Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1913 — KIMONOS IN ALL DESIGNS [ARTICLE]

KIMONOS IN ALL DESIGNS

Dainty Negligee Garment May Be Had In Practically Any Form That Can Be Required. Despite the pronounced vogue of Chinese modes in formal garb, the Japanese kimono remains the Intimate friend of the woman who has a cob lection of dainty lounging robes. For those cold mornings when the wind howls outside and the furnace is In sulky mood, there are comforting robes of quilted Japanese silk, daintily hand-worked with light and dark floss. For milder weather there are adorable kimonos of flowered satin with borders of satin or Japanese silk, and some of these have the shirrings at the elevated waist line which slightly suggest a blending of thd Empire with the Oriental style. Still more fascinating are the cotton and silk crepes in white, sprinkled over with pink cherry blossoms and in blue or rose printed with graceful sprays of white wistaria. To wear the kimono there should be a clinging loose slip of satin in a solid tone matching either the grounding or the figuring of the robe. Many women, however, prefer to wear the ordinary princess garment of Seco silk trimmed with lace ruffles or the one in white lingerie carrying muslin embroidery Van Dyck point insertions, and edgings of Valenciennes lace.