Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-04-08
HOME READING.
FINE WHITE UNDERWEAR.
Some Of the Pretty Thinss Noted I
the Drv Goods Ghors

Some Of the Pretty Things Noted in
the Dry Goods shops.
The finest articles of underwear are
made OF batiste, nainsook. linen lawn,
dimity and silk, and are so daintily
trimmed and tucked and hemstitehed,
SO deliberately ornamented with fine
l2ces, embroidery and satin ribbon as
to Ice well-nigh irresistible 10 the fem
mine observer. These command en-
trayagant prices, but they can be imi-
&ated at home 1T comparatively small
expense. The cambria and muslin gar
unents with trimmings of Hamburg en-
broidery can be obtained at such rea-
sorablc prices as to make it hardly
worth while TO fashion them 1T home.
The latest fancy is TO have set COM
1,osed OF old pieces instead of having
the trimming match, but some beauti-
fuI sets are still shown.
In night robes there Is almost as
much elegance at the present time as
in evening dresses, with the exception
that none OF them openmuch below the
neck. The common style is the me-
dievaI, which is cut low and square
across ius5 below the collar, fastened
by p single fat pearl button on the left
shoulder, and then falls to the ground.
The sleeves are rather balloon and are
gathered in snugly at the wrist, from
which they break into fall Of lace,
They are also made high-necked, with
elbow sleeves, lace ruffles, collars ard
epaulcts oi al descriptions, banded
with lace insertion and edged with lace
ruE!as.
One design in the high-nccked gown
was developed in nainsook and vale2-
cierues lace The shallow, round yoke
was composed entirely of the insertion,
the standing collar being formed of
band OF pink satin ribbon OVERLAND
with the LICE. \ deep founce of rows
Of insertion and lawn edged with lace
finished the yoke, ard there were el-
bow sleeves ending in q lace frili. An
other design was cut with a low, round
neck, finished with the new slashed
collar. which was edged all about with
deep lace frill and tied with blue satin
ribbons. An eXQuisTtely dainty gown
in dimity was cut lempire, the square
neck edged with open eyelet embroidery
and ruflieS Of embroidered dimlty.
White skirts for evening wear IRE
made Of fine lawn in umbrella fashion,
with enc or two wide lace-trimmed
Gounces set one over tho other. More
serviceable ones are developed in cam
brio and Hamburg embroidery, which
viii survive frequent visits TO the laun-
dry. The short skirt often comes in
combination with chemises or corset
cover. The empire chemise is worn over
the corset and answers the purpose of
both corset cover and skirt. An eX-
tremely dainty affaiy in this style was
made of the finest nainsook and valen-
ciennes. The little empire waist was
formed Of several rows OF insertion and
lawn, gathered into u band Of insertion
over cloth. Instead of sleeves this
flmy affair was fastened over the shoal-
ders and white satin ribbons tied in
a bow-kuot. The sItrt portion was
trimmed about the bottom with q
houuce Of lawn and lace.
The latest design in corset covers is
cut low and round, and trimmed about
the neck with points Of the lawn, edged
with lace, simple but dainty. An elab-
orately trimmed waist would ruin the
ct OF q dress. The drawers are fash
toned in umbrella style, or simply made
very wide, and come in all grades.-N. \.
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