OCR Text |
Show !raay go out to Bhop, but don't go he lingerie counter," cautioned other of her daughter who poa-a poa-a penchant for dainty, frilly -as though any woman, with aterest in' those white phantacies tempting a department. In the T Woman should please sit up nis preachment concerning the 5r garments we arc to wear this AttD PRINCESS LINES of surplus fullness we at the jonlative desjgnere. The empire ve completely revolutionized Rre Put into corset covers, a a wrinkles fashion over the arc continued to the waistline l"e inmmiest fashion. Jjew, those made for fashionable onR t' Indced' io in6urc the re-llf" re-llf" ,0r the Princess or empire j 1 BTnooneBs and beauty ofeneatr Mt "f if tiSw bati8te the tner day, t , om ovcr the sea, that SnP-6 1f the new form-fitting id W mJthrce Pieces, cut with a 'Jack and. extending in n pointed -.ernl ,ncheS over the abdomen. 1),ain- minus n littIc e?f fi" rnt nt Bide eeamB' that le til en'nR the opening, t, r T'f4.6 wns laid in three ' Ian "sliion, but free, easing IPS? th08c fitting, point. of a? ?- 10 fashon some well 'er &5 the ycar6? a-vcral darts and wcll-fittcd to tonreiLEOmewhat flnt-chcslcd she W . or ,cornc" of lace and o.7t. , of narrow inser-We inser-We Jcavy !a or embroidery fertj . ,2 .only fashionable deco-a deco-a ni.ln 8haPeliness as well. boiS! 'T to see nd Possibly ni 'L?16 ul,nc" but lines. "or worn with ATIOITSDTS. ion ,u ?0 8 1,ave l,Iaced a num-a num-a ,u"8 on the market. These . V T ; Sv 3' BoudoIr f 8" j are made in one piece, such as coraei cover and drawers, with; or without the .shallow yoke. In each case there i6 but one fastening feund the waist. The princess slip is absolutely invaluable nowadays nowa-days and is a fitted corset cover with long skirt attached. The Iwrench princess slip is a marvel of its kind and so faultlessly fitted with so few darts or seams as to make one think that the garment had been moulded on the figure. Such combination sets ore a veritable boom to women, especially those who arc too fleshy. Many of the new e-rrset- covers made independently of another garment are fitted and fastened' invisibly in-visibly in tlx; bade as do summer "dresses, or along the under side scam. SIMPLE OUTLINES INTRICATE DETAILS. While snany garments suggest simplicity of outline, viicy are made most ornnte and intri-cate intri-cate by complicated forms of ornamentation. A half dozen different kinds of needlework will often be found on one garment, nil joined together with that deftness of touch that EUg-gests EUg-gests the expert needle-woman and incidentally a, full purse. , - . . . There is quite a liking for large cuclea and 1 : 'p - diamonds composed of rows of narrow lace with a , dashing centre motif of contrasting decoration. decora-tion. Several garments are. shown embellished with circle of lace; whole sets are made 'of them wheel medallions they arc called. Many of the squares are on end, ovcr-lappitig. A simple but effective decoration. Very fetching results are obtained by combining combin-ing German Valenciennes with open meshes such as Cluny, Maltese, Guipure, drawn work, bebe and Irish , crochet. Old-fashioned rickrack 'is ecen again and used together with, beading, producing pro-ducing that exquisite daintiness 'characteristic of hnnd-madc lingerie. Embroidery flouncing and edging are surpassingly lovely and employed more for- skirts, night gowns and drawers than chemises chem-ises or corset covers.. , , t Bebe Irish hand-embroidery and Maltese lace . arc used to form some of the. effective medallions and other forms of decoration. CHARM OF FRENCH ' LINGERIE. French or, padded embrqidery, combined with lace stitches, is preferred by many on account of its exquisite daintiness. Finest French batiste, nainsook and handkerchief linen are employed for the best lines of lingerie. English nainwokis a happy compromise between the thick and thin, though seldom, found in ready-made uuderwenr. Sets of scalloped underwear made in France are being sold for prices that would not- have been tolerated last year;, they have become much cheap, er. These are put into embroidcrj'i scalloped around the neck, armholcs and possibly the edge, of the garment. .. Corset, epvers and chemises arc embroidered in light delicate spraya and fitted with buttonholed eyelets around the lop, through which narrow ribbons, are drawn. EMIjrfSSfeSIIT DHESSES AWD CHEMISES. Those who have never worn chemises are tempted tempt-ed to, do so by the. charmingly dainty designs shown in the shops, the tops being so patterned as to take the place of a corset cover. The tops are put into scallops and points edged with narrow nar-row lace or buttouholed, the tops being finished by eyelets, through which narrow ribbons arc run. Two sets of ribbons are uned, one for tie front hnd back, the ends meeting in the shoulders, shoul-ders, where they are tied into bows. Lines of lace and embroidery insertion simulate a bolero, round or scalloped, decorated' in the centre by a largo luce-motif -or bow of ribbdn. r, i Some of the more expensive designs have a deep ruffle, bcalloped or pointed to match the treatment at the top. Lines of insertion und. a dainty beading arc other details of trimming. This ruffle when made rather full takes the place of a'kncc.skirt. Small ruffles nrc also worn, one being displayed among the sketches. l 'I he chemise nightgown is first-favorite and ljit is rather hard to find great variety in pretty models opening up the front, The chemiic gown slips on ovcr the head and shows no other open- jH Natural!' it must be cut somewhat low, and IH the round necked gown is usually quite low in 'H cut, but drawn up snugly by ribbon. run through embroidered eyelets or lace or embroider' bead-ing. bead-ing. The square-necked gown often has the bead-ing bead-ing and ribbon finish also, but more for purposes of ornament than of use. The elimination of a front opening gives the designers free scope in the trimming scheme for the gown front, and the yoke' trimming often runs down to the woist line. Nightgown sleeves have in many of the models almost reached the' vanishing point, being rrierqly.' abort pulfs or frills; and . none of the low-necked , gowns has sleeve reaching lower than the elbow. The tops of the nightgowns are cut low, in a V, square or circular outline. One charming night-gown night-gown with square neck' is fashioned of' nainsook, embellished in French embroider'. The 'top' is embroidered in scalloped, with a delicate tracery of floral patterns heavily padded. - The fullness is put- into scries of fine .handgun .tucks, run through with wide ribbon. The sleeves on the empire nightgown arc quite pretentious, many beini?. finished with a graduated ruffle of lace or embroidery that is- broken up with lines of insertion and motifs.- Quite a novel slcev.c was fashioned of ilccp Vandyke points, edged LONG AND SHORT NEGLIGES. Boudoir garments arc fast becoming the very ' acme of witching extravagance,. Indeed, in some cases it is quite impossible to distinguish the difference between garments worn yH in the privacy of one's apartments and the claho-rate claho-rate tea gowns, especially those, a lii Emju're. Those fashioned of crepe de chine, chiffon Uf- fetas overlaid with lace and softened by chiffon draperies, with touches of velvet and further tH beautified with jeweled buckles niid buttons arc ! ruled out of the average woman's wardrobe, '. though the- like to hear about them. Hcmnants of silks, lace net, organdies, swikscs, SH chiffon crepe, or thin silk and woolen mixtures IH are' most apropos for matinees and negligees. |