The Washington times., 1906-06-26


now wea- hlmy boudoir gowns and
matinees at all times in the year.
One type of negligee, however, is pc
culiarly associated with summer days,
and has grown rapidly in popularity
during the last few seasons. This is
the lingerie matinee IN Qonnection
with a lingerie petticoat to match
and, although the costume is appropri-
ate for the boudoir only, and is too en-
phatically a deshabille to be correctly
Worn as many women wear il about
the house, II is, In its more elaborate
forms, most coQuettish and charming
Along with all other lingerie gar
Enents IL has taken on new daintiness
and attractiveness Of late. and Ameri-
cans have been gradually edncated to
an extrava gance in n1tters Of lingerie
that was unknown to their mothers and
grandmothers. French vvomen have al
ways spent money lavisnry on their
lingerie, but French women could buy
exquisite handmade lingerie for :
traction Of the sum charged for II on
this side Of the water, and though
there has been tremendous improve
ment in domestic lingerie work during
recent years. the French models still
set the standards, and many American
women buy only the imported, hand
made underwear, etc
Until very recently II was practically
impossible to obtain a domestic lin
Eerie negligee model in which hard
work ana fine materials were allowed
10 furnish the elegance Of the garment.
over trimming, associated with careless
machine work and coarse materials
was the prevailing characteristic Of the
domestic negligee offered ready made
IN the ghNrg- hfs4 -
that
One still sees many models OF the old
type, and there are still plenty of wo-
men who prefer them, while others buy
them because they are cheaper than the
daintier garments; but the general level
or the designing, quality, and workman
snip upon the ready made negIigee has
risen each season, and this year the
shops abound in matinees and robes
that are attractive even when not
phenomenally expensive.
For the woman who cannot afford ex-
travaSance, and yet ccvets the daintiest
OF negligec sacks and robes, the only
resort is home sewing. and within a
few weeks there VIII be offered bar
gains galore in the department., Of
laceS, embrOiderieS, and sheer summer
materials, from among which the clever
Sumemr negligees which Will bring their
cost away below that of the imported or
line domestic, ready made models, par
ucularly If the shopper can do her own
sewing.
With the prettiest of the sack and
pettcOat models, the effect is a matter
OF materials and hand work, rather
than Of intricate design. OF course
there are the elaborate models, beauti-
ful with delicate hand embroideries,
with lace inset I'm complicated fashion
but there are also hand made models
almost as delightful in which the Land
work is limited to tiny tucks. to simply
inset lace, to seams set together by
Nelnlng, and 10 other deviCeS C-,,Ii~l1 are
not beyond the accomplishment of any
woman who can do fine, though plain.
hand needle work.
The simplest type of lingerie matinee
among the French models and the do
meSlc copies Of the imported models
has little yoke made of insertion set
the sack is Joined to this yoke being
set on with tiny tucks. while below
these tucks the material falls full.
The bottom is trimmed with inset lace /
and lace frilis. as are the elbow sleeves, |
and knots and ends Of liberty satin set 1
on fronts and sleeves add greatly 10 the 4
charm Of the matinee. If the ribbon is /
cleverly tied one can, by the way. 4
have the tying done at the ribbon coun- /
ter OF any good shop If one has not the /
knack, and the slIillful manipulation of /
ribbon is distinctly an art
Often the lower part of the matinee is I
made OF deep embroidery fOuncing very
soft and fine and applied to the yoke e2l-
actiy as IN the model just described. /
but needing, of course. no additional /
finish at the bottom. In such model
the sleeve trimming usually has tie
embroidery introduced in some way, bIt \
the yoke may be Of either embroidery |
or lace insertion, and often combines
the two.
A petticoat of the lingerie material
and embroidery flouncing is easily made
and this style of sack and petticOat neg
ligee is probably the simplest of its
class, in 50 far as making Is concerned. /
though the fine embroidery is never
CHEAP and If one is willing To give ones
time the lace trimmed negligee can be
manufactured at less expense than the
embroidery model.
one particularly dainty model shown
by an importer might be reproduced
without great outlay of time or money,
provided some slight notifications were
made. It is Of dotted swiss of the best
quality. and the petticoat is simply
finished with three flounces, made with
embroidered sCallop edges under which
are set little frills of narrow valen-
Ciennes-
II this scallOpinE were done by hand
IT would mean considerable trouble. but
one can obtain the same effect with ma
chine scalloping and can have this done
very cheaply at any of the sewing ma
chine shops. The sack of the model is
perfectly simple in design. hanging
straight and slightly full from a little
yoke and finished with scalloped bor-
der and lace frill: but this sack has q
dainty feature in the oddly shaped collar,
which gives originality TO it. The collar
is embroidered by hand. but in a very
simple design which might be copied
with little labor, and even without the
embroidery, the negligee would be ex-
ceedingly attractive.
Fine dotted Swiss or Swiss embroid-
cred in small designs is a good choice
Tor the sack and petticoat negligee, Civ
ing the daintiness and washable fresh
ness of lingerie materials and yet hav-
Ing less the air of deshabille than the
plain sheer lawns, linens. batistes, &c
The latter are susceptible Of more elab-
crate trimming and design than the
Swiss. but they demand more trimming
and for an unpretentious neEllgee the
embroidered Swiss offers admirable
qualifications.
Among the French models there are
nnumerable models in the plain lin
gerie stuffs. but a large number OF them
are adorned with intricate hand en-
broidery, or so complicated in their in
set lace treatment that they cannot easily
be copied, for all their Elusive air OF
babyiSh simplicity. There are. however.
some models which need not daunt the
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