The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-27

ocopyrIght. 19O5. by R. F. Ayersl

(COpyIlSnl, 1JO9, Dy II. +. AyefSD
1t has been said that the American
woman i5 slow to take up the tea gown,
that is to make it a special part of her
wardrobe and costume in which she
sometimes receives her most intimate
friends. On the contrary it would seem
that this very clever person has never
for moment been without her hand
some negligee, though perhaps she con-
fines the wearing of it more to the Sc
rluSion of her own boudoir than do her
English and French sisters The proof
that it is growing more and more pop
ular with the fair sex is found in the
increased demands for loose and ele-
giant robes, whereas few years ago
tailoring ard dressmalxing firms rarely
turned their attention to the creation
of anything so dishabille.
There is very little change to be
noted between winter and summer neg
ligees, except possibly in the greater
number demanded for the latter sea-
son and an increase in those made of
batiste and washable silks. At present
there is pretty fancy for fiowered
patterns, especially those showing tiny
pompadour wreaths and quaint little
sprigs of blossoms like old
fashioned prints. II the ground
work of these is white, then the
outer part of the robe is mounted over
silken lining to match the tint of the
flowers and there IS the inevitable lace
bertha, which may be draped in any
one of a hundred ways. The latest in
PRODUCES threading Of black velvet
baby ribbon or wider pink or blue chif-
foD satin, which is woven in and out of
the deep lace collar, and, after knotting
at the breast, falls in long loops and
ends to within a few inches Of the
floor.
Lace there must be on ones lounging
robe if there is any desire to be fash
ion9ble, and despite the quantities of
this effective trimming the lace is in
variably of an excellent variety, some
times even being real handwrought
patterns, which are worth several times
the price of the gown alone.
Lace bands and motifs combine in
producing negligees quite as charming
as the most fastidious could wish. IL
the lace is fine and used with a reckless
disregard for expense the robe can
not help being pretty, even though the
mesh applications are arranged in
rather stereotyped designs. The gar
ment shown iE the accompanying
sketch escapes the ordinary by the in
PRODUCTION of soft puffs between the
lace entre-deux, and then the neck is
gathered up in rather a novel fashion.
The pink silk slip imparts a blush rose
tint to the sheer white mousseline out
er part and towards the bottom Of the
negligee the group of lace bands permit
more of the dainty color to be seen, so
that around the foot the gown resem-
bles full grown rose.
There are two entre-deuX of the
waved lace running all round the skirt
with a full puff of the white mousse
line between and another below the
lower band and heading the lace
fiounce which trims the bottom of the
trained robe. The mousseline hangs
full and straight from the shoulders.
and down each side of the front is a
strip of lace insertion which makes
point it's own width above the upper
horizontal band of trimming and then
reaches on around the back in undu-
lating lines. At each dip in this cross
trimming there is set in just above 1t
a kidney shaped motif made of the
same lace pattern.
The neck is collarless, of course, but
instead of being cut out even slightly
1t is gathered up about the throat and
tied with soft mousseline scarf A
narrow band of lace finishes the edge
of the neck, and then comes a putting
of the mousSeline like that seen in the
skirt part of the robe. This reaches
about three inches over the shoulders
and is finished with another strip of
lace, upon which is fastened a deep frill
or bertha of the mousseine inset with
lace motifs. Instead of falling in
straight line around the shoulders the