Evening star., 1903-09-19
IN FANCY LINGERIE !.
Fall Fanoies in Multi Colored
Covers. ss se
II. II
FLOW Erred -DiMITY
HANDKERCHIEFs JOINED BY IN
sERTIoN STRIPS.
Embroidered F1ouncings and Dotted
Nets Are More Elabo-
rate.
FLOW Erred DiMITY
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
With the approach Of cooler weather and
the consequent advent of lined bodicess
there is a chance for the girl who delights
in pretty underwear to experiment with
colors While anything that is conspicuous
beneath thin waist is in bad taste, and
the taking of the public into ones conf
dence with regard to underwear is a sar-
torial abomination, there are many attract
i've things that may be made for a girls
own delectation which are simple and de-
lghtfully becoming.
The corset cover, more than any other
undergarment lends itself to colors and
dimities of the old-time fowered patterns
in delicate designs, tiny rosebuds in pink,
delicate vines of lavender, or small pat
terms of blue flowers.
The simplest way Of making one Of these
covers is to take a straight piece OF the
material, enough to go around the body
easily, gather it, put beading on at the top
and bottom, run in ribbons and draw up
at the waist and around the shoulders.
On the upper part a little edge of lace Is
put on above the beading, and the result is
as dainty O. corset cover as may be tmag-
ined To hold the waist over the shoulders
either ribbons are tackled on both sides at
the back and front and tied on the
shoulder, or at either side the beading with
it's narrow lace is carried over the arm,
hemmed to make a little strap, and the
plain dimity hemmed beneath the arm. The
ribbon over the shoulder is pretty, but less
serviceable than the strap of the trimming.
Different Ribbons.
Some girls are putting on two narrow
rows of beading around the upper part OF
the corset cover and running in two rib
bons of different color. For instance, there
may be a little pattern of rose and green
leaves in the design, and a rose and a pale
green ribbon run in each. tying in front IN
a tiny bow Occasionally girl makes the
ends of the ribbons into small rosettes In
front for variety.
Still another material which is effective
in corset covers Is dotted muslin with the
dots in colors These may be pink or blue
or lavender The waist is made in the same
way as the other, and the ribbons match
the dots.
Sometimes there is little bulge in the
back of the corset cover and an odd way
Of obviating this is to take half a dozen OF
more tucks across the center of the back.
These run right and left, the longest one in
the middle and the others growing shorter
above and below.
Every other girl lately has been making
herself a handkerchief corset cover. 1t is
made with two handkerchefs. one halt
pointing up in the back and the other with
the opening out. The halves of the other
handkerchief point down under the arms
The whole is put together with lace inser-
ton and finished top and bottom Like the
dimity and dotted muslin corset covers.
Colored handkerchiefs, pretty pinks and
blues in solid colors, or handkerchiefs with
colored borders. are being used.
Hamburg Edgings.
Straight around materials for corset COW
ers. in all white. are always to be had in
the shops in eighteen-inch widths of Ham
burgs or Hamburgs and laces, with wide
edges with openings in the top for running
in the ribbons, thus obviating the necessity
of sewing on the headings.
All-over beading designs Of net are made
into elaborate corset covers The consecu-
tive lines Of beading run with the bebe rib
bon, finishing at the top with innumerable
loops or small bows, but these are costly
and are usually made of the color of some
transparent gown under whi ch they are
worn, and are more article of regular
wearing apparel than underwear
The dimity corset covers were first
brought over from France A woman who
delights In f1owered materials makes night.
gowns OF the same material.