French Lingerie Bedecked with Much Handiwork
j. lingerie now displayed in ino
I French shops will be widely imi-
iuu'u, lur muiuwora is lis Key
note, and fine stitches can be the
property of no exclusive country
or epoch. Rather they are the result ot
(skill and time.
Among the display of feminine dainti
ness, the silk garments are the first to at
tract the eye. Never were they In such
abundance and variety. The combination
of pale pink, blue or snowy white china
wash silk with filmy laces Is a particularly
happy one, and Is the more frequently to
be met with.
The craze for coarse thread lares does
not obtain in the field of silk lingerie, so
that Valenciennes continues to be en regie.
Fine silk thread laces are also appllqucd,
but they are not for practical uses, as they
are apt to yellow in the washing. This,
however, would be no defect In the eyes
of some extremists who incline to the
creamy yellow laces. But though corn
color seems to have Invaded every sanctum
this spring, the world of women will cling
as a whole, to the pure white laces.
In the rase of both the silk robe de nuit
nnd the chemise, the empire fashions are
largely followed. 'The empire yoke Is al
most invariably formed of solid lace Inser
tion, whose filmy meshes scarcely veil the
while skin beneath. The elbow sleeves arr
rlosely inserted with the lace. From thr
elbow a flowing ruffle of solid Insertion
iisuallv falls to a deplh of five or six inches.
The effect is extremely graceful. From the
yoke the fullness of the skirt is arranged
Handling a Husband During
T SEEMS strange that the first
month of married life should be
termed the honeymoon, the word
is as fragrant a misnomer, writes
Helen Oldfleld In Chieaen Trlhnne.
So far from being wholly sweet, it Is often
fraught with bitter experience; loverd, how
ever devoted, must adjust themselves to
each other as husband and wife, and the
process is not always pleasant.
It is the general opinion of those who
know that the first year of wedded life
practically answers the question, "Is mar
riage a failure?" and the honeymoon be
gins the test. Any happily marrried cou
ple of a dozen years' standing will doubt
less acknowledge that the first weeks of
their wedded life were those which were
most uncomfortable. The man realizes that
he. is bound for good and all. Like the
celebrated starling, he can't get out, while
the bride, cut adrift from her old life. Is
nervoiM and shy, with the sensations of a
cat in a strange garret, excepting when she
Is clinging to her bridegroom. The dan
ger is that she may cling too tight. "Wo
men make a mistake when they keep too
close to a man," says a popular novelist.
"Even an angel may be tiresome when one
can never get out of the shadow of its
wir.gs."
A man wants rope. However much In
love he may be, he dislikes to feel the pull
of apron strings. His bride Is sweet, she
may be almost too sweet; a little acidity is
wholesome now and then. If she be wise
I ISS HENRIETTA CROSMAN, the
actresB, is a lover of men's
clothes. In part of her play "The
Sword of the King" she wears a
pair of neat fitting knickerbockers
and other masculine habiliments, und ii
must be admitted she looks extremely sweet
and saury in them, and manages them with
a Jauntiuess and dainty grace which few
men could equal. At first Miss Crosman
admits, she was uncomfortable and felt
awkward in male attire; but since i-he has
got used to It she likes it. "I'm a woman,"
she says. "I've never wished to change try
sex. Hut let me confess it I've often
wished she could change her clothes for
boys', aud for all time aud everywhere."
She would like to make permanent her
transformation "from binding, dragging
gowns to jolly knickerbockers."
Many of Misd C'rosmau's uex will sym
pathize and agree with her, comments the
Kansas t'liy Journal. They all get tired of
holding up their heavy skirts to keep them
out of mud and dirt, and of holding them
down to keep the wind from playing wan
ton mischief with them. The mere labor
of carrying them is Irksome. Perhaps aa
certain fastidious persons insist, men's
pantaloons are not very pretty. A good
pair of legs certainly does look better in
knickerbockers. Hut what man would ex
change trousers for a womans skirt? Why,
the average man would go crazy in a sin
gle day. If required to manage all i he
skirtra the average woman does, provided
he didn't get his legs tangled in them and
brtak his neck beforehand. Tru re is a
fable fashioned after the oil Roman story
about a member of the weaker sex who
began when a little girl to carry a calf
and was stlU able to carry It when she had
lulu
irvi
in vertical tucks running to a depth of
three or four inches, although the soft text
ure of the silk readily lends lluvU to Bilk
en folds, or gathers.
