The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-13
THE CRAZE TAKES ON NEW
AND CHARMING ELAB0RA.
TONS - SLEEVES ARE DE-
LIeHTFULLY VARIOUS AND
CUFFS ARE DIFFERENT.

Almost every steamer that wends Its
way from France to the New World brings
along some new and stiT more charming
development OF what we. on these shores,
term the lingerie waist or blouse.
Not that there Is much, II, indeed, any,
blousiness or bagginess 10 the late ar
rivals. but the term OF blouse Is so CON-
prehensive that one applies Il TO every
thing OF the class. irrespective Of design
or outline.
So far from showing any hint or In
dications OF q waning vogue. the very
newest OF these charming conceits exhibit
a tendency TO follow the dernier cri, the
very last note. 10 things modish. Each
new little fad Of Dame Fashion IL taken
MP aud exploited: every little device that
viii improve the silhoutte Of the figure
is adopted. and all Of the materials that
60 20 the fashioning Of the summer
frocks are taken up likewise by the lin
gerie waist
But there is one point that the French
woman insists upon IN these same fas-
chatting waists. and that Is that they
shall live up to their title. They must be
really and truly OF the lingerie persuasion.
which may be taken TO mean that they
must he absolutely washable by the ordE
nuEg NOap anu hdlNE CltduSlUE PROCESS
Nothing that viii not withstand the as.
Eaults OF the Iaundress need be presented
IN these for her inspection. and this IN
spite OF the fact that the dry cleanser's
art Is brought 70 a higher pitch OF perfec-
tion. and offered at q far lower rate In
France than anywhere else upon earth
The fastidious madame. and .nademoiseIle,
too. demands thar her most intimate be-
longings shall be subjected 70 the salu-
tary influence OF the sun and wind and
water. and Il Is only IN rare instances that
this rule is not observed.
And. BY the way, this term lingerie an
rNed TO blouses end waists Is one that we
seem 10 have forced upon the Parisiennes
themselves. The word lingerie over there
Is taken to indicate only the most Intimate
garments OF the toilette. and even such
possessions as lounging robes, matinees.
peignoirs. etc. are not Included under
this title. The Parisienue would Just
about as soon think Of Indicating her
dainty handsome bIouses by this title ms
she would OF wearing them IN bed. LIN
gerie is something that Is not supposed
TO be presented to public view in the
wearing. and so the title by which we de-
dne those fascinating possessions IN
blouses is decidedly misleading, to say the
least
The sheerest Of handkerchief linen, OF
both linen and cotton batiste, linen cam
brio and the round thread Irish linen, are
all In the highest esteem for the summer
blouse. Hand embroiderles run riot In
fact. the blouse that cannot show some
modicum OF this much-to-be-desired
ueedlecraft is hopelessly out Of the race
for fashionable favor.
And in the elaboration OF extravarance
for that is what many Of them amount
to-tbe vogue OF the old-time thread laces
Is being revived. In Europe there Is a
very vivid interest IN reviving the old
time laces. and ladies Of the highest So
ciety are doing all within their power
to restore what n fast becoming a lost
art Teachers on this side OF the water
are having all they can do with classes
and private pupils. and pillow and bobbIn
laces are the fad Of the hour. One often
wonders why al OF this has not been
done before. for there Is something TO
the real laces Of even the simplest and
most elementary character which the ma
chine copy can never reproduce. no mat
ter bow good Il may be-
So II is that the pillow and the inter
weaving bobbins will be the smartest
fancy work Of the summer time. The
materials are all imported from Holland
or Belgium. the dampness Of the atmos-
phere % these two low-lying countries
vastly favoring the spinning Of the most
cobwebby OF linen threads, and with a
little practice the girl who Is at all skill
ful with her fingers can soon learn TO
prodcce iaces Of marvellous 8neness and
intricacy-laces that would cost a con-
siderable sum Of money 20 purchase IN
the smart shops.
The fashionlng OF ones own lingerie
hlOuses Is another OF the seasons fads,
and when both lace and embroidery are
The result Of personal skill something