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Show HVDSel7lf Christmas r thePracUca., Gift, IRE news comes from the man-R man-R ufacturers of feminine under- 1 I II' ii i:.- n "No inula; s.ik under-fl- we Is ihe awful prophesj after the present supply is sold out ' The reason Is. according to an authoritative au-thoritative trade magazine which gives out the Information: "That silk fabrics are In such short supply that manufacturers having pretty nearly used up the silks e-n hand, are doubtful doubt-ful of their ability to secure a further adequate supply." And If they cannot, can-not, what then? What Is going to take the place of the fascinating beloved be-loved silk undies? But resourceful fashion always finds a way. Already she has evinced an Indifference in the matter of silk undergarments and has asserted her new and ardent Interest In garments of fine linen for intimate we ir. The most exclusive Uffdles now are of sheer, cobwebby linen In exquisitely delicate lints and these "pretties," as the Englishwoman calls under-attire arc trimmed with filet. Irish crochet and real Valenciennes and are daintl-flcd daintl-flcd with hand stitehery and hand tucking. So beautiful and appealing are the new undergarments of cobwebby cob-webby linen tha they make garments gar-ments of glistening satin and crepe de civ.nc look Just a bit over-sumptuous and as one woman puts it: Deml-niondlsh. Deml-niondlsh. So perhaps, though the manufacturers of silk underwear show agitation and di.-may. fashion has settled the matter very nicely. For linen is now obtainable as It wa.s not during the years of the war and every day more yards of the beautiful fabric, fresh, soft, glistening and fairy-fine, fairy-fine, are being turned off the looms. Several articles of fine linen underwear under-wear are shown tn an Illustration Christmas undies these, or Christmas "pretties" as the English girl would call them. The simple lines and exquisite ex-quisite daintiness and feminity of these garmems are notable. They have an exclusive distinction not found in even the most elaborate garments gar-ments of silk and lace. On the seated i figure In the picture Is a nightgown o? i hcer handkerchief linen in delicate flesh tint. The garment is entirely hand made and its lines are very graceful. Above the hem, at the foot. I is jet a narrow band of point d'tsprtt j Insertion and unfathered frills of point d'csprlt edging cover the little Almost Too Pretty To Be Termed A sternly Practical Gift is This Chiffon Chif-fon Ind LuccX'hemlsc. chiffon And Lao- i- Are The Negligee. And pnlnty tap. empire yoke and form the daln:y sleeve The square neck Is drawn up ion a pale blue ribbon, run. through a net casing. A combination of fine; J white handkerchief linen, trimmed only with narrow hemstitched hcms 'of pink linen Is thrown across the j knees of the seated figure. On a chair: nearby are two linen ehemlse.s; one 1 in flesh pink tint with filet lace trim- , ming and pink ribbon shoulder-straps, shoulder-straps, and the other of white linen, hand tucked and hemstitched. Another picture shows the new two-piece two-piece sleeping garment of white linen so smart In line, so beautifully fresh and dainty In its simplicity that lace or embroidery In trimming would I seem a superfluity. The slipover tunic has flaring, short sleeves and a convenient con-venient pocket for a kerchief. The trousers end In crisp hems. turned up to form cuffs'. Some of these sleep-tng-sults come in delicate color but the white ones are somehow the prettiest pret-tiest and the broad hems, set in by hand add to. the distinction of the. garment. Silkollne underwear Is a compromise compro-mise the manufacturers promise. Indeed In-deed there are sllkbline undies already in- the market, and as somebody remarks. re-marks. "They are really not so bad!" They feel as soft as silk In the hand but have not the sleek "feel" of slik when on and they do not launder as satisfactorily as fine linen garments. But there Is a prettiness and n softness soft-ness about the silkollne chemises and combinations which Will have its appeal ap-peal and a set of this underwear, daintily boxed, will make an attractive attrac-tive Christmas gift. Voile undergarments undergar-ments are shown also in the prc-Chr'stmas prc-Chr'stmas displays. Some of the voile models are elaborately trimmed with lace and arc sheer and dainty In appearance. ap-pearance. A voile nightgown In flesh tint Is ornamented with cream file', lace, a volte combination in pure white has criss-cros tucks and Inset medallions of Val. It is the luxurious silk lingerie, however, that appeals to the average purchaser at Christmas season, and as this seems to be the last Christmas one can give silk lingerie according to the melancholy pronouncement of the manufacturers! one might i-well i-well procure all one can of It. Chiffon Chif-fon garments come under the head of silk lingerie, as chiffon, of course. Is woven with silk threads. One of the Christmas chemises is pictured and i surely any v.om.iri who receives such a dainty garment among her Christmas Christ-mas packages will have reason for de-j light. The chemise Is made of flesh i c olored chiffon and the strip of lace I forming the top is turned ever to make a caslns for pink satin ribbon. The shoulderstraps are of pink ribbon also. The lower edge of the chemise Is prettily trimmed with a narrow-lace narrow-lace edging that follows the upward I slope of the pantaloon skirt at either side, almost to the hip. This sheer and beautiful garment Is worn over a flesh tinted jersey silk combination j which extends under the tops of the i stockings, so the wearer will be warm l enough this winter, een in her airy chemise. A very beautlfi:! peignoir made of two thicknesses of chiffon pink over pale mauve Is shown In the same Illustration. Tink ?atin ribbon rib-bon binds the edges and th? neck opening of this graceful negligee which Is perfect lyk straight, in line the selvedge coming at the wide arm opening Below this arm opening open-ing which comes well down like a loose sleeve because of the width of the chiffon the material is caught up In tucks, which gives the peignoir a draped effect on Ihe figure. Many of the Christmas negligees and articles of lingerie have cut-work decoration. A chemlse-knicker combination com-bination of sand colored charmeuse has a cut-work design bound with rose and dull blue silk. A nightgown pi flesh colored Georgette has edv;es of neck and armhole bound wilh Jade ' T ; i green crepe meteor and a cut-work yoke pattern In Jade, cerise and dull 1 blue. These cut-work embellished models are ratner expensive but they 3 arc considered extremely smart and j are ' - d as favorites for Chrisinui ' giving j Fairy I In, Handkerchief Linen Garments M- i i-.uon' Fxcluslvi h" " IjW Jnsi Vow. A Little Lsice And Much Handwork Makes The 9 Trimming Most Fancied. |