Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

women did not think of its relation to
their corset-cover and knitted undersnirt.
If they wore the latter abomlnation
Now a transparent blouse Is as UNIVERSAL
as the narrow skirt and the majority of
women lend ear to the rumors that II
will remain in style for year to come
so they find they must abandon the ordi-
nary corset cover.
You can see for yourself that it does
not look very we'll to have white muslin
with colored ribbons showing for five or
six inches above the belt through trans
parent layer of chiffon or net
Now this is not the only problem; the.
evening gown Is cut low in front. lower
than the usual corset cover. and one mas
to tuck in the latter garment in order 10
accommodate the open V-shape wedge
Of the outer blouse. Even ordinary
blouses are now of net and chiffon cloth,
unless they are for morning wear
With tailored suits good taste still de-
mands blouses of muslin or wash SILK,
plated or plain, that hide in some degree
the corset cover and the skin beneath
This fact can be claimed a little more
strongly for the silk than the muslin
blouse. for women now use batiste and
Paris lawn. which have little thickness.
1t is easy to see that these modern
garments, commonly accepted call for an
entire change in the number, the shape
and the material of which underciothes
are made.
First what to do with the petticoat!
That is a question that each woman asks
herself or her neighbor at the oeslnnins
Of the season. If her skirt Is lined she
can easily eliminate it, but cloth SKIRT,
although thick enough not to let tile iisnt
through, demands some kind of under
skirt to give warmth or cold days
There are few exceptions to this ruie.
The new ZibeliineS and heavy .GnrdCroSS,
as well as some of the Berlin WOODS
and English suitingS, are heavy enough
to make a woman comrortaDie without q
petticoat Skirts of duvetyn, NcioaIs de
laine and chiffon velvet need a lining
but they do not require a petticoat be
meath. The two-that Is. the lining and
the petticoat-are cumbersome and not
only make the hips look large. but make
it awkward for one to walk, as they
twist and catch at the ankles.
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These Innings should be narrow and
short: it it wise to cut them off at the
shoe tops and finish with a three-incn
hem, but not Il ruffie. The outer skirt of
today is better without nounces beneath.
It carries quite as many as it needs on
it's own surface.
If one must have a petticoat let II be OF
Jersey silk, which has excellent wearing
qualities. IT is finished with an accordion
plating and it is the only petticoat Tor
walking that is allowed to carry 1louncc.
This accessory is not really necessary,
but 1t adds to the appearance OF the SKIRT.
1t also should be very short.
The evening potucoat Is quite another
matter. One must credit Lady Dun Cor.
don for having introduced the first OF
these fanciful skirts, and now each
woman who goes out in the evening tn
dances or to dine feels that her costume
is incomplete without fiimsy. fetching
thing of chiffon and lace, of silver ribbon
and satin roses.
These are sold in the shops or made at
home They are an edition dc luxe or
the petticoat that women used to wear
with IA short breakfast jacket. As the
modern dance skirt is translucent If not
transparent and is always sashed in
some way to allow a free movement OF
the ankles, it is a good idea to have the
body covered with this fanciful array of
fabrics.
The ordinary corset cover has been dis
carded by the majority of women for two
reasons; one is that the figure must be
held in if one would have the corsetless
figure, which sounds foolish, but isn't
The second reason is that the brassiere
is cut lower and is made of more flimsy
materials than the corset cover; all OF