The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22
Description of Illustra.
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THE LINGERIE PETTIooAT.

The silk skirt has not by any means
pushed the washable lingerie petticoat
out of the field; and with the prevailing
craze of white in all departments of
dress the skirt that can make innumer-
able visits to the cleansing tub of the
laundress and renew its youth and
freshness with each one of them, is APP
preciated as never before. The soft
nainsooks and batistes are favored ma
terials The fit in the upper portion
must be smooth and unwrinkled, while
from the knee down the extreme of
bouffantry is observed. The flounce is
fashioned upon a circular foundation,
and a rod or two of featherbone will
add to its graceful swing-a special kind
comes for just this purpose-and will go
through the laundry just as successfully
as the skirt itself
sUN-PLEATED TEA GOWN.
The lines which distinguish the fash
Ions of the Second Empire are followed
in this exquisite sun-pleated tea gown
of pale yellow crepe de chine. The
bolerolike body portion supports both
the skirt and the overdress, the one
ending in a graceful train in the back
and the other cut out In handkerchief
points and both literally trimmed with
q yellowish tint of net lace. both deep
edge and narrower entire deux. A square
collar, edged with lace, sets over the
shoulders, the sleeves are a short plain
puff, with deep plisse ruff1e, also dis
posed in handkerchief points, and a
cascade of the deep lace edge is posed
on either side of the front. from neck
to hem.
A MoDIsH IDEA FOR A COMFORT
GOWN.
Here the loose, flowing drapery which
characterizes the latest of neglgee gar
ments Is cleverly combined with the APP
pearance of fit, which accentuates the
grace of the tea gown. One of the new
Swiss elders In bronze green is lined
with a dainty satin foulard, in which
pale pearly gray. a faint yellow and an
apple green are evident, and the oriental
embroidery. which is literally used for
banding, shows a conventional design
worked in gold. silver and copper metal
threads on white cloth ground. There
is a deep-shouldered yoke to which the
gown is pleated in empire lines back
broken line with the fronts. A belt OF
the embroidery passes beneath the full
ness back and front and cleverly holds
the garment into the figure at the sides,
limiting at. rather than revealing. the
dainty curves of the waist line.
TO WEAR TO BREAKFAsT.
For the seclusion OF ones own bed
| room or even to the family breakfast
| table the dainty little matinee with
| handsome silk petticoat is the choice of
many a Parisienne. Here the little
| Jacket is made as bouffant as possible
| a white crepe de chine with yellowish
| Paris lace being used Shirred at neck
and shoulder seams. rows of shirring
| fit 1t at the waistlne. the soft crepe
| bagging prettily above the shirrings
| There Is a pretty collar with fancful
appliques of the lace posed over the
| shoulders, and the sleeve is Just
| baggy puff shirred at the elbow, with
a deep lace edged frill falling to the
wrist The petticoat is fitted with cores
from waist to knee, and there full
circular founce is applied with many
| rows of shirrings. broad band OF
broderie ,anglaise appears on the cute. ,s
| ing a finish en- suite with that of the
| little Jacket. The under fiounce has
the new Paqun fiounce GPrinffess a f hs1r
! fulness of the outer one.
PETTICoAT FOR THE WALKING
GOWN.
The short walking skirt demands
either drop skirt of silk or else pet,
ticoat of a cut that will eonsort wei
! with the novel outlines of the mode
The shops are showing some new ones
! in which the close fit from hip TO knee
1 Is shown, and plenitude of fulness from
there to the hem. These are often used
en- negligee In combination with little
/ fancy matinee of some sort. Here the
skirt is carefully gored from waist TO
halfway below the knee, ana there a
/ full hounce is shirred on with circu-
! lar founce of the silk beneath. Four
rows of ruchings serve to hold the
| founce we'll out and velveteen binding
keeps the edge of the hem from crack
| ing too early in its career. The Mt
around the waist is snug and the full
ness is adjusted with pleats at either
! side of the placket.
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