Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-13
PAR1sIAN HOUSE ToILETTEs.


/ During the Wintry Season-Cre-
atiens In Diaphanous Textiles.
4 Special to the Register
PARIS, December 27.-Individuality
characterizes this winters house
gowns. No restrictions are imposed
| on this particular toilette, as far as
material and design go. t may be
built on the flowing lines of tea
gown with quite an informal air about
it or it may be positively rigid in its
incorporating glove fit. Not the
gauziest of materials is sighted on the
plea that it is too frivolous for wintry
service. In fact the gauzy materials
are greatly preferred to cloth and the
heavier qualities of silk.
After all, the pervertiHg of the sea-
sons by shop keepers these days is d.
rectly traceable to the growing popu
larity of the house gown. Why, here
in the holidays, when by rights of
hoary traditions we should expect to
see shop windows decked out in
stout homespuns and furs, We have
cascades of foamy diaphanous guazes
and tubes ripping from the ceiling to
the floor and suggesting rather dog
| days than December
Women of the old school are prone
! to shake their heads at this new de-
! n rtu in iva
way how Dame Fashion will ever man
age to conjure up any new spring sur
prises for us.
1t is assuring though. to talk to the
couturiers here about the ineXhaustible
possibilities of Fashion. They frankly
admit that there is no new thing I'M
! der the sun that Dame Fashion moves
too, in the vicious circle. but that the
! circle boats wonderful circumference.
An illustrated record of her move
ments is indispensable to the up-to-
date designer. They literally haunt
the muses. where the old costumes are
kept, jottins down notes and making
a serious study Of historical costumes.
A evolved from a study
of Greek drapery applied on modern
The yoke of cream guipure was la.
over vivid orange satin. At the side
! seams the crepon was gathered in
scantily and crossed to the opposite
shoulder seam, where the fullness was
! held in tiny tucks and caught with
strass buckles. The back of the cor
sage was fashioned in the same way
! only that it was minus fulness. Along
the edges there was narrow entire
i deuX Of cream guipure to give the eff
feet of being a continuation Of the
yoke Below this the crepon sleeve
was dragged a trihe.
The skirt was laid in box plaits and
trimmed with narrow entire deuX of
guipure Over this fell a tunic open
ing at the left side and draped trif1e
so that it had the effect of being a
continuation of the drapery on the
corsage; this. too, was bordered with
the narrow passementerie entre-deux.
| Around the waist there was draDed a
scarf of black gauze that was knotted
I at the left side with the long ends
] falling over the opening of the tunic.
White is greatly favored for house
gowns this winter, an item that ought
to please the woman who has to dress
on a limited income, for one white
gown made in a not too pronounced
| style is not at all likely to pail on an
wardrobe of a clever little society wo
man of modest means" is going to
| play the role of SOLE house gown
through the coming winter months.
! 1t has a voluminous ACCORDION plated
| skirt falling over white taffeta lin
! ing. The corsage is the simplest ac-
cordeon plated blouse without a~ves-
/ tige of trimming. Her deft fingers
fashioned no end of little fetching de-
tachable accessories for this particu
T lar gown. Belts and wired bows of
gilt gauze and taffeta ribbons. Dainty
lace and ribbon boleros, collars of jew
elled velvet, and scarfs of spangled
chiffon. One of her boleros made of
Parma blue panne velvet ornanented
with spangled jet motifs, is quite nov
ell in design. 1t is a decollete affair
slashed at the front and draped up to
Z the bust band The lower part of the
bolero merges into long scarfs that
are knotted at the left side of the
waist line. 1t has long, close fitting
sleeves of the velvet that are finish
ed with fiaring velvet cuffs
Narrow black velvet ribbon plays an
4 important role in the trimming Of
these light house gowns. 1t gives a
certain amount of character to the
paler shades that would otherwise
prove bit insipid without a distinct