The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25

! Cided to manage it in a sensible way.
There was nothing which looked shah
bier all last season than lingerie hats
which had lost their first freshness. and
I paTasois which weTe-even though ever
/ so sughtly-stnl undeniably soiied. TO
! say nothing OF the effective deep lingerie
| berthas which, for some Incompetent
sible reason or other, were made Up on
lightweight wooden dresses fo1. chill
dren.
This year. things in that respect have
changed with a vengeance.
Just many lingerie hats and para
soils and beTJhas and the rest will be
used. but most OF them Will be made in
some way that VIII allow for their being
taken apart and washed at the first Sds-
piciOn Of soil. Some OF the hats are be
ing made in sections which button to-
gether-the divisions being planned out
IN a way nothing short OF the workings
OF an exact science.
Perhaps the most satisfactory OF them
all. though. are those which have cas-
lngs, through which tt thinnest fiat
IeSt OF tapes are run t'r7 VI and trim
mlnSS ana ali come a1aE-. and spread
out fat for the doing up. to be slipped
back again afteTWaTd. - e tapes drawn
taut. and the brim helT IN place about
the edges with q few stitches
Parasols come apart ~ ~ery much the
same way. although Ley require very
much more care in the laundering TO
Keep those sections (which can't be
ripped apart from stretching, so that
they won't slip back upon the ribs
again. When they are in the tips are
sewed through little rings on the inside
OF the ribs. and a bow OF ribbon tied
so that 1t turns into fat little rosette.
- prrchsd on the terruIe, auo success
fuIIy hides the stitches which tack the
cover hrmly to the main rib
Can Be Washed.
These adjustable parasols are expen-
sive AFFAIRS. by virtue of the fact that
they are so new. and so definite an
economy. after all, in spite of their
first cost. for they can be washed re-
peatedIy IL done carefully, which makes
1t possible not only TO keep your para
soils in better condition. but TO get
along through a whole season with one
But 1t Is in the adjustable collars and
berthas for childTen's dresses that the
most sensible side of the lai Is re-
NedIed. No matter what the shape may
%, the finishing OF the outer euse Is
repeated around the inner, ana but
toailOIeS tby means Of niIca tue coa4s.r
Is bodily DutLOueu 10 the a. - a.e
worked at intervals Like tVurythlnl,
that has its origin III france, there
are odd little touches about the Work
which MAKE II interesting IN Itself,
apart from It's sensible size The but
tUnbOIeS, for instance. instead OF be-
ing made with the usual buttonhole
stitch, are worked in eyeIet fashion,
and the scallop of the outer edge
(Which may be CuTiousiy shaped) Is
repeated in miniature, and reversed. OF
course-the two edges combining 10 give
the collar an unusual shape
On some of the pretty little piuue
dresses are deep sailor collars. and
deep cuffs as well. OF linen-old blue
or rose color. embroidered with a sim
pie sCdllop around the edge done in
white On the wooden dresses the col
lars arc more often made of the sheer
est of handkerchief linen embroidered
i'm as elaborate a design as YOU please
in delicate blind embroidery. In either
case. they are buttoned on over white
pearl buttons. rather small but not the
of these little dresses. by the way, in
stead Of the lingerie collar, there is
a collar OF the material, embroidered
with silk Of the same color usually
in an eyelet pattern, which is most
effective done in this way.
For petticoats of cambria or silk
come separate lingerie TUff1es the sheer
est. most exquisite things In the world
ready TO button. or to lace, upOn the
foundation. There's nothing really new
about the idea. but there are exquisite
new patterns for the embroidery and
new ways Of setting in lace here. there
and everywhere. And more and moro
women are taking IL up-sO satisfactory
have the pioneers found il.