The Washington times., 1917-01-22
Margaret Mason DiVulges Init
mate Facts Concerning
Seasons Lingerie.
TABLE LINEN ORNATE
Women Among Belgian Refu-
gees Contribute Exquisite
Laces and Embroideries.


have a little money left after Xmas
and New Year don't worry, you won't
have 1t after the January white sales
In nautical tactics they speak Of
trimming the sails, but in shopping
tactics 1t is the sales that trim you.
Fortunately, however, as you note the
set of a washable satin chemise in the
privacy of your boudoir you have the
consolation of knowing that they trim
you in more ways than one.
Hardly GWhite Sales"
january white sales have become
as established a custom in all the
best shops as has furniture sales
IN August I don't quite see how they
have the face to call them white sales
any more, however. The daring cut
Of some of the newest lingerie has
certainly caused a blushing pinkness
TO prevail and the alleged white sale
IS no longer pure white or pure or
white.
Things are even beginning to look
q bit black for the white sale. What
with aIl the present craze for black
chantilly lingerie, nobody would ever
be afraid to go to bed in the dark If
It was in one of the exquisite new
black chantilly nighties. They are al
most as light as they are dark any
way, II not more so.
A streak of yellow appears often on
the purest silk combinations, and
mauve, cerise, and Copenhagen dis
rupt the pink perfection OF many a
combination and ,chemise.
For those that have pink silk yearn-
3ngs and only pink cotton earnings
the pink batiste lingerie this season
Is really lovely. / saw a bird OF
pair of pink wash crepe pajamas dor
ted all over with bluebirds and q pink
crepe nightie covered with blue and
white butterflies that was a decidedly
ny little garment
The white sales not only offer COW
sring for your back, but for your bed
and board Is well.
Dainty Linens on Sale.
The linen sheets hemstitched en-
broidered, monogrammed and inset
with laces are marked down suf-
fciently to tempt the highest of
tightwads, and as for the table linen,
well, no one can resist it
Either your table linen must be
chastely and elegantly Plain or 1t
must be profusely and lavishly or
nate. You can see that at the very
first glimpse at the white sales.
The wartime Penelopes in Belgium
and France are busy turning out Cos
eamer laces and embroideries while
their war lords are away. The re-
suits are tablecloths, 'doiIIes, lunch
cloths, napkins. and luncheon sets
that are fairylike in their fragile
beauties. Over colored cloths of
cleaning satin these lace and en-
broidery works OF art show to advan-
tage at luncheons, and dinners, carry:
ing out a set color scheme. Just to
carry the dolling up of the festal
board a step further, centerpieces Of
gold or silver gauze heavily embroid-
cred in gold or silver threads are a
brand new conceit.
For more conservative and dignified
taste the plain damask cloths Dor
dered in a broad satin stripe and mon
ogrammed in two places with a
square monogram with plain satin
stripe bordered mongrammed napkins
TO match cannot be improved upon
OF course, an elaborate lace and en-
broidery piece is used in the center.
Uses Crash Table Cloths.
very original and artistic house
wife know dresses her dining table
up for breakfasts, home dinner and in
1orma luncheons in natural crash
cloths hemstitched and marked in
Chinese monographs of blue with nap
kins done the same. With these dis
tinctIve cloths she uses a service of
the blue and white Chinese Canton
chissa-
Naturally she has them made to or
der or makes them herself and the
white sales are showing wonderful
bargains in linen crash and natural
linen by the yard.
Certainly with its smashing prices
and crash by the yard IL IL no won
der every female these days hears and
heeds the call of the white sale.
MARGARET MASON.