St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-03-18
MOST DAINTY LINGERIE.


Every woman Of taste loves pretty
underwear. She has every opportunity
Of gratifying her most luxurious in
.linations in these days, for each sue
ceeding display Of underwear is little
finer and more elaborately trimmed
than the one before. The workmanship
is finer. Infnitesimal tucks not wider
than a small cord abound, and in the
finest garments these are put IN by
hand. Lace insertions are set In
squares, diamond points and diagonal
and straight rows, medallions OF en-
broidery are used, and applique work
in lace is part of the scheme OF decora-
ton in underwear. The spring fashions
in this department are not yet in sight;
but how they can produce variety
more elegant in detail, more charming
in effect, than we already have. is one
of the mysteries of this progressive age.
The latest petticoats of silk or batiste
are cut to fit the hips like the gowns
which cover them, and short petticoats
as we'll have this same shape. Miles OF
ruffiing and lace are used in the frou-
frou around the feet, but the top must
be as scant ard plain as possible. The
upper skirt is vandyked or scalloped as
the case may be, and finished with a
ruffie of lace, or the wide fiounce is seal
loped and trimmed below. Chiffon
fiounces with tiny ruches on the edge
trim some of the silk skirts OF light
| colors. Bows of colored ribbon adorn
| the heading of the white aounces on the
white silk skirts, and anything which
| makes them attractive and expensive
seems to cast spell over all woman
kind.
The seasons corset cover is most
fascinating little trifie made OF thin
sheer batiste or nainsook, with narrow
lace insertion encircling the waist either
in Straightforward rows. points or
squares. 1t ends at the waist line In
narrow belt of beading embroidery.
Through which ribbon is run and ad-
| iusted to the figure around the shout
ders in the same way. except that the
| beading is lace and very narrow. 1t
| is made, too, after the French model,
| with no seams except under the arm.
| The bolero shaped corset cover is very
| much liked, since it. too. does away with
any superfuous material at the waist.
| The bolero is used very prettily on
the nightgowns and also in the Empire
chemise. Dainty tucks and insertions
| Of lace form these little jackets. A pref
ty model for nightgown has an En-
! pire waist. made by gathering the mate
rial in a sort of scant pun between TWO
rows of embroidered insertion. A lace
edged frill forms a collar which ends in
ribbon rosettes on either side. and the
sleeves are shcrt. Many of the gowns
are made with short sleeves which con-
sist of one puff with one or two lace
edged frills below; and some OF them
are well gored and cut with a little
train. The nightgown liked BY some
women for winter wear. is made OF al
batross, and as prettily trimmed with
lace as the thinner gowns. Something
called boudoir nightgown. shown in
the illustration, is of pale blue silk OF
the washing variety. 1t is made with
sort of shaped skirt set on to an upper
part formed of tucks. alternating with
| rows OF lDSeTttOu. uC yohc - - ''AS~
and tucks. finished with frili OF lace.
One article in the lingerie department
| which is every woman's delight is the
matinee tea jacket, or dressing jacket,
whichever you choose to call it. These
garments range in style from the plain
Geisha, with the large sleeves, up to the
possible limit of extravagance in mate
rial and trimming. The Geisha is usual
" made of flannel and possibly cash
mere, but there is a tempting display
among the other jackets of Liberty silk
trimmed with lace and frills or ribbons
and the prettiest confections of silk and
chiffon, besides no end of pretty de-
signs carried out in fine white batiste
made with fancy yokes. Jackets and
petticoats to match in both silk and hne
English nainsook are one OF the fash
ionable fads, and il your corsets match
your petticoat you are indeed up to date
in the matter of underwear.-N.1 \. Sun