Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-09-26
GOWNS FOR HOME WEAR.

An Authority Dlsoourses Learnedly Upoo
the Coming Styles In House Erocks.
In the days when all well-regulated
persons eschew the house and use il
only as dormitory. the question OF
house gowns seems Of comparatively
little Importance. Boating frocks,
tennis gowns, garden party dresses. II
you will. But house Rownsi What
earthly interest has any woman with
enough money to take an outing In
house gowns from June until Septem-
Der?
The first chilly evening puts . Diff
ferent complexion on the matter. The
first cold day makes the house gown
one of the most important features in
the mental perspective of the summer
girl. Wherewithal shall she be clothed
now that fall Is upon her and she IL
forced to spend moro or less time in
the seclusion Of the house? The kind
ly disposed modiste answers the quea-
ton for her.
lin the first place." says madame,
'.there is the morning gown. That il
quite distinct from the negligee. you
understand No gentlewoman wears
her negligee outside her own bondofr.
In her morning gown she may appear
at the family breakfast table, in tho
library after Neutrality-suspicious. In
fact, in the house. make very few
one-piece morning gowns. They are
more apt to 1ooh slovenly than the two
piece ones But I make the skirt to
fasten on to the bodice SO that there
is no comfort lost. The bodice
make in the simple, old-fashioned SUR
plice style, which forms q small, pref
ty v at the throat and is admirably
adapted to the display of big hchu
such rs are to be very much worn this
year. The sleeves are loose puffs. end
ing just below the elbow in q rufie.
The skirt is plain and simple and but
tons beneath ribbon belt to . bodice.
use soft Henriettas, fine cashmeres,
sillx-warped woolens Of all sorts and
old-fashioned nuns yelling for these.
As for color, red is very cheerful, and
frequently man is sent on his way
from the breakfast table rejoicing be-
cause his wife has worn cheerful red
instead of dingy browns. The old
blues are pretty. too. and gray ia, ale
ways suitable If it Is not stone or
slate gray. The wise woman never
wears anything at breakfast which il
suggestive of the blues or fits of bad
temper"
Then" said madame, after refiec-
tive pause, there are the tea gowns.
Never let anyone persuade you that
real tea gown is meant to wear at
afternoon tea, unless yon are your own
room am making tea jackets by tho
score, but not s tea gown. The jack
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blazer jackets, with . short ripple
basque and q vest of chiffon or lace.
Others are more in the Directoire style,
frill falling from the collar at the
throat The materials used are silk
and satin, and later in the season vel
vet will come in for its share of tea
jackets. Brocades arc particularly
well adapted to this style of garment
The brighter colors are used great
deal. and the jackets are worn over
black silk, satin or crepon skirts. They
are very effective and picturesque. BY
the way, the sleeve must either end at
the elbow in q fril1 or lace or must
come well over the wrist in one of those
embroidered or lace-edged tabs &c
popular now.
AS for the bona-fide tea gown.
madame went on, .'it has become moth
ing more nor less than negligee, and
it is not seen in good society outside
of the bondoir. It is, therefore, COM
siderably less elaborate than it was
in the old days. when it was regarded
as able to hold its own in society.
The favorite model at present il the
students gown. There is NO lining
except an under yoke. Onto this tho
silk is shirred about the neck and for .
few inches below. Then il falls In
voluminous folds to the hem. The
sleeves are very big and loose and end
Just below the elbow Lace is jaboted
about the neck and all the way down
the front tc the hem. II is fastened
by silk strings. which draw II together
here and there down the front. The
thin wash silks. either striped or low
cred. are most In favor Tor this gown-n
IN. Y. World.