Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17

type grow more and more ex-
travagant and merchants now
~ ind ready sale for many Of these
- petticoats though, OF course, the
ordinary petticoat Of commerce IL a very
different thing.
Plain one tone dark taffeta, black and
white plaid taffeta, tartan plaid taffeta
and changeable taffeta are the accepted
things for the serviceable silk petticoat
and there IL comparatively little that IL
new in models for walking petticoats. The
accordion plated and ruched nounce and
the deep ripping hounce made by cutting
six or seven narrow rIfiies and stirring
each 10 the bottom OF the one above, are
the two models most generally liked and q
deep iounce on whose bottom are set many.
little frilis only two or three inches wide,
Is shown In al the bright ana dainty
shades of plain soft taffeta-
II one expects to give hard wear to a silk
petticoat Il is false economy to buy cheap
skirt, and one can, today, get taffeta In a
quality that will give service more salts
factory than any obtained from taffeta
petticoat a few years ago One firm In
New York makes 10 order black silk pet
tiooats Of q certain taffeta ana guarantees
them to stand everyday wear Tor six
months without croclring, splitting OF other
wise showing wear. II they fan to do this
The purchaser receives material for a new
skirt and one-half the purchase money.
Under such conditions, wearing silk pet
ticoat for everyday use IL not the extrava-
gance Il once was
Handsome one-tone petticoats with deep
Hounces Of English openwork embroidery
on the silk IL made IN both light ana dark
coiorings and are considered exceedingly
smart yet are more practical than any
other skirts equally handsome. These
skirts are made mp, too, IN pongee' ana
while neither so handsome nor so good
support to the dress skirt as the tameta
petticoats, they have the advantage OF
being washable and are practical for sum
mer use.
In the realm Of the very elaborate petit
coat. fancy runs riot. Our artist has
nketched few from the many models in
this class, but one must see the materials
and colorings to Judge Of the beauty Of the
petticoats,
One in shell pink brocade had a deep
nounce Of beautiful lace. bordered by
several narrow frills OF the silk and
trimmed in tiny frills Of the silk set on the
lace in scroll designs with tiny choux Of
silk here and there in the design Another
model, somewhat like this in general idea
was of brocade satin In white, with floral
design of delicate colors, and the fiounce
was of net trimmed in many narrow frills
of white satin ribbon set on in festoon lines
and caught by tiny clusters of little silk
flowers in all the delicate tints entering
into the brocade.
The soft satin brocades are much liked
for these handsome petticoats. both be-
cause of their beauty and of their wearing
qualities, but the fiounce, reaching at least
to the knees. Is most often of sheer stun
trimmed in silk or is so inset and elaborated
with lace that but little OF the silk surface
shows.
Moire IN the new soft chiffon varieties Is
being taken up by the petticoat makers,
and while not so durable as satin brocade.
wears well and is extremely pretty.
A white MORE pettlcoat hounced deeply
in lace. the lace festooned slightly at the
top and caught by futtering knots of pale
blue velvet ribbon, Is shown in one Broad
way shop, and in the same shop Is a deli
cate pink MORO petticoat whose deep
hounce is set for almost half its depth
with narrow frills, alternately of silk and
Of lace, the silk frills being pinked.