This section is from the book "A Manual Of Home-Making", by Martha Van Rensselaer. Also available from Amazon: A Manual of Home-Making.
For house-dresses: Gingham, chambray, linen, poplin, crepe.
For business or street dresses: Serge, poplin, gabardine, fine twilled material, dull satin.
For formal dresses: Broadcloth, velvet, crepe de chine, satin, messaline, taffeta, charmeuse, chiffon, georgette crepe, crepe meteor.
For afternoon dresses: Batiste, swiss, voile, dimity, novelty material, linen, crepe de chine, pussy willow taffeta, crepe meteor, challis, nun's veiling, wool crepe, henrietta.
For shirt-waists: Tub silk, heavy china silk, habutai, madras, flannel, linen.
For fancy waists: Handkerchief linen, voile, batiste, georgette crepe, soft taffeta, chiffon.
 
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