The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-06
THE ALWAYS
PRESENT BLOUSE
New Styles and COIOrs in Which This
Waist Appears.

PARIS. July S.-The ever-prcsent In
oispensable blouse keeps even pace with
the seasons IN its variations. With the
real warm summary days it appears IN
all sorts Of fluffy materials Of the palest
shades. For the moment, champagne
a light shade OF amber, holds prestige.
II is particularly happy in effect when
powdered with strass and when stras5
buttons and buckles are used lavishly.
one of the greatest charms OF the uuiIy
blouse IS the novel way IN which lace
and guipure entre-deux is introduced.
IL describes the most fantastic curves
and points on the blouse, and designs so
intricate that a novice is non-plussed at
its possibilities as q trimming.
Then hand-painting adds its charms 10
a few OF the very elaborate blouse5.
Sometimes the design IS painted IN an
all-oyer pattern, when Il is rather dell
cate in color. On several ivory White
chiffon or gauze blOuses where only
borders Of hand-painting were used the
brightest pomegranate and marlsoid
blossoms were used I'm the design ana
these in all their natural yividness o.
color.
ORCHID BLOUSE.
An orchid blouse IN its variations OF
mauve was quite suggestive Of the orcnid
blossom 1t was made with yoke "l.h'h
a yoke, both being square. The top
most was yelled with deep mauve gauze
bordered and incrusted with q deeper
mauve guipure.
The second yoke was Of pale mauVe
gauze laid IN tiny perpendicular oiAIls'
From there the deeper shade OF BtuH7
was put on rather full and gathered doWh
into a ceinture Of dark mauve NelFeO IlD-
bon This was finished with long ~"
drawn through a buckle OF stIaS7. Do'-
derlng the bottom OF the yoke was
striiyinglv rich design in dyed guiDure.
repeating the shades Of mauVe Oh lls
bIarea THE same designs were appiqued
on the close fitting sleeves whlch "'is
of the deeper shade OF mauve gaaze' Vei-
vet matching that OF the GENUINE
employed for the collar. a..
Tbere Is still a great demand ior .''e
dressv white blouse which IS hnduo w
in scores of fluffy ways, with l ~ ...,
$40 rucbes OF narrow satin RIBBON ana
ontre-delx galore. To be gulIe suo1,
o., tbo white blouse must be iluity' ana
- sno,,id only be affected by the sie''i0i
,,,o,,an Nothing IS moro hideouS u,ail
49,, o,,,re soueezed into tight-hl'n5
,,.bite satin corsage where the gauze or
cbiffon is scantily put on for rear OF BF-
inc an undue voluminousneas'
no VARIETY.
win n change of ribbon collars ana
centuries the white lDlouse nosel
oo,,,es +iresome. one young woman 4
-, No rather brides herself on her
go In the little details Of her tohette
ot,an,os the effect OF her white Dlouses
=, cantivating way. At one shop she
- some hands OF rich old Chihese
ar,broiderv for a mere song. IL seems
t,,ot they have these remnants III SUN
ALWAYS. and she fashioned them INTO pre-
telles and a ceinture. ,..
THE color-s IN these old embroideries are
~ tina richest and are tempered Oy age
"a that the effect IS deliciousiy haIno-
,ious and SOLE. At the same time the pre-
vailina tone IS nOn-committal enough 70
allow the corsage 70 be worn with any
sbade OF skirt. The very chic black anu
white blouse holds its own on all occa-
eions. IL Is seldom becoming out then
there are great many women VINO W.
iinplv sacrifice the idea OF becoming
ness when there is possibility OF at
tanning q chic and distingue air.
There was something quite severe but
oxceadinrly nnodish about a black ana
white gauze bodice saw the other cay.
The corsage was cut with slight d,
~. hack and front. This V was hieo
IN with white gauze laid In tiny hotl-
zontel plaits. This was bordered WIN
narrow heavy white cotton guipure' Inc
same g1lipure was wrought into WONDER
mi arabesoues on each side or the cor
so,e leaving a V Of the plain black gauze
at the renter A similar design was
worked over the back Of the corsage with
the g1Iipalre. IL fastened at the under arm
seam. ,-,,e,
THD SLEEVES.
The close fitting sleeves or the gauze
covered taffetas were long and perfectly
,,Loip A broad white taffeta ribbon serv-
"a "a n ceinture and was tied at the leit
side With a long bow. A corsage OF
he favorite champagne shade was oeau-
tiful by gas light. 1t had yoke OF
Iuyauii lace that merged into pointed
vest al the front. From the back the
chiffon was drawn straight down from
the woke into the black velvet ceinture
ora from the side seams the chiffon was
d,.o,ad full and caught at each side or
the vest. ~ a.. Ats
The sleeves we're draped with the chif-
fon from top 90 bottom and were~apped
With tit OF the lace which gