Fold goods crosswise. Pin pattern in place, with edge having double rings on the fold. Cut out.
2. With a pin, prick through the dotted belt lines.
3. Cut four collar pieces. Pin arrow (➸) edge of collar pattern on a lengthwise edge of goods.
4. Cut two belts, with double rings on a lengthwise fold of material.
5. Cut two sleeve-bands by sleeve-band pattern of Morning Dress (Pattern 9).
[Illustration: Two tucks each side center]
6. To Cut Skirt Trimming Band.―Remove pattern from dress. Spread open the skirt part. Lay it upon the plain trimming material. Pin in place.
7. Cut off at edge of skirt. Make this band one and one-half inches wide. Cut two such bands.