Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-24
NEW LINGERIE WAISTS.
Little Aids to Help Out Meager
Shapes

| Little Aids to Help Out Meagef
Shapes
| Written Cor The Star.
One dainty accessory which will find a
place among the frils and furbelows of
each girls wardrobe this coming summer
is corset sachet. Soft, thin lingerie waists
are to have vogue which will surpass any
they have enjoyed in previous years. and
! in order to preserve the rounded contour
! of the figure in them these sweet puffs are
| brought into most effectual service. Pin
! ned at the top of the corset so that 1t eX-
! tends from armpit to armpit, double or
| triple layers of sheet wadding incased in
J exquisite covers of silk and ribbon give a
! fullness at the bust line which holds the
| light, cinging blOuses in place. They effect
| a shapeliness as well, which the oId-faSh-
| toned stiff shirt waist always lacked
| OF the beauties of these corset sachets
| there is no end Hand painting, delicate
| embroideries and fetching frtlis of lace all
| add their loneliness to tinted satins and
| silks Pinking and petal-like trimmings
grace many puffs, while the new pompa-
dour ribbons render other sachets veritable
flower adOrnments.
Many and varied also are the shapes into
which the silk and ribbon are formed. Each
girl has her own favorite kind of puff, and
If she Is def with her needle no less than
three or four are laid in her drawer for
wear with her different sets of underclothes.
That is she has pale blue sachet when
the baby blue ribbons deck her dainty cor
set cover, soft pink one for pink ribbons
and a lavender to match the washable in
sertion of lavender. The very faintest
shades of color. however. should be used,
as il is distinctly unrefined to have bril-
liant bows revealed beneath filmy summer
waists.
One of the simplest of the corset sachets
is a heart six or eight inches long. Two
or three thicknesses of cotton Wadding,
sprinkled thckly with the best grade OF
scented powder, are covered by plain china
ell Drp hly n white if q girl have
but one Before fastening the silk to the
waddng, narrow Valenciennes lace is gath
cred scantily around the edge of the upper
heart-sha ped cover. The scented lining in
exactly the same shape and size is then
laid on, and the under heart of silk, with
frayed edges carefully turned in, Is blind
stitched In place. When a girl is handy
with her paint brush a spray of forget-me-
nots or primroses decorates the upper piece
of silk
Other attractive ''sweethearts'' are built
of inch-wide satin ribbon woven in and
out, and then cut IN heart shape and fin
ished with or without d tiny lace frill.
Some show a gathering of the same ribbon
about the edge. These pudgy puffs PIN
ned just at the head Of the front corset
steels.
For another small sachet. the cotton wad-
ding is formed into q ball about the size
of an apple. over this is laid square piece
of china silk or liberty satin, which is
drawn together in a bunch at the top and
tied tightly by silk thread wound round
and round and finally concealed by bow
of baby ribbon. The corners of the silk
material left standing up are then cut in
the shape of flower petals and effect
cOrolla at the top Of the ball-like puff. AT
the heart of the petals are embroidered
loose French knots in yellow silk and the
artistic girl lines the petals with silk or
satin of a contrasting shade.
Broad sachets built Of wide satin ribbon
have the selvedge edges felled together and
are stuffed with scented wadding so that
they look like little bags. These puffs are
Joined at the center where ends of the rib
bon, frnged to the width of an inch or
more give the sachet a festive appearance.
Thread-lie scrolls or traceries of wee flow
ers can be outlined In embroidery silk
the ribbon before it is made up.
Perhaps the most practical sachet of all
Is one shaped like a BRIDES bouquet, the
handle being fastened at the top of the
corset steels from which it curves up and
out into a broad puff that reaches in either
direction to the armpit. Innumerable pink
ed friIls of taffeta silk add fullness to a
puff of this sort, or a thick lining ofcottOn
wadding makes it light and downy.