The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-22

ShlkF AND LOhSEI CoFEh.
This is durable lace and rather more
snowy than the other, but it is not so
dainty.
Drawers are nearly all made very
short. reaching no farther than the
knee and trimmed with umbrella
fiounces, each being rufied all they
will hold These garments for all of us
are now made almost like those worn
by the skirt dancers as far as ruffiing
is concerned. Umbrella rutfies are
made with one deep shaped founce.
and on this is set another. and this is In
turn decorated with several rows OF
lace or fine embroidery gathered on
full. Pretty bows of narrow ribbon are
set at the sides. may also mention
the fact that the top is fitted closely SO
that nothing may interfere with the
set Of the close fitting dress.
Next comes the corset waist and
" new idea and is plain or ornate, ac-
cording to circumstances. Many Of
them are half fitted to the figure and
quite long. SO that they can be used as
slips under dresses for dancing il SO
desired. In such case they are made
OF the finest of batiste. and they are
trimmed richly with lace.
While most OF the skirts have ruffies
OF lace at the bottom, many have the
Insertion above plain rnfiies Of the ba-
tiste This plan is often adopted for the
corset slip underskirt. That is q long
name. but It is the only one that de-
seribes it. Some of these have three
and four ruffies around the bottom,
with 4 row Of lace above the hemsas an
Insertion. This in some ways is more
satisfactory than the edge of the lace,
which is apt to become frayed at the
bottom. +.
Where a skirt is to be worn with
dancing dress and that is finished off
at the edge with chiffon and. mercy
knows. what else to make it a perfect
fluff it is clear that the petticoat should
be less ornamental than the dress, and
so the skirt will be cut with train to
sustain the train of the dress. The
fiounces to the petticoat are made of
plain batiste rufies simply hemmed.
There are many of them. some of them
being only on the lower part of the
train Several of the prettiest of the sets,
where there are chefnise. night robe,
drawers, corset cover and pettieoats all
made after the same design, have rows
of insertion and beneath that ribbon in
a delicate shade Of color. Some have
black velvet run in troutrou style. Tiny
lunches of baby and Tom Thumb rib
bon are put on these dainty undergar-
ments and add infinitely to their at
Effectiveness.
For several years women have dis
carded chemises as unnecessary, wear
ing only their union suits of fine fam
mel undergarments in cold weather and
ganze vests in warm days. This made
the corset waist necessity. and to still
further simplify things it was joined to
a sort of skirt. This has now given
place to the corset slip petticoat for
many occasions and the return to the
old chemise in all other cases The
chemises of this season are marvels of
daintiness. and all are made with
strong eyelet hole on each side of the
shoulders so that bit of ribbon can be
run through and fastened there. anG
that forms the sleeve, for all these
pretty garments are cut sack shape"
In this way, if the owner wishes to
wear low dress. all she has to do Is
to unite the ribbons and tuck tia part
under and out of sight. Very little trim
ming is put around the neck, only the
narrowest Of fine edging.
The night robes are large and loose
around the shoulders and without col
lars. The prettiest are cut square on
the front of the neck or Y shaped. and
the rest of the front may be as orna-
mental as ones taste and purse may
dictate. The dainty narrow ribbon run
nings are pretty and add much to the
effect. hut they must be washable or
there will be trouble.
OLIVE HARPER.