The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-14

Lingerie plays such an importent part
these days In every woman's OUTFIT that II
is necessary TO spend quite "A good deal
OF time and talk in choosing what is the
correct style. Indeed. IL is said by those
who study the matter Thoroughly. that
IL your lingerie is all made according TO
the latest fashion II IS possible TO get
along with fewer gowns. IL certainly is
true that nothing is more foolish than 20
accumulate clothes and economize on I'm
gerie. for the gowns OF the present day
fitted corsets and petticoats.
There does not seen to be any one CO..
set-maker who. at the present time, is
considered the one most correct. But IL
Is absolutely necessary for every woman
to Iaye corset that fits well and that
gives her the straight line In front. The
corset that is the most generally pre-
ferred In Paris has more width, or spring
as IL Is technically described, over the
hips than most of the models I'm this
country. And IL certainly does work re-
markable changes I'm stout short-waist
ed figures. The bones are not stiff, but
pliable; there are few side steels, but
IL Is made In coutille for ordinary hard
wear. While coutille is n good wearing
material, IL IL not considered smart or
dainty, and figured silks and brocades or
batiste Is preferred. All the new corsets
have the pointed side-pieces, TO which Is
attached the garter elastic that serves
the double purpose OF holding the corset
down and keeping the stocking up. IL has
also a smaller pointed piece directly In
the front OF the corset to which a second
elastic Is attached. This all savors some
what of "A harness i'm description, but is
very comfortable. and is OF great SER
vice In making the figure look as IL
should.
IL Is an expensive but attractive fashion
that orders the petticoatmade OF the color
and material OF the corset. This, like the
corset. is fitted 10 each person. Is made
10 open at the side. is cut with n round
dip i'm front, and finished only with a
binding. At the back the petticoat has
quite a number OF side pleats that are
stitched down for four inches. and then
the skirt IL allowed to flare. Buttoned
on to this skirt is a bias founce of silk
with pinked ruffie. and over this Is a
second fiounce OF the very finest cam
brio trimmed with lace insertion and ruff
fe, or with hand embroidery. This is a
good plan. having the fiounces made so
that they can be renewed or cleaned for
they are the part OF the skirt that soon
est wears out or gets defaced. Where
expense Is absolutely no object these COR
sets are not lined. nor are the petticoats.
but where economy has 10 be consulted.
a thin lining OF silk or bafiste is used,
and the corsets then wear much longer.
Drawers and chemises are made In sets.
They are Of the finest linen. percale. or
cambric, trimmed with ruffies of hand
embroidery or with hemstitch-
ed ruffies edged with lace.
The chemises are made sometimes
wirhok ruffie. fit quite close. and have
an applique embroidery. lace, or hand
work at the top, all most exquisitely ex-
secuted. Hand work Is more used now than
II has been for years, and, consequently
expert needle-women have new market
for their wares.
Corset covers are made to take up just
as little room under the dress waist as
possible. Many women do not wear them
at all. contending that they take up 10
much room under the waist of the gown.
But those that are turned out are made
of the finest possible material, and are