Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07
NEGL|GES IN FAVOR
Dame Fashion Again APP
proves the Style.
REST MOMENT ROBES
NEVER MORE LUXURIOUS THAN
NOW MADE.
Actresses Largely Set This Vogue,
Which Women All
Love.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
To the beauty doctor and the rest cure
we owe the renaissance OF the neglige.
Time was. and not so very long since, when
neglige garments of any sort were spoken
Of with scorn by the smart modiste The
woman strenuous was the fad, and more
attention was given to pedestrian suits
than to lounging robes.
The girl who was really in the social
swim rode, golfed went yachting, bowled,
played hockey. and drove a four in hand,
but lounged-never! The only use that she
had for a neglige was during the few mo-
ments between the return from the dance
and the hour of retiring, when she was in
the hands Of her maid, or drinking a cup
of soothing chocolate.
Then came the beauty doctor with his in
structions for periodic moments of absolute
repose. The woman who had rather over
done the athletic fad resigned herself to a
kimona for at least half an hour daily.
The woman who never did care for athlet-
les rejoiced openly and reveled in pillows
OF chiffon and tissue-like silks.
Influence Of Stage.
In no one department Of dress does the
influence Of the stage show more clearly
than in the matter Of negliges. If role
calls for lounging robe of any descrip-
tion the actress will make it a thing of
beauty, and, if possible, her modiste VIII
evolve something new and startling.
In Mrs. Langtry's stage wardrobe Is a
ravishing gown Of pale blue silk. 1t has
all the grace Of a Grecian robe whose Sc
verify has been softened by the art Of a
Partisan designer. The sleeves, built on the
old-fashioned angel type, sweep almost to
the ground, and have no decoration save
an insert Of embroidery
Miss Blanche Bates has set the pace for
kimonas. and has several that are marvels,
with that sort of embroidery. which stands
out half an inch thick.
The rage for all things Japanese has ex-
tended to clothes, and the smartest lingerie
shops are showing bedroom gowns built on
the kimona lines that employ most exqus-
lite material. For the brunette come COR
geous combinations in black and gold and
crimson and gold while a dainty combina-
ton for the blond is silver with pale blue,
green or lavender. peculiarly fetching
design shows cherry blossoms on a white
ground, the lining in shade Of pink which
matches exactly the heart of the cherry
blossoms. With the kimona is worn a soft
heellesS shoe.
Quaint Fashions.
Both Miss Annie Russell and Miss Eliza
beth Tyree have revived the quaint fash
ions of the early nineteenth century, and
empire effects in negliges are creeping into
the shops.
Miss Tyree has a lovely morning gown
which might be copied in cheaper mate
rails with excellent results. The founda-
ton Is Of rose-colored silk, worn over a lace
petticoat The neglige proper is Of trans
parent China silk with trimmings Of very
fine lace, through all of which the pink silk
foundation bushes family. The empire
waist is used, and the gown opens down
the front from neck to hem. 1t could be
copied in thin white lawn over pink, with
trimmings Of inexpensive lace. and find IA
vor with the woman of limited means
A young woman who was on the stage
for several years, but is now happily mar
ried to a well-known financier, still harks
back to theatrical effects in her dressing at
home. Her favorite neglige Is a shrimp
pink broadcoth, made up without particle
of trimming save row after row of stitch
ing. Angel sleeves end in tassels of exact
ly. the tint of the robe, and at the waist
line there is broad, fiat braid, which knots
III the front and falls to the ground.
The Ermine Fad.
The fad for ermine has invaded even the
boudoir. and one sees negliges of broad