The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-07-31
LINEN is USED
IN NEW UNDIES

if the pure de1icacy and charm cannot
be improved upon. then we are thank
full enough for the things as they ex-
list!
Among the many bridal trousseaus
that have been purchased during the
last five months, muslin undergarinents
have held the vote of popularity. Silk
things there have been, of course (they
are TOO beautiful to be ignoreD. but
the thin muslin and linen things intri
cately handmade have received new
attention, so the dealers In these things
say.
Lace In the LimeIight.
Lace is being used more and more
conspicuously for underclothes. You
will say that this has been done since
the beginning of things. but this new
lace is of wide bands and is used in
great abundance. One sees the finer
sorts of handmade faces inserted in
medallions on the new undergarments.
There are lace panels for chemises;
lace edgings, five. six and seven inches
in depth. put on. in slightly ruffied
f1ouncings; real lace tops for camisoles
and chemises; lace sleeves and yokes
for night dresses; lace in every con
ceivable usage
In fact the newer night dresses are
so deliberately done and SO bedecked
with wide and expansive trimmings of
lace that one can scarcely distinguish
them from the prevalent negligees.
There are linen. night frocks trimmed
with Irish lace and laces of other ex-
pensive and real varieties One had
yoke and sleeves Of Chantilly with a
wide band to make the hem of the
garment. 1t was as beautiful as any
thing which has ever been shown In
the way of lingerie and surely marks
a return to the lingerie that was done
in the trousseaus of our grandmothers.
The silk and chiffon nightclothes
have not diminished in beauty nor In
quantity, and in spite Of the fact that
we hear how scarce these materials
have become there seems to be every
evidence of plenty of silken under
clothes for those who can afford them.
A new set Of chiffon underwear was
trimmed with satin bindings of mar
row ribbon pinched over the edges and
many streamers of the same color of
ribbon (the sets were made in many
colors) streaming from the places
where the ribbon was used to tie the
garments into place
Absence of Buttons.
There seems to be a welcome an
sence of buttons on all of the newer
underwear. More and more the de
signs appear with rubber bands and
loosely tied ribbons to hold them in
their proper positions. The easier they
are to wear the less will we resent
the cost.
Tailored underwear has come into
favor recently. and there is, in con-
sequence, much of that variety of IN
derwear to be seen. There Is much
to be said In its favor, for there are
many women who. in the daily course
of their lives, cannot stop to fuss with
ribbons and laces and rosebuds. Still
they cling to that tendency which is
their right-the love of dainty, soft
and luxurious underwear. 1t is there
that the tailored silk underwear comes
into its own.
Following the pattern of the single
piece mems underwear there have been
some things like this designed for
women's wear and they have won a
real response. They are made of fine
qualities of silks and wash satins In
white or In flesh color and they have
never a flower nor a furbelow to be
deck them. Then there are boomers
which have proved. beyond doubt the
strength of their hold upon the femi
nine masses They are useful for wear
with tight skirts. which. to look their
best. demand that petticoats be thrown
into the discard. The bloomer has
come to stay and, in silk, 1t is an In
dispensable part of the wardrobe OF
the modern woman.