The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-23
New NegIigee With Marabou Trimming
and Embroidered Stitches in Wool.

and embroidered Stitches in wool.
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 alb
sence of buttons on all of the newer
underwear. More and more the de-
loosely tied ribbons 70 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 I'M
derwear to be seen. There Is much
to be said in it's 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 q 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 colors of the new undertakings
become more and more varied. The
tradition of white for purposes of this
sort has almost vanished. Now, any
pastel shade is used and the more I'M
usual it is the better. We have seen
the outer effects of black and red and
orange underclOtheS and marvelled at
them, but, nevertheless, we have set
tied back into a casual acceptance Of
colored underwear as an everyday pos
sibility. In chiffon and in crepe de
chine and satin the colOrs vary through
all tones and shades, and even in the
cotton materials there is seen every
variety OF tone.
On the tinted underelothes there is
much use of embroidery in silk threads,
I'm wooden threads, in mercerized
stitches and even in cOlored cotton en-
broidery StitchingS 1t Is considered
much better 10 form an edge by a but
tonholing of some contrasting shade
than 10 resort to the old method of
Just making a hem. Then there are
the long wooden stitches, which show
10 their best advantage on the thin
chiffon things.
From underwear 10 negligee Is but
n slip. and it does seem as though we
are paying more attention 10 the grace
full and becoming robes d'interieur
which so long have been a necessary
part of the wardrobe of a French wo-
man. Never before have we shown
such Il concentrated interest in the
gowns which are for private appear
ance only.
The lines of the new negligees are
simple enough, but the trimmings grow
more gorgeous as one season melts In
to another. On the newest ones there
are layers of chiffon SO constructed
that the things look only like floating
clouds. Every trick and scheme Is re-
sorted to that the garment may be
IightneSs itself. Lace is used lavishly.
Sometimes Ii constitutes the OverdreSs
and then again 1t is used for the foun-
dation slip SO that only suggestion
OF its loyeliness shines through the
OVERLAPPING chiffon. Silk lace trims the
edges of other chiffon negligees, being
carried around the long lines of the
outer edges and giving the effect OF
something not quite tangible In Its
elusiveness.