Evening journal., 1898-12-21
DAINTY HOUSE ROBES.
Long and short NcglIgecs os Partisan
Design aud Make for
Indoor Wear.

Design aud Make for
Indoor Wear.
The French negligees may be gotten
all made in very beautiful designs and
materials. ! saw one OF them of uncut
velvet in a rich bleu de France which
fell in a Vatican behind into a long
train, and was widened still more on
the floor by deep shaded founce,
which sloped down toward the front
somewhat narrower. This was headed
with quillings of blue ribbon, and much
ivory guipure trimmed the shoulders
and square-cut neck. The sleeves
reached the wrists, and the front was
confined at the waist with a ribbon
belt, revealing its white silk lining, and
"a Guify lace and muslin petticoai.
In white silk and wool crcpon an
other was built on much the same
lines. and lined with white silk, and
still others in china silks and lndias
were lined with white albatross. 4
phk-corded silk negligec was trimmed
with pink silk muslin and ivory gui-
pure, this, too, with a shaped flounce
and a Vatican back, aud it few open
down the front to show delicate pink
china silk lining and balayeuse.
In very nice shapes with tucked
backs, pouchy fronts, belts and shaped
ilounces on the long trailing skirts
were negligees Of fine French flannel
and cashmere in delicate colors.
trimmed with rows of baby velvet rib
bon, and lined with white albatross.
Little jacket negigees are pouched
NIL about in blouse fashion, and fin
ished with ruilles of lace or silk or
muslin about the hips, the fronts cross
ing surplice fashion with long pointed
ends, which tie at the waist and hang
down upon the skirt. The sleeves are
loose, easy sabots, finished with ruff
fies at the elbows.
Long crepe negligees are plated
their whole length and inserted with
long barbs OF guipure, the sleeves
shirred and banded with lace closely
about the whole arm, and there Is an
empiecement in yoke shape about the
neck, which is OF applique crepe mo-
tifs embroidered with colored silks
upon a transparent white net. Even
more elaborate are robes Of silk mus
lin entirely puiTed in hoops from throat
10 feet, the robe hanging loosely over
plated uuderdress of thin silk, which
shows down The open fronts. About
the sides and hem Of the loose over
dress there is plating Of lace, and
insertions Of lace separate the rows Of
bouillionnes into graduated clusters.
The sleeves are entirely of guipure, as
Is, too, a little round, chokercss yoke
from which hangs the silk underdress.
The underdrcss is girdlcd with a long
fringcd ribbon.
A little house dress which is charm
Ing in either foulard or cashmere
hangs straight in front, and ON the
sides, and is fuled behind from a deep
yokelike bodice of ecru guipurc This
lace yoke ends just under the bust In
scallops over the silk brendths. and be-
hind is fastened up the center of the
back with little round buttons. COW
cred with the silk, the neck slightly
square and chokcrless. The hreadths
of silk are very long, and behind trail
considerably and have rufllcs on the
inside of the hem, and the sleeves are
Vatican affairs to the elbows where
there are rutlles and little velvet bows.
a princess of cashmere, sleeveless,
collarless, and crossing In front in sur
piice fashion, a velvet belt with a
roscttc combining it about tho waist
line, flares open down tho front to
show a petticoat of lace and muslin.
OF silk or one of guipure made espe-
cially for the frock. The sleeves are
Of this guipure fitted and plain, or il
shirred muslin, the color of the gown.
and some surplico folds OF stun to
match the sleeves are draped inside
the cashmere, filling up the V-shaped
opening as much or as little as one
likes. IL is q charmingly simple and
pretty house gown, and may be fur
tier trimmed with three velvet bows
down the front, or with three sets OF
rosettes looped across with twists Of
velvet ribbon.-Doston Herald.