The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-16
FRENCH LINGERIE.
Tho Latest Dainty Productions that Are
Worn Out Of sight.

The Latest Dainty Productions that Are
Worn Out Of
The ohemise remains tho leading article in
the set OF French underwear. Tho fact Ia duo
wholly to its beauty. The woven wear clings
like a skin. but this garment is a decoration.
1t frames the shoulders and hangs therefrom
with the most agreeable simplicity. 1t Is
classic in its simplicity.
1t is not a garment for warmth. and It adds
to the bulk of the waist. Tho French lingerie
maker understands this. and the French
chemise is AS delicate as n cobweb-the more
shadow OF u garment. 1t has no sleeves only
n strap over the arm. and it fits round the
waist with a few tiny vertical tucks. Tho lat
est design Is embroidered round the top. and
has an exquisite hemstitching. through which
a ribbon Is run: or else IL is hordcrcd with VAL
enciennes lace. or q wide rufls. that hangs
down over the edge Of tho corset. Sometimes
the chemise has a border on tho bottom to
make it serve as n potticoat. but tho idea is
not a good one. The reason is that the gar
ment. like n picture. has n centre OF interest,
the neck. and to divide the interest destroys
its artistic value ana vuigarizeS it u little.
The neither garment of the set reaches Just
over the knee. 1t is gathered very slightly Mt
the knee, and this is the most important thing
to notice in its mako. Whyp Because straight
vertical lines. chopped of abruptly. arc ugly
and have no relation to the form they cover.
The few gathers, 50 few they arc scarcely OBJ
servable carry the outline in toward the limb:
It lisa most subtle and artistic difference and
device. A band is then placed at the. bottom.
serving as a stay and as "A heading fort the rulle.
The latest design cuts the bottom up into a
curve over the Knee. instead of leaving it hori-
zontal. AZ is usual. The finish tho same.
A new design for a corset cover has strips OF
insertion set in horizontally round the waist.
curving up and down. in front To STINT late n
tend from the belt to the neck.
nhn EyntN0 t,tyIf tynyrp LuG Nnt, ynrfnNfnf
In design until nothing seems left to he de-
sired IN beauty or utility. H. ha5 al! the
able boulds and its mysteries and possiDiii;
tics, and at the sane time it is simple and
with wide collars that lover O b shoulders.
wide loose cuffs. and Wide RULES lhat IRE
gathered very iull. Often the, ruii"s are cut
in deep points. which add further TO tho effect.
Color crept into underwear timidly. like Il
modest intruder. but i WAS pretty and it came
TO stay. It edges rnf,Ies like II hemstitch. and
it forms the entire ruii'c on white garments.
The fine rousseau shcrs show sets ot solid
very exquisite. with the edges cut in Jagged
scallops, buttonholed witt, deeper color. as
red on pink; dark hlnH on lisht blue. or with
white. and the Christian nnlnr embroidered
on with the same. There arc also white
grounds srrinkled over wIth linen lawn Iat-
and white had the white bar spotted with
yellow; These are trimmed with VaIenclennes
Of these fine lawns. The long skirts. for house
wear. are h~ordercd with RULES edged with
NAlthCl"hNeS lace.
This underwear is Of the finest ~iaconet. thin
and sheer. Beside its soft dclicacy machine
made "m3roid"ries arc coarse and rude;
\, set made IT !nonsSei'ne de- .>o,c looked
like a film. 1t is OF white. barred with
mauvc. The niGhtGown. rolled over in tho
neck with a very wide. tnil rul'tc. .orens low
in front and laps over II iastoniH. low at
ut one side. 1t is in vertical tUcks from tho
neck down to II belt stitched round to outline
Il very long waist. A ribbon is run through
the needlework openings OF tho belt. Loose
sleeves. gathered slightly TO IL loose band.
end in %rItllcS.
1t must no: be supposed because French UNI
deI wear is the most beautiful there is. that all
French underwear is desirable. Much of it is
badly cut. though SO far as my observation
goes the cheap wear is better cut thaa Our
own chcap Wear. A better plan than buying
many French pieces Of tho poorer sort is to
buy one fine set and lave ones own sewing
woman use it for II model.
The latest fashion in carriers Is to cover the
elastic with ribbon shirred IN. Two pieces arc
used. tho width of tho elastic. n different color
for each side. as yellow and orange or violet
and mauvc. They are finished with a big ro-
settle OF lutcstrinC ribbon in colors. Some
times u ruflla OF lace is added. but this il not a
good idea. These carriers are Deln. furnished
by all the leading houses.