The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-08-12

IL llle pure OellCaCN ana charm cannot
be improved upon, then we are thank
ful enough for the things MS they ex-
list!
Among the many bridal trousseaus
that have been purchased during the
last five months, muslin undergarments
have held the vote of popularity. Silk
things there have been, of course (they
are too beautiful to he 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 Limellght.
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 laces 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 rufled
tlouncings; real lace tops for camisoles
and chemIses; lace sleeves and yokes
for night dresses; lace I'm every con,
ceivable usage
In fact the newer night dresses are
so elabOrately done and so bedeCkpd
with wide and expansive trimmings Of
lace that one can scarcely distinguish
them from the prevalent neglgees.
There are linen night frocks trimmed
with Irish lace and laces of other ex-
pensiTe and real varieties. One had
a 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 alb
! 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 un-
! deTwear 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 I'm flesh color and they have
never a flower nor a furbelow to be-
deck them. Then there are blOomers,
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
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