The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
MER NEGLIGEES GORGEOUS CONNECTIONS OF C1IFFO
For Hot Weather
Rhymes With Flint.
ness and Volumes Of
This Kind of Poetry
Are to Be Found in
the Shops

maker the manufacturers Of ready .,
wear negligees made little use OF 4,
Cotton wolfe is the material FOR
great many negligees and some ~.
tremely pretty ones. Some small A..
ured orchid and white and pink ANA
white voiles Of good quality, with col'
lars and cuffs Of fine white muslin ON.
broidered and valenciennes trimmed AZ,
delightful. and there are many eool
and dainty looking striped voiles.
Cousin many times removed to IN.
sack and petticoat negligees IL N.
coat and skirt model that reminds on.
Of sports clothes rather than Of loups.
ing clothes. though one must adm
hat 1t is comfortable and practical
There are all sorts Of coat and TIM,
matinees. some rather on the spor,,
coat order. others long and straish,
slipping on over the head, Loosely
girdled. some of mandarin cog, char.
acter.
A long, loose Russian blouse 81 so,d
colored brocaded crepe. wide collarcd
and loose bcltcd, Is u picturesque and
convenient thing. and distinctly A /,
Bakst Is a loose blouse or tunic as lons
as the gold model but slipping on over
the head. %buttoning down the should.
ers. made Of flame color oh ffou clo,-
painted I'm deep violet and worn over
II plated skirt of violet crepe. Th.r.
are many Of these Bakst echoes amo
the more extreme negligees-loo,e
clinging or floating. flmy affairs ~
heavy chiffon or Georgette for t.
most part. often beautiful IN color a.d
with bold splashcs If design. hui I ,
exotic for any W the extremist in
dress.
For her, too. though lovely IN tlr!r
way and not so spectacular as tie
Bakst creations. are soft Simp. roles
Of marquisette, chiffon. s.. on'iret
Sleeveless and untrimmed save for some
finish on their edges. \ rose coor
G~eorgette crepe, for example. has onl
two inch wide, finely plated fri'ls on
all its edges 10y way of trimmns \
six marquisette robe j. OF the same
sleeveless order. II has n white ground
with a big. blurred and eNiu.site,N co..
ored flower design. and = ouurey
euiltlcss Of trimmings. it's edges oein.
merely picot edged.
Long straight falling TUNES ~ soh
satin that slip on over the head an
show just a little of n lace pett.cla'
in front but are entirely ve,led IN tie
back by lace. with long wing dra;ery
of the lace about shoulder and see,e
are among the most graceful and De.
coming of the more elaborate models
but the most usual type in this class
l., the more or less drdpeu robe OF crepe
trimmed in lace and tiny silk flowers.
Lines Of these very small six foUtr'
N effective colors outline all the hens
on some delicate lined crepe robes and
are the only trimming save for d little
Cream net or lace about the decOle'
tige: but more often just a few 81 he
flowers are applied in some way 70
catch up a fold OF drapery or EN-
phasize some detail. and similar tioHer'
appear upon the boudoir cape and on
OF silk mules or boudoir slippers.
Beading is another trimming usei
on the luxurious neglicee and some.
times with admirable effect. une robe
OF pale pink crepe had straight lines O.
very small crystal beads in groups -
;hree lines set inside its hens an
uutlininG certain details. and here an.
there these lines were interrupted p
motifs Of padded beading. a little ieep
pink rose perhaps an inch N diameter
set in pointed green leaves bong the
design.
Some Of the q%uaintest Of the season''
negligees look as much like frorts a
ike ncgligees. There IS Il mode. in
old fashioned looking thin t%affe'd. VIZ
"A deep pink traCery figure o. q white
ground. whose short wasted scanned
bodice ana fun skirt open over a YES
and pett.cDat Of fun white net cough
al low neck and vast line VIA narrow
Geep pink ribbon. The silk had vice
inset lands OF net runn n ruunl ne
fun skirt and narrow bands u the ,i>
stitched along this wide ne, band ari
he whole effect was as much ihit II a
frock as Of the tea gown whose rhme
ii bore.
In another shop We're SHOWN
amusing tea towns with la"' N,f'
and curious pelcrino sacks { ''N'rfi
aifcta in old fashioned c~o'lraa am
10y trimming.
French tea gowns tins season are
prone also to run INTO WH'''1I cft r
ot taffctt over muu>se,iu" o.d .t'
and there are charminE hu' -'ua' 'ta
GowCs all of tnfrcta ON the order ''''
ono skctchcd 10y our artist V..' have
tie desired informally without over
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