The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-30
NTH DAME FASHION :

vrV YORK. Jan. 30-Nearly all
cha large dry goods houses hold their
great white goods sales during the
,.on-bs Of January and February of
IVORY year That is the time when
every housewife and every economi-
..r unmarried woman gives thought to
,b. nroblem of replenishing her stock
- ,,,,sIins. underwear and household
linen. 1t has also become customary
=, nyv in at this time of the year a
s,,rpIv Of lates and embroideries. rea-
sou9Mv sufficient TO last for the year
- come. Every show window of the
large dry goods houses displays a be-
ojIderiug and highly attractive dis
rlty Of muslin underwear and under
Garments. bed and table linens and
,nusIius and laces and embrOideries for
trimming and ornamenting white
goods OF every description. Many new
STYLES Just imported from France, are
shown and attract the attention of adj
urm@ throngs of women.
R4tiste seems to be the favored ia
brio for dainty underwear for which
English longcloth and American muslin
and cambria would be too unyielding.
For drawers and for the foundation of
petticoats the ordinary batiste is gen.
orally used but batiste claire is invar
iably The material of the ruff1es.
NightgoUus are made rather full,
while chemises are tighter fitting than
they used 10 be. The change is a de-
cded Improvement and perfectly logi-
,aL as the chemise is worn under the
corset and is more comfortable if it is
not TOO full. 1t is quite the proper
thing to work in the initial Of the owner
ato every piece of underwear. Pros
prctive brides use the initial of their
future name on their underwear.
Some beautiful petticoats are in ba-
USte or figured lawn. Those of flow
el~d material or with stripes are not
only dainty. but do not soil as quickly
as those all white. The bows are usu
ally Of black velvet. Nearly all petit
coats are self embroidered which
makes the trimming of them quite SIM
.' The ruffies are mounted on the
skirt proper. Il method which has many
aJyantaGes as it diminiShes the wear
most impossible to catch the heel in
th~m. The ruffies are made rather full.
hut the petticoats are Il trifle skinny.
Gowns corset covers and matinees
ara nearly all in batiste, the matinees
mostly Sky blue. the gowns and cor
SCI covers in white. The yoke of
som" mIJiuces is made with gathers.
tut most Of them have embroidered or
Tucked yokeS. Corset covers are
either richly embroidered with colored
ribbons drawn through the patterns, or
plain and cat IN one piece. Most of
""m however. are more ornamental
''aa useful rs they are too short TO
protect tHe part Of the corset under the
N..>,.no.
Some exceedingly handsome silk pet
o.oas> are shown in old gold, with
White mousseiine cream lace and
'-3""u velvet the shade of the silk.
The prevailing tendency toward early
Victorian and Second Empire modes
-' dress has led to a revival OF the
"'" Of bracelets, which, during tie
LIST 4"" Years have almost entirely
~"-~ opt Of style. There are some
.> pretty and tasteful bracelets
<..~a ia the show windows Of some
t-~ most fashionable houses. Some
Ike The form of a semi-conventional
'..a. the leaves and flowers OF
si. *upor.ted and connected
| jy tae.r stems. one bracelet in
t''a-uag is constructed of the buds
.+ caves of the Wild anemone. the
'""S are composed of clustered dla-
."o""S the leaves of shaped rubles.
''amond hazel leaves and punches OF
'T'II nuts arranged in the same way
>' make a pretty bracelet, though
'' rs light and delicate as the anne
-'he bracelet.
y decided change has taken place re-
9"' ing the fashion of displaying rings
mans and other jewelry on the street.
= considered bad form to nave
""'ohes pinned to the outside of jack
- " or wear chains over coats OF
V"hS' 1t is also becoming more ana
0'e questionable to wear more tnah
ring. On the other hand much
~"'!tf rings arc NOW worn Pearls dIo