Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07
GOWNS For HOME WEAR.

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she Cemlag ssyass % tzesss rreeks.
In the days whsa all wsll'rsgulated
persons sschsw the house and uss u
only % dormitory. the question Of
house gowns sssins Of comparatively
little Importance. Boating frooks,
tennis gowns. garden party dressea II
you Will But house gownsi What
earthly interest has any woman with
enough money 10 take an outing In
house gowns from june until Septsm-
Der?
The frst chilly evening puts differ
emit complexion on the matter The
first cold day MAKES the house gown
ono Of the most important features In
tho mental perspective Of the summer
girl. Whsrswithal shall she be clothed
now that fall II upon her and she Ia
forced 70 spend more or less time In
tho seclusion of the house3 The kindly
disposed modists answers the question
for her. -t
"In tho frst place." says madame,
''there 10 the morning gown. That IL
quite distinct from the negligee, you
understand. No gentlewoman wears
her negiigee outside her own boudoir.
In her morning gown she may appear
ut the family breakfast table, In the
library after breakfast-anywhere, In
fact, In tho house. make very few
one-piece morning gowns They are
more apt to look slovenly than the
two.piece ones But I make the skirt to
fasten on to the bodice SO that there Ii
no comfort lost The bodice make
In the simple, old-fashioned surplice
style. which forms small, pretty VI at
the throat and Is admirably adapted to
the display OF big fichu such rs are to
be very much worn this year. The
sleeves are loose puffs, ending just be-
low the elbow In ruffle. The skirt Is
plain and simple and buttons beneath
ribbon belt TO q bodice. I use soft
Henriettas, fine cashmeres, silk-warped
woolens of all sorts and old-fashioned
nuns yelling for these. As for color.
red Is very cheerful, and frequently o
man is sent on his way from the break
fast table rejoicing because his wife
has worn cheerful red instead Of dingy
browns. The old blues are pretty, too.
and gray Is always suitable II 1t Is not
stone or slate gray. The wise woman
never wears anything Mt breakfast
which Is suggestive OF the blues or fits
Of bad temper"
"Then," said madame, after reaec-
tive pause, "there are the tea gowns
Never let any one persuade yon that q
real tea gown Is meant TO wear at
afternoon tea, unless you are In your
own room. am making tea jackets by
the score, but not tea gown. The
jackets, some Of them, are made almost
like blazer jackets, with short ripple
BASQUE and vest of chiffon or lace.
Others are more in the Directoire style,
close-itting and longer, with a lace
frill falling from the collar ut the
throat. The materials used are silk
and satin, and later In the season
velvet will come in for its share OF tea
Jackets. Brocades are particularly
we'll 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 ut
the elbow in frill OF lace or must
come we'll over the wrist in one OF
those embroidered or lace-edged tabs
so popular now.
.'As for the bona.fde tea gown"
madame went on. sit has become moth.
ing more nor less than a negligee, and
it Is not seen in good society outside OF
the boudoir. II is. therefore, consider
ably less elaborate than 1t was in the
old DAYS, when 1t was regarded as able
to hold its own In society. The favor
lite model ut present is the students
gown. There Is no lining except an
under yoke. On to this the silk Is
shirred about the neck and for few
inches below. Then it falls in volumin-
Gus 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
to the hem. II Is fastened by silk
strings, which draw 1t together here
and there down the front The thin
wash silks, either striped or lowered,
are most in favor for this gown. IN.
Y. World.