The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16

everything else pertaining to
dress, and though there is the
usun, supply of simple and more or !
lea ordinary summer kimonos. bou-
a,ir Gowns and matinees. 1t IL quite
,m,,ssiblc to give much attention to
,bem IN a tom of the shops. There
arc too many fascinating things to dis
,,or, ones attention from them.
woman may not want the fasclnat-
ing things and may he desperately In
med Of a kimcno at s2,9s, but even
though she stoically buys her kfmono
at the appointed price, she's not all
woman If she doesn't go home with a
heal full of dreams about less practi-
cal and economical garments.
The ordinary woman for example,
,s not suffering for lack of an 1890
repligee of Natter blue velvet and
flesh pink satin and chiffon. IL by any
chance it were presented to her che
would probably wear it for an evening
gown. hut presumably there are
women who wear such things, else
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canny shopkeepers buy them?
To be frank, W. too thought that al
evening frock had strayed over into
the negligee department of the x
elusive shop where this 1880 model
was displayed. but the saleswoman
was very positive. even stubborn.
Moreover she was superciNous. She
animated that any one who couldn't
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rockwell, their trade was in q dr.
ferent set.
It wa to be worn over a short neg
rgee corset descending only an inch or
~ below the waist line and nipping
that same waist line in enough to give
bodice trimness even to the negligee. ,
Such corsets were worn in the days
Of our grandmother. though they
were laced more tightly.
over this corset the little pointed
bodice Of the robe fits snugly. 1t Is Of
hue velvet and laces up under each
arm. The decollete. short sleeved up
per bodice is of flesh colored chiffon.
So is the very full overskirt. on whose
front are set little flounces of lace
forming a panel down the front. each
flounce held on both sides by knots Of
narrow blue velvet. Below the chiffon
shows the scalloped edge Of a flesh col
ored satin underskirt.
A simple little negligee for a hot
afternoon, you see, but. joking aside.
an adorably pretty bit Of coquetry.
There were others of a similar type.
al with the short fitted bodice above
hillows Of lace and chiffon. all to he
worn over a corset Of the kind already
~cbed, SO that their loose trim.
ness might be unimpaired.
And If one does not rare for flesh
co,ored satin and blue velvet and fitted
todlces in hours OF relaxation, why
not a smoking costume OF pink silk
whose lo1i necked, !ow sleeved waist is
OF net aEd lace. whose full Turkish
trousers are held loosely round the
ankles hy narrow bands of tiny b!u"
ribbon flowers. whose sleeveless silk
coat has four pockets. each adorned
with applied sprays Of little flowers?
You can have il IL you want It and
can afford It, or. II you prefer a Co.'S
tune somewhat like it in jonquil satin
you may buy that. Absurdity Of alb
surdit.es, but rather more comfortable
than the velvet and chiffon tea gown.
There's a robe OF chartreuse yellow
soft satin too that gives food for
thought. though compared with the
Turkish chef d'Guvre 1t seems con-
sentative to a fiavor.ess degree.
The robe itself is straight and long,
cut down in n V at the neck. 1t Is
sleeveless, but over II, to nip length,
falls n cape composed OF rufies OF
Chartrcuse net, with little purple
flowers tucked in here and there under
the edges Of the ruffies. A flower In
rols'd at the point of the v decolle-
tage.
\ straight falling loose robe OF
striped gold and black gauze over a
clingine underrcbe Of violet crepe ~
opened up the sides and sleeveless.
to show the underrobe's loose sleeves.
There is a band of the violet too about
the decollet8ge. And then there are
the charming little robes OF soft satin.
c'rNging Empire gowns, very short OF
waist, low of neck, with mere scraps
81 sleeve and quite untrimmed save
for the tiniest of frills at neck and
sleeves, two lines of corded shirrinS
At the waist and a single flower where
the bodice fastens. The model may
b" had In any color.
As for the boudoir caps to go with
the negligee gowns, they are, like the
gowns, more varied and interesting
than ever, and some of them are like
some Of the gowns. more bizarre than
beautiful.
\ cop of net, wired into shape like
a students cap and trimmed with a
tasscl Is one of the novelties, and more
weird is a close fitting, oun zap OF
black and gold brocade over which a
shallow bow shaped affair of chiffon
wired at the edge. is laid. me side OF
II being weighted down by a bead
tassel.
trottiest, Of course, are the becom.
lnF caps Of lace and net, flower ant
r''7n trimmed, and among the new
models ~ this class Is a clever ar
rau@r'n,rt Of lace, lying fiat over the
mead, hold by a fllet of tiny flowers
across the front and another line run.
ring mp over the crown of the heat
ana falling loosely to the shoulders II
the back.