The Washington herald., 1916-09-20
Lingerie, Dainty Enough to Meet
Demands of the Most Fastidious

The distinguishing element of the
/ gowns, envelopes and negligees is the
use of panels In front and back, the
outline defined by lace, or embroidery
insertion.
Pajamas for boudoir wear of pink
silk jersey with a belt of same finished
with pink silk tassel are recommended
] for their laundering merits. A novelty
silk pajama has full trousers gathered
into an elastic band at ankle finished
with a wide ruffle. The coats are
made with double breasted effect and
wide pleated frill at neck.
Silk petticoats are a helpful adjunct
for the present style dress Fashion
still inclines to the frilly, fluffy cord
ed underskirt The rustling of taffeta
is once more heard in the land. For
the costume tailleur two-tone or moire
taffeta will be in the lead. Messaline,
satin and various pattern silks meas
ure from 3 to yards around the hem.
Rich colors in shades of rose, green,
bun, blue, red and gold. as well as
taupe and putty are assured welcome
After years of absence Paris has
smiled approvingly on this dress acces-
sory-the skirt-and does not hesitate
to send II to US trimmed in every which
way, so that It will distend the outer
dress. The Parisienne conceals beneath
her gay exterior skirts burdened with
succession of frills upon frills of taf-
feta, satin, lace or chiffon of varying
dimensions.
An "eventail'' model, so called because
of the white taffeta fan pleatings, start
ing below the hip line aids the full effect
of the costume. A clever petticoat de-
signer has created a petticoat Of stiff
taffeta, with umbrella panels outlined
with lowered silk ruchings.
Ostrich feather TRIMMINGS sEuirl
around a pink taffeta petticoat. To get
the full hip contour there are tiny ruff
files from waist hemward. These ruff
files reach across the front above the
knees.
A gros de Londres skirt has the hip
tulness formed by ruffles at the sides at
tached with heavy cartridge pleating. For
dancing there is a pale pink triple voile
with the lower part made of alternate
strips of lace set between puffings of
tulle and trimmed with rococo flowers.
Net frills with silk edge are employed
as trimming on many of the chiffon
petticoats
Originality Is given free lance and has
accomplished some really bewitching ef-
fects in negligees. Prettier than ever are
the corduroy models trimmed with mara
bou. Challie and crepe rest robes are
made along Empire lines with flowing
sleeves, large collars and girdles finishing
in butterfly bow in the back
There are variations Of the one-piece
room robe, which can easily be made in
a short time, one OF which is made OF
long piece of wide silk with a neck open
ing cut out and the side seams sewed
up. Cascades of lace finish the neck
and short sleeves.
The tea gown has always been with US
! under different guises, but 1t is called
tea gown" again. gown OF rose satin
following the lines Of Greek draperies
is neither loose nor tight. neither draped
nor fitted The soft satin is outlined
with gold braid and has full Mousseline
sleeves; a loose girdle ties itself in front
and is weighted with gold tassels.
A rest robe with wing sleeves OF satin
charmeuse is embroidered with silver
thread. An accordion pleated skirt Is at
tached to a net under-bodice. The
shadow lace coatee is flower girdled, and
the points terminated with rose tassels
! OF orchid crepe a negligee has a cape
of blue chiffon banded in changeable taf-
! fetas. A broad fiounce Of chiffon over
/ lace finishes the bottom of the skirt.
! II we were all divinely tall and divinely
! fair the corset designers would have an
! easy time OF IT. But surely they have
/ done their utmost to give us the correct
| corset for every kind of figure
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