Crepe Lingerie

1914

A girl who is courageously preparing to face comparative poverty with the "dearest fellow in the world" is making all of her lingerie in white cotton crinkle crepe — because she knows that for several years, at least, she will have to do her own washing.

Please don't imagine that this bride's undergarments are anything like the atrocities marked "a bargain — 59 cents each." They are lovely, dainty white combinations, petticoats, night dresses and negligees handmade and cut from the latest French patterns. Some of the sets are finished about the neck, front and sleeves with white lingerie beading, through which narrow ribbons may be run, others are edged with hand-embroidered scallops and several are trimmed with narrow cluny, the one sort of imitation lace which washes well and doesn't look cheap on underwear.

This girl has made her boudoir set, so called — although the nearest she'll come to owning a boudoir for years to come will be a bedroom in a small flat — of white crinkle crepe. It consists of a spread for the dressing table, a cover for the sewing machine, a square pillow for the lounge, a pair of sash curtains and a bed spread to match the lingerie outfit and it will always look fresh because she can wash it with her own hands.