Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-21

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a lace trimmed hounce.
The Indian dimities in plain colors, pink,
a~pple-green, canary-yellow and pale blue,
are made up into sets of four pieces. Tinted
china silk and a few of the delicately figured
and striped appear in these sets.
Then nightdress, petticoat, drawers and
Chcmiso will all be trimmed with the same
lace and ribbon, the uniformity of color and
decorations adding much to the effect and
richness OF the garments. In plain lawn, the
color sets are made cheaper, of course, than
the Trailer dimities, but from a beauty point
at least they are also less desirable.
Silk, likewise. is less in favor than the
delicate %cottons, though from its durability
as well as GOODNESS many buyers select the
china silk underwear.
White dotted muslin and Swiss in plain,
figured, striped and spotted weaves are much
used for dressy petticoats, such as accom-
pany organdie and evening gowns.
FROU-FROU STYLES.
They are much be-nounced, one frill over
the other and the last one very deep, with
the lace edgings put on plain or finely knife
plated or else the founces showing the
stout cording so much in favor for silk
skirts. Those in the fine India and French
lawns have sometimes the deep top tiounce
made of horizontal clusters of narrow hand
run tucks between lace entro-deuX. The
bottom of this may be left straight and
edged with a deep lace put on plain.
Again this founce may be shaped up into
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shorter lace-trimmed frills showing between
the points and giving a charming fur
beloved look.
All petticoats are made to At snugly about
| the hips and very wide at the bottom. Com
monty the top shows a yoke at the front
and sides, and a casing at the back, through
which a ribbon is run. enables the wearer
to draw it in to desired limits.
A Swiss petticoat with the back breadths
covered entirely with corded lounces is
one device for holding evening skirts out
at this point.
SUMMER NIGHT GOWNS.
A tiny square called the Marguerite
neck, is a feature of many Of the summer
night gowns. These are most becoming to
fine throats, the round white columns the
poets speak of. The square, however, is
so shallow that 1t shows little more than
that first pretty swell Of the shoulders each
side of the throat, so that, unless the
column" is uncommonly fad a Marguerite
neck is a comfortable privilege that may
be widely enjoyed.
Many of the night dresses have round or
square Jokes made separately. Other yokes
are simulated by tucking the garment itself
and inserting entre-deuX of lace and en-
broidery between. the whole often being
outlined with a ribbon-run beading or else
with a tiny bias Of the gown material
fastened down with an elaborate herring
boning.
Sleeves are either bishop shapes, three
quarter length and finished with a lace
edged rufile, or else are long gigots with
the cuff portion rather close fitting and
frequently made entirely of rows of tucks
and lace.
] Some OF the inexpensive nainsook gowns
have pulled or corded yokes of white dotted
muslin and a hand finish to the sleeves OF
the same that gives them quite an elegant
air.
OTHER UNDERGRADUATES.
Drawers are all cut very wide and very
short. Methods of trimming the bottoms,
though, vary enormously, so that in this
line, at least, simplicity may be said to be
the fashion as much as elaborateness An
extraordinarily wide shape is called the
"ballerino," and this is so bounced and rib
bon trimmed that 1t has quite the air of a
| short divided skirt.
Some of the drawers have deep lace
nounce put on slantingly, shorter at the
outer than the inner leg.
The bottoms of another sort are cut in
the shape of a huge sCallOp, also shorter at
one point than the other, but whatever the
trimming below, the heading is commonly
of some sort of ribbon run beading, with
ends of the ribbon escaping to tie some
where in a bow or %rosettes.
Corset covers Of wash silk and fine lawns
are made in the boilers shape which ties
gracefully in scarf ends at the bust and are
trimmed simply all round with a narrow
edge of lace.
There are also others in the old corset body
shape, with the bust trimmed as of yore
with tucks and embroidery, but there is
every sign that the chemise will in time do
away with this garment entirely. For the
chemise is back again, praise to the fashion
makers! Daintier, ]prettier, more comfort
able than ever before, this time-hOnored
garment is seen in vast numbers in the
shops, and at prices that run from 80 cents
to $50.
REVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
There is no reason why all the world may
not take to chemises again, and If all
women only knew it there is no article Of
underwear more feminine or becoming.
In make and material the new ennis
are of an exquisite ineness and show a
tempting variety of design, They are almost
ankle length, and to obviate the need of a
short petticoat the bottoms of many will be
frilled and tucked skirt-fashion. 1t Is at the
top, however, that fashion and the chemise
maker get in their best innings.
Except with an Empire shape there are
no sleeves, a tiny band edged both sides
with lace taking their place, but such quaint
lace ribs such dainty Jokes, berthas and
fuckers were surely never seen before,
The Empire chemlse is also very long,
with tiny puff sleeves and a drawstring
at the back and front to shape a short
wasted bodice effect.
These, in the hottest weather. will be
found for pretty figures a charming bed
room n~egligee,
The hand-embroidery which so long dis
tinguished French underwear is seen no
more.
There is plenty OF fine stitchery as all
of the best things are made by hand, hut
it takes the shape of hemstitch, drawn
threads. herring-bone and exquisite sewing
such as mild-eyed nuns do in sleepy con-
vents.
In the negligee line there are. in all the
thin cottons and delicate silks, some dainty
matinee Jackets, with scanned backs to make
the figure slim and straight, and loose fronts
for comfort,
For petticoats and other garments to be
made at home there are any number of
pretty and inexpensive laces. Point d esprit
footing is an effective entredouX, and there
is a scolloped and pointed edge to match
in many widths. This Is very ornamental
on Swiss skirts, but II may also be used
on lawn and sheer nainsook,
NINA FITCH
WOMEN AND boats.