The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-30
WHAT WELL-DRESSED
WOMEN ARE WEARING

demand is entirely different from
the garments that went so long un
der that name. OF course, whit,
| petticoats, made of muslin that holC
starch, are dead; they were discard
ed three years ago by women who
were following fashion so closely that
they trod upon its heels. Then the
! conservative women insisted 1t was
a caprice of the moment, whereas, II
! has proved to be so serious an alb
stinence that mills have closed down
and work girls thrown out of employ.
ment because OF 1t.
We are now quite surprised to see
any woman wearing starched white
| petticoat with an embroidery ruffle
| especially as the narrow skirt of to.
| day does not allow for anything stiff
under 1t. White silk and all the var.
| ious colors in Jersey weave have be-
come the usual garment and they
prove grateful, economic, and far
less expensive than the white ones,
which must be laundered.
SO it is not in petticoats that we
have any novelty this year. The
messaline ones with pleated ruffles
which have been worn by the French
women so many seasons and have
been a feature at the Galerie Lafay-
cite and the Bon Marche, are still
dominant over here, but they are not
made as smartly as those bought in
America.
The Jersey petticoats in colors,
with their soft, knife-pleated ruffle
at the foot covered with an eight
inch silk fringe, are in exceedingly
good fashion and wear better than
those of other material. These are
used in the morning under coat suits
and one-piece frocks; they INT the
figure snugly and are cut off above
the shoe tops.
For commercial reasons all these
petticoats still have drawing strings
at the back of the waist, as the shops
say that it is not possible to at
tempt to make a fitted waist line:
therefore the buyer must go home
at once and take out the fullness.
run it into darts, and put glove
clamp as a fastener.
The debutantes are thrilled over
such an addition to their outfits, and
truly they are the very prettiest pet
ticoat for dancing that has yet been
invented. The addition of the lace
to the chiffon keeps them from being
transparent and as they are cut two
inches above the ankle in an even
line they show the attractive slipper
and silken hose that has become a
feature of every costume.
At the smart houses, such as
Elise Poiret's, where such wonder
full bridal clothes are made, the sets
of pink chiffon cloth have garters of
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with them, finished at the sides with
streamers of narrow pink ribbon,
each holding a rosebud.
1t is a serious question to get the
right clothes to wear under the
gowns of to-day, and therefore Paris,
which has always prided itself on
lingerie, is inventing all sorts and
kinds of gorments to answer it,
Such things as muslin knickers of
moderately thick cloth trimmed with
any kind of embroidery or lace at
the knee have been abandoned. Few
women wear the garment at all, but
those who do cling to it use it un-
der the corset and keep its fullness
in place with the elastics that hold
up the stockings.
The material used is the finest
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and the lace ruffles are put on with
scarce any fullness and lifted up to a
point at the sides. There is a hip
yoke and a facing instead of a band
and the fastening is with tiny fat
white linen buttons and loops made
of crochet.
1t is far more comfortable to wear
the knee length, low necked combin-
alton of Italian silk or woven silk
and these are sold instead of the
knickers. You see when the latter
are worn there must be an under
shirt above and even when it is ofl
Italian silk it means an added thick
ness under the corset, which is never
There is no use wear
ing two garments when one will suf-
fee.
These combinations end at the
knees with an elastic band which
holds them down or with a fiat band !
OF lace into which the fullness is
either shaped or gathered. The !
stocking goes over it so it must be
well fitted to the leg. Over such a |
garment the corset of today goes
causing any disagreeable |
to gather around the waist
or to ride up on the hips and make :
one thicker there than is necessary. |