Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

NAWHEEA
f453EA ured attractively in the March
0y openings. though a more promi-
nent place has been given to models better
adapted to spring needs, to the one piece
frock Of silk, linen or silk and wool, the
afternoon frocks in wonderfully lovely
materials, such as silk cashmere, satin
cloth, etc.. the evening gowns to replace
those demoralized by the winter seasons
ravages, the tailored or semi-taIlored
street frocks.
Where the lingerie models and their
natural associates are found, they offer
charms calculated to tempt any woman.
The new lingerie frock cannot be more
cobwebby, more exouisitely hand en-
broidered, more ~delicately inset with laces
than 1t was last year. The thing is i'm
possible. But 1t equals the frock OF yester-
year in these details and 1t is most lovely
of Inca graceful. charming thing usually
of simple clinEing silhouette, though Of
elaborate detail.
All the models are long OF line and fash
Toned on the one piece order or with slightly
shortened bodice Joining the remontante
skirt under a girdle or by a w%aistband Of
inset lace or OF embroidered material.
There is apparently no idea Of abandon.
ing modified Empire lines in the minds OF
the designers OF lingerie models, and II
seems safe to count upon the vogue of
such models, though one piece or princess
frocks, made like the winter princess,
loosely fitting and merely suggesting, in
stead of defining the curve OF the waist,
are perhaps even more emphasized among
the new lingerie models.
These latter trocks are a more difficult
problem for the maker than the bodice
and skirt models with waistband or girdle
and are successful only when most skill
fully cut and hung; so unless a woman
has great confidence in her dressmaker
or can afford to indulge In imported models
she will do wisely in limiting her ambition
to the mode less troublesome OF achieve
ment-
Some immensely effective French lingerie
frocks are copied with comparative ease,
because they are trimmed in band trim
ming rather than in embroidery upon the
gown material or lace set into the froek.
such Sosite band embroideries are now
to be had that their use by no means i'm
plies a falling off In daintiness or charm,
and, indeed. some OF these bands are ex-
taordinaTily exquisite by most OF our de.
stgners and embroidersrs.
A band trimming running from shoulder
to hem OF 10 the top Of some trimming
used to adorn the skirt bottom. and IL is
an easy matter to plan same erosswise the
upper part OF the bodice and. II need be,
on the lower part Of the skirt front.
In the model illustrated here the frook
OF sheer plumetis had for trimming mar.
row bands Of embroidered linen. and the
lower part OF the skirt was OF linen EN-
broidered IN openwork design; but the
same general lines might be followed out
with insertion Of Irish or cluny or valen-
oiennss or with wide band emboidery. The
curving line OF the simple trimming on the
bodice front might present difficulties in
some materials. since Il is often hard to
use lace on curving lines; but a little clever
planning viii solve this problem. ana IL
necessary straight line trimming may be
SUBSTITUTED for tle curve.
Plain or embroidered bAtiste. null OF
swiss. the fine cotton marquisetts. ana the
French cotton crepe. plain or embroidered
are all used for the lingerie frock. as are
o. course al Of h very zine lawns ana