The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-18
Asefnl aud Curious.
WINTER UNDER GARMENTS.
Nsmerou. sugge.lion. OF value.

Soft red flannel of good quality is the best ma
! terial for under garments aud is worn by women
who pay much attention to the necessities of the
toilette rs well as those who look only TO utility
and durability. BY using red silk for bindings
and white sewing silk for stitchings, this mate
rial can he made to look extremely we'll.
The combination garment can be cut by using
the ordinary undervest for pattern as far rs the
waist, and the underdrawers below the waist.
The drawers should be made TO fold around the
knee, and long stockings should draw over them.
IL child's dress is in question, high neeeked
waist of cotton is the next garment, and u
should be furnished with buttons at the lower
edge 10 suspend the stockings and skirt. The
stockings shJuid have two loops "f narrow tape
sewed on either side of the top, and Il band of
elastic, with lo1p at end and, AN extra piece
OF elastic sewetl on, about four inches from the
other end. to form an A. with battons upon each
foot, tn which the loops of the stockings fit, should
be used TO suspend them.
Next should come a woolen skirt of the same
material aS the drawers, and over that the dress.
In this way your girls are simply and as SENS
IDLY dres 'ed As yOur boys, and that Is an immense
gain Ill Time aud trouble. OF course any mother
of taste will See how easy she can make this nn-
derwear form part of pretty costume. Ii Is on-
~ necessary to have the stockings match the
undeic clothes, aud the dress to he slightly Topped
"r tucked up over the scarlet flannel skirt, to
make cliarmingly effective peasant costume.
The flannel can be varied in color to suit differ
ent requirements, but it wond be safe to say that
Tor eight ar nine months in the year such a dress
us We have described could be worn with COM
fort, substituting and thick flannel for
old and worn, the weather grows cold, and the
reverse for the opposite change. Two suits of
scarlet flannel and one of blue would elothe a
child thoroughly and much more becomingly
and healthy than ten or dozen suits of merinO
pique, silk, cotton and muslin, which are now
found to he necessary, and which are perpet-
ually becoming unreasonable, or outgrown, or
old fashioned, or something which necesstates q
total change in the wardrobe once in every six
months in spite of the unreasonable quantity
prepared.
So much for children's clothing For the moth
ers or grown daughters; the next garment after
the under one of flannel is a shoulder-strap cor
set, which can be found at almost any furnishing
store, and costs two dollars. The stockings are
to be suspended from this, as in the directions
above. Over the corset. if one chooses can be
worn white chemise, which takes the place of
corset cover and underskirt-but this is not by
any mrans necessity. Next comes the flannel
skirt, and over that the dress. Some ladies sub
sttnte for the flannel skirt quilted one of silk
stuffed with wool or down, but this has the dis
advantage of not being washable, and entails
necessity of other skirts. We know ladies who
have used this suit a mountain dress for the
summer, with plaid skirt draped over it and
blouse to match, thus making a most effective
costume for climbing, walking or boating, being |
both warm and light. Ladies have cotton and |
linen suits made upon the same pattern to wear
under silks or other toilets during warm summer |
weather. In the garments the hens of the draw |
ers may be trimmed with embroidery or ruffing |
and large buttOn-hOle opening is cut half way |
between the knee and the waist, to allow the |
elastic of the cotton suspender to pass through |
and button OH the corset