Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
UNDERWEAR FOR SUMNER
Many Dainty Innovations Shown in the
Local Shops,
cHEMlsE INSTEAD OF THE UNDERVEsT
Creations of Sheer Texture and Filmy
Lace to he Worn Instead of
Garments Heretofore
in Vogue,

AS in everything else where white goods,
lace and embroidery are combined, the eX-
treme in the elaborate has been reached
in women's underwear. Yards upon yards
of the sheerest. softest, most exquisitely
trimmed ruffles and hounces will form the
foundation over which the dainty frocks
will be hung this year. Nainsook batiste
and fine lawns and cambrics are the ma
terials used, and with them such laces and
embroidery as few years ago would have
been counted extravagant, even for an in
fants trosseau. Nor is this hlmy texture
the only innovation. The larger shops are
showing garments the like of which has
never been seen before this year, and that
are to take the places Of some Of the gar
ments hitherto considered indispensable.
Even the fine Isle vests and union suits
are to be replaced by these hlmy cotton
things. Among these is the little French
ohemise which is now taking the place of
the vest. It's top is Of lace in form of a
yoke, with shoulder straps that may SHOW
through" and welcome, for they are dainty
beyond description The body is OF the
sheerest null and the garment about thirty
two inches long.
Boon for a stout woman.
The tailored" pieces, combining two
ana three bdiAAohtbg dIo @AlOhb hiAS hS"
things also. They are wonderfully con-
structed with reference to giving and
avoiding surplus material and are marvel
ously trimmed. The Ideal three-piece
garment, combining corset cover, short
skirt end drawers, is a boon to the stout
| woman. The corset cover and short skirt
are combined In the same way and for the
stout figure there is the bust support.
| two triangular pieces fastened to the under
arm seams, which tie in front, eliminating
| the necessity OF the tight-htting under
| corset cover. BY this arrangement the
| cover may be full in the front. They are
| much trimmed with German val, inset In
bowknot and other designs The fullness
| is obtained by ribbon and beading that
draws up. and the top is finished with g
frill Of lace. The skirts are fancy, witt
lnsertings Of lace and lAce-trimmed ruffies
These range I'm price from $3.50 to Sl2 and
SIS a suit. From the converts Of Francs
have come some marvellous creations Of
hand embroidery and sheer linen, null and
cambric In suits of two, three and foul
pieces these dainty bits OF nnery cost from
S. s. and so each for the smaller pieceI
up to 500 and more a set.
The short skirts show something new II
shape. The front gore or front part OF tn
skirt, If It is circular, is cut up In TIVE
rounding notches from twelve to eighties
inches deep and forming scallop OF thu
lower part Of the front breadth, which pre-
vents the knee skirt from binding or creep
ing up as It's wearer walks or sits, The sin
sic corset covers are made OF the deep EN-
broidery with bands over the shoulder an'
tapes OF ribbons through the top 70 gathe
the fullness, while others are OF India lawn
deliberately inset with lace and lace edged
but all OF them have the full fronts TO III
out the blOuses.
J The petticoats are even more elaborat
than many Of tne skirts OF the summe
fTocks that va, be worn over them. Il