In the absence of lace, hand embroidery
in silk of the same shade Is a feature.
Sprays of embroidered flowers almost en
tirely cover the empire yoke or ornament
its frequent accompaniment the abort
pointed rever, which is generally lace edged.
Indeed, lace and embroidery are In frequent
conjuncture.
Wide satin ribbon, with a central line of
lace insertion, from under which the rib
bon has been cut, is an Innovation In both
the silk and linen lingerie. In the corset
covers it is used in vertical stripes with
charming effect. In the skirts it can be
used to even better purpose. The satin
gloss of the ribbon gives richness, while the
sheer Insertion gives relief from heaviness.
The silk peignoirs are partlculatly fetch
ing. They are literally a mass of lace and
Insertion. One creation in pale blue silks
had the yoke and sleeves of solid lace in
sertion. The fullness of both front and
back of the waist below the shoulder line
was furnibhed by inserted triangles of the
silk. The ruffle on the elbow obtained its
fullness in the same manner.
Another silk peignoir was more severe.
The square neck was finished by a band of
heavy silk insertion. Similar pieces of in
sertion banded the yoke in Grecian fashion
and finished the short. tujht-fltttng sleeves.
The nainsook and linen lingerie is
scarcely more reasonable In price than the
ilk creations. Certainly it is just as at
tractive. Ribbon garnitures are more
in her day and her generation she will not
be too exacting. Love is only one side of a
man'a many faceted life; let her be con
tent If her husband's affection for her is
the brightest and best of his.
A plentiful stock of good humor is an ex
cellent part of the equipment for a wedding
journey. Annoyances vanish at a laugh,
and if one can make merry over a mishap
It ceases to be such. Men like to be
amused, and a woman with a stronge sense
of humor has an Immense advantage over
one who is less gifted.
As a rule men abhor tears; they either
distress thera beyond measure, "break them
all up," so to say, or they make them an
gry, and neither phase of feeling is pleas
ant for themselves or others. When the
matrimonial barometer sets for rain most
men bolt, If possible.
Even upon a wedding Journey it cannot
reasonably be expected that a man shall
have eyes and ears only for his wife. There
are circumstances under which he may for
get her temporarily without ceasing to love
her devotedly. For example, the bridal
pair are at a hotel, and the bridegroom en
counters a dearly beloved friend in the
lobby, talks to him for many minutes; of
his newly made wife, among other things
unconscious how time is passing, and obvi
ous of the fact that he has an appointment
with her. Suddenly he remembers, and
finding himself an hour late rushes to
apologize and explain the cause of bis un
punctuality, adding that Ned Is the best
Women in Men's Clothes
grown to womanhood and It to rowhood.
Except for this fable. It would be hard for
men to understand how some women han
dle their skirts.
Rut there Is slight prospect that the re
form Miss Crosman advocates or anything
like it will ever take place. Men pay Bomc
regard to comfort in their clothes, but
women seem to have an inborn aversion to
it. The short skirt, which was popular a
few year ngo, has almost completely dis
appeared. Bicycle bloomers, although per
fectly unsightly and ludicrous, seemed tr
hold forth the prorpect of a reform; but a
woman who would wear a pair now would
probably be aricsled. Instead of growing
shorter skirts are growing longer and more
cumbersome. Men. for both health and
comfort, hang most of the weight of their
clothes from their shoulders. Women,
whose organizations are more delicate, per
sist In suspending the heaviest parts of
their apparel from their waists; and then,
to make matters worse, many of them con
tinue, despite the warnings and tho plead
Inpa of their bodies and of every physician
and physical cultuie teacher in the world,
to harness themselves in until they can't
breathe comfortably and to load their little
heads wiih masses of millinery so heavy
and misshapen It seems a wouder somo
have not their pretty necks broken.
