The Colorado statesman., 1907-01-19
--tIWLWxINIls~---
NV DEcIG7V5 FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR WEAR

If you are going to spend the entire
day at home it is obviously extrava-
CANT to put on a cloth costume which,
complete with the coat, has been de-
signed for outdoor wear, or to don
some trailing elegance of velvet. which
with fur jacket does it's duty in your
friends drawing-rooms, or the club
room of your latter-day fancy.
1t has been agreed that it is only
to the matron the luxurious ease of
the tea-gown may be granted, For
her, of course, the matter of house
gowns is simply settled, the fabrics
to be face-cloth, velveteen, or soft
satin, most of the decoration being
disposed at the neck or round the
shoulders and taking the form of a
lace collar or a chiffon and lace vest
Every young girl should possess
herself of an indoor gown of velveteen,
and l would advise for its best con-
duct that the bodice be fashioned in
blouse style, worn unlined over
tightly-fitting underbodice, and belted
to comfort through a buckle, or by
means of bones at the front and back
This method avoids weight and too
much warmth, drawbacks to lined vel
veteen, which renders it impossible
for some people, whom l would advise
to substitute cashmere or nuns veil
ing.
A very pretty house gown is made
of cashmere in a red currant shade,
the bodice front and back bearing
plastron of lace, crossed into pointed
ends at the waist, showing the nuns
yelling under the arms and on the
sleeves, which should reach to the
elbows or the wrist according to the
beauty of the individual arm which it
may be destined to adorn.
An admirable way OF making cash
mere skirt, than which no better has
been devised, is to have three large
tucks round the hem, and two more
below the knees, and two more above
them.
The sun-ray accordion-plaited skirts
made of nuns yelling, has proved a
boon and blessing for house wear but
we are becoming little tired of their
charms, which is, indeed, most un-
grateful. since they offer such facili-
ties for attractive frocks with no out
lay, nee ding only length of material
sufHciers to make a bodice, some odd
Uents Gf lace out of the lace drawer
to decorate the bodice to taste.
There, then, is the home dress COM
plete, save for the belt, which could
be selected either of plain silk or
.,I;,o ,.;hbor occnrdino ta tba cino <~f
the waist to be encircled.
Face cloth may, of course, be al
lowed to make the home gown, but
suffers from the same disadvaiIage
as velveteen, that of too much weight,
a trouble which may to some extent
be avoided by the omission of all lin
ing. Cloth, of course, wears better
than velveteen, not being liable to
suffer so severely round the hem
from contact with carpets; for 1t is
the hem of the velveteen gown which
invariably displays its age.
An attractive tea gown is shown In
our large illustration. 1t may, how
ever, be more justly described as a
dressing-gown than tea-gown, and I
can picture 1t looking very well in
pale blue face cloth trimmed with
pale blue glace frills. white embroid-
cry on pale blue glace forming the
decoration.
The two other pictures show the
fur coat under most elegant condi-
tiops. the first being made of mole
skin with oxidized silver buttons. and
double-breasted waistcoat of suede
to match, hemmed with a lighter
shade Of grey corded silk while the