The Washington times., 1906-10-27

Mattresses aprons made princess
style are the newest thing this fall in
correct dress for house servants, and
all mistresses who keep their establish
Inents up-tO-date viii doubtless have
their serving maids don the smart look
ing dress accessories for everyday wear.
These stylish princess patterns have
an individuality that even the coqUet-
fish parlor or ladies' maids aprons lack.
for in addition To being serviceable they
ut the figure almost like a frock and
are much neater in appearance than
those formerly used with bibs. They
are quite as practical, too, for the
princess effect brought about by intro
ducins a long panel that reaches from
the bust line 20 the bottom of the skirt,
covers just as much OF the gown as
the old-time bib aprons did.
Made Of sheer lawn with embroidery
of lace insertion outlining the princess
panels these aprons are pretty and be-
coming TO almost any type of maid. The
tops Of these panels are square, and m
ished either with hemstitching, en-
broidery or lace edging to match the
trimming used on the body of the gar
ment At either end, 20 hold the panels
IN Mace across the chest, there are
straps or bretelles of embroidery or the
plain material with ruffie of lace that
pass over the shoulders, cross in the
back, and are pinned securely in place
beneath the ribbon ties IN the back.
There Is another new and pretty style
of apron for serving maids 1t Is called
The s.X'' pattern, because the upper part
that answers 10 the Old-fashiOned bib
is made in the shape OF a " or heavy
embroidery, lace, or OF sheer lawn TRIM
med with pretty htmN insertion. rms
5.XTi efsrte with straps or bretelles at
The shoulders that join at the waist
The tops are kept in place by the en-
broidery bretelles that are fastened INTO
the belt line at the back
win these smart aprons the regula-
ton dark frock with stln collars ana
cuffs Will be worn, ana Ioi HS"u-
dress a plain white Dow or s 800
linen or lawn, with hemsutched ebus'
will be corerct for maids this season.
Ladies or parlor maids aprons are
decidedly chic" in new designs Ihey
are made of dotted swiss; either IN
largo or small designs, and beng fonnd
or oval I'm shape are most becoming 70
slender young women. Cnlihe liio9o
used by other house servants, these
little aprons are worn more as pretty
addition 20 the severe black dresses
than Tor any practical purpose 1T
they reach only 10 the knees, ana
not beyond the hip line AT the sides.
in shape TO match the aprons proper
while others have nothing but lnSer-
tiOn above the waist lire. AS dainty
as the aprons are the strings tipped
with embroidery OF lace that when tied
make a hutfy bow in the bacE and in
cident4lly hold the garment in place.
The bihs on these smart aprons have
no straps or bretelles 10 hold them mp,
so that pretty pins must be used, and
these, If In enamel or gold make the
garment decidedly decorative.
Besides being unusual I'm shape they
have ruflies OF the material or of lace
or embroidery around the edges, and
half way between the waist line and
the bottom are two little pockets. into
which delicate lace trimmed handker-
chiefs may be coyly and carelesslv
placed. Hand embroidered ladies'
maids aprons viii be worn I'm estab-
lishments where the mistresses can at
ford 10 pay for the hand work which
is most elaborate. Elaborately r,tvlad
and curved floral designs and scroll
patterns are worked on the sheer linen
and lawn and on the strings. All Of
which make these garments most at
tractive.
The caps worn with these aprons
should be bows. and hand embroidered
10 match. Made like those used by the