Evening journal., 1899-01-11
DAINTY HOUSE ROBES.
Long and short Negiieees OF Parisian
Design and 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. THE was heAdad
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
fluffy lace and muslin petticoat.
In white silk and wool crepon an
other was built on much the same
lines, and lined with white silk. and
still others in china silks and Indias
were lined with white albatross. A
pinlx-corded silk negligec was trimmed
with pink silk muslin and ivory gui-
pure, this, too, with a shaped hounce
and a Vatican back, and IL few open
down the front TO show a delicate pink
china silk lining and balayeuse.
In very nice shapes with tucked
backs, pouchy fronts, belts and shaped
founces 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 while albatross.
Little jacket negligces arc pouched
all about in blouse fashion. and fin
ished with rufiles 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 aud inserted with
long barbs Of guipure. the sleeves
shirred and banded with lace closely
about the whole arm, and there is an
empiecemcnt IN yoke shnpe about the
neck, which IL og applique crepe mo
tifs embroidered with colored silk.
upon transparent white net. Ever
4 more elaborate are robes of sin, mus
, lin entirely puiied in hoops from throa
TO feet, the robe hanging loosely over
Z a plated underdress of thin silk, which
S shows down The open fronts. Abou
I the sides and hem of the loose over
s dress there is u plating of lace. anc
, insertions of lace separate the rows O
S bouillionnes into graduated clusters
, The sleeves are entirely of guipure, a
Is, too, little round, chokerless yok
from which hangs the silk underdress
The underdress is girdlod with lonl
fringed ribbon.
a little house dress which is charm
= ing in either foulard or cashmer
: hangs straight in front, and on tn
/, sides, and is fulled behind from a dee
g vol,elike bodice Of ecru guipure. Thi
y lace yoke ends just under the bust j
O scallops over the silk breadths, and be
$ hind is fastened up the center of tn
I. back with little round buttons, COZ
II cred with the silk, the neck slight
: square and chokerless. The breadth
g of silk are very long, and behind ira
e considerably and have rufiies on th
inside of the hem, and the sleeves an
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there are rufiies and little velvet bow
:. a princess of cashmere, Sleeveless
e collarless, and crossing in front in SUI
Ie piice fashion, a velvet belt with
I rosette combining it about the wais
J line, flares open down the front
s. show a petticoat Of lace and muslil
Of silk or one of guipure made esp
cially for the frock. The sleeves al
T. Of this guipure fitted and plain. or
shirred muslin, the color of the gowi
and some surplice folds of stuff
match the sleeves are draped insic
the cashmere, filling up the N-shape
3, opening as much or as little as OF
likes. 1t is a charmngly simple an
~ pretty house gown. and may be fu
~ thcr trimmed with three velvet bow
a down the front. or with three sets
7 rosettes looped across with twists
= velvet ribbon.-Boston Herald.