The Washington times., 1906-10-29

The matter Of clothes is by no means
superficial one nowadays. Women
have grown very wise IN their genera
ton as 10 what constitutes good dress
ing, and are dey0tiug a very goOdly
part OF their time and dress allowance
10 the purchase of suitable and salts
factory undergarments. IT is said that
New York contains more Weli-dressed
women than any other city In the world.
The secret lies not so much n the
clothes themselves as il does in the
way they are worn and the garments
worn uader them and the general
grooming of the WcaTer. To begin
with. every year women are wearing
better grades OF corsets. Present styles
call FOR "a Freuch-AmeriCan figure: that
is. "A slender, long waist, small hips and
high, full rounded bust While this
sounds rather formidable TO the woman
at all given to avoirdupois. slender lines
or at least. the effect OF slender lines
are really not difficult To attain if one
but studies ways and means bit
After securing just the right corset
model for the figure. most careful at
tentiOn must be given to the other un-
dergarments. The union suit OF fine
web is quite universally worn in cold
suit the individuals taste. The tight
fitting tersey-web is chosen with a view
TO reducing the bulk Of the undergar-
ments to the minimum while retaining
all possible comfort.
over this skin-htting union suit is
worn the splendidly nodded corset over
this the up-to-date woman adjusts
new garment known to the in
iJlated as the De Bevose Com
bination Brassiere,, which is re-
ally a sOrset cover, bust supporter,
pantaIOn. and upder-petJicoat all in
one piece. The body portion Of this
most attractive garment is an aCcu-
ratelv fitted brassiere OF fine batiste.
trimmed as daintily as one may wish,
and bOned with thin whalebones. A
series Of curiously shaped darts nit this
garment to the true rounded French
bust line and make il an easy and COM
Portable and graceful support.
The back of the brassiere crosses over
much like a surplice waist and termi-
mates in tapes. which are brought around
and tied in front \ loop and button
fastens the back securely, the object be-
ing to hold the flesh in above the corset
lines and prevent the ugly bullying lines
so often seen where a woman has at
tanned 10 some flesh. An eyeletted tape
in front slips over the corset clasp and
prevents the garment riding up.
The lower portion Of this combination
garment is full pantalOn, of circular
cut, fitted 2 put the hips without a wrin-
kle or dart and lace and embroidery
trimmed When on, this pantalon has
the effect OF a short skirt, and serves as
an under petticOat in the winter. an
swering the purpose of both under
petticoat and pantalon in the summer.
thereby reducing the burden Of summer
garments by one.
The combination brassiere, while con-
sidered of particular advantage TO the
stout woman, Is worn quite as extern
siveIy by the slender sisterhood, since
the edit Of "the bunchiness" is as i'm
perative 10 the slim as TO the stout
nowad DAYS The law of good dressing
demands that the undergarments fol-
low close but easy lines. that they may
in no way interfere with the good effect
of the outer dress.
These brassieres are made up of
splendid materials, a fine, close batiste
being used for the body portion, the kind