Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-02

time. most of the new night robes are
made very long on the shoulders, with
yokes or yoke effects and sleeves
reaching half way to the elbow. Many
of the sleeyes are little more than
rufiies of lace or embroidery In ap.
pearapce. but actually they are shaped
well In to the arm toward the top. All
well-made nightgowns are shaped in
very decidedly at the waist line.
Square. pointed and round. slightly
low necks are popular. and are finish
ed around the top with fiat insertion or
friils through which ribbon is run.
Shocking has taken the place OF
hne tucks as a supplementary decora-
uon TO the lace and embroidery in
many of the new gowns Rows OF
putting between which there are inser.
tlons is also popular mode OF trim.
ming. but neither shocking nor Duff.
Ing launders SO well as the fine tucks
unless great care is used. and copse.
quently the tncks will continue to be
more or less popular Heading Is used
somewhat sparingly on the new lin.
gerie. More than one row OF ribbon
Is rarely seen ON the imported gar,
ments, either the night robes or un.
derwear.
one OF the handsonest of the night
robes recently seen In Paris was made
with very low, square neck with
back and front and mandarin sleeves
fiat at the top and broadening toward
the bottom. A perfectly fiat trimming
OF Buipure was laid around the arm.
hole. where the sleeve Joined the
gown, Six square motifs of guipure
trimmed the front of the gown, being
put on in two rows on either side oi
the opening flap. Six of these motifs
decorated each sleeve. two of them
being placed on the points OF the
sleeves. Around the lower edge of the
sleeves was very broad and hand.
some band of embroidery
An empire night robe OF rose ba,
uste WAS most elaborate. The neck
OF the gown was square. hardly cut
low at all. and a Hat, square yoke
reaching well over the shoulders was
completely covered with French en-.
broidery, on which was superimposed
a flowing open design In guipure BE.
meath this yoke a close.fitting band OF
shocking formed the short empire
waist, completed by the band of Wide
beading through which ribbon was
hung. The skirt was very full and
large. Rufiles of guipure were the
sleeves OF this gown.
The pointed yoke of another beau
tiful night robe was of alternate bands
of putting and valenciennes insertion.
Three ruffles OF valenciennes fell from
length. were made Of bands Of the
putting used vertically and trimmer
with three Hounces OF lace. Another
robe trimmed with valenciennes had
the yoke going well off the shoulders,
trimmed with sixteen vertical rows of
the lace. counting back and front. A
band of valenciennes put on horizon.
tally edged the yoke, and below there
was a bertha trimmed with two hori.
zontal rows of lace and II broad edging.
Lace IL used rather sparingly on the
new undergarments OF the most ex.
elusive fashion. The lace is real, of
Course, on the expensive garments, and
OF very fine quality. but some of the
| most beautiful chemises. drawers and
| corset covers have only very narrow
| lace. and rather small quantity OF
that. supplementing the delicate EN-.
broidery. The laces which are most
popular among fashionable women are
cluny, valenciennes and what ls known
as baby" Irish. all of which wash
well and are altogether suitable NJ
we'll as beautiful The valenciennee
and baby Irish are most used on the
undergarments and are mixed with
the cluny sometimes. Quipure ant
valenciennes together are much uset
on nightgowns. II is still very fashion
liable to use two kinds Of lace on al
garments, but especially on night
gowns. the simpler pde OF trimming
In which only one Kind Of lace an,
some embroidery are ed. being con
sIdered in better taste for undergaI
ments. Night robes. however. ar
trimmed most elaborately with wild
and heavy lace.