Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1914 — TEA GOWN SURVIVES [ARTICLE]

TEA GOWN SURVIVES

TOO CHARMING A GARMENT <TO BE DISCARDED. Modern Style Effects Are Being Introduced Into the Robe d’lnterieur, Which Need Not Follow Any Special Mode. Not so'very long ago a disquieting rumor went the round to the effect that the days of the tea gown were numbered. It was stated in so many words that the, craze for motoring had practically killed the graceful and charming robe d’interieur and "that while women were so busy rushing from one end of the country to another, wrapped to the eyes in hideous garments, they left themselves no time for choosing or wearing any kind of gown which could only make a rare and brief appearance by their own fireside. Fortunately, however, for those who like to think that there must be some women left who can appreciate the charm of quiet restfulness, and who like to dress themselves suitably when they have an opportunity of enjoying even a brief lull in the round of pleasure and excitement, the tea gown seems to have survived these and other vicissitudes. At the present moment it may certainly be found in numberless attractive guises, and arranged in so many different ways that only the woman who is entirely devoid of the dress instinct should have any difficulty in discovering some style whish will bring out all her good points and entirely conceal her deficiencies, always supposing tha%_she should possess any. There is another pleasant point to be considered when the tea gown of today is under discussion, and that is the undoubted fact that in the case of garments of this description a great deal is left to individual taste, and no ■hard and fast rules are laid down by Dame Fashion. There is "ho special mode which must be followed, regardless altogether of the natural line of the figure, If your robe d’lnterieur is charming in itself, as regards color and fabric, and, more Important still, If it Should prove unquestionably becoming, no other consideration need have the slightest weight. Transparent coat effects are seen on many of the new tea gowns. A very effective garment of this kind is arranged with a draped overcoat of ecru spotted net, made in kimono style, but complete in itself, so that it may be worn at will with gowns in widely different colors and materials. In the case of the tea gown under consideration with this spotted net coat the under-robe is of orange charmeuso, gathered closely with a frilled heading, drawn in on elastic at the waist, and made with a very long train.