The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-01
FAIR WOMAN
SPURNS PAJAMAS

The pajama girl is not an actually
prophets and we'll wishers to the con-
trary notwithstanding. She may ap-
pear in the pages of the comic papers
or dance on the stage, but the woman
of fashion still hesitates to stamp her
with the seal of approval.
The manufacturers have done their
best for the paJama girl. They have
fashioned pajamas in silky woods ana
mercerized fabrics, in wash silks ana
in silks of the richest description. In
their effort to ingratiate their wares
in the hearts of the fair sex they have
used trimmings of silk braid, galloon
and fancy buttons, and adorned them
with the most exquisite hand en-
broidery. Their delicate pastel col
orings are designed to satisfy the most
esthetic taste. Milady can have her
paiamas in her favorite color, no mat
ter how unusual it is, or they may
match her boudoir settings. She can
pay a small fortune for an embrolo-
cred suit, and may follow an eXtraVa-
CANT custom and have jewelled put
tons. Yet she shakes her dainty head
most decidedly. She refused to coun-
tenance the pajama.
"Immodest," cries the grandmother.
1--WE want our ribbons and our tur-
bellows" says the society bell. These,
and many other reasons are given.
Whether it be from inherited prejudice
or feminine fondness for lace and fine
linen, the day of the pajama girl is not
yet; the night robe holds its old-time
supremacy.
There is indeed a present day re-
action from things mannish. Madam
Caprice has tried them and finds them
unbecoming. What more potent wom-
ans reason! There still may be
some cigarette smoking school girl,
who delights in displaying to her girl
friends, in the secrecy of her own
room, a pair of trim knickerbockers
and a smoking jacket. They are her
brothers, borrowed for the occasion.
And the new woman in masculine at
tire finds favor with neither law nor
public. The rest of her sex, with their
sweeping wells and f1lny gowns, were
never more bewilderingly, more fas-
cinatingly feminine.
The fall display of French lingerie
proves the failure of the pajama. Night
robes are in profusion and in new and
attractive styles.
1t is difficult to tell at a glance in
these days which is milady's robe de
chamber and which her robe de mutt.
Garments for night wear are made
with wonderful elaborateness and cut
and fitted with so much care as d
morning robe or negligee. AS fine
1aces and materials are used in max
ing them, though they are, as a rule,
softer and more sheer and selected
with a thought of laundering.
Linens are being used more and more
in fs111 Re nd f1iOhf TnhaS he
cause they do not grow yellow with
time. Some of the linen materials
which come in colors have a pretty
gloss. Expensive three-piece suits are
made of this material in pale blue or
pink or heliotrope finished with inser-
ton and edgings of a real Valenciennes
lace.
These colored sets do not appeal to
people of the most refined tastes. Some
of the most expensive underwear that
has ever been made. costing several
hundred dollars for a single garment.
has been simple in style and trimming.
The finest of lace and embroidery was
on them. but without even the addi-
ton of ribbons as an ornament.
However, ribbons need not be put
under the ban. and it is seldom that
they are not used. There are many of
them upon one pretty night robe which
deceives the elect as to its real use. The
upper part of the gown, reaching near
ly to the waist, is in the form of a
straight little jacket made of a heavy
Irish lace. This is cut low at the
throat. There is no collar. On the
lower edge of the jacket is set the fine
white material of the lower part of
the gown. This is put on straight in
the back. but with fine tucks in the
front to give a little additional full
ness.
This front is finished its entire length
with the same heavy lace which forms
the Jacket. 1t is in two graduated
bands, one on either side of the front.
meeting and turning back. At the
neck they are very narrow, gradually
widening until the lower edge of the
narrow panel which they form is some
six or more inches wide. At intervals
down the lace are set long-looped bows
of pale blue inch wide ribbon. The
gown flares in the back. and on the
lower part is a deep fiounce of the ma
terial set on with hemstitched hem.
which outlines the lower edge of the
entire garment. The sleeves reach to
the elbow and have deep ruf1le of
the lace on the lower edge.
Another beautiful gown has a very
short yoke in the back, with insertions
of lace set in pretty designs. The up
per part Of the front of the gown is
formed by insertions set in similarly.
Fulness is given the front by drawing
it up with a narrow ribbon. At the
left side is a rosette of inch-wide
white satin ribbon with long ends. This
gown has back made similarly to the
other, with a hemstitched flounce and
hemstitched hem.
A more expensive gown, which is
trimmed with real valenciennes lace, is
rather more simple in effect. The
upper part is set, back and front.
with insertions of valenciennes lace
and the gown is drawn up with bebe
ribbons. Each ribbon is finished with
tiny tassel-like roll of the lace. The
gown is fitted in slightly at the waist.
1t flares out in the back forminS
short train and curves in and Qua
over the hips at the sides. 1t 1t fin
ished around the lower edge with a.
narrow ruffie edged and headed with
lace. The sleeves reach the elbow and
are finished with a lace trimmed ruff1e.
The use Of names. initials and mono
grams upon underwear is a matter of
taste. This is a question Of individ-
uality and there is little change in
style.
Pajamas for women are warm, and
one of the prettiest simple suits for
winter wear is made of white flannel
cite trimmed with the same material
in pink Persian design. This forms
collar, cuffs, the band down the front
of the Jacket and the facing to the
pocket This pocket should be low at
the right side a little above the waist
line. The finest pajamas have a mon
ogram on the left sleeve and the vock-
eft But with all their dainfipaSc Tho