Evening star., 1916-01-24

| A dainty and at the same time warm
/ neglige of pale blue albatross is lined
with thin white silk and edged with
| swansdown.
| Many of the new nightgowns are
in two VS., one at the back. one at the
front, with two points on each side to
meet over the shoulders. These points
are very often scalloped. Sometimes
! they are edged with lace.
| Hand-en1broidered batiste is one of
the dantiest fabrics for nightgowns
s1.a and lingerie ger ,o0f Of syery description:
embroidered.
A charming pink batists envelope
Ing on each shoulder.
To hold out the lace ruffies on dainty
petticoats a little light featherboning
Is run into the edge of the lace.
One of the effective new petticoats is
made of white net with rufiles en-
broidered in tiny black ivy leaves.
| Some of the new lingerie shows pleats
pressed in. 1t is very pretty, this pleat-
ed lingerie, but, of course, the pleats
must be very carefully repressed after
each laundering.
Wide ribbon, sometimes eight or ten
: inches wide, of very soft quality, is
used for sashes in some of the night
Z gowns.
| Many of the nightgowns are made on
empire lines. Sometimes these empire
tops. which are semi-htted into little
belt or sash. are made of embroidered
organdie or swiss.
| The woman in mourning calls for
| black underwear and gets it In the
daintiest imaginable form. 1t is made
, of thin silk. net. tulle, chiffon and
other fabrics now considered the proper
ones for underwear.
! Black underwear is also worn under
black evening gowns. A lovely black
! it would add the finishing touch to
black lace gown.
| A little Irish lace is seen on the new
| lingerie. 1t is used on net Irish lace
has such wonderful wearing qualities
that everybody would welcome its
definite return to fashion.
Some of the crepe underwear is en-
broidered with color. Blue flowers are
embroidered on crepe combination of
rose color. and pink flowers are en-
lbroidered on one OF white.
Washable satin is used for night
gowns. as well as for camisoIes. COM
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a durable fabric. in spite of it's first
seeming appropriateness to lingerie.
J Round and not very low necks are
shown on a good many of the new
nighteowns. Sometimes they are out
lined with lace rufies.
| On tafeta silk petticoats scalIops
are embroidered with heavy silk. Some
times the scallops are round, and some
| times square.
Trimming bands of georsette crepe
are used on nighteowns and combina-
tions of washable satin.
coats-as well as boudoir caps-have
the not tucked in fine tucks in two di-
rections, in groups OF three tucks, to
form squares or plaids.
| There is a waistline to some Of tna
envelope chemises. for they are held in
with tucks. shirrs and gathers This
arrangement would make 1t possible to
wear them over the corset in the form
of corset covers.
Hand-embroidered scallops finish the
bottoms of some of the handkerchief
linen. nightgowns.
Straps of ribbon are used to hold
chemises and combinations over the
shoulders.
Although the modern nighteown
never buttons. but slips over the head
INSTEAD. buttons are used to trim it
OF colored rlass-blue. pink or yellow.
They are arranged in straight little
lines to simulate a front closing.
Some of the batiste underwear is fn-
ished with simDle machine made
Ipicot on all edges. This trimming edge
is dainty and effective.