Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-08
New Petticoats.

9 ATINS, chiffon taffetas and jersey
~ top garments are much liked for pet
ticoats. and they may be made somewhat
wider in these soft materials. as they
show no bulkiness Two yards is the
usual width, although there are, of
course, petticoats made both wider and
narrower While there is considerable
novelty shown in the trimming of the
fiounce the top of the petticoat nts
closely and follows the lines of<the figure
They are not so much trimmed with
small ruff1es and ruchings as they are
with one knee-deep ruffie. with printed
stripes and plaids, and accordion ana
other pIeats are wei! liked on account or
their tendency to cling to the figure.
Fringe is one of the most popular trim
mings for petticoats 1t gives excellent
satisfaction from wearable STANDPOINT
and is attractive and extremely fashion
able on practically all wearing apparel
AS rule, a fringe is used as trimming
ranged at the foot with narrow founce
beneath. Quite frequently the fringe is
headed with fancy design, which adds
to the effectiveness of the trimming.
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Foulard flounces are used on jersey or
messaIine top petticoats. Contrasting COL
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in the making of flounces. Stripes, which
are many times cut on the bias. are effec-
lively applied as trimming for the solid
colors. Shirrings. pleatings and bands are
used in variety of forms. A petticoat in
dark blue messaline has a knee-deep
fiounce of bordered foulard in two sizes
of polka dots.
Very handsome are the two-tOne finish
materials for 'petticoats, which, by re-
sing hn mot and
fiounces, trimming effects are acquired.
There is also the advantage of these
colorings harmonizing with different cos
tunes. While black and white is the
leading combination, in many of the new
est models black stripes alternate with
those OF suit colOrings.
In less expensive materials there are
very soft-finish percales, in black. with
the same knee-deep ruffies. with strips of
Powered. striped or dotted mater al at
ternating with strip OF the plain per-
Gale. and in this way forming the deep
ruffie For instance. very dainty one
had strips of very pale blue lowered ma
terial, alterca.in. with the plain strips
In washable petticoats there are colered
muslIns in dainty floral or striped pat
terms. and soft ginghams are trimmed
attractively with bands and ruff1es. One
shade ginghams and chambrays. in deli
cate pinks and blues, and other colors,
ALSO have the deep ruff1e embroidered
with white mercerized cotton in some
graceful design and the edge button
holed.
The white skirts in nainsook and SIM
liar soft materials have the same deep
ruffie, either of solid embroidery or lace
insertion, alternated with strips Of the
goods headed by ribbon-run beading an
inch in width. Ruffies on these skirts are
sometimes composed entirely of filmy
lace made from rows Of narrow lace edg-
Ing or insertion. often inset with dia-
mond-shaped medallions OF lace. There
are also beautiful washable China silks.
which come both in white and all the
light colors. and these are made with
deep rufiies which are shirred or smock-
ed half way down. These wash silk pet
ticoats' are very desirable. being light in
weight and rich, and not expensive.