Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

@vHE attention OF the manufactur-
ers OF ready-to-wear clothing
has been turned toward under
linen that will go with the out
er clothes that are fashionable.
/, took three years for the majority o.
manufacturers TO alter the lines or I'm
gerie 10 suit skirts that women wore-a
large problem when one considers tha'
o,Iter clothes are capric!ous, and there Is
m propbet who can tell how long any Sill
houette will last
Had the manufacturers instantly
changed the cut OF urdcrlinen. and not
tried TO protest against the fashion oy
mistakenly offering q full petticoat and
corset covers. circular Knockers and draw
ing strings on all Wristbands. they would
nave reaped a fuller harvest than they
have reaped during the last two years,
No matter where one shopped for lin
perie. the demand for slim, ungathered
garments was usually met with the scorn-
full remark that they didn't keep such
garments" and SO il went on. month
after month.
Things are better now because three
wears OF slim clothes, that have grown
Simmer every year, compelled the manu-
facturers TO take sor..e notice OF the def
mite change in fashions, and for the last
farce months 1t has been comparatively
easy to get clothes that did not bulge be-
meath the outer garments.
We are hearing a lot these days OF
French underwear. as much from the
American shops as elsewhere. But be-
ware. Here is the truth about Paris I'M
derIinen, whether 1t is sold in New YORK
or France. it rarely, if ever, hts an Amer
lean figure.
When YOU first go into the French
shops especially the Galleries Lafayette.
and see that overwhelming beauty Oh
handmade undergarments at such smali
prices. YOU want to buy everything IN
sight Unfortunately, YOU often DO, De
cause vour feminine soul instantly desires
the garments made by hand in contrast TO
the American ones made by machine.
You end by returning nearly all of them
and getting a credit slip. unless you have
neglected TO try them on before sailing for
America
The American machine-made clothes fit
admirably because they are cut on the
lines of the American figure, but one
must admit they have been something OF
a nuisance for the last three years be-
cause OF their fullness. The American
shops brought out many garments IN Jer-
sey silk such as the French wear, and
This should be said to their credit. but
they complain that they could not sell
enough of them to make it profitable.
* *
Only the exclusive woman wanted
Knockers in this elastic silk; the majority
of women did not instantly grasp their
satisfying qualities as endorsements for
slim skirts. However, the manufacturers
have walked up to the more general de-
mand for garments without gathers. and
we are not only initiating the French ca
prices. but going farther.
Flesh pink batiste is popularity taken
up for chenlises and nightgowns, and
although colored ribbon has entirely gone
out of fashion. and white ribbon Is uni
versal. still. there are tiny pipings and
landings OF family colored muslin TO take
its place.
The novelty in sleeping robes is to tucl
over the hips, and add turnover cuffs and
deep colors OF handkerchief linen
There is sometimes hem to match
The knicker is having n strong rival in
the envelope chernise which is a combina-
ton garment that goes under the corset
and prevents a drawing string or thick
facing around the waist.
The whole object OF today is to be de-
Gently clothed with as few pieces of un-
derwear as possible. and this not only
makes for health. but for comfort The
ma jority of persons think that this revo-
luton in women's underwear has come
overnight, whereas it really has been
growing in strength for fifteen years
Just glance back over the decade and see
how we have discarded one thick garment
after another.
What woman would really wear the
amount of clothes she considered neces-
sary twenty years ago? Do you remern-
Der how we dressed then2 You NAV turr