Charlevoix county herald., 1906-06-23
LINGERIE FASHIONS IN LEAD.
Frivolous Coats Of All S0sts Which
are Considered just the hing.
By MARTHA DEAN.


Lingerie fashions have quite taken
the world of fashion by storm and
made the craft of the dress cleaner an
important business of the day. 1t IL
due largely to the evolution OF the
original tub" frock into most elabor-
ate creations. Everything In the ward
robe may belong to this class except,
perhaps, footwear and gloves.
The little French girl is finding her
handiwork at the top Of the scale just
now, though little good 1t does her for
1t Is the modesto, her employer, who
profits by the fashion for hand en-
brOidery. HandwOrk is the keynote Of
lingerie fashions, all costly garments
being made by hand so that sewing
machines play little part In the making
of a gown. This means, to be sure,
that fashionable gowns cost money
lingerie blouses alone selling at $40
and up when handmade. With the
thin materials in use, machine sewing
| Is often out of the question.
| Among the materials provided Tor
lingerie frocks are handkerchief linen,
batiste, embroidered Swisses, cotton
chiffon voiles, and q host Of others,
while for trimming the Irish crochet
and Valenciennes laces are still most
popular. Besides these there are the
Venetian lace galloons, the embroid-
cred Swiss galloons, insertion and
medallions, Irish crochet motives that
may b bought separately, and great
variety of embroidered linen novelties
which may be had to trim these gowns.
One of the most attractive uses to
which these laces have been put is fol
the making of the little jackets of all
sorts which are to garnish summer
frocks and lingerie waists on nice Oc
casions during the SUNNI r. These little
jackets are for the most part Of much
abbreviated Elton length with flowing
; sleeves terminating above the elbow
or in long box or Pony shape. Sucf
: garments of lace and embroidery are
, very dressy little affairs costing any
where from SO to 500, while some
; simpler ones of lawn and Valencienne:
come as low as 1925. The latter ma!
be tubbed like the lingerie blouse while
the finer lace ones require the more
careful handling Of the expert cleaner
r Many of these jackets are so elabor
, ate as to beggar description and espe
I cially is this true of the house JACKIE
e which would seem to be as importan
as the out-of door wrap by its frequen
! appearance upon house and evening
! gowns. This garment runs the whole
: gamut of possible shapes. 1t is made
usually without sleeves and resembles
|. jacket only in having armholes. Ii
= the short-waisted gowns which sug
gest the modes of the Empire, thes'
r little jackets often act as garnish
t ment for girdle and waist and usual.
= fasten at the back. They are made o
silk daintily embroidered with meta
=, and silk and bordered with velvet an
o lace. Shoulders are broad but no
exaggerated. Many of the Etons, bol
}. eros and short, hip-length jackets ar
made up of frills, plated or shirred
}. lapels straight or falling into ripples
embroidery, buttons, bows and lace
c gathered into harmonious and capt
= waiting whole. Then, too, there an
little mantels Of nameless variety an
e. shape that just cover the shoulder
o, reaching barely to the elbow an
IF mostly Of cloth, for wear with sma
IF silk gowns. Dressy cloth costumes d
re mand jackets Of silk.