The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-06-24
LINGERIE IS OF
WINS0ME DESIGN
Simplicity and Rich Charm Are
Features of the Articles
de rousseau.
REGARD FOR OUTER GARMENT
Delicate Apparel Is Cut With Special
Relation to the Type and
silhouette of Other
Clothes.

When the young brde-to-be of great
grandmother's day with delighted fin
gers. united the satin ribbons and
folded back the dainty wrappings ana
held up TO admiring eyes the lavender
scented, sheer linen lingerie. so white
and fresh with its embrOideries and
hemstitching. she must have said with
reason, Nothing lovelier could be
made" Her riVat-granddaughte Of
today can say with even greater rea-
son. nothing Iovelier can be made
as she faces the bewidering choice
that meets her gaze.
Since lingerie Of all sorts has be-
come an expression Of the talent OF
the greatest artists Of the famous
Partisan houses designing clothes for
the well-dressed woman. writes
Paris fashion correspondent. the
wealth of ideas. the fineness of work
manship, the daintiness Of decoration,
the Sheerness OF material, the sim
plicity and rich charm Of the articles
de rousseau, contrasting with the fan
tastic ingenuity of more daring ere
ations, give ample choice for every
taste. but, alas not for every fortune.
A kings ransom of other days would
seem mere bagatelle in comparison
with a single seasons lingerie bill for
the richly dressed woman of today.
Never were silks softer or linens
OF a finer texture. real laces used more
nrtn HaftlV
done or tucks and plaits more charm
ingly combined or decorative motifs
more cleverly placed than I'm the amaz-
ing collections now awaiting milady's
approval. And never were prices
higher.
New Models for Partisan Brides.
Many OF the large dressmaklng
houses making Il speciality OF lingerie.
neglIgees and tea gowns are now
showing new and ravishlng models to
their Partisan clientele. Foremost
among the showing along this line was
the exhibition by well-known firm OF
trousseaux executed for their private
clientele. These trousseaux were pc
culiarly complete In that they included
table and bed linens. There were
tablecloths for formal occasions, rich
with deep borders OF filet and Brus-
sells laces and beautiful embroidery in
bands and motifs. as well as scattered
designs, which frequently echoed the
pattern OF the lace One cloth Of
heavy linen relied entirely upon mar
row hand-hemstitched bars, forming
interesting oblopg shapes, for It's deco
ration.
The tea cloths and luncheon sets
for more intimate occasions were be-
comlngly OF finer texture. with lighter.
Brussels and finer filet laces and EN-
brolderies OF an almost unbelievable
llghtness OF tracery. as well as cloths
OF rose, yellow and orange linen en-
broldered in white. Especially inter
estmg and novel tea cloths and nap
klns were made OF fine ecru handker-
chief linen. For decoration these had
applique borders In scrolls. conven-
tlonal circles or squares OF self-mate-
rial.
Among the bed linens. TO American
eyes the peculiarly French. deep over
sheet. with It's horid embroidery and
monogram was of special interest.
There were large. square pillOwcases
10 match. For everyday wear the
pIllowcases and oversheets were OF
very simple design, having deep hem
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