The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-27
Short Socks Adopted
NEW UNDERWEAR MATERIALS
 PRETTY. DURABLE AND CHEAP
Delicate Linen Neglgees and Beruf1ed Things Longer Impractical and Expensive Like the Greek Tunic
4 RTiSTIC lingerie is always of

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 N keen deilgnt tc Us, and es- "A pec:aliy if it he of impracti- A A cal, fluffy variety that oI- d:rariiy has Sc go to tue cleaners at tte enc of the week.
 This rear. however, wc can satisfy OUT vanity and not be obliged to pull. ou- purse strings too far, with the well-meant intention c3 saving on something else.
 Perfectly exquisite linens have been invented, that are thin and alTost transparent, yet as durable as the coarse ones. and are being used eX- clusively for negiigee and house Sowus They are reasonable in price, from fifty cents to dollar aud quarter a yard; if one wishes a cheap e- material, there is a neS cranspar. ent cotton that is as soft and fine as French hatiste. but not quite as trans parent; this is uEexcelled for fine underwear aud inexpensive negligees and can oe mad fer nineteen cents yard It is called lingerie batiste, ana is much prc:.ier than nainsook, although this material will doubtless aiws-s he reigning favorite on ac- couE7 of it's durability. Aside from this there are lougcloth and cross har dim;ties, which. by the way, wear better than any other material. and being So durable are about the most Inexpensive. Remnants are to be had as low as ten and fifteen cents ya-d. hut the regular price is twenty 10 for:y-Syt cents yard. They crme in large and small checks, the medium size being the more appro- nriats. The striped di1nities tear in washing along inc stripe.
 Some very attractive French night rcHns are being shown, made of two kinds of material A soft, plain v..<.:. gown, with yoke and little belle sleeve of figured dimity, such as s.na;l. blue for-g -get-me-nots or little yellow. -rosebuds, and fer those. who care for color notes on their under wear these are very pretty.
 The two models of negligee shown in the drawings are. very attractive with their graceful clinging lines, and arc made in materials and styles that can be rubbed as frequently as one pleases
 The first one with the polonaise eff feet is of soft fine pink linen with graduated ruffles or colants of Val encicnnes lace. If one did not wish to go to the expense of the wide lace. the volants would be most effective made of self ruffles with three little tucSs and 2 narrow lace edglng. While the polonaise would, on first thought, seem unsuitable for tub gown, it can be arranged on shirr string placed in the heading, so it can be most easily handled in ironing; the string should tie in fhe center
 l. T-I -I, -w-% ,,rvI1 t> form the puffed effect in the back. The corsage is made on a smooth set ting empire foundation, and the skirt is slightly gored and gathered onto it. The bretelles are cut on the straight of the goods and slightly broader on the shoulders. They are cut wide enough to- lie in soft folds. The sleeves come just below the el- low and are mousquetaire. This also can be arranged on a draw string put in a casing on the inside seam and in the heading on the outside of the arm. The plastron is of hemstitched embroidery or could be made of fine ly tucked batiste or narrow strips of the linen faggotted together with white floss
 The draped gown, rather sugges- tive of the Greek tunic, is made of figured batiste trimmed with gui- pure lace bands. The front is cut in draped princess effect and sewed into the underarm seam with tight fitting underbody. The back of the skirt is slightly gored and gathered into the waist that is slightly gath cred and over which, coming to the waist line in "V' shape and falling in long nipples to the hem of the skirt, is the long pointed ruffle or sleeve and attached to the front where the dress fastens.
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