Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
FINE WHITE UNDERWEAR.
some of the Pretty Things Noted I'm
the Dry Goods shops.

some Of the Pretty Things Noted I'm
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 hemstitched,
so deliberately ornamented with fine
laces, embroidery and satin ribbon an
to be well-nigh irresistible to the fem
mime observer. These command ex-
travagant prices, but they can be imi-
tated at home at comparatively small
expense. The cambria and muslin gar
ments with trimmings of Hamburg EN-
broidery can be obtained at such rea-
sonable prices as to make it hardly
worth while to fashion them at home.
The latest fancy is to have set COM
posed of old pieces instead Of having
the trimming match, but some beauti-
full sets are still shown.
In night robes there is almost as
much elegance at the present time AZ
in evening dresses, with the exception
that none Of them open much below the
neck. The common style is the me-
dieval, which is cut low and square
across just below the collar, fastened
by single fiat 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 and
epaulets of all descriptions, banded
al ~ 10,
ruffies.
One design in the high-necked gown
was developed in nainsook and valen-
ciennes lace. The shallow, round yoke
was composed entirely of the insertion,
the standing collar being formed of
a band of pink satin ribbon overlaid
with the lace. A deep flounce of rows
finished the yoke, and there were ell
bow sleeves ending in a lace frill. An
other design was cut with a low, round
neck, finished with the new slashed
collar, which was edged all about with
a deep lace frill and tied with blue satin
ribbons. An exquisrtely dainty gown
in diInity was cut pempire, the square
neck edged with open eyelet embroidery
and ruffles of embroidered dimity.
White skirts for evening wear are
made of fine lawn in umbrella fashion,
with one or two wide lace-trimmed
flounces set one over the other. More
serviceable ones are developed in cam
brio and Hamburg embroidery, which
will 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 affair 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 band of insertion
over cloth. Instead of sleeves this
filmy affair was fastened over the shout
ders and white satin ribbons tied in
bow-knot. The skirt portion was
trimmed about the bottom with a
founce 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
fit of dress. The drawers are fash
toned in umbrella style, or simply made
very wide, and come in all grades.-N. Y.
Sim