The sun., 1905-08-20

In each panel is applied ribbon embroidery
In design of blossom filed baskets, the
little pale pink blossoms spillng out OF the
baskets and falling down to meet the frothy
lace. Blue ribands tie the basket handles
and float down among the scattered bios
SONS and knots Of narrow pink and blue
ribbon are set among the double lace ruch-
ing that heads the founce.
This is but one model of many as ornate,
the all white silk and lace petticoats being
often especially exquisite and many charm
ing effects being attained by the use Of the
dainty flowered silks.
More practical and quite as attractive
In their way are the silk petticoats in deli
cate colors, over whose full founces deep
Spanish founces of lingerie button onto
the silk foundation. One foundation may
serve for a number OF founces varying
IN fneness and beauty, and the silk
underfulness holds out even the softest,
sheerest batiste or nainsook. which would
without it afford little support for frock
skirt.
Some Of these deta chable founces are
marvels Of hand work inset with lace.
band embroidered, finely tucked, &c. but
others, very attractive, though less costly,
are made Of the deep batiste or swiss en-
broidery founcing, headed by band OF
wide beading through which wide ribbons
are run and tied in full loop and end bows
at each side Of the pettjcoat. The broderie
Anglaise. or English openwork embroidery.
Is popular for this purpose and shows the
tint of the silk foundation most effectively.
In plain silk petticoats there is little that
Is really new. The crinoline skirts, which
have made some prophets plunge into
Jeremiads concerning the swift coming OF
the oldtime hoopskirts, are merely silk
skirts with deep Hounces formed OF narrow
bias frills, each shirred on to the hem Of the
one above.
This, Of course, gives increasing fulness
toward the bottom without awkward fulness
at the top, and the model has been sue
Cessful ever since our frock skirts took on
voluminous folds, but the crnoline note Is
sounded by the introdu ct ion Of fine cording
or featherbone into the shirrings OF several
Of the narrow frills or bands.
Other crinolile models are shown with
strips of horsehair such as mill ilers use
introduced into the hens and perhaps re-
peated once or twice in the depth OF the
Gounce, and there have even been petticoat
foundations made with several shirred
bands or hoops, through which fine bowling
run, and which ire alta ohed to the petit
coat on sides and back below line half
way between hips and knees.
These are all experiments based upon
necessity of having some support for the
voumnous bottom fulness Of the modish
frock skirt but none of the devices Is espe-
cially aggressive, and n regulation hoop
skirt does not appear TO be an imminent
disaster.
Colored tub pet.icoats of linen or other
heavy wash material wi h founces scalloped
and buttonholed around the bottom and
embroidered in open eyelet work or with
heavy raised embroidery in some simple
design have been much worn this summer
and are happy compromise twixt the
fine white pellicoat, easily soiled and
laundered with difficulty, and the silk
pet,coat that cannot be easily freed from
summer dust and made inliracuiateiy
fresh.
The heavy makes Of pongee are used for
such serviceable tub petiicoats, and are
pretty but are prone to impness and viii
not hold out dress skirt 30 well as Will
the linen, chambray, DC.
When one comes TO discuss the fine lingerie
petticoats, description seems hopeless, so
complicated are the founce desiSns ana
so great is their variety. A glance at the
sketches made for this page will, perhaps,
give better idea of the work and skill
lavished upon the petticoats than could
be given in words.
The deep shaped founce is the rule.
founce extravagantly full at the bottom
Ordinarily this founce is set on the care
fully fitted foundation with line of broad
leading. through which wide ribbon Ii
drawn to be tied in full bows at one or
both sides.
As for the trimming OF the founce it's
forms are legion. One sees founces made
entirely of alternating horizontal bands
Of lace and embroidery insertion, with at
bottom deep frill Of lace or frill made
of many rows OF valenciennes lace over
tapping each other and sewed down fat ~.
Whole deep flounccs are also made OF the
overlapping narrow zalenciennes edge.
Or the founoe may be panefcd by lines
Of inset lace and embroidered in the panels.
Medallions Of lace may take the place OF
hand embroidery in the panel centers.
. Waving lines Of inset lace run around
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