Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-26

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Chicago Times Herald.
NEWEST DESIGNS IN UNDERWEAR.
Innovations In Matters as to Both Style
and Material.
Tho underskirt is perhaps not the
pet of the wardrobe, but it cannot be
gainsaid that it is the most important
just now, especially as the dress skirts
are cut SO long as to frequently require
lifting, thereby displaying the petit
coat.
The new underskirt is cut after the
same patterns as the dress skirt, and
fitted as carefully and faultlessly as
tailor-made garment This applies to
the short as well as to the full-length
petticoat. The best models have sheath
tops shaped to fit at the band all
around the front and sides without
2lait or gather. The fulness of the
lower part, which sometimes almost
surpasses calculation in its multitudin-
Gus yards of lace and rufling, is adj
iusted in some form of lounce set on
in various modes, running up in the
back with corresponding droop in
front, in scalloped lines, in Vandykes
or circular pieces made and shaped to
rival outer dressing in the beauty and
precision of their designs.
The erstwhile plain Spanish rufle
is relegated to bargain tables in fash
ionable shops, and no device is too in
tricate or elaborate q foundation for
the countless ruftles, pu6ings, insert
ings and tucks which are so lavishiy
employed in ornamentation. The
white skirt is so much in evidence
that we may safely predict its use for
all wear except the street, and hand
some examples of evening toilets are
veritable glimpses of the perfection of
needlework.
In al cotton undergarM- q no
ticeable feature is the amount and
beauty of the handwork. Cunning
little scalloped tucks, with stitches
like frostwork in their delicacy, the
, deft joining and INTERVIEWING of in
sertings, embroidered medallions, lace
} rosettes and applique work all argue
: in defense of their high price. But.
oh, they are SO pretty, so essentially
feminine and such sources Of genu-
: inc self-satisfaction, for nothing is so
| perfectly comforting to the truly wom-
anly woman as knowledge that her
underwear is fine, soft, delicate and
, exquisitely Numbered.
/ The corset cover is little trihe
when held in the hand, but its duty is
l manifold, and it can do much to mar
the fit of the waist if by its pattern it
: is OF shape to shrink or draw away
, in the laundry. The only perfect de-
sign is that which is adjusted to the
figure by drawing strings at the neck
. and waist. Darts and seams are now
8 regarded as q menace to good fit and
+. will not iron in the form desired. The
. French model fits smoothly when
drawn into place and is embellished
by lattice work of letin insertings or
tucks, or by bayadere lines of insert
ing or other trimmings. These gar
= ments extend only to the waist. The
boIero and ichu designs are much
Q sought by lovers of ultra dainty ef-
fects, and are perfectly satisfactory
| with ell toilets except those requiring
o ribbon-like smoothness OF fit.
, Woven vests of silk or Isle gauze
ere now made very elaborate, and
shaped to fit Gs they never were be-
: fore. They are gored under the arm,
are cut rather long and trimmed about
the skirts. The tops are much orna-
: mented with lace and ribbon, and
e those Of ine pure silk are exquisite
both to look upon and as to fit.
] CARING For the Hands and Feet.
As many feet are ill shaped and
distorted by the wearing of loose
shoes as by the wearing of tight ones.
The best-known French shoemaker
says that when women put on closely
fitting shoes, and keep them on all
] the time, their feet remain we'll shaped,
and in time the extreme close fit is
0 comfort, but that the taking off OF
8 tight shoes when in the boudoir and
the putting on OF the loose slipper
D causes the foot to spread.
! Taking baby girl by the hand a
wise grandmother, noting the skin at
, the foot of the finger nails, taught her
.. to push it down, claiming that unless
, she did this it would grow up at the
root like the weels about the rose,
and THAI it must always be pushed
I away bat never cut of Few of us
have resisted the persuasion of the
manicure as to cutting the cuticle.
She is businesslike in urging it, since
, it means frequent visit to her place
{ of business, not to mention the OK.
< penditure of considerable money.
. Every day wash your hands we'll in
warm water, using soap that, while ii
may be little costly, is kept in box
and used for your hands alone. Be
l careful to dry your hands thoroughly
a and use your nailbrush with decided
. vigor. Keep the nails in good con-
K, dition, and your hands will look re-
8 fined and ladylike though they may
8 not be shapely.
2 There is so much that mipht he said