Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-10-03
GOWNS FOR HOME WEAR.

An Authority Disc 'ur.-s Lrarnediv Upon
the ominr Styles In House frocks.
In the days when all well-reyulated
persons eschew the house and use 1t
only as dormitory. the question OF
house gowns seems OF comparatively
little Importance. Boating frocks,
tennis gowns, garden purity dresses, II
you will. But house gowns. VIVA.
earthly interest has any woman with
enough money to take an outing In
house gowns from June until Septem.
Der?
The first chilly evening pus differ
ent complexion on the matter. The
FIRST cold day makes the house gown
one OF the most important features 10
the mental perspective Of the summer
girl. Wherewithal shall she he clothed
now that fall is upon her and she Is
forced to spend more or less time In
the seclusion OF the house? The kindly
disposed modiste answers the question
for her.
I'm the first place." says madame.
''there is the morning gown. That is
quite distinct from the negiigee, you
understand. No gcntlewoman wears
her negligce outside her own boudoir.
In her morning gown she may appear
ut the family breakfast table, in the
library after neutrality-suspicious., In
fact, In the hou'c. ] make very few
one-piece morning gowns They are
more apt to look slovenly than the
two.piece ones But make the skirt to
fasten on to the bodice so that there Is
no comfort lost. The bodice I make
In the simple, old-fashionei surplice
style. which forms u small, pretty V at
the throat and is admirably adapted to
the display of big fichu such as are to
be very much worn this year. The
sleeves are loose puffs. ending just be-
low the elbow In ruifie. The skirt Is
plain and simple and buttons beneath
q ribbon belt to bodice. l use soft
Henriettas, fine cashmcres, silk-warped
woolens Of all sorts and old-fashioned
nuns yelling for these. As for color.
red is very cheerful, and frequently a
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
a stone or slate gray. The wise woman
never wears anything at breakfast
which Is suggestive Of the blues or dts
of bad temper"
.'Then." said madame, after refiec'
tive pause, ''there are the tea gowns.
Never let any one persuade You that
real tea gown Is meant TO wear ut
afternoon ten, unless you are in your
own room. am making tea jackets b?
the score. hut not tea gown. The
jackets, some Of them. are made almost
like blazer j,cl,ets with short ripple
basque AMI vest of chiffon or lace
Others are more In the Directoire style.
close-a;t;n= AMI lonyer. with lace
frill fnllin- from the collar ut the
throat. The materials usel are silk
and satin. anl 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 bri Inter cn'or' arr usci great
deal. and the jaclSats are worn over
black silk. satin orcscpon skirts They
nre very effective AMI picturesque. by
the way. the sle:vs must either end ut
the elbow In u frin of lace or Iuust
come we'll over the wrist in one OF
those embroidered or lace-edgcl tabs
so popular now.
"As for the bona-fle tea gown"
madame went on. ait has become moth.
ing more nor less than n neyligee, ana
II is not seen In good society outside Of
the boudoir. IL is, therefore, consider
ably less elaborate than 1t was in the
old days, when Il was regarded rs able
10 hold its own in society. The favor
lite model ut present is the stuisnrs
gown There is n i,niag except an
under yolse. On to tbs she silk Is
shirred about the nsck and for few
inches below. Then IL falls in volumin'
ouS folds 20 the hem. The s'eevcs are
very big and loose anS 80 Just below
the elbow. Lace !, lbbted about the
neck and all the way tiown tho front I
20 tho hem. II Is fastened by silk
strings, which draw II to rether here
and there down the front The thin
wash silks. either stripol or lowered,
are most in favor for this gown. IN
z. World.