Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-24
a Bit of Ribbon Plus a Bit of
Lace Makes a Can1isole

garment will retain its place satisfac-
torily OF the figure.
What is true of the knitted under
garment Of winter time is true also
Of the woven silk garment of summer
time, or the chemise of silk or batiste
that takes its place. Any of these
garments will be sufficiently support
ed by the ribbon running through the
top, if the corset is adjusted with the
shoulder straps in place over the
shoulders and the straps afterward
slipped of and tucked down under
h corset-top.
Women with full figures may dis
pense with the loose canisole-if they
dislike the idea of two garments;
%carnisole Plus bust-supporter-and
may resort to the fitted brassiere.
There are brassie-es quite pretty
enough for wear under chiffon and
have ribbon shoulder straps like the
dainty camisole. The best models,
perhaps, are those of crepe de chine
or satin with wide trimming of heavy
lace, like filet or cluny, at top and
bottom. The lace runs up over the
shoulder over the arnhoie but is cut
away in a deep V at front and back
and a narrow edge OF matching lac
is set on. A brassiere of this type
may be as handsome as one pleases
and will support the figure better h
any model cut straight across the top
and supplied with shoulder straps.
The fad now is TO make camisoles
of ribbon. One may use very wide
ribbon in one strip; Or several lengths
of narrow ribbon set together with
lace insertion. Paris shops show All
infinite variety of ribbon camisolcs,
and in some of these models the rib
bons form intricate designs with lace
insertions or h~erringbone stitches in
silk holding the squares, triangles and
bands Of narrow ribbon together.
The three camisoles pictures are
simple and easily made models, quite
dainty enough for the daintiest of
in design that n woman should be
able to copy them with her own
hands.
Rainbow Ribbon Used.
Rainbow ribbon, a new ribbon
which is beautifully soft and rich in
texture, was used for all three CANT
soles. One is CT shimmering bro
caded rainbow ribbon the model with
the filet lace top-and the other two
are of plain satin rainbow ribbon in a
delicate flesh tint. All one needs to
do, to make such a camisole, is to
hem w the ends of the ribbon for the
center back, placing tiny snap faSten-
crs or hooks and Eyes under the hem;
and to u elastic through the casing
at the waistlinc. The ribbon which
draws up at the top may be threaded
through Il lace trimming or run
through a casing. This ribbon ties at
the front and if. the camisole fastens
at h back. the eTds of the ribbon
must be firmly sc!red at the back and
there must be a strong snap fastener
or hooks and eye at this point in the
back to keep the ends of ribbon close
together. The ribbon shoulder straps
are added last and must be adjusted
on the figure, for no two shoulders are
alike and the straps must slope ac-
cording to the slope of the shoulders
in order to hold firmly. Nothing |
looks more untidy tina shoulde..
straps sagging forlornly down over
the arms.
One of the pictured camisolcs is
topped with a c~rocheted yoke" of fine
white cottor-merely 4 crochcted
band and shoulder straps through
which pale pink ribbons are threaded.
This crocheted yoke" is joined to the
pink satin of the camisolc by a mar
row Val. lace insertion which gives a
daintier finish than would be the case
were the crocheted lace whipped di-
rectly to the satin. The wide satin
ribbon is SHRED by a casing and mar
row elastic at the Waistiine edge, and
tapering pin-tucks or tiny darts are
run between u and ,waistline in
front-to shape the garment to the
figure.
Another picture shows two CANT
sclcs; the upper one a "dressy' affair