The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-10

Can't hope to be-not quite.
| New York, Nov. 10.-Diaphanous
and gauzy, transparent. thin and sheer.
gees this year. OF filmy lace and
chiffon, Georgette. Illusion. too, when
you've donned one there's no illusion
left regarding you.
The opening night of "Chu Chin
Chow" the wonderful display of
Oriental costuming quite took my
breath away. The latest styles of Bag
| dad were shown on models fair. 1
saw at once our negligees I'd tracked
right to their lair. Revealing all, con-
cealing naught, the beauties made
parade, in gold and silver, bits of
gauze and gorgeous hued brocade.
Boleros; Turkish trouserettes, and
floating scarfs of gauze, afforded
| naught of camouflage for any little
| flaws.
And all the time in smartest shops
along the avenue, are offered similar
designs of negligees on view, as
Oriental, temperamental, elemental,
too, as any now parading in the "Chu
Chin Chow" review.
Why Documentary Robes?
documentary robes in time so
reads the cryptic phrase, placarded in
window that shows much that doth
amaze. OF course it's on the avenue
and quite a nifty shop, and the show
within its window makes most every
body stop, except poor old blind
man as he passes even he, hesitates q
bit to listen even tho he cannot see.
For the negiigees exhibited are loud
| and blatant, too, in Oriental colorings
| of every hectic hue
OF Georgette crepe they all are
made, one thickness, if you please,
| in one piece sort of shift designs, on
/ m 10
coarse in crewel designs embroidered
all by hand. while round the round
neck and the sleeves repeats the
| crewel band.
A Georgette crepe of vivid green is
| done in yards of blue, red, yellow,
| heliotrope and black and almost ev-
cry hue. Around the hem the belt
and sleeves, all flowing, and the two
medallions of the yarns adorn each
| breast, by heck!
A purple robe hangs flowing Gown
sans belt or girdle any, adjoining il
are yarn designs, not just few, but
many.
| A crepe of Gobelin blue is done in
yarn all shades of yellow while one
| of rose when donned will have designs
/ upon some fellow.
| Why Documentary" they're called
1 really cannot say, unless because
| oft in divorce proceedings on display,
| as Documentary evidence is found a
| negligee.
Velvet Robes, Too.
For wear beneath these negligees
are combinations shown in crepe of
color and designs in yarn to match
| their own.
I Less worldly and more sweet six
| teen a little model is, in pink and
blue which most suits you. So very
| dainty tbs. OF flesh Georgette the
jacket waist all frilled in point
d'esprit, shows underneath a satin
! band of ribbon rosily on which are
! rosebud garlands while the skirt fun
pleated falls. It's of a fashion ALWAYS
good whose beauty never pals. An=
/ other one of corn hued crepe has
chiffon tunic blue. The Empire waist
is flower grit It's something very
/ new.
Some chiffon velvet robes are here
on flowing lines all banded in mara
bou or softest fur with tasseIs silken
| stranded adangle from their flowing
| sleeves and on the girdIe ends. In
/ deed this robe more coversome more
| hope of comfort lends, in case a
coaless winter we, like Europe, have
/ to face, in which event deliver me
! from one of gauze and lace
! The boudoir caps are bout the