Show NEGLIGEE OR HOUSE COAT GIFT SUPREME uw 4 r IP F I ff 1 1 iI 1 Ji i I I I f 4 At zt c y x t t I I 4 Kw tW Af ip S 4 5 1 ii A c y 4 4 11 CHOOSE PRACTICAL MODE TO SUIT STiff NEEDS By MARIAN YOUNG NEW YORK If If y your mr stocking doesn't disgorge one that Christmas money simply will cry to be spent on a l trimmed lace t negligee or nr a beautiful ul house coat in velvet brocade or tapestry The The living liying room may need a new new l lamp amp or the kitchen a new set of bowls but you'll make your family twice as happy by buying something something some some- something thing to make you glamorous The smartest of the strictly feminine negligees are Simple and practical in spite of their luxurious lace trimming One with a neat collar and sleeves that are neither too full nor trailing wont won't cause any trouble when making coffee or looking under chairs for little Tommy's Tommys Tommys Tommy's Tom Torn mys my's notebook Of course if youre you're the lucky in breakfast-in-bed type look at the wide variety of fancy negligees with trains flowing g sleeves and whatnot what what- not However if you want to be i pretty but must be practical too the fitted length floor-length and trim II types are far far better The height of luxury is a nightgown to match There are are house coats to suit every figure anc and every mode of life Pretentious ones in luxurious material materials ma ma- i are for the woman who stays in the living room with her guests w while ile cook pr prepares pares dinner Less elegant but just as flattering are those that suffer not at all from frequent dry cleanings and which bich L are lovely at the table yet not out of place in the kitchenette tte I F A duty double-duty house coat which I Ican can be worn in your own home for foran foran an evening of bridge or as an evening evening evening eve eve- for ning wrap when you go dancing is isa isa isa a fine idea This can be of brocade or velvet with self-material self buttons down the front from neckline to hem Negligee or house coat ought to tobe tobe tobe be fitted as carefully as any other item in your wardrobe Unless you are a pretty fair seamstress yourself yourself your your- self have necessary alterations made in the store where you buy the garment A negligee that sags around the waistline or has sleeves that hang down over your hands is no better than an old fashioned wrapper which never was meant to tofit tofit fit lit anyway At this time of year rich deep colors are best Black or wine velvet deep gold brocade rich brown tapestry shot with silver threads threads look look for these For dinner or bridge wear simple evening slippers rs with your house housecoat coat not coat not boudoir mules and not street clothes Do your hair up becomingly elaborately becomingly elaborately if you like and and add a touch of jewelry Accessories Accessories Accessories Ac Ac- to w wear ar with them should sho be formal not formal not even mildly bed bed- For Christmas presents or things in which to invest the Christmas loot loot loot-a a simple but nicely cut nightgown above left of azure blue crepe worn under a matching bed jacket with loose elbow length sleeves and a trim collar the ends of which tie at the neckline in front The pink blush-pink satin negligee right is h luxurious indeed Cut to mold the figure it if is ap ap- all over with motifs of ecru lace and finished with a deep lace border to match Notice the tailored collar and trim sleeves Both gowns are lavishly trimmed with ecru lace A glamorous house coat left of heavy brocaded silk in n luscious lusckus tones of yellow and biege is alluring indeed Beautifully fitted wit with tight bodice exaggerated shoulders and fullness at the hemline this buttons from neck to hem and can be worn as an evening wrap as well as for dinner at home |