The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-30


garment, and. of course. these dainty
match. are included in the list OF use
full Christmas gifts" Wouldn't any
woman find such a camisoie useful?
And wouldn't she be delighted to have
1t presented to her in gift form? Cap
| and camisole combinations. II appears,
are quite the fad this season and la
many OF the shops one finds matching
caps and camisoles in holiday boxes
all ready for Christmas purchasers.
One of the sets pictured combines Il
white camisole and cap, color being
added by pink ribbon rose on each
garment. The camisole is made Of a
strip of thin soft white satin, shirred
on fine cords below the bustline to
give it smooth fit on the figure. Rib
bons under shirred castings draw in
tae waistiine and the upper esige--~justI
below the line of scallops. The seal
Tops are turned over a fine cord at
the edge and a frill of Val. lace Is
whipped on. The shoulder straps are
OF rather wide satin ribbon. drawn in
by stirring to keep the ribbon from
slipping down on the arm. The cap
matches the camisoIe, with its corded
shirred satin crown and edge OF lace
frilIed scallops. A pale pink rose with
pink buds-all made OF satin ribbon
Is tucked against one side and the
white ribbon ehin-strap matches the
white cap.
Faie blue ribbons and silver lace
make up the other cap and cauaisole
pictured. This set comes from A Paris
snop and Is an expensive bit OF finerv
70 be sure. But 1t could be copied at
nome without great difficulty by the
woman who wants to give her hes,
woman chum something useful" ana
also luxurious enough to escape the
| severe unitarian standard Two nljan,
whalebones are run under ribbon cas-
ings down the front of this lace bras
siere to give 1t shapeliness and there
IS foundation beneath the strip Of
silver lace. OF thin pale blue sin,
scanned and shaped with darts below
the bust. Bow-knots OF double-faced
blue satin ribbon are appliqued to the
lace and in the exact center OF each
oow-knot Is tiny. pale pink flower
More of these dainty pale pink posies
appear at the ends of the lace and
ribbon shoulder straps and in the
loops OF pale blue satin ribbon over
the fastening of the brassiere.
An attractive brassiere is of pico,.
edged ribbons in pale pink, put togeth.
er with strips OF Val. lace. Another
brassiere has motifs of fllet net framed
in white faille ribbon. Another model
Is made OF wide, soft flesh pink ribbon
simply tied around the figure. under
the arms and over the bust, shoulder
straps of narrower. picot-edged ribbon
keeping the wide band from slipping
down. A brassiere OF hand embroid
cred batiste initiates little bolero. the
fronts dividing to show a panel Of |
hand-tucked batiste across. which mar |
row blue ribbon Is tied in tailored
bows.
The craze fer ribbon trimming -ex-
tends even to nightgowns. One very
pretty model of flesh tinted crepe de
chine has self-toned satin ribbon bind |
ing around the neck, at the hem and |
around very wide sleeves A ribbon |
belt. passing through slashes In the |
gown. II tied high under the bust in |
the Empire style. Another coquettish |!
nightgown has embroidered eyelets
down the front-below the round neck |
opening--and the eyelets are laced UP |
with narrow. pale blue satin ribbon.
The same effect 10 repeated on each
sleeve. eyelets and ribbon lacing fol-
lowing 2 slash at the outer side.
About twenty yards Of inch-wide
ribbon will make a dainty gift for a
young strl VINO has dancing frocks In