The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-15
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TIL Teaxown 1. I'm the Forefront
If Fashion --.CharminE Little
Breakfast andsBoudoir Jackets.
The Empire, Directoire and
Princesse Styles Are All Fn-
vored-EIabornte Materials the
Rule - Handwork n Leading
..,,.s Characteristic - Plissc Crepe
Yelled with Lace and Alover
Embroidertes-
The teagown has once tmore become an
imperative item in the wardrobe Of the
well-dressed woman; and IL must be ad-
mitted right ut the start that there are
but few garments In which the average
woman looks rs attractive as she does in
a skilfully cut and daintily made tea
gown.
But IL Is one thing to have a teagown-
or even a repertoire of thenl-and quite
another thing 1t Is to know how to wear
them to the very best advantage. GER
tain grace and dignity of carriage are
essential to the wearing of the teagown,
with Its slightly decolete neck and a
train that more than makes up In length
whatever the gown may lack at the top.
The girl with the golf-link stride and
she of the hippity -hoppity walk make
their clumsy gait even more apparent
when they don the clinging masses Of the
modern teagown. Something between q
glide and a slide seems to be the requisite
carriage when the teagown holds the
center of the stage. The long front and
sides-they rest on the floor for a couple
Of inches in oil Of the imported models
require high-heeled slipper with n we'll
pointed toe to act a sort of q PROV
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they do not interfere with serene locomo-
ton. The long and, for the most part,
unbroken lines are cruelty interfering to
any but the most erect carriage Of the
body. A rounded shoulder, STOPPING
posture, a slouchy gait, are all magnihed
by this none the less fascinating gar
ment; so she who would wear the tea
gown to advantage would better pay heed
to her walk-what the French so express
slvely term allure" and for which we
do not seem to have Invented an adequate
English equivalent-and to her carriage
IL she is to get full value In grace and
style from those dainty possessions.
The models that the best makers put
forth here are fashioned so elaborately
that their use as dinner gowns-for fam
lily and Informal occasions, be 1t well
understood-is foregone conclusion In
deed, there Is but little difference to be
noted between the teagown and the din
nergown that are fashioned upon the
pseudo classical lines of the First Empire.
II anything. the teagown Is likely to be
the more elaborate of the two; and hence
Its use for more than one opportunity Is
clearly defined.
The daintiest and most delicate fabrics
go to Its fashioning. 1t is no uncommon
thing to find a model In which there is a
fitted foundation slip of China silk, over
which a sun-pleated gown of crepe de
chine Is draped; and over this again one
OF those ethereal-looking printed chifrons
or nets. or a point desprit, either plain
or plisse, Is cleverly hung.
Empire scarfs and sashes make their
appearance upon many a model, and the
short-waisted body effect Is nightly popu-
lar. Indeed, the sasS, or girdle. is more likely
to climb up few inches towards the
armpit than otherwise, and everyt thing that
Is at oil possible is done to suppress the
hipline.
Princesse lines make themselves appar-
ent In some OF the smart teagowns but
such are rather clever notifications rather
than absolute copies OF this oftentimes
trying mode. or course II goes without
saying that the foundation lining Is close
ly and well lifted to the figure; but there
must be no effect of straining at an abso-
lutte Silhouette of the lines of the body
rather is it a deft suggestion of such
In the little boudoir Jackets. as they
are coming TO be called, there Is the most
delightful effect OF elaboration present
The sheerest OF silks, soft chiffons, flmy
iaces and yards upon yards of sun or ac-
GORDON pleating so TO make up the sum
or their destinations.
These are all comfortably arranged with
slightly low neck and n huge collar
over the shoulders, made the medium of
much elaboration In the way of tucks
ana entredeux. serves to conceal the yoke
piece, which is really the foundation of
THIS Fetching mode. For summer piazza
aud pickup work the making Of those
dainty, but often costly. tribes offer many
opportunities: and the amount of hand
work that can be layished upon even the
least pretentious OF these Is something
for the unlnitiated to marvel at
There Is n very marked tendency TO the
use of short back and a conspicuous
dip In the front of those drcssy affairs
Siashcd and scalloped edges. all lace
trimmed. or course, serve TO add TO the
fussy erect; and the s,esys Is equally fus-
slhed TO correspond. Short and extremely
full Is the rule, and the arm covering
that Is caught into a cum or band Is the
exception rather than the rule. A deep
RUNE or a series of ruffies Is far the pref
eral understanding on the part of the
manufacturers that above the wrist Is the
stopping point for those.
occasionally one sees the two-piece neg
llSee, friHy little Jacket and a much
Denounced skirt. In order to correspond
with the fluffy lines of the jacket the
uounces on the skirt are likely TO be fash
Toned with corded or featherboned hens,
80 that they stand well out and give that
graceful Cow at the foot which II so de-
sirauIe " the current modea.