The Washington herald., 1917-03-16
This Seasons Lingerie
Especially Lovely
ny DOROTHY DALE.

The enchanted princess never dreamt
Of anything half 30 dainty a. the array
OF lingerie. distinguished not only for its
beauty Of design. but also for the excel
lent quality Of its material which greet
our eye this spring time. In former days
rarely could one find comparatively mex
pensiye feminine intimate apparel. COM
bined with fine workmanship and ex-
quisite material. and thus one paid an
exhorbitant price-far more than one
needs pay now for hand-stitched and en-
broidered garments In the snowy under
world OF lingerie.
The garments made and embroidered In
the Philippine Islands are extraordinarily
fine; the less expensive can be detected
from the most costly only In the quality
Of the materials or in the amount of en-
bellishment used.
Scorn not the "machine-made" lingerie,
for the shops are flooded with those made
of exceptionally lovely materials. There
are so many and varied novelties-dainty
and practical trfhes-that to tell OF them
would be a serial story without end. or
like the Arabian Nights" take a thou
sand and one nights. Crepe de chine.
crepe Georgette, washable satins, wolfe de
soire, chiffon, fine bastiste and sheer
pearlin rank in the foreground of ma
terials. Pink Is still the chosen ally Of
fastidious women. but white will not be
ousted from her affections. Orchid is one
Of the new colors to which the deft-fin-
gered French women have contributed
their handwork. Many Of the garments
are embroidered In pastel shades. Equally
dainty are the Oriental designs embroid-
cred in delicate colors
Some of the finest lingerie thinks
itself best adorned with fIlet, Cluny,
Torchon. Valenciennes, or Irish lace
not only white but in tinted tones.
and has strong prejudice for inser-
tions rather than edgings. Ribbon
run through castings, cluster tucks.
scallops, hem-stitching. shower bou-
Quets Of ribbon, tassels, delicate ira
ceries of embroidery. all do their level
best toward adorning sIlken garments
or those over which old Dame Cotton
still holds sway.
Applique has entered the field: fire.
Quently the work is done in q con-
trasting color with wool, in futurists
color and design: an oddity you might
not be inclined to wear but like to
hear about Empire style chemises
hold first place and ell those, either
imported or domestic. are very short,
with shoulder straps OF ribbon or
tulle. An artful combination of petit
coat drawers and chemise befrills
itself with Valenciennes and is GER
tainly versatile. for you would not
think of its being anything more than
petticoat: not SO. however. The
deep panel down the front conceals a
bifurcated garment
Almost entirely of lace are many
undergarments of different kinds
Joined by thin silk. and lavishly
adorned with ribbons Woven under
wear includes nightgowns in its fol-
lowing. These are usually made in
tailored fashion and likable for their
tubable qualities. with only a sugges-
tion Of a sleeve. a night robe Is topped
with a hlmy yoke with low cut neck
line and coQuettish rosettes OF ribbon.
The body Is of Empire style, with
scalloped ruffles hemward. Pink wash
able satin fashions a dainty night
dress: the yoke and apologies for
sleeves being of lace and Georgette,
ribbon trimmed. This gown proudly
bears all the hand embroidered dots
1t can, in Natter blue.
Another nesh-colored Crepe de Chine