The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-10
FASHIONS IN LINGERIE
BY caTHARINE MANn-PAYzANT.

New York, March Snow is the
hour at hand when women who de-
light in dainty underwear get in their
best work. There are many who dis
! like the idea of factory goods and
swet-shop work, who opposed to ma
chine work cannot afford the import
ed handmade labor, find the solution
in doing the work for themselves
Every year these fascinating gar
ments grow finer and finer and more
costly until one wonders If the eli
max is not at hand.
The days are past when women
made great differences in winter and
summer apparel, and the sheerest OF
lawns and the daintiest of laees and
embroideries are as much to be seen
In the lingerie shop in mid-winter as
IN summer. 1t is IN the outer gar
ments that my lady looks for warmth
and good idea it is without mighty
heated houses.
OF course one may have lingerie at
O cost that to the ordinary woman
would mean small fortune. for in
stance recent bride paid 5000 for
one skirt and set of three pieces for
$1,000. But to the woman of moder-
ate salary or income such extrava-
gance is out Of the question, but by
taking a look at these beautiful ere
atoms and by the aid of her own
clever fingers she often contTiyes and
creates an outfit which if bought in
q shop would cost her more than she
could otherwise afford, and more than
that 1t is such satisfaction in thus
outdoing circumstances.
Because of the change in outer gar
rments lingerie must also change, just
as corsets must. With the present
vogue of clining graceful lined, her
sunderdress must be perfect and each
;garment cut to fit the contour Of the
figure as nearly as possible. The old
ktime bunchiness has disappeared and
sthe gown of the modishly dressed
:woman has no more beneath it than
us absolutely necessary. Perhaps it
.is safe that the maximum is a couple
'of thickness of fine nainsook or
|, some similar goods. The garments
of today are as cleyerly cut as any
outside gown, as great care being
taken to avoid extra fullness where
not desirable and still have ample
width elsewhere. In fact, the modish
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or money to think long and carefully |
on what she wears underneath. She |
is willing to thus spend because she |
knows that the 1T Of her gowns de- /
pend on SUCH things.
The stout woman and the thin |
underwear patterns study proportions |
as much as they do for their dresses. I
AS long as there are stout women and |
thin women will there be combination
garments that have not an inch too |
much TO spare, and chemises that are
full of fluffiness to increase the figure. |
For the stout woman who wishes to |
reduce her size to minimum, the
combination suit certainly aids her in |
attaining this end. Every particle OF |
superhuous fullness is done away with |
with a clever method of cutting and |
a seam at the waist alone, making |
1t the garment by all odds the best to /
wear under the princess gown. Now
the chemise is the friend of the slen-
der woman. In the new models there |
IS not front opening, being slipped over
the head, which makes possible all |
sorts of elaborate trimming schemes |
either of artisticcally inset laces or
beautiful designs in embroidery.
Many make great intake in think
ing that it is economy to buy mex
pensive materials. While it is not |
worth while to purchase sheet mate
rials for less than twenty-five cents a
yard, good long cloth, cambria, muslin,
serviceable for nightgowns, drawers.
and ordinary petticoats, can at the
best be bought sometimes for much
less For corset covers handkerchief
linen is most dainty and serviceable
If a good quality which should be
can be taken. Batiste is another ma
ferial that is liked because of its dain-
tiness and adaptibility to all sorts Of
uses bat care must be taken as it is
not after all as durable as nainsook
because Of the uneven threads and
dimity has the same if not worse fault,
and tears easily, therefore do not put
very expensive trimmings upon either
but reserve them for the fine linens.