The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-30

caught in on the inside of the elbow
with tiny gold studs and instead OF
studs or buttons down the front the
artful manufacturers fasten the blouse
with dear little hooks and eyes of gold.
ToLANTES.
But if the heart of weak woman goes
out, in this hot weather, to the cool
silk and muslin short blouses. how
much more earnestly is she Inclined to
yearn over the long ones. called vo-
lantes, with their weil-opened necks,
their wide elbow sleeves and their long
floating skirts, all of the sheerest dotted
muslin There is truly no higher note OF
elegance in the. matter of lounSing
robes to be touched than in dotted
swiss. The dots must be small how
ever. a great deal of lace must be used
and those for the latest trousseaus have
bows and knots and streamers of white
taffeta ribbon, set on az every avail
able point With the dotted muslin
long blouse goes a SKIRT OF the same
material, decorated with two lace
fiounces at the foot and the back of the
blouse, IL should be noted, IS not laid
in q vatican plaii. This device, though
graceful enough, adds too much weight
Tor hot weather, and with none of these
flowing garments is a corset worn.
Thus there is hygienic and comfort.
mingled with fashionable splendors, for
the long blouse. ike the short one, fas-
tens together only over the bust, and
exceedingly lovely ones are made from
the new brown, rose and pale green
French bastistes woven with satin
stripes, in paler or brighter shades.
But bedroom ease is vet further
added to by the new and useful wraps
worn when the process Of the mani
cure and hair grooming must be IN
dsrtaken. Then the blouse is thrown
aside and either a little cape of ac-
Gordon plated crepe de chine is laid
about the shoulders and falls just be-
low the waist line. or the upper half of
the body is shrouded in what looks
very like tOga, of white china silk.
The tcga is a great square of soft silk,
edged all about with lace, and when
wrapped about the body, is SO ar
ranged as to let two corners hook on
either shoulder. Such a protection, in
silk or linen, is not only used while the
hair is combed, but when ii is washed,
while it dries. and therefore 1T is some
thing more than the extravagant whim
of women who can afford to cater TO
every taste. One finds them in the
shops, ready made, Of fine white Turk
ish toweling, for genuine hard service,
just as on investigating negligee wear
ing apparel for travellers a score of de-
lightful garments, to pack in q hand
bag or steamer trunk, are found
SUITED FOR HAND BAGS.
First among the good things are wool
grenddine short jackets, in white, rose
and blue. for seasick individuals TO
wear in their berths, and for invaltds to
put on at night when voyaging, as q
protection against drafts that pene-
trate even to ones bed. These are cut
blouse shape, too, but there is no tick
ling, tearing lace and bowknots about
them. The low cut neck and straight
fronts, as we'll as long sleeve ends. are
bound fiat with bright ribbon, and
pocket in one side holds the wearers
handkerchief. In addition to these are
outing flannel and wool grenadine bed
gowns, that slip over the cotton or
linen nightdress. and still more alluring
heavy mixed silk and wool crepe bath
robes. The last mentioned are cut like
those men wear, and are made of this
rather expensive crepe because il is the
only material that folds into the very
smallest compass for packing. and yet
is nearly as warm as flannel.
On board ship and on trains they are
a joy to womankind, for on making
way to the bath or dressing room the
long folds, girded at the waist by
ribbon, cover one fully, hood draws
up over towseled hair. and into pockets
in the skirt can be slowed soap case,
comb and brush, sDOnges. etc, that
must be carried down the car aisle,
otherwise awkwardl. in ones hands.
But the virtue of this new bathrCSe is
not fully demonstrated until it IS folded
into a Parcel about one-third the size
of an ordinary flannel wrapper. and so
entities the owner to double the usual
space in her handbag.
MUSLIN TEA GOWNS.
If the term full-dress negligee is
possible, then the newest and beauti-
fullest of the tea gowns answer that
description. Whether they are all OF
swiss muslin and lace, or of silk, glori
fed with jeweled embroidery, it is not
too much to say that they quite out
rival any of the summer gowns vet
seen in the elaborateneSS of their de-
sign and glories of their decoration.
The white swiss tea gown has come
and conquered every woman who is az
home to anybody after 3 o'clock of
hot afternoon. She wears it cut out
in a small square at the throat. train
ing a little. behind, and depending for
decoration wholly on fiounces of muslin
and on edgings of lace, real Valsn-
ciennes if she can afford it, very mar
row. and whipped on to miles OF wide
and narrow ruffiilg.
The smarteSt of smart muslin tea
gowns sent to a modish inhabitant of
petticoats, but the three deep fiounces
r.