Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-11
NEW YORK
FASHION
LETTER

NSW AOIks MafCn NOW is the
hour at hand when women who de-
light in dainty underwear gets In, her
best work. There are many who dis
like the idea of factory goods and
sweat-shop work, who opposed to
machine work cannot afford the inn
ported hand made labor, find the So
luton in doing this work for them
selves. Every year these fascinating
garments grow finer and finer and
more costly until one wonders II the
climax is not at hand.
The days are past when women
made great difference in winter and
summer apparel. and the shcerest OF
lawns and the daintiest of laces and
embroideries are as much TO be seen
I'm the lingerie shop in mid-winter
as in summer. It Is In the outer
garments that my lady looks for
warmth and a good idea it is with
out highly heated houses.
OF course one may have lingerie at
n cost that to the ordinary woman
would mean small fortune. for in
stance recent bride paid 5000; for
one skirt and a set OF three pieces
for $1,000. But to the woman of
moderate salary or income such ex-
travagence is out of the question. but
by taking look at these beautiful
creations and by the aid of her own
clever fingers she often contrives and
creates and outfit which Is bought In
n shop would cost far more than she
could otherwise afford. and more
there is such satisfaction in thus
outdoing circumstances.
Because of the change in outer gar
ments lingerie modes must also
change. Just as corsets must. with
the present vogue OF clinging grace.
full lined your underdress must be
perfect and each garment cut To NJ
the contour OF the figure as nearly as
possible. The old time bunchInoss
has disappeared and the gown OF the
modlshly dressed woman has no more
beneath II than Is absolutely neces-
sary. Perhaps Il Is safe to say that
the maximum is n couple OF thick
/ nesses of fine nainsook or some sim
liar gown, as great care being taken
to avoid extra fullness where not de-
sireable and still have ample width
elsewhere. In fact. the modish wom-
an believes Il no waste OF time or
money to think long and carefully
on what she wears underneath. She
IL willing to thus spend because she
knows that the NJ OF her gowns de-
pend upon all such things.
The stout woman and the thin
woman must in the selection of their
underwear patterns study proper
tions as much as they do for their
dresses. As long as there are stout |
women and thin women will there |
be combination garment that have
not an inch to spare. and chemlses
that are fun OF nuninsss 20 increase
the figure. For the stout woman who
wishes to reduce her size 20 a mini
mum. the combination suit certainly
aids her I'm attaining this end. Every
particle OF supernuous fullnoss "
done away with with a clever method
of cutting and seam at the waist
line, making II the garment by all
odds the best to wear under the prin-
cess gown. Now tho chemlse Is the
friend OF the slender woman. In
the new models there is no front
opening. being slipped over the head,
which makes possible all sorts OF
elaborate trimming schemes either
OF artlstically inset laces or beautiful
designs In embroidery.
Many make great mistake In
thinking that II Is economy To buy
inexpensive materials. While It is not
worth while 10 purchase sheet ma
terIals for less than 25 cents a yard.
good long cloth. oambric. muslin. ser
for nightgowns. drawers
and ordinary pettieiats can at the
best be bought sometimes for much
less. For corset covers handker-
chief linen is most dainty and ser
yieeable n OF good quality. which
should be about so cents a yard. and
II one makes their own covers this
expense can be taken. Batiste is an
other material that IL liked because
Of its daintiness and adaptabillty 20
all sorts OF uses but care must be
taken as Il is not after all as durable
as nainBook because OF the uneven
threads and dimlty has tho same n
not worse fault. and tears easily.
therefore do not put very expensive
trimmings upon either but reserve
hem for the hne linens. China silk
Is liked for underWaists and skirts.