The Washington times., 1906-05-13

Is still another T fancy Of the season. 1t
IS very short, te rminating several inches
above the waif Il line. and is worn ouly
with Empire gowns and loose house
garments. Few articles of underwear
are prettier, fo- this is made OF elabor-
ately trimH ed material; dainty brocade.
cohrastlnfs silk embroidery or inter
woven rio Rcn. In any case the material
Is strong or is lined with strong stuff
NhaleocIIes support the center of the
back ard front, and SOM Zines also
occur IN hder the arms
The two corsets shown illustrate very
fully the radical change which has
takeJ'. place IN the lines OF the-fgure
and how difficult IL will be to meet
new conditions with any leftover styles
So thoroughly is this understood that
III shionable corsetieres and large de-
p lrtment stores are selling out their
9 I'd stock at prices that seem less than
.hc cost of materials. Never within
my recollection. has II been so i'm
I portant to wear an absolutely well-ft-
| ting md smoothly made corset. and tho
/ best way to attain this end is to have
/ one made 10 order.
The Short Petticoat Chemise.
How to give the appearance of a cor
} set cover to the top is a vexed question
d
would be to take a strip of sheer mate
rial just big enough to pass around the
body under the arms and curve 1t out
like an armhole. Trim 1t with fancy
shoulder straps, lace friIls and hounces.
and be careful that these are fun in
I front. fat in the back. and that the
ruffles stop several inches above the
waist line. Such n strip as this can
be easily tackled to any corset and con-
vey the impression of a very smart,
Separate corset cover.
The Importance of the petticoat can
not be Overestimated in the new modes
Of dress. Except when worn with en-
pire gowns 1t must cling TO the fig
ure for several inches below the hips
and should be made either in real
princess patterns or in princess lines
achieved in other ways. For instance.
the skirt may be attached around the
hips to a well-fitting, thin corset cover.
or II may be fitted at the ton and
sewed to an edge Of thin. strong en-
broidery beading to the other edge If
which a corset cover is attached. Wht
worn without a corset cover 1t should
fit snugly at the top and be finished off
In as fiat a manner as possible around
the waist. Sometimes the edge of the
top is faced and stitched several times
around 10 make Il strong and some
times a drawstring Is run through the
back part of the facing and down TO
the size desired. The drawstring is apt,
however. to permit a clumsy line to
show through fitted gown The old
fashioned quilted petticoat of silk Is one
Of the new fads of the season.
Handsomely trimmed corsets are very
expensive, but there isn't a bit of
trouble on this score when a woman
buys small appliques of lace or ernbroidj
cry and sews them on herself.
While corset covers have gone ont of
style for tight-ftting gowns they are a
necessity il all gowns worn with a
shirt waist or blouse-ard, most summer
frocks are either very sheer or have a
blouse of lace or lingerie. In this case
the new corset covers should have the
trimming put on quite fat in the back: |
either fiat or full in front. ard have well
fitted lines from several inches above |
the waist line to the hips !
Soft Silks for Intimate Uses.
Many women wear chemises as co.set
covers, making them long enough to !
serve the purpose OF a short petticoat as
wen. Where slender waist IS desired il |
would oe wiser to make the chenise ard |
drawers in one piece
Inc latter garments are freouan+1v |
maze with an extra deep full fiounce mt /
on above the knees and sinnulatinr a |
snort petticoat. These fiounces arc nade
very eiaoorately, with rows of insert,ro,
and putting; with vandyke points of Iace
ruffles or OF embroidery, and ,n an -,
which suggests itself as FUZZY and nre+,
ty. P'
hiooons run through beading ara lopg
loops and bows of satin ribbon a.. 80
very popular forms of dAcoratI,,r
founces upon underwear
50 many gowns are made to wear over
chemisettes that the proper set of theSa /
becomes important. Most of them are
made TO be basted to the dress or ,,i,.,...l |