Evening star., 1913-12-16

were supposed to 60 In the warorop6 OF
a civilized woman.
| If you want to know how the fashion
able girl is dressed. here Is the arrange
ment: A chernise of muslin in pale pink,
flesh color or white, which is trimmed
with good bit of good lace or hand
embroidery; 1t Is caught with long
flap at the back which fastens on the
front with small pearl button and silk
loop.
Over this the corset, often of suede
or silk webbing or French elastic-al-
ways short above the waist line. over
the corset goes a pair of loose shlrred
silk knickerbockers with an elastic pano
at the waist or hip line. and another In
each leg to hold it above the knee.
The choice of a brassiere or corset
cover is optional, and no two women
choose the same kind of garments. Ihe
slender woman who does not need the
hrassiere wears nothing but SOFT
chemise over her body, as her corsets
are so low they need not be covered by
another garment; if they are high enough
to show through a thin blouse, and II
the center steel is apt to project, she
wears band of flesh pink satin ribbon
four inches deep that fastens in front
with three fiat bows or bouquets of pink
roses.
II her figure is full enough to need a
brassiere. then 1t is of boned lace. worn
straight around the figure, or as tight
corset cover with armholes and shoulder
front. to accommodate transparent or
decolette gowns.
When one wears an ornamental chemiSe
which is intended to show through a
transparent blouse. one does not need
an ornamental corset cover, but when
one wears a chemiSe with Italian silk,
with its plain hem at the top, one wears
this new corset cover of pale pink silk
with sleeves three inches long which are
sashed at the top and laced with pink
ca tin rihhnn Those short SlaavaC fn
hold the shields, and they are a great
help in time of trouble. especially with
evening gowns.
Every woman knows the discomfort
and ugliness of attaching shields to a
transparent gown, and this kind of cor
set cover has solved the problem. 1t fits
the figure without compressing it, and
is cut to deep 'V" back and front
Under thin white blouses it is of silk;
under evening gowns 1t is of pale pink
net. The shields are kept in it and the
part under the arms is reinforced with
net or silk
Fancy Petticoats Again.
There are many women who rightly
cling to a soft fine petticoat for evening
wear 1t is made of white or shell pink
messaline or chiffon cloth. with ruffles
and lace and festoons of ribbon caught
with small punches of roses.
This petticoat should be narrow and
short, and If a woman wears a long
skirt over it, which she holds up for
dancing, she should take care that she
does not hold up the petticoat
The newest substitute for the petticoat
is called the tango combination, and it
was invented through the suggestion of
satin Persian trousers. This garment is
nothing but pair Of pantalettes reach
ing to the ankles, held In instead of be-
ing allowed to flare out.
Several pairs are included in this bridal
trousseau. They are made OF white and
shell pink chiffon cloth, and are gathered
at regular spaces between knee and
ankle, where they are finished with box
pleating of lace. They look like a petit
coat under a slashed skirt or one that
is held up.
The tango garter is also in the new
bridal wardrobe; it is prettier than the
tango combination, and is made of full
ruffles of lace attached to a satin garter,
| which drop to the ankles. They are in
black, blue, silver and gold lace, and
like the tango combination, they are a
| step toward modesty.
They take the name Of tango which the
French gave them. In America the tango
is rarely danced, as 1t Is too stately and
quiet for the average American girl, who
wants to romp through the ballroom.
The teachers of dancing are trying tc
persuade fashionable women to substitute
I 1t for the easy, but sometimes ungraceful
ragtime dances, but so far with little
succesS The word tango" is in COM