The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

she IS never more dainty and captivatint,
than when In the privacy OF her own
room. She Is so essentially feminine then
In her soft, trailing fluffy tea-gowns and
comfortable negligees that she Is indeed
a picture worth remembering.
The fashionable young woman owns
whole collection of house gowns. There
are tea-gowns, genuinely exquisite crea-
tons IN which she welcomes her friends.
There are negligees which look as II made
In fairyland and in which she only appears
when her best girl friends have come In
for confidential chat. Then, there are
variety Of comfortable looking gowns"
which are known respectively as wrap
pers, lounging robes and kimonos. These
gowns are to rest in. They are what she
wears when the hour for relaxation has
come.
The tea gowns are shown this season in
the most alluring designs. Each gown
has some fetching charm of It's own, and it
is in the little details that one gown vies
with the other in it's individuality and
beauty. 80.
The fabrics most used in the fashionir,g
Of the tea gowns are crepe de Chine, peau
de crepe, soft silk flannel, mousseline de
sole, albatross and liberty silk. All the
new tea-gowns are made with sleeves
which are an artistic study and every one
of them require from two to three times
as much materials as they did year ago.
which incidentally may have much to do
with the extravagant prices OF some of the
handmade straight from-Pari gowns
The extremely wide kimono sleeve issa
fashionable model. s"t
Another feature Of the new tea gowns
| Is the collar. 1t is broad and fiat In its
! outline and many times contains Just the
! touch Of novelty which stamps the gown
| a success. The tucked surplice collar
| with insertions of lace as a. finish and
! q ri tnxry = ~ Is, t. -
the favorite collars OF the hour Another
picturesque style Is the draped sailor
collar. When made OF some f1lmy ma
| terfal like mousseine de sole or chiffon
the effect is very soft and charming.
| The collar Is shaped like deep sailor
collar only that the material is carelessly'
! draped. It Is effective laid in soft folds
finished with deep frill Of plated chiffon.
/ A collar Of this sort usually has long
scarf ends which tie in loose knot at
the corsage and then fall way below the
knees. All the fashionable tea gowns
show much hand work and fancy stitches
the briar stitch and fagoting are used
! quite as much as lace as trimming and
the embroidered gown Is a feature Of the
hour. =
Even the eiderdown lounging robe this
year emphasizes the craze for embroidery.
The newest models are trimmed with en-
broidered satin bands. Can you imagine
| anything prettier than this-a resting robe
Of wild-rose- pink eiderdown with bands
1 of white satin from the neck to the hem
in front and as a, finish to the full sleeves,
these dainty satin bands exquisitely en-
| broidered in trailing vine OF pink wild
roses with the leaves worked In shades
4 of delicate green? The gown is just
! slightly confined at the waist with a White
silk cord with tassel ends and the sleeves
and neck have billowy frills of plated
i liberty silk, in the same shade of pink
1 as the gown, to give them "a fluffy finish.
In pastel blue these eiderdowu gowns are
also very lovely, with the satin bands
embroidered in forget-me- nots and in
white eiderdown with the satin bands
i white and either clover blossoms and
Leaves as the embroidered design or bril-
liant yellow nasturtiums.