Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
Dainty Lingerie of Sea-,
son Also Has Prac-
teal Qualities, Al.
though Great Care Is.
Required in Selec..
ton = F a brio and
Color Give Fragility.
1t Fits With a Nicely
That Makes It Com.
fort to Wear-Wide
Variety in Materials.
BY MARY MARSHALL.

TINE finest ana softest or mate
rails, the daintiest of laces, eX-
quisite handwork, variety of
l. delicate colors, and subtle ar
rangement of gathers, tucks,
godets and gores-all these things
characterize the new lingerie. But the
most important factor of all-the new
undertakings are devised to provide
fiawlessly smooth foundation for the
new dresses, designed to produce the
new slendernesS.
Possibly you cannot afford or do not
wish TO wear underthings of fragile
georgette or llinon, trimmed with real
lace and wrought with fine handwork.
Perhaps, even, you may not wish to
wear silk undertakings at all. But one
thing you must do If you want to con-
form to the new mode-you must give
far more attention to the cut and adj
justment of your undertakings. II you
make them yourself you must not be
content to follow any pattern without
making sure that it conforms to your
figure, and If you buy things ready
alterations here and there unless, by
rare good fortune, your own figure con-
forms to the average which determined
the cut of the ready-made garments.
X x
THIS does not mean that your new
lingerie should be tight hitting. Far
from it. THE important thing Is to
have a perfectly nat and smooth line
through the waistline and hips. Slips
and combinations and brassieres must
be cut so that they At smoothly under
the arms and fullneES should not be
adjusted by drawing the garment up
with a drawstring which produces
bunchiness at the front or back.
If you are long wasted you must oe
sure that the slip or step-in Is long
enough so that when you raise your
arms the garment does not ride up at
hips and waist, and If you are short
wasted it must be short enough so that
there is no awkward blousing above the
waistline.
Below the carefully adjusted hip por-
ton there should be some sort OF fare,
TO provide perfect freedom Of motion.
but this should conform to the mare OF
the dress under which the lingerie is 70
be worn. Length of slip or petticoats
should also be determined by the length
of the skirt-and this varies consider
ably this season. Many women ind It
convenient to plan definitely to wear
certain sets of lingerie with certain
dresses so that the flare and skirt
length will be precisely right Unless
they are definitely determined to wear
ONLY WT1lLo OF pale nCSI-COtO1CQ AAASCAAC
it is a good plan to choose the tone OF
the un6erthings to conform with the
tone Of the dress.
X x y
THUS with brown you may wear a
light chocolate or beige tone, with
navy blue & pale dull blue like Lido
blue, with Hunters green pastel green.
with one of the new wood violet tones
lavender or orchid With the black
afternoon or evening dress you may de-
eide in favor of black undertakings.
There is wide variety to choose from
in the material of undertakings this sea-
son, and some women wisely determine
the material according to the time and
occasion. There are cotton things OF
the sports sort--bIIt as carefully adj
justed as those Of georgette or crepe de
chine. These may be of striped or
plain -colored cottons of a substantial
sort, or even of knit cotton materials,
which provide more warmth than the
smooth woven materials. Even woollen
underthings have taken on a dainty
aspect this season. by means of delicate
tints or clever lines.
tcopyrieht. 1920