The Washington times., 1906-05-13
qRa New I0ines in
Dresses Demand
New Dimes in
Ioip@erie and Uf-
terlY New Corsets
eAlso.
Phe New Corset,
POO, HAS l0opg,
Flexible lsines.
IT. He radical changes in fashions
for spring have resulted in
complete change in the lines of

complete change in the lines of
lingerie. 4 woman cannot wear
She skirts. corset covers, and other ar
ticles Of underwear that were made last
year Everything must be altered to
suit the new lines OF dress which OBJ
tain at present.
BOdic@s of gowns have cTept higher
aud higher. and. the waist line has be
come more and more slender. until every
crease made by a gathered underskirt
+ visible beneath the clinging surface
OF Princess gowns and skirts with fitted
tops. Practical women have already set
about Tla!lilIg necessary alterations in
their undersarments. and all women
are making and purchasing dainty lin
Ee.ie in the new lines. now an absolute
necessity TO smartness of style in
dress
First van; to call attention TO the il
lus;rati03s IN new modes of lingerie. and
then I win give some PRACTICAL sug-
Eestions to the home needlewOrker as
10 how she can achieve perfection of
lit and style in her linen
Two very distinct lines OF petticoats
appear this season-the Princess and
the Empire Both Of these are attached
10 very short-waisted corset cover.
which may or may not have a belt of
embroidered beading with ribbon run
through t.
Figure A shows the Princess petticoat,
al in lue piece and cut on the lines of
Princess gown. only more loosely.
The top is CT embroidery. and women
wear with such petticoats either should
or straps Of embroidery. of ribbon. or
little sleeves that are merely edges o..
trimming on the shoulder and are wid r.
enough 10 conceal the dress shields u n
derneath.
The skirt Of this petticoat fits snu Ely
from below the bust to below the 7 dps.
following the lines of the dress. but It is
made very full at the bottom by large
embroidered squares opening over fan
shared cascades of ruffles. The rufTIes
may be Of either lace or emil ,roidery
of the material of the garment trimmed
with lace and embroidery. TH r. fad of
combining lace and embroidery llpon one
garment makes ii possible to q id dainty
lace edges and friIIs that extend be-
yond those Of the embroidery. Most pet
ticoats have a comparatively simple
founce, edged with lace uniIer the fancy
founce. and several fIoun ces. one over
the other, on the bottom of a petticoat
are by no means uncommon.
In figure B Is shown. an attractive
nightgown made in Empire STYLE. IT is
made with an Empire top instead of a
yoke. and this may TSe as elaborately
trimmed as one pleases. The three-ouar
ter sleeves are prettiIy shaped. almost
fitting at the top and falling open like
short angle sleeves at the bottom. Tuck
ing the top of the gown below the short
waist still further carries out the Em-
pire effect which prevails in night
dresses and neglifsees.
The Graceful Princess Petticoat.
An Empire petyicoat is illustrated in
TGure c. The top Is Of embroidered ruff
;linE. almost fitted in the back and quite
fuil in front Through the edge of the
open embroidery is run a ribbon that
Ties in front and similar ribbon is run
through the shoulder straps and belt of
embroiderered beading. The bottom Of
the skirt. which Is put on the belt with
small gathers. has a very wide embroid-
cred hounce effect and an elaborate de-
sign embroidered above that. A hidden
under fiounce edged with lace protects
the edge Of the embroidery al the hot
tom of this petticoat. As NAV he seen
the skirt is attached to a very sbort
waist. and so can only suitably be worn
with an Empire gown or negligee.
Most important of all the new under
garments is the corset. which has 90
changed its lines that few Of las. SEQ
sons corsets can now be worn Fieure
. is a good example of one OF these
= shows the new long lines: the deem
curve over the hip; the slight inward
curve instead of the absolutely straight
front, and the higher lines OF the upper
portion.
The new corset sacrifices everything to
the new requirements for n long, slender
figure 10 carry off well the fitted Prin-
cess and almost fitted Empire gowns
now IN vogue. The corset illustrated
also shows the effect of a corset cover
attached TO its top, sirce corset covers
are seldom worn with Princess gowns
and corselet skirts. Even the slight
addition OF a batiste or IN corset
cover rs rot tolerated at the waist. In
the illustration 4 low yoke piece and
shoulder strap of laco and ribbon are
attached to the top of the corset and
support fiounces OF lace that only reach
70 the top Of the corselet skirt. The
front and hips are handsomely enbrotd
erco- Applique of lace are frequently
let into the material which is some
times embroidered all over by hand. and
sometimes OF brocadc OF a strong, rich
quality.
The Empire: corset, sIIo55u in figure E.