| Show IN FASHIONS REALM Quite the latest Thing in Lingerie Lin-gerie and Hosiery CHEMISES ARE OUT OF DATE Black Silk Tichts for tout LadiesFor Finer Dress Hosiery and Slippers Must Hatch the Gown lEW Yonn Dec 1 1890 Special correspondence cor-respondence of Tnn HERALD Wo all remember re-member the conditions of Dickie Dilners wife who had Fine shoes fine yellowhair Double ruffle round her neck No petticoat to wear and sad to tell there are many among us who are in the same plight and for the reason rea-son that they pay more attention to their double ruffles and fine shoes than they do to their under garments For those who indulge luxurious fancies in this direction however personal linen has become much more costly than is generally supposed and every article put on underneath the dress is a matter or as great importance as the gloves or bonnet The shapes of dresses during recentyears have necessitated something some-thing like a correspondence in the fitting of undergarments while certain prejudices concerning climate have introduced silk asa as-a material to be worn next the person Such garments are becoming more in general gen-eral use and are found in combinations and divided skirts The bifurcated or divided skirt did not attain the favor that was anticipated for it IR ktij i 4 i iu rtw iosnnrr and many improvements have been attempted at-tempted since its first introduction The reahy only proper sphere for the bifurcated skirt is for cycling and then his desirable The skirts petticoats worn at the present time are of three kinds the dress skirt generally made of India silk or surah the Etreet skirt of silk mohair or sateen and the under skirt Skirts included in wedding wed-ding outfits are of the most elaborate nature na-ture made of white silk and massed with lace or embroidered flounces in French handwork Skirts worn with street costumes cos-tumes are not plain but are less elaborately elabor-ately trimmed tnan those worn exclusively indoors Undert > etticoats are generally gored to the figure over the hips or else are placed upon a yoke frequently they are combined with the corsetcover and when made for a trousseau are trimmed to match the rest of the garments Chemises are now rarely worn but when they are it I is generally the French design universally sacque shaped wnich is chosen and are either handembroidered or lace trimmed Lace is more admired than ever a prefer once being given to platleValenciennes although torchon popular Night dresses are very commonly made in the sack form and yokes are simulated in the tucking and trimming the form of the yoke being outlined out-lined in the back or else there are three box pleats Night dress yokes are frequently fre-quently most elaborate with insertions of lace and embroidery and full jabots of wide lace dow the front Bows of ribbon or narrow velvet are added with a pretty effect All of the handsomest under garments gar-ments have velvet ribbon in art colors run I through the meshes of the insertion Many stout ladies wear black silk tights and dispense with skirts altogether except in the coldest weather A trousseau recently re-cently furnished included some beautiful silk combination garments made with very slender shapely waists They were low F ii 0 I v n BILK laonr DRESS cut and trimmed with rows Valenciennes II insertion having ribbon run through them and edged with wider lace of the same kind Some of them had only lace sleeves while others had longer ones of woven silk and all had the monogram embroidered on one sidoA A novelty in nightdresses was made of the finest Japanese silk trimmed with bands of the same material embroidered and much Valenciennes lace forming frilling fril-ling round the neck and down the front while the embroidery was placed diagonally diagon-ally Colored bows made the garment look more dainty and the monogram was introduced intro-duced at one side Some white flannel petticoats are embroidered em-broidered in white silk to the depth of half a yard A pink silk petticoat lined with flannel has an accord eonpleated flounce with rows of insertion set in and many French muslin petticoats are flounced and richly trimmed with torchon lace Sachets are made for night dresses large in size and oblong in shape folded like a book of quilted satin with a pocket on one side The outside is covered with Swiss muslin edged with a deep frilling of Valenciennes beaded by rows of narrow insertion with baby ribbon threaded through them In the centre the monogram is embroidered in the finest stitching and most exquisite fashion Accompanying tho sachet is a trinket tray intended to be put on the dressing table to hold jewels in everyday wear It is covered with quilted satin and overlaid I xvitti a square of muslin upon which is wrought the monogram and is bordered with the insertion lace and ribbon A handkerchief case is made in a similar fashion I I fash-ion to the one for tho nightdress A charming teajacket is made in pink silk and trimmed points de gaze turning upwards from the edges It is cut some vvhat after the order of a Chesterfield jacket with pointed flap pockets and a straight band collar with a lace frill below From beneath this jacket comes a box pleated frill with the raw edges herring bound and the vest is treated and pleated in the same manner A blue flannel dressing dress-ing gown is trimmedwith bands of gold ihhon caloon It has full undersleavaa of Vltl I I IT lJ 1 t white flannel with flowing oblong blueilan nel ones bordered with gold A teacown of heliotrope crene de chine has a front breadth of white embroidered lisso drawn into the waist by runners of ribbon thesides bordered by exceptionally fine Venetian point There are full outer sleeves of the crepe de chine and under ones of the lisso drawn in with ribbons There are several rows 1 ofgathering at the top of the sleeves th e back is cut in princesse form and the high L JLWtJi PV i MAfIA ANTOINETTE riCHf collar is lined with lace I Fancy has run rica in the new hoissrv this fall and black silk stockings are embroidered em-broidered in various colors The most 1 showy stockings brought out this fall ore of creamcolored silk with a5 seeH pearl I beading of palm leaves on the instep and part > of the ankle on a point lace applique Dark green stockings are novelties indeed and have pink yellow or orauselines up the front Shades of brown and also of ray are admired this season and violet ovecolor and silver gray are much sougdt after in ribbed hoisery Plaids and shaded effects are again displayed played and black silk hosa with an appli quo of cieaujy silk net wroujrhtwith tars composed of watercolored crystal beads are new and showy Hosiery worn for full dress must exactly match the gown and the slippers are made of brocaded or plain satin also matching in shade Satn for slipper is much pre ferred to suede or ooe leather out the sil yer or gilt is chosen for most elaborate occasions oc-casions The highest novelty of all are slippers made to icseaible crystal and are called the Cinderella LliroiLE |
