The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-28
DELICATE SILKS AND FINE LACES.
Some Beautiful Bits of Underwear Found In
the Wardrobe of the WlIowy Girl.

In her toilet, ana holds them well down
In front. though the strings tie at the
waist behind. When q short-waisted Elton
or bolerc corset cover is donned with such
skirt arrangement, French art accom-
plishes a result to parallel which an Amer
lean girl with her accumulation OF gar
ments at the waist, would have to pinch
and get red In tho face, drawing up her
laeings.
with the sheath-like draperies. how
ever. New York women who cling to their
traditional petiicoats are adopting the
French fashion OF adjusting underwear,
while the skirts themselves are cut and
fitted with as much care and exactness as
the outer garments. This summers petit
Goats OF silk or batiste cling to the hips
4 almost as tightly as the ribbed Jersey gar
monts before mentioned. Miles OF ruff
! ding and lace are used In the frou-frou
about the feet but the top Is as pkain and
scant as possible
These eel-like undershirts, which are NJ
different as one can imagine from the bulk
OF the clumsy, ready-made garments, are
trimmed In apron fashion low In front and
higher behind to carry out the scheme OF
sleuderneSs. Extra rufnes indeed are set
in at the back to give the necessary full
ness just where II ls demanded.
or two beautiful petticoats included in
tho trousseau Of June bride. Que Is of
pale robins esq blue satin, very soft In
texture. II is inlaid all over with orna-
mcnts cut out OF Venetian guipure, and Is
trimmed round the bottom with four
lounces OF application lace of the sanlo
shade as the guipuro. These hounces,
which are embroidered with chenille spots
TO match the satin are attached by Nry
full ruche of robins egg blue chiffon.
Q The other petHc1at, OF pale violet peau
lac n
: Venetian cloth gown, and is trimmed with
a deep flounce OF black Spanish lace, which
e In turn Is edged with an accordion plaltec
a ruffe of pale violet chiffon. This is MOI
an end of its complexities, for the chiffor
itself Is headed with narrow violet Velve
ribbon and appliqued with lace figures.
= white lawn skirt belonging to tn
. same trousseau is accordion plated, en-
!, hroidered and lace trimmed, until 1t be
! comes a model of elegant and extrayagan
perfection.
% A set displayed recently by tashlonaol
shep which makes a speciality of fine han,
work upon trousseaux included dun
u and ornate CONNECTION which deserved
4 more aesthetic name than nightgowr
This garment, OF cobwebby batiste. wa
IS wen rored and cut with oonsiderabl
train. Marie Antolnette nchu, mad
- with a wide insertion and edging of Flor
" VI entine lace formed O round collar In tn
~ back and pointed down to the waist ]
10 front. where II fastened with a fancy pir
u A band of lace Insertion was set acros
=, the bust. hllng In the low neck while "a
10 I elbow sleoves we're striped with insertlo
.N and finished with deep lace ruffes. tn
fullness Of the gown was gathered into
i,e waist belt of lace insertion run with rln
'h hon and the bottom was hniBhed with
broad hem with a tiny heading OF embroid
cry.
10 The chemise belonging to this set ha
he IN empire waist made by gathering ~
an sheer bmtiste In a sort OF scant pun DC
tween two rows OF lace insertion. lace
edged frill finished the low neck ana u
Is arm holes The skirt portion was founcht
* and lace trimmed at the bottom to gi'
-, IL the effect of pebt!coat, and all fulnel
was carried to the back, where IL wi
gathered into tho ribbon belt
,e The corset cover was bolera In effect,
~, embroidered batiste, with lace edSin
10, oS The drawers wero Wide, with trimmings
~ lace insertion and lace edged hounces'
I'm ~
ice A convenience OF tine underwear depar
Tor ment ls the princess slip, which may he
~, ,i1 tafteta SILK or Of hne lawn or nainsoo
las md which is intended for wear under tn
MS summer gowns. The bodlce, 70 "hlcn u
las SKIRT Is attached ny neI, ~ low ou
Inc fulled little ike paDy waist al
,as trimmed with narrow lace. As one slip
i'm this sort serves for variety Of dresse
lns it is not to be reckoned large extray
ner gance.
cir In class by themselves come the knlol
set ers which the wheelwoman wears und
her cycle dress. and which this SUNNI
no are cut almost skin Some wom'
ave ettll have them OF the material Of the eye
no dress, but those of silk matching It
er- tone arc much cooler and more cnmfrS
her able Black silk is sometimes PREFER
An whom plain black stockings are to be wor
nda Ellen Osborn.