Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1912 — FASHION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FASHION

STYLES IN LINGERIE EXISTING MODELS NOT TO BE GREATLY CHANGED. Garments Will Continue to Be of a Close Nature—Combination Corset Cover and Pantaloons the Reigning Favorite. With the first of January every shop which makes a specialty of underwear puts enormous quantities of lingerie on sale. So, as this move is usual, new styles appear at this time, while all winter garments, and those slightly soiled , with., handling, will be much reduced. According to the persons who have charge of these sales, misses’ models will not be changed to any great extent Outer raiment having called for exceeding slimnese this long while, the lingerie worn with street clothes will continue to be of a close nature. The dainty chemise, being In a way superfluous with the present

style of dress, is not a popular garment. Exquisitely fine chemises for girls of all ages are seen, but the combination corset cover and pantaloons is preferred to them, such rigs fitting more closely and being all that is necessary under the single petticoat worn. The pantaloons are bias and often in one piece, with the top hemmed under and not showing a single, gather at the back. Corset covers, too, are frequently in onepiece shape, and the prettiest of them are made of embroidery flouncing, with ribbon drawstrings about the neck. These are very easy to make at home-, and if liked the drawers can be attached at the bety line. When made separately, the cache-corset always has a little peplum tail, which, going under the skirt, keeps the garment taut. Drawers are immensely wide, with

the bottoms square or rounded up at the knees; they are worn over knit* ted combinations or without them as the girl’s susceptibility to cold permits. Some cache-corsets and pantaloons made in combination way are of thin white albatross with narrow edges of a simple lace. These seem excellent for wearers who suffer from cold, and as they are very daintily made they permit much smartness. As the street petticoat is almost invariably a colored affair, such skirts as are put with the white lingerie will be fancied in many ways at the bottom; but the tops' will be gored to the figure and fit without fulnpss even at the back. The preferred underwear material for the present season is nainsook,] which soft and dainty fabric lends it-] self to beautiful hand stltchery, em-i broidery of all sorts and many kinds of lace. But for later use much batiste and dimity will be employed, these exquisite materials checked and dotted and in white and color. American lawn achieves very fine effects in underwear and as it washes soft and is exceedingly thin it is admir-i able for summer use. All of the unmade material will be cheaper during the sales than later on, so it is a good idea for home sewers to buy up their fabrics now for summer garments. Ribbons play a very Important parti in smart underwear for all ages, but] as those used are quite cheapthey’i do not add greatly to the expense of the home-made garment. Pink is the! smartest color, or else a pale shadei of mauve, and the pretty bandingsi are washable and show various figures! in self color. A bolt of inch-wide* wash ribbon In any color can ba bought at many places for 29 cents.. This is more than enough for the) corsets covers or chemises.

Plain white nainsook, with a little Hamburg beading and narrow ribbon, will make this useful cache-corset.