Albuquerque Morning Journal

Lingerie Only a Colorful Camouflage of Conservative Under-clothing

(By Betty Brown.)

New York, Jan. 26.—Do they really wear them?

Yes, they do, though perhaps not in the interest of either conservation or conservatism.

They're not using silk tissue and lace for camisoles solely to save thick cloth for soldiers, but when they can possibly afford it they put it on just for the sheer delight of decking themselves in perfectly fascinating lingerie.

Their thrifty ancestresses hoarded treasures of fine firm linen, wrapping the thick garments in blue paper, to keep them from turning yellow.

The none too thrifty modern girl also cherishes her boxes of intimate garments as her most prized possession, but not because there's the least danger that they will turn yellow. Few of them have substance enough to survive a tubbing. And anyway most of them are pink to start with, unless they happen to be pale blue, or orchid or a delicate spring green.

Color seems to satisfy many girls so much better than texture when it comes to combinations.

Beginning with the stockings, because so many girls put them on first, behold, how woman's hosiery has shrunk to socks! Of course this saves considerable silk webbing for our armies, if they can use it.

Most of the airy fairy garments pictured speak for themselves. Whoever would outline them in words must have a brand new vocabulary. "Bloomers" and "tights" are outworn—"knickers" are the modern fashion. The corset cover is outgrown—but then there's the under-bodice. And most of the skirt things which are suspended by simple ribbon

straps are now known as empire combinations.

Odd little boudoir jackets of lace or tinsel are donned for no possible purpose except to show off beautiful shoulders. And while the one-piece pajama suit is certainly striking it has a rival (not pictured) which is ungathered at the ankles and is frankly called trousers. These remarkable garments are made of heavy silk of gorgeous hue and trimmed with foot-bands of embroidery. A mandarin coat is proper with trousers.

Corsets retain their ancient name and the spring model retains also that youthful straightness and slimness which is so different from the average female figure—even in a sugarless era.

A silken boudoir wrap is considered a great improvement over a bath robe of terry cloth or a cotton crepe kimono by those women who can afford such elegant distinctions of style for the seclusion of their own rooms. The new article of negligee is made of a width of silk joined to a width of silver lace, and is merely looped in two places for the arms to go through.