Arizona republican., 1904-01-03
CHARMING TEA JACKETS.
Garments in Which a Woman Is at
Her Ease.

one coquettish family, all short neg
ligee; and the woman who hasn't at
| least two or three CT these little: gar
ments in her wardrobe doesn appre-
ciate her opportunities, says the fash
ion editor of the New York Sun. Char
ming jackets may be manufactured at
| slight expense, and they are so beccm-
ing. so useful. SO essentially feminine
| that they should certainly appeal to
every daughter of Eve.
The tea jacket Is. of course, The most
artistic member of the family. 1t is 10
be slipped on for afternoon tea. or for
the receiving of an informal afternoon
| call.
1t is less informal than the long
| negIigee, yet loose, comfortable, Il de-
| lightful substitute for the close fitting
heavy street bodice or for the dressy
| dinner bodice to be dOnned later. The
boarding school girl or college girl will
find the tea jacket a comfort when her
chums drift into her room at the tea
hour; the woman OF fashion blesses
/ the garment because she can don it
! readily without the change of under
! garments which accompanies the don
ming OF the elaborate negligee and
/ without the excessive iEfOTmality OF
the simple, long neglige"
! English women and some French wo-
men wear the Tea jacket even for the
reception Of men friends who drop in
/ at the tea hour. but this custom has
net yet obtained here.
! The tea jacket. while loose. Is yet not
entirely flowing in its lines as the mat
inee or boudoir jacket may be. \ loose
girdle ordinarily confines it at the
waist, although above the under blouse
a loose bolero and flowing sleeves may
! fall giving an air of extreme informal-
ity to the jacket.
Cloth. velvet, Liberty satin. silk.
crepe, almost any handsome material
that will lend itself to graceful folds.
may be chosen for the tea jacket, and
hand-embroidery, lace and ribbon are
the usual trimming. On some OF the
newest jackets, in velvet. cloth. satin.
or rich silk, braid, gaIoons ana cord
trimmings are employed, these being
usually interviewer with gold or sill
yer.
Tassels and pendants also are intro
duced, and dull gold CT silver lace or
heavy lace interviewer with gold
threads is effective upon the pictur-
esque and sometimes a trifle barbaric
negiigee.
Chenille embroidery, ribbon embroid-
cry, padded embroidery in silks or
woods, passementer:e formed Of bunch
ed paillettes, jeUeled or embroidered
laces, bands Ct trimmings are used up-
on elaborate tea. jackets as upon tea
gowns, but the ordinary tea Jacket is
2 more simple affair, with touches of
embroidery, lace or ribbon velvet for
ornamentation.
one model pictured here is in pale
blue cloth CT finest quality. line with
white China silk. 1t has a high skirt
and is girdled loosely with black vel
vet at the waist.
Laid flat upon the bottom Of the
Jacket is deep band Of heavy lace
reaching almost 10 the girdIe and with
Its scalloped edge uppermost. There is
deep, cape collar OF the same lace.
and the huge cloth sleeves are slash
up the outside and fasten with r1ua~o
black velvet bows over lace under
sleeves.
Another jacket. less dressy and for
NAL, yet still well outside the matinee
class, is of figured crepe in a design
CT shaded purple wistaria an a white
ground The sleeves are flowing over,
big undersleeves Of imitation Alencon
race, ard all the edges of the Jacket are
boldered by deep. plain band OF sat-
IN In the deepest shade of the wistarfa
y fuI underblouse of heavy chiffon
or crepe with d Loose bolero OF velvet
or handsome brocadc trimmed in orien-
tai embroidery bands or dun gold braid
and tassels and d girdle of either the
embroidered band or the gold braid. is
a good tea Jacket model; and Jacket
OF heavy lace made up over chiffon and
SILK and trimmed with touches of sort
velvet is always charming.
one maker shows a jacket OF white
cloth, with oren work design, over am
Der chiffcn. with girdle and cuff and
collar pieces Of amber embroidered il
gold.
Among the matinecs there is am en-
Darrassment Of choice. \ majority Of
them hang quite loose from woke or
shoulder, have surplice throat effects
or deep collars and flowing sleeve,
and are much trimmed with lace
Nine out of ten are of China or India
SILK, lined with nuns yelling to give
them warmth; but there are warmer
and more serviceable matfnees in flan-
mel challis. nuns Yelling, cashmere
etc.
These heavier jackets have trimming
OF heavy lace or ribbons or both. and
, occasionally are made more elaborate
with hand embroidery. The kimonc
Jacket in silk or wool. bound i'm plain
color silk or satin. IS easily made and
serviceable and, If attra ctive materials
= are chosen, may be very riquunt and
becoming
. An unpretentiOus jacket tiiat has
charm is made CT light blue and white
striped French flannel with deep Dor
= ders Of plain white, and laces 40 the
I front with white cord
r Against the pretty accordion plated
ma;inees the same objection must be
| urged that is made against the dccor-
dlOn plated robe. They are very love
iy, but viii not stand hard wear and
are most unattractive when mussrd.
e Kerchief jackets, really intended for
5 combinS jackets. but handy for inva-
\ lids use, are made Of big b0rdered silk
kerchiefs with Ions points front and
back and over the shoulders. and ths
Same effect is attained with piece good,
! and applied borders.
Very smart indeed are the little
jackets Of cloth, not intended for fas-