The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
OVELY LINGERIE NEW IN LINE AND DETAIL
Petticoats Blossonng Out in Fris and Founces Again
After a Long Period of Repression--- Increased
Dantiness Feature of the Latest Garments

many three inch overlapping friMs of !
the taffeta set on in deep points with
fulled net filling in the points at the |
bottom edge. One quaint model Of this |
type has all the edges of the little pink |
taffeta frills cut in tiny scallops and !
embroidered, and the designer has not |
troubled himself to fill the points at !
all. This irregular bottom finish APP
pears on many OF the prettiest models.
Lace very deeply pointed Is used on
the bottoms of both silken and lingerie
petticoats and left in all its irregularity.
Deep scalloped laces and lingerie en-
broideries are applied in the same way
and fiounces are cut in deep or shallow
scallops and finished with narrow lace
or binding or tiny ruching. Very often
these lower skirt sections are 80 trans
parent that they count but little in the
way OF covering. but they froth prettlly
around the ankles when the full frock
skirt pillows out in the whirl OF the
dance. and the few more substantial
frilly models in silk suggest that the
movement for more aggressive petit
coats has future.
Among the other undergarments ag-
Gressveness is not the word unless
one counts audacity as aggressiveness.
Some OF the models are audacious
enough in all conscience. so audacious
that one finds 1t difficult to associate
them with customary standards. but
there are others that are novel and
original without giving up the tradition
that underwear Is intended primarily
as covering.
The chemise IL greatly worn. Many
women have never abandoned II for
any OF the more snugly fitted combina-
tons, and during the large wasted.
straight figure era it has been AZ well
suited to the situation as anything, pro-
Vided. Of course. II Is made OF very fine
soft material so that 1t will give no
bulkiness about the hips.
A Chemse vest has found consider
| able favor aS a substitute for the more
| closely clinging undervest and IL merely
chemise cut short to ordinary under
vest length. 1t is made in lingerie or
crepe and may be trimmed as daintily
as any chemise about the top. present
| ing a much daintier appearance when
the corset cover is off than any ordinary
| undervest does.
/ Another new model in undervests
comes In the shape Of an under and
over combination OF Italian or glove
| silk. 1t consists OF knickers associated
| with two upper sections. one of which
goes under the corset and one over.
| Perhaps "A better idea Of the thing can
be conveyed by describing 1t as vest
and knicker combination, which has at
tached to IL a braSsiere, or corset cover
that can he drawn down over the cor
set and drawn in snugly at the waist
line. The vest and cover have only
single shoulder straps. but otherwise
are separate. and the elimination %
the extra shoulder strap with the add
ed neatness secured in this way
|. recommends this combination to man,
women.
: Domestic silk underwear Of the typ
formerly represented only by italian
! silk has brought the price OF such gar
ments down TO a point where they d.
not seem great extravaganza. and IL
both pink and white they are yer!
generally worn.
Going back TO discussion OF tn
? chemise. the envelope chemise is tn
latest and most popular version Of thi
j garment and is one of the best like
forms OF corset cover and drawer com
binatRon. 1t is made in all the under
E wear materials and for those who Xix
= the new note OF extreme severity Their
e are envelope models in flesh color puss,
e willow which have absolutely no trim
!, ming beyond a strong picot edge at to-
and bottom and embroidered eyelet
o through which ribbon is run TO holt
r the garment in place around ahe neck.
d Other combinations of the corse
I cover and drawer class have straight
: short wasted tops ending just unde
q .l,A IL aV. Il
/, ribbon straps. This Empire top is mad
6 of fine batiste embroidery or hand EN-
b broidery on linen with narrow valen
d clennes lace edgings and insets, but tn
Iknickers attached to 1t and continuin
IS the straight chemiselike lines until m
e hip curves are passed, are OF crepe d
" chine and are trimmed slightly at IN
II bottom. where they are held in closel
IS Just below the knees with lace and rit
& bon similar TO that used on the top {
v the combination.