The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-02
These Are Worn by
Well Dressed Women

New York, Dec 31.-To linger among
lingerie. The allterativeness Of this
programme is not its only fascination.
Let us begin with the most expensive;
thus would ] like to personally begin
and finish. what use is it? The best
material of which to make the best UNI
derclothes is undoubtedly lawn; a linen
lawn. | am not recommending this ar
ticle to the attention of those women
whom rheumatism or inclination leads
to consider seriously the advantages of
Jaeger (Which are many, the charms
of fiannelette, the joys of Niyella. and
the unquestionable durability Of mus
lin. Having secured the finest quality
If lawn-and what an exquisite thing it
is when you get it. 50 soft 10 the touch
you should always cut your nightgown
some three on four inches on the ground,
and you should always make it to fasten
down the front. No matter how elabo-
rate may be your trimming, the adj
justment should be quite easy. The
simplest form Of making an attractive
nightgown is with a fichu shaped collar.
which ties i'm the front with bows and
ends. This fichu may be elaborated
with dozens of little tucks and strips of
real Nalencienncs insertion and frills Of
real Nalenriennes lace, the same to deco
rate the ends Of the bow; while the
front Of the nightgUwn should again
show a series of tuCkS and insertions,
and the sleeves should be striped from
the armhole TO below the elbow with
tucks and insertions and trimmed with
a deep frill. calculated, 50 will say the
critical. to attach itself inquisitiVely to
the morning cup of tea.
\ very attractive nightgoWn may be
made with a lace yoke piece at the
front and al the back of the neck, with
a small turnover piece of lawn, edged
with lace. tying in the front with piece
Of ribbon passed through a beading.
The nightgown will need no other deco
ration save frill of lawn and lace at
the end of the sleeves, and piece of
ribbon drawn in gathers round the
waist to tie in the front. So that the
Nalenciennes yoke be real, and the frlls
on the ends of the sleeves match ii, this
VIII not be found d very cheap posses
sion. All the nightgowns of the most
extravagant kind are made little low
in the neck, square or round, and [
have seen nightgowns with their sleeves
of the Grecian order, long at the back,
and quite open up to the shoulders at
the top, these ] venture TO term ridicu-
lous. Last season we had our best
nightgowns accordion killed, but this
was an inconvenient process for it had
to he repeated every time the night
gown was cleaned or washed. Yet one
more simple method of making an at
tractlNc nlSntSnWn is 10 cut II Mite
open at the neck and to supply it with
q large sailor collar or tucks and lace,
with lace at the edge Of the collar. to
be allowed to wander down the fronts,
which should be literally tucked. The
back of such a nightgown might Wen
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 and in
sertion crossed over i'm the front. They
are made guiltless of sleeves, with Just
a frill of lace round the armhole. Very
pretty chemises may he made of lawn
hand-embrodered with butterflies and