New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-27

| tinuaI changing of endorsements lis tiresome,
| for It happens that often each blouse must have
| its proper undersarment
At lingerie makers where garments are
made only to order there is most practical
| short petticoat. Undoubtedly in a country where
| ready-made underclothes are popular this gar
rnent is sold In the shops. but its usefulness is
lessened II II does not At the figure perfectly.
| The garment in mind is cut with as much care
as the lining Of princess robe: II buttons under
flap behind and is without wrinkle over the
/ hips. The neck is rather high, TO lend support
| to the figure, but finishes In a pretty square,
| which is embroidered a scant edge OF
| Valencennes. No drawing strings are neces-
| sary as ii is intended to be worn under an un-
| lined blouse. and even II the ribbons were white
| conventional French women would find them OBJ
| Jectionable. Probably American fashion ap-
pearing in the Paris streets has seemed more
/ Shocking" than that of showing colored ribbons
evidently belonging to undergarments under
| thin waists. The skirt part of this tgarment
reaches a little below the knees-as low as the
average chemise-and is finished with another
embroidered edge. 4 ruffe may be added here
out II II is starched 1t is apt to give
peasant line 10 the dress skirt. This is the ideal
summer garment 70 replace the oIdtime chen1ise
CHANCE FOR CLEVER NEEDLEwOMEN.
French women are thrifty, and many who
cannot afford to patronize even modfst lingerie
maker contrtve such garments for themselves
with the help Of a cheap seamstress pattern
OF the combination may be obtained at any good
pattern shop, and to this should be added an old
waist lining, supposng that its lines are right
From these two perfect pattern should be OBJ
tanned, and after that the garment may be sim
pie or not. as one desires
One reason why blouses are so much To the
fore this summer may lie in the fact that boleros
are so small that the under blouse IS important
The bolero With the cape sleeve is achieving a
great success, and in many cases the sleeve
is slashed to the shoulders the undersleeve Is
prominent These little garments are most COM
Portable they are easy to slip on and do not
crush the blouse beneath like the oldtime bolero
The bolero and skirt gown has always been
supposed TO leave In its trail a lot of unworn
jackets, but this is no longer true. These peler-
Inc boleros fanciful that they NAV he
worn with White skirts separate garment
A French woman who is decidedly well dressed
on small allowance says that she is making
her summer wardrobe in brown and white Dur
ing the winter she has been wearing blue with
its accomplishments but for the summer when
hcr SKIN may lose a triffe of its wilderness,
brown not only makes an agreeable change but
is more becoming. So her summer wardrobe
consists of nothing but brown and white, with
shades that go with these cOlors. AS the greater
part of the summer is passed in the country she
needs few cerenOnious gowns. She has visit
Ing costume of brown crepe de chine inset with
lot Of dull gold silk lace. and more practical
costume, with skirt barely touching the ground.
OF silky bronze mohair, with little cape top,
heavily inset with Ciuny lace There is trim
ming on the lace of tiny brown silk buttons and
embroidery. and the garments may be worn
over any white blouse and skirt II the hat CORE
spends, She has lot Of white gowns. or at
least appears to have, and some are of serge and
others of linen and pique. She also appears to
have a lot OF hats, although careful observer
might say that there were more wells than hats.
Some are all white, although a white hat some
times has brown aigrette they brown,
trimmed with yellow reddish-yellow flowers.
There any amount of shades that go we'll
with a wardrobe Of this sort. and when much
of il is in white there is no hint of mOnotony.
If wishes to be always well dressed at a
| modest expense, there is no better idea than to
adopt white and color.
Childrens gowns seem 10 share in the general
/ frivolity Of the present modes; they are much