Show my kiy lady il in ill l silk attire q A X y d if t i J SV 4 A 1 g r it looks as it if the time were not far w fly when m owen women will discuss nila der silks instead of for silk has invaded the realm of cotton and Is flourishing there astonishingly just as the sill silk stocking Is not looked upon now as a luxury but as a necessity of good dressing and its use enormously increased so silk undergarments are making place for themselves women find them desirable because they are fine and they prove to be us dainty and as durable as fine batiste or other delicately woven cottons arid and the sheen and feel of 0 silk are insidious it la Is the easiest tiling thing in the world to cultivate the silk habit and next to impossible to break it the shops are showing silk underclothes that are moderately priced along with more silk undergarments that fire are high priced lint but price means nothing to the girl of today if she has it to buy the thing she wants mants w lien hen she wants it there Is a popular and a growing demand for silk undergarments der garments m which means that the wanted garments will be supplied in increasing numbers and that the hie pi aps cps A ill not be likely to go higher the silk most used for undergarments Is crepe do chine in white and flesh pink for ornament hemstitch ing french knots simple embroidery and val or filet lace especially in insertions sert ions are all equally popular other oilier wash silks including taffeta fets and ami wash wah athis mid find advocates who kho like them its as veil mell as crepe de chine they nit all wash easily eaily the crepe looking especially well after it Is dubbed they should be wrung with mith wringer not ti ted in ill the land hand folded in a sheet and franc abile still a little damp with tin an iron that Is only moderately hot an under slip of plain white taffeta appears in the picture this particular model having a baby bodice and gath ered skirt set on to a waist band many under slips are cut like a chemise without a waistband the most popular silk garment Is the envelope chemise of crepe de chine it Is worn over the corset and without bloomers or drawers in warm weather but there Is a final chapter to the story of silk underwear short and nn sweet and not ever destined to be so important as that which Is told in the foregoing paragraphs it Is written in georgette crepe this very diaphanous and exquisite material makes c corset covers and chemise that are the e last word vord in daintiness and extravagance for it Is sometimes used double heling eng otherwise too transparent mv |