Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-11-26
INDOORS
Highest Type Of Sartorial Ele-
Qance In Their Construction.
Boudoir Toilettes, Whether the NegIl-
gee or the Teagown, Are Things of
Grace and Beauty-Short or
Long MatInees Worn.

~ EW YORK.-For a quarter of
III century past the teagown has
H. steadily been growing in grace
and beauty. Each season the
special artists In that sartorial line,
striving to Guido one another, turn out
CONNECTIONS of such loneliness that few
feminine economists can resist them.
The woman OF liberal dress allowance
doesn't try to overcome their allure
Tor herself She simply buys here
Dne and there several of the comfort
able garments and only occasionally
does she admit that she might have
managed with less number. In fact,
the teagown in common with the sim
pier order OF negligees, is the one type
Of garment not greatly affected by the
gagaries OF fashion. From season to
season there are, to be sure, slight diff
terences made In the sleeves and the
trimmings, but the negligee that was
the last cry 10 months ago, will look
exceedingly smart after 1t has been
cleaned and generally repaired.
Flowered chiffons are decidedly in
the lead this summer as teagown ma
terial. There Is something really pic
luresque about the folds showing roses,
daisies, violets, and the various IA
miliar perennials in natural shades
upon a white or creamy ground. When
these patterns are blurred by a veil
Ing of shadow or other allover lace
the effect is delightfully."- flmy and H.
lusive. The princess slip of lowered
chiffon yelled by an over-robe of lace
undeniably makes the most bewitch-
Ing of all the summer teagowns, but II
these materials are trifie too ex-
pensive for the would-be owner of
such model, she may produce prac-
tically the same effect by using fig
ured and plain muslin. II she must
have something which will endure
Indefinitely she Is advised to test the
wearing and laundering qualities of fig-
ured China silk and white cotton net.
Lines Held to the Figure.
While each and every one of the
new teagowns Is so made that It's
wearer may temporarily eliminate her
corset, none of the lines is actually
voluminous. The straight and slen-
der silhouette belonging to the ordi-
nary frock Is partially preserved in
the negligee by a system OF gathers
placed a few inches above the normal
waist line. Brit this fullness Is so
cleverly distributed that it is difficult
to believe that some of the breadths
are not sharply gored. In many cases
the empire teagown model is built in
one piece and shaped to the figure by
lacking the garment on to a ribbon
and silk lining, which also performs
the duties of the brassiere.
Ruches and plaitings play a leading
role on some of the filmiest of the tea
gowns. Whether the materials select
er are wholly or semi-transparent, the
carmen must needs be weighted in or
der to make it fall in below the knees
and drag against the carpet as the
skirt portion should do if it Is to be
really effective. Pinked and frayed
ruchings of taffeta are put In several
rows unless in their place are two-inch
wide bf plated lengths Of silk or sat
In. Either type of garnishing is at
present more fashionable than the in
set bands of lace and net. although
these, too, are frequently used. But
In that event the hem of the robe must
be Weighted with leads and these are
almost certain to wear through the
thin fabric.
sashes Give Chic Appearances.
Sashes add chic appearance to the
boudoir toilettes Of many sorts. but
they are chiefly seen ON the lowered
chiffons and muslins or on the empire
gowns, which look bit complicated
but are as easily gotten into as is the
Cleopatra dress. The Egyptian robe
Is prettiest In plain silk bordered
about the neck and sleeves with a
handbag of ribbon having an oriental
pattern in gold or silver. The robe.
which is drawn over the head after
the manner Of football players
sweater, fastens over the shoulders.
That is to say, the seams running from
the throat to the arm-tops are hooked
Of lace after the robe has been ad-
justed
Fichus of self material are frequent
ly used to cover the figure from throat
to waist line. They greatly simplify
the matter Of trimming that portion of
the negligee and may be draped to
become a figure of either slender or
plump proportions. But they are al
ways prettiest If the chosen fabric is
chiffon, muslin or not, as the soft
folds may be brought far over the
sleeves and the edging of the one
made to serve as a finish for the ell
bows OF the other. A wide collar of
lace or net or lawn is the prettiest of
all the furnishings for a hot weather
negligee and nearly always such an &C.
may be pieced out by adding a
ruftie of contrasting sheer material or
a band Of coarse net covered with tiny
ruchings of ribbon.
Length Matter Of Choice.