As long hs women have such a love of the
uncomfortable nnd such a relish for tho
fantastic nud unhealthy, there Is smal'
chance of them adopting any of man's com
fcrtable habiliment!). They have stuck to
the sbinwaift pretty well; but we live In
constant fi-ar that some arbitrary dress
maker or leader of fashion alarmed lest
they should get a taste for ease and free
dom, will issue a ukase depriving them
even of It. roubtle3s women will continue
elaborate. The gathering ribbons are ns
much In evidence ns possible and ribbons
are everywhere Inserted for no other pur
pose than that of adornment. Choux of
narrow ribbons, whose ends are tied In
sweet -pea bows, frequently give a nnlsh to
the front of the corset cover or lobe do
unit, or stud the top of the skirt flounce.
The hem In which the inserted ribbon
runs is frequently formed of the sheerest
of lace Insertion, through which the shade
of the rlblKin Is plainly discernible, or In
the case of the skirt, the ribbon is only an
ornament kept in place by being Insetted
at Intervals under the vertical bands of laco
insertion.
Hut linen embroideries, cither hand or
machine made, seem to accord best with
the Hnen lingerie. Pertain it is that they
best withstand the attacks of the blancheuae
do fin. Where hand embroidery Is used both
the edges of the armholes and neck are
buttonholed. The ribbon Inserting is run
through worked eyelets. These are about
two or three Inches apart, giving abundant
space for the fullness to be gathered In
and also for the touch of contrasting color
which the ribbon furnishes.
Some of the nainsook corset covers
are merely pieces of wide cmbroiderv. hol
lowed out. a trine under the arms nnd
gathered in at the waist line into a band
of embroidery insertion. Narrow ribbons
run through the open spaces in the top
of the embroidery and mannge the fullness
across the bust. Wider ribbons of the
same shade tie above the arms and keep
the waist in position.
The lace used on the linen lingerie Is of
a coarse thread. Flower patterns with
First Year of
fellow in the world, and desirous to be In
troduced to her. Here then la a test of
character. If the bride Is sensible she will
treat the matter as a Joke, will show lively
Interest In the friend, profess herself anx
ious to make his acquaintance, and show
no disappointment or pique.
Probably no two people ever existed who
had exactly the same likes and dislikes,
however striking their similarity of taste
may be. The great art Is to manage that
the differences of opinion shall never come
to dispute, to yield gracefully and cheer
fully, and tactfully to knead crude materi
als into the bread of life.
It is well not to take offense if it ii
possible to avoid so doing. Even when
sure It Is meant, one can sometimes Ignore
It; there Is no truer proverb than that It
takes two to make a quarrel. Dynamite
Is safe while kept In cotton wool, aud gun
powder harmless when kept out of reach of
a possible spark or blow. It Is not neces
sary that a wife should efface herself and
merge her own Identity In that of her hus
band. On the contrary, opposltes often
attract, and a man likes a woman better
for a spice of individuality. But she must
not be aggressive. "Fair and softly goes
far," and all over the world mild meas
ures are most effective In the long run.
The honeymoon must Inevitably disclose
many hitherto unsuspected phases of char
acter. The lover who has seemed free
handed to a degree may change into the
husband who haggles over hotel bills and
begrudges his wife a fire In her room upon
to wear skirts instead of tho more com
fortable trousers of the male sex, and we
violate no confidence in saying that nine
teen men In every twenty will be heartily
glad of It. For with nil due respect for
Miss Prosman and her views, to deprive
woman of her draperies la to deprive her of
halt of her feminine grace and attractive
ness. For and About Women
Mrs. H. L. ITIfglnson has presented Rad
olifTe college with several hundred rare for
eign photographs. Hhe is the daughter of
tho late Prof. Agasslz.
Mrs. Nellie F. lieiuion, n young colored
woniun of Illchmond, was among those who
passed the recent examination of the Vir
ginia State Hoard of I'liarmiicv, an n
usflistant pharmacist. This is the'lirst time
In the hlMory of the board that a woinm
has taken the examination, and the fact
thut tills one was a colored woman niakea
the circumstances all the more im,.-i.ii,
Mrs. licnson is the wife of lr. J. M. lien.-on
a colored druggist of Klcliinoud, hi,, I ins
studied that she may help Inr husband in
his business.
Mrs. Hetty Creen was In the supreme
court at Brooklyn the otlur day to see a
milt agalrift her dismissed, and was per
fectly shocked to see ho many women there
und to learn that it was divorce dav. "This
divorce business Is a sad tiling." she is re
ported to have mid. "The women never
learn how to keep house and begin to pa
rade around. Then the men begin to parade
around, mid then the trouble begins which
terminates In the court." Mrs. tin-en should
not be too severe. .She herself parades all
ituuiiiI the union: not. to lie xur- '
show; way, but in her own peculiar fasnion
She loitl the reporter: "(J.ai seems to o.is
nie in my suits in court. I had a case in
CM ago where 1. aa administratrix of an
estate, sued a 'resh tciiun church to fore
close a mortgage. They tiled to freeze- me
out, nnd eicn the minister preached
agulm-t me, but before I got through with
them I maiuiged to get $l,ijijo more than I
asked for Ln the tiiti place."
rained petals are effective, especially for
edging ruffles. They help to give the ruffle
the Irregular effect now so much sought
after. Shaped ruffles, edged with lace, nr
used on the skirts, one above the other,
giving the appearance of billows of lice.
An extremely dainty luce ruffle or flounce,
ten inches deep, is formed of row upon
row of Valenciennes lace stitehrd one above
the other and giving the effect of a solid
piece of lace.
In the realm or the silk petticoat are
some charming new designs in black and
while. Medallions of black lace are scat
tered over the ruffle of one white silk crea
tion. It Ih stitched in black and the ruffle
Is edged w ith bhtck lace.
Another skirt has the ruffle cf alternate
vertical Insertions of black and white la. e,
cut out In srallcps, and finished with nar
row alternate minings of the black and
white luce.
Pompadour silks mark the height of ele
gance in silk petticoats. Such is the beauty
of the silk that most of them are im
trlmmed except by ruffllngs and ruehlngM
of the name. The most elaborate have ap
pllqued flounces of while or cream-colored
net.
Among the more serviceable pettlconts
for cvery-dny wear are the plaid silks.
They come in every conceivable color com
bination ;nd are generally trimmed by
ruehiiigs of black.
The craze for ponitcc has extended even
to the petticoat. Skirts made from this
fabric are intended to be washable, and.
therefore, are simple In style. The prettiest
have narrow ruffles, whose edges are em
broidered In silks of a contrasting shade.
HARRIOT HAWMCY.
Married Life
a damp, chilly day. The girl who has beet
as dainty as a rosebud (with her mother to
look after her wardrobe) may be careless
and untidy when forced to depend entirely
upon herself. The man who has not ap
peared to care what he eats may be the
one who berates the waiter and scowls at
his wife when the dinner Is not to his taste.
The true secret of happiness In marriage,
as In most relations of life. Is unselfish
ness. To bo effectual this must bo mutual,
but even when it Is all on one side ii
enables Its possessor to keep peace, which
Is much, and. besides. It Is a comfort whei.
one has not one's self to blame. The lovo
which seekelh her own only can scarcely
be considered genuine affection, and lh.
golden text for a- young married pair Is
"In honor preferring one another."
Judicious letting alone does much to
ward the comfortable adjustment of (he
relations between two people who are to
pass their lives as one. There are times
when every human being wishes to retire
within himself nnd pull down the blinds.
At such times it Is wise not only not to
strive to open the closet, but to turn
one's back and nhow no consciousness that
the door Is shut. Love would In most cares
rather be beaten than bored. He may stand
his ground bravely, without so much as a
glance at the window when poverty enters
the door, hut boredom la poison to him.
The bride who means to be happy in her
married life must make up her mind that
she will never worry her husband nor her
self if she ran help It.
A Ain of beauty it a joy forevtr.
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