The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30

II HIS is a quiet time in fashion
matters; most of the changing
and activity have died away, and
there is a luIl before the opening
Of the new season. The things that are
being sold and worn now will be used
for month or so longer and then the
spring fashions will be with US.
ATTRACTIVE EEGLIGEES
It is fortunate that the styles In
neglgees and house gowns do not alter
quite as rapidly as in some of the
other departments of dress, and that,
when everything else in the wardrobe
has TO be renewed and replaced, they
can often be carried over from one sea-
son to another without the fact being
noticeable. OF course, the styles in
negligees do sympathize with the other
fashion tendencies to certain degree,
but many Of the models might belong
almost equally well to this season, or
last. or three or four years ago. This
IS especially true of the white gowns
made in simple flowing styles; the more
elaborate creations follow the changes
OF the fashions much more closely in
color, design and trimming. An exam
pie Of the elaborate type Of negligee
IS shown In the Illustration; this has a
foundation of apricot crepe meteor
veiled with an overdrapery Of absinthe
green chiffon; both Of these colors and
their combination are distincttvely OF
this season. Then the tunio form OF
the overdress, the heavy white and sill
yer lace, the trimming OF little silver
balls, and the touch of black In the tulle
scarf with its silver tassei, all stamp
this gown as being unmistakably a
19os-1o While, on the other hand. the
simple but exceedingly attractive model
of accordion pleated white china silk,
also illustrated. with its wide turned
down collar and trimming Of mechlfn
lace, does not proclaim itself as be-
longing TO any particular season, but is
a type Of negligee that is too pretty
and too perfectly suited to its purpose.
ever TO go out Of style.
One of the absolutely necessary
requisites Of wrapper or negligee is.
that it may be slipped on easily A
garment that requires to be wrestled
into and that fastens with a compli-
Gated arrangement Of hooks or buttons
viii not offer many attractions to the
woman who comes in tired and anxious
to exchange her street suit quickly for
something loose and comfortable. And.
for this reason, a certain simplicity in
their structure is one Of the noticeable
features in all of the gowns designed
for this purpose.
A very pretty model in the negligees
was seen recently and recommended
Itself by it's practical qualities az well
as by its good appearance. The spe-
cial feature which attracted attention
was the use OF an extremely long
turned down collar of fine hand en-
broidered linen, somewhat like a coat
collar. with cuffs to match These
could be removed and 1aundered and
made to add at all times a fresh touch
to the gown. The garment itself was
Of pastel blue henrietta cloth, in
princess effect with short train, the
skirt faced with broadcloth to make
It hang in soft folds. The opening was
down the front tapping toward the left
side and fastening at and below the
hip with two simple clasps of silver
enameled In light blue A little V
shaped piece Of tucked white NOUS
seline with lace insertion was used
at the low neck where the collar por-
tions crossed The sleeves were short
and the cuffs came just to the elbow.
Among the negligees which seem to
be quite secure Of a permanent position
are those Of the kimono type. Taken
as they are from the fashions of
country where the styles do not change
from one century to the next they are
naturally the same SEASON after sea-