The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-01-26
all his friends were invited. Il was a
most enjoyable event.
UNDERWEAR WONDERS.
Dainty Make and Fine Ma
teTial--Artistic De-
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wear is really wonderful for the
daintiness of the make and fineness
OF the material used. Nothing is
given more care at the present time
or decorated more deliberately than
these articles, which have become
most artistic in design. The under
garments now worn by women have
the advantage of being healthful as
well as handsome, and many OF the
heavy and uncomfortable articles
which women wore but a few years
ago have been laid aside, it is to be
hoped, forever. To possess graceful
and dainty underclothing is now
every woman's ambition, and much
time and hard work is spent IL
fashioning them. Muslin, even the
finest quality, and cambria, are not
now SO much used for underwear as
formerly, and pongee and silk have
taken its place.
Although the name of SILK and
pongee seems to convey the idea OF
costliness they are in reality less ex-
pensive than muslin or lawn. as the
durability of the former far exceeds
the latter. 1t is no longer considered
as it was a few years back, that a
woman should have dozens Of pieces OF
underclothing carefully packed away
TO turn yellow and gradually fall to
pieces for want of wear, and only fol
trousseaux are large numbers desira-
BILE. OF course every woman should
have more than q sufficiency, but not
a useless abundance.
STYLISH SLUMBER ROBES.
For slumber robes-night gowns are
now thing of the past--several kinds
of materials are used, but the most
popular is probably surah silk, which
can now be purchased at very reason
able prices. White is always pretty
and dainty, but has given place re
Gently to the delicate shades of rose,
blue, mauye and ecru, which when
made up with elaborate lace decora-
tions are exquisite. Many of ouI
fashionable women spend as much
time in selecting their slumber robes
as they do their party gowns, and il
is not an infrequent habit for them to
receive the ladies of their acquain.
tance, who make them an informal
call. ia their bed chamber languidly
reclining in their beds. This gives
them an excellent opportunity to dis.
play their pretty robes
For trimming underwear embroid-
cry is always stylish, but for the silk
materials laces are more frequently
seen. Torchon and Faleneiennes are
given the preference, while wherever
a ribbon bow of dainty shade will
prove effective, it is placed. About
the necks of corset covers and above
the frills of skirts, is row of footing,
through which Tom Thumb ribbons
are run
POPULAR SHADES FOR SETS.
1t is necessary that the under
clothing should match, and to insure
perfect shades is made up in sets
| Just at present black seems to be re
ceiving the most attention, but deli
cate tints are and always win be botl
popular and pretty. Possibly nothing
has caused more discussion in tn,
matter of dress than the divided skirt
which Notwithstanding the vas
amount of abuse it has received, il
| daily growing in favor. Nearly al
actresses wear them as well as thosi
women who do not wish to be bur
dened with heavy skirts and are sen
sible enough to aim for the comfort
able That they add much to tn,
gracefulness of a woman's movement
can not be disputed.
Indeed, the entire style of under
| clothing which accompanies generally
the divided skirt is carefully planned
to admit of grace and ease as well a
health and comfort. That women cal
look as neat, dress as beautiful anC
move vastly more graceful withou
corsets to ruin their health, this sys
tenn of underwear has demonstrated
beyond all dispute.
10 place among undergarnents t.
make them still more dainty, sachet
of delicate powders-violet or laven
| der is the best-never use strons
perfume, as, for instance. musk o
patchouli, as it is extremely vulgar.
The more handwork bestowed upoI
| the making of underwear the bette
and more fashionable the article
will be.