Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1916 — FANCIES AND FADS OF FASHION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FANCIES AND FADS OF FASHION

COMFORT AND BEAUTY IN NEGLIGEES. Hemstitched and plaited chiffon draped with a fine silk lace makes one of those airy negligee gowns which promise comfort along with beauty for the warm days of summer. More attention has been given this season to pleasing developments of these house gowns, and they have been produced in greater variety of styles and prices than ever before. All the soft and materials and all the flowerlike colors are used with light nets and laces for making them. Printed voiles, as lovely in coloring as the more expensive chiffon, and thin cotton crepe, vie with silk materials in the esteem of those who devote attention to designing them. Some models are shown made of thin silk, and many lingerie morning gowns are of the sheerer cottons in plain white, with lingerie laces, net and embroidery used for their embellishment. Where the matter of keeping cool need not be considered beautiful empire slips of light-colored taffeta •’•e worn under taffeta jackets or

By Julia Bottomley

long coats, or they form a background for coats of net and lace or other thin materials. In any case ribbons and made roses of silk or chiffon play some part in the exquisite ensemble. The gown pictured here is draped with a wide lace flouncing which covers a considerable portion of it. It is light-pink chiffon and its profuse trimming enlightens us to the fact that it is made to please the eye and to provide the most becoming and least burdensome of summer clothes. A soft cap of chiffon and lace is supported by a covered wire about the face. Roses of satin rihbon set in green ribbon foliage, and hanging loops and ends, supply adornment in keeping with the gown. $ Nearly all negligees are straight hanging or have an empire waistline, and all of them are more or less beribboned. Boudoir moccasins made of heavy satin ribbon are fastened with elastic bands covered with ribbon. Little buckles, made of tiny ribbon flowers in several colors, make up the final detail of a captivating negligee toilet.