The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-27
COLORED UNDERWEAR
By Curious VesTlng Of Fashion It No
Longer Evidences Moral DepraYlty.
QUANTITY AND QUALITY ESSENTIALS,
Fragile Textiles Most I'm Favor for
the Creation or Summer Lingerie
1t May BE Rc.Flounced, Be.Plait-
cd. Be-Sriited Ad Libitum THE Re
vival of tho Fistest fn Underwear.

vival of tho fistest fn Underwear.
New York, June 25-1n the evolutions
OF fashion there have been q few changes
iN hngeries THE most conspicuous Oh
which Is a development of color In some
OF the underwear. 1t is curious, isn't It,
how fashion veerS ABOUT in her notion
of the fitness of things.
Not so many months ago, according to
the opinions which make or mar q mode
40 wear any tinted undergarment--th
pdtticoat excepted-was to evidence
depravtty in tuste if not In morals, All
s under drapLREgs needed to be OF the
snowiest whfja and any elaborate lace
Nrinlniing was considered bad FORM
Then, Dong, long ago, shirts and petti-
coats" of coarse nankeenS In raw coiors
were worn by the finest ladies In the
land; and one historian Of Queen Eliza
beth time chronicles, that the favorite
.ssleeping sack or night gown" OF the
great DANES of that day was plain az
fair of red or yellow silk not always
lover clean"
DELIGHTFUL UNDER RIGGING.
The underwear Of the present moment
has nothing 10 fear at tine hands OF the
future his:erfan The best lingerie Is
distinguished by IL good taste and elo,
gance without parallel in the annais OF
fashion. And since quantity, as well as
quality, Is one of The most strinsent
laws of the hour the charge OF not being
cover clean will never be prought
against Ii.
No mers description could do entire
Justice 10 all the delightful under rig
ing Just now being shown In the shops
for summer use.
THIN STUFNS.
Fro eile textiles are the ones most In
favor. Dattstes and Indian dimities. and
Persian and India laws. THESE are an OF
q wehlike fineness which makes them
most acceptable for hou weather wear,
when even the 'thinneSt nainsook Is often
q burden TO the flesh.
Trimmings for them are delicate Va
ienciennes laces, in pure white or yellow
SGT between rows of a fine cambria bead
ing that initiates henstitiching.
Whatever the garment there are draw
strings of wide or narrow ribbon, in
white or delicate colols, with here and
there perky bows and rosettcs as a CO.
quettish heading to a lace trimmed
nounce.
The Indian dimities in plain colors.
pink, canary-yellow, apple green and
pale blue, are made up into sets of four
pieces. Tinted china silk and n few of
the deHcately figured and striped appear
On these SETS
Then niShtdress, petticoat, drawers
end chemise. will all be ,trimmed with
HhC SAINT laCG allu IlpDOil tiG
of color and decorations adding much to
the effect and richness OF the garments.
In plain lawn the colored sets are made
cheaper. of course. than the Trailer dimi-
ties. but from a beauty point at least,
Z they are also less desirable,
SILK, likewise, is less in favor than the
delicate cotton, though from its dura-
baity as well rs GOODNESS many buyers
select the china silk underwear.
White dotted muslin and Swiss in
plain and figured striped and spotted
weaves are much used for dressy petit
coats, such as accompany organdie and
evening gowns.
FRoU-FROU STYLES.
They are much be-fiounced one frill
over the other and the last one very
deep. with the lace edgings put on plain
or finely knife-plaited or else the
hounces showing the Gitout cording so
much in favor for silk skirts Those In
the fine India and French lawns have
sometimes the deep top flounce made off
horizontal clusters of narroY hand-run
tuchs Between lace entre-deux. The bot
tom of this may be left straight and
edged with deep lace put on plain.
Again this fiounce may be shaped up
into points and finished with a full friil
OF lace; shorter lace-trimmed frills show
Ding between the points and giving a
charming furbelowed look.
PRETTY PETTICOATS.
AL petticoats are made to flt snugly
about the hips and very wide at the bot.
tom. Commonly the top shows a yoke
at the front and sides, and a casing a,
the back, through which a ribbon Is run
enables the wearer ito draw 1t In to de.
sired limits.
a Swiss petttcoat with the back
breadtlns covered entirely with corded
nounces is one device for holding even
Eng Skirts out at this point.
SUMMER NIGHT GOWNS.
"A tiny square called the Marguerite
neck" DIS a feature of many OF the sum.
mer night gowns. These are most be.
coming to fine threats, the round whsts
columns the poets speak of. The square
however, is so shallow that 1t shows lit
hle more than THAT first pretty swell OF
ehe shoulders each side of the throat, so
that unless the column is uncommon
dy fat the Marguerite neck is a comforta.
ole privilege that may be widely en-.
Joyed.