The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-02
THE LATEST IN Lingerie.
CONr0RT AND ELEGANCE to"-
BrSED N THE NEW Styles
How 10 select Those sfhrts
Attire which Do So ""eh ."
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NEW YORK. Jan. ITO lingsr among
lingerie. The aIgt.erat5yeaess Of this pro
nrar1,ne ls GOT its only fascination. Let
rs begin with the most expensive, ta4s
would Ike To personally begin ana M
t8h- what use Is x? The best maferia- o.
which 70 make the best ursdsrciSthss y
undoubtedly awn-a linen lawn al
no. recommending this article TO the AZ
tsntson OF those whom rheumatism or n
ellnat3on leads TO consider seriously tas
ssavsntaxss Of Jaeger (which are many.
he charms OF nanDe.ette. the JOYS OF
ssyela and the unques ;ioEable curaoil-
fty OF muslin. Having secured the finest
duality of lawn--and what AT exquisite
IN nx IL Is when you get 10. 40 soft 10 the
souch-yoD should always cat your night
gown some three or four inches on lns
ground. and you should always make II
10 fasten down the front. No matter no"
elaborate may BE- your trimming, the ad-
sussmenf should pe quite easy. The sim
pieSt form Of making ar attractive night
gown ss with ftchu-shapsd collar. when
tea In the front with bows and ends. TBS
nchu may be elaborated with dozens Of
little tucks and strips of real FaleaeieE-
nss insertion and frlIIs OF real Valencien"
res lace. the same 10 decorate the ends
OF the bow while the front of the night
gown should again show 81 series Of tucks
and insertions. and the sleeves should ne
striped from The armhoie TO below the ell
bow with .ucks and insertions and tim
med with a deep fgill. calculated. so vii!
say the critical. to attach Itself inquiss-
lively TO the morning cup OF tea.
a very attractive nightgown may be
made with a lace yoke-pisce at the front
and az the hack Of the neck, with small
turnover piece OF lawn, edged with lace,
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passed through the beading. The night
gown viii need no other decoration save
a frlli OF lawn and lace at the end OF the
sleeves and a piece OF ribbon drawn In
gathers round the waist TO tie In the
trent SO that the vaienciennss yoke be
real. and the frllls on the ends OF the
sleeves match IL, this will not be found a
very cheap possession. All the night
gowns of the most extrayagant kind are
made a little low in the neck, square or
round and / have seen nightgowns with
their sleeves OF the Greciau order. long
at the back and quite open up to the
shoulders up at the top; these / venture
to term ridiculous. Last season We had
our best nightgowns accordion killed but
this was an tuconvenient process. for II
had TO be repeated every time the night
gem was cleaned or washed. Yet one
more simple method OF making an at
iractive nightgown Is 10 cut IL allitle open
at the neck and 10 supply Il with a large
sailor collar or tucks and lace. with lace
at the edge az the collar. to be allowed 20
wander down the fronts. which should he
literally tucked The back of such
nightgown might vel! be set into three
box pleats.
Chemises admit of endless elaboration,
the best OF the simple ones being formed
Of two straight pieces OF tucks aud inser-
tics crossed over In the front. They are
made euiitiess Of sleeves with Just a fril
Of lace around the armhole. Very pretty
ehemises may be made of lawn, hand-em-
hroidered with butterflies and just edged
with Nalenciennes lace. Nalsncieunes
lace tn par excellence the lace with which
10 trim all underclothing. and for those
who cannot afford the real thing the lat
est imitation lace. which simiiates it with
a marvellous fidelity may be cordially
recommended.
As I have previously observed. the art
IF under clio hing Is an important one, and
is not accomplished when YOU have
houah; -heni.ses ard nighigowns. Elan
mel petticoats have been invested with
much charm Of late years. and the most
novel style Of treating them Is with a
founce Of white pongee silk striped with
laCe insertion and edged with lace. The
Zeaeua silk, which IS interviewer with
wool and OF ribbed surface. takes the
iiAce Of the flannel pe,tlcoat in the affec-
sans OF the most fastidiouS.
once again | repeat The immortal truth
shat all silken pettcoats should be made