Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-06-07
AMERICAN FASHIONS.

English Blouses, Sailor Blouses and other
DressV Summer Wraps.
English blouse waists are the caprice
Of the present season, and will be
found most comfortable for summer
dresses They may be made of the
material Of the dress, or # some other
fabric that can be worn with various
skirts of harmonizing colors Surah.
pongee. India silk. lawn and striped
flannels are the fabrics most used for
separate blouses, and there are also
many of plain flannel for the country.
for wearing with mountain. tennis or
yachting gowns. Moreover. they arc
made for dressy occasions of BEN
galine. with gilt or silver galloon. or
else Of black or white lace. or Of in.
sertion, with ribbon or Jet stripes. The
old fashion Of wearing Irish linen
blouses was so comfortable that En-
glish women have retur ed to IL, and
they will probably be worn here in
midsummer For striped silk blouses
the English tailors use undresscd
silks that wash we'll. in mar
row quarter-inch stripes of pale
rose with green and cream-color.
and finish them with green or rose
surah collar. cuffs and belt For the
more dashing striped surahs. broader
stripes an inch or more in breadth.
are chosen in contrasting colors-b blue
with red. ecru with brown, fawn wi b
hiua or Nth ,-oI ond HAL. ,,.ftI ,-l4t.
and these have dots of the light color
woven in the dark stripe. These
blouses are gathered basques made
without lining. and are worn with
belt; in average $ zss they extend be-
low the belt depth of six inches in
front, four inches on the hips, and five
inches in the back. and are simply
hemmed around without other trim
ming. They may be gathered all
around the top next the standing coll
lar in three rows Of shirring. or else
they are gathered only In the middle
Of the front and back in one row Just
below the collar The backs have a
narrow side form, but the fronts ara
full and straight. Both fronts and
back ere gathered or plated in the
middle at the waist line. this plating
or shirring being set on an inside belt
ribbon. Snrah waists or those
Of other Opaque materials may
have a yoke.like piece Of silk lin
ing 'erge set across inside the ,op.
from armholes to collar. to keep the
garment in shap,. but this Is not add
ell IN lace or Thin white Victoria
lawn blouses. The fronts have a broad
box plat for holding three stud-like
buttons; II they are of flannel or IL q
surah they have a hy-front fastening.
The sleeves have but one seam. AMI
are full shirt sleeves attached To
wrist-band, and gathered in the arm.
hole. The collar is a high standing
band fastened by three hooks and
eyes. or else it is a turned-over Byron
collar The belt is Of the material.
two inches wide. cut lengthwise that
is. parallel with the selvage; It IL
hooked in 'front.' but laps " 1t point
ed end passing toward the left side.
that may also have a strap over it.
The sailor blouse differs from the
silk blouse in being matte without side
forms in the back. and in having a
deep sailor collar which is pointed i'm
'front.' the space left open at tho
throat is filed in with al
white shiri-like plasiron with sl
feather stitched box plat down ,he
middle and standing collar This |
blouse is belied TO wear extending be. |
low the belt, but the skirt Of the dres,
may, ifpreferred. cover all the lower
part This garment is pretty in pale
blue and white. or in red and white.
flannel in half-inch stripes. with The
sailor collar, belt, plastron. standing
collar. and cuffs Of white flannel merely
finished on the edges with row OF
stitching. The sailor collar is made
double Of white twilled flannel; the
leep cuffs are wide enough for the
hand to pass through. are lined with
white twilled silk. and have merely
Dne row Of stitching on the edge. Tie
French modistes are using percales in
stripes Of pink anu white for similar
blouses, and much feather-stitching is
heir trimming.
Light blue, pink or scarlet-surah
blouses are made with tucks at the
.op run by hand. and are worn IN the
afternoon aud at home in the evening
with skirts of black lace or net. ecru
1r cream lace. or else of surah COM
bined with lace. --Harpsr's Bazar.