Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-16
Pretty Summer Gowns; y
=. - Colors fer Underwear,

For the woman who likes pretty things
in colors for her underwear the best ma
terial. il she wishes something dainty
and sheer. is crystalline 1t is variety
OF SIX null with the crystalline quality,
which gives it its name. All sorts of
pretty things. lace trimmed, are TO be
found in it-full sets. gowns. chemise,
/ corset covers, etc.--and in pretty shades
Of 81, blue and pink. as well as The white
he colors are best worn under thin
/ gowns OF the same shade. The white is
delightful, and many people would never
( cream of wearing anything else. In the
coiors the GOWNS have hardly Il sugses-
ton of the robe de mutt, and might be
utilized for summer negligee. They are
low in the neck for ordinary wear, how
/ ever. pretty one being cut in a square,
With short elbow sleeves. and is lace
edged and run with ribbon, drawn
through pretty, fine embroidered bead
inS half an inch wide.
Another gown, which is also cut with
square neck has jabot of lace down
he front to the waist line insertions of
lace on either side of this, while a full
ana deep ruffie OF lace turns down
around the neck.
Corset covers vary in style. Many of
/ them are short, some finishing around
The lower edge with an embroidered bead
ing. through which a ribbon is run. 9th
ers, set with rows of lace insertion are
finished around the lower edge with lace.
Sui others basque little. and are also
finished with the lace edge. There is al
ways Il lace edge around the top, and in
some there is . fancy piece, made of lace,
with the material set on at the top in
'front.'. Where the corset covers are to be
Worn with evening gowns there is rib
/ bon, which may be tied around the arm
at the side with the decollete frock or on
the top Of the shoulder with others. Lace
| bands form the sleeves i'll others.
Chemises are similarly lace-tFimmed aud
finished around the lower edge with lace
edged rutfies, and do duty for short
1 petticoat.
/ There Is never anything much better
/ tlIan the French nainSOok made up with
I the fine laceS. and all in white with the
exception of the ribbons. \ charming
one Of these handmade crowns has
| medalllon> of lace. set i'll around the low
round cut neck and in the biz, loose,
flowing sleeves, while the gown j. edged
with an applique lace The ribbon is
4 set Oh the front in big rosette with
/ long ends, and more of it finishes the
sleeves.
! Another charming gown has all the
shoulder part and the tops Of the sleeves
/ Of Val lace in a large rose pattern.
/ There are broad insertions Of this carried
a little way down the front. and bands
/ of j, are set into the sleeves. which also
/ have broad edges of the lace. There is
! Il narrow edge of t0rcbon, through which
ribbon IS run. around the neck. and
! which edges tie sleeves. Torchon has
wearing qualities, and in an open pattern
/ like this makes Il strong as well rs pretty
! edge Or one may have O gown in which
/ Point NeniSe lace and Val" form tie
/ yoke, carried so low on the shoulders
/ that the sleeves, pretty puffed things. be-
gin well down on the arm. Double 70
series Of ribbon are used with some Of
I these gowns. set on one above the other.
/ and with long ends.
/ French null petticoats in white with
/ Spanish ruifieS are other pretty and use
4 full skirts. One of these has narrow in
sertionS of German Var lace in the
/ fisl-eye pattern in the tiounce. which is
edged With Il narrow double ruffie. \
pretty skirt with lace ruffle has this
open ut ore side in something Of jabot
effect, and the rather broad ribbon run
/ i'll at the top Is tied in loops and long
ends at this point. A delicate skirt has
the entire rutfie formed of insertions Of
/ lace joined one to another and finished
with lace edge.
~ rfurcateG garments. which are
practically small divided skirts, wide and
with Ieep rufiies, nave these in many
styles. An odd design is that in which
the edges are made of insertions of VAL
/ lace, set in solidly in perpendicular lines.
! fullncss being given by little fans of
nSook set in at the lower edge. There
,Aap,.l @utfies with Insertions of lace.
dots embroidered around Them and
=" are panels outlined with lace and
with embroidery in the center. \ bow
knot is one Cf the prHtcst of these de-
! SimnS Now Work Timcs