The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-03-19

/ NOtnlng so meltS our duaHlaIt
resolutions as a glimpse at the viii
dows which are just bursting will
bridal finery., The spirit OF gaity
which sprang up with the, coming o
peace has pervaded the trousseau,
with even more insistence than i
has other things. The choice O.
lovely lingerie and top clothes is a:
limitless as it was before the wal
and the new charm of it all is ir
resistable.' That is all very we'll fol-
the girl who can pick and choose
|languidly and without reference to
a, dwindling bankroll. But for the
bride who must make a little go a
long ways, who is perpetually dress
ing on nothing year" as one OF
the foremost fashion magazines puts
it there are few suggestions for a
spring trousseau which would fill
normal needs, and which could be
added to if one really needed more
than is ,sketched.
First there is the suit, which is of
utmost importance. For hasn't it
been said and proved that when a
man thinks of his best beloved, he
mentally pictures her in tailored
smartness? Dark Blue, is of course
the, safest color to choose, and
should, be developed in tricotine or
serge, or even satin, though the last
named fabric is apt to have an old
ish or a. mussy look if not made
| by an irreproachable modiste. Smart
collars. and fresh nosegays, not to
forget crisp ,yeils,, are the little
Itouche s, which goiifar toward max
ing the simple costume average a
total Of alluring charm.
The summer wrap is this year a
thing of many uses and varied style
Coats that are really coats are not
seen a great deal. Instead we have
capes or their imitatorsI made in
tricollette or taffeta, and these an
swer many demands, in looking
equally we'll over a daytime frock or
a party dress. s'Ssa rssS t7S"
For afternoon or informal dinner
wear, one needs a beaded and draped
geOrgette crepe, a beruffled organ
die or batiste, handmade blouse or
two and a well made silk skirt. Sports
clothes are a matter of personal pre-.
ference, and their selection depends
largely upon what ones favorite
sports consist of.
Lingerie is, after all, the keystone
of the trousseau. 1t is over piles of
frivolous lacy things that the bride-to-
be has her haziest happiest dreams,
and about which she will have more
thoughts than all the frocks and suits
in the universe. There are those who
are not yet over the notion that mere
men are vastly impressed with pillows
of lace and entangling loops of rib
bon. And they buy not wisely but too
we'll of frothy, unsubstantial garments
which emerge from their first Tubing
sad wrecks of their former selves. Men
are more aware of a shapely shoulder
when it is under strap Of exquisite
ly dainty embroidery than when it is
under a faded ribbon or bit of twist
ed lace And there is a delightful
freshness about underwear which can
be washed and boiled time and again
and come out prettier for the launder-
ing.
Nightdresses of batiste with hand
hemstitched hens and designs in
drawnwork are moderately priced and
practical Those of Porto Rican or
Philippine embroidery are made in
an endless variety of sheer style, and
they are within reason as to price. OF
course for those who prefer them,
there are nighties plain and hemstitch.