Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1920 — Pajamas as Negligees [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Pajamas as Negligees

piIAMAS must be reckoned with A both as negligees and as sleeping garments, for they have made a place for themselves in both directions. Lovely and fanciful interpretations of this garment of unpretentious origin, make negligees hs alluring as those that are patterned after the kimono but- developed in dainty and rich materials. Even so pajamas have had greater success as practical sleeping dress than as negligees. Here we find them tn satine, madras and other soft cottods and in wash silks, replacing night dresses In the wardrobes of ™negligees they appear in satin or silk and are usually embroidered and bordered with ribbon. They are to be had to dark colors, including black, as well as in all the light colors that are identified with negligees. The daintiest ones go so far as to choose tace looking loveliness, but satin to much ankles anti the coat to merely a firaight of satin bordered with

ribbon in a contrasting color and CW with square neck opening. The head slips through tills opening and thq coat is fled at the sides, under the arms, with ribbon like that in the bor* der. This ribbon finishes the naris opening also and makes the tiny pockets. For wear with this pretty and frivolous affair there are mules of satin ribbon, equally gay. They can afford to be, as they are made for the seclusion of one’s own four walls and are not required to emerge beyond the bedroom door. They lead a secluded and an easy life. In their company are all those fanciful and w nynnll of IflCO SIIOWII MTitn rr * — J uw SI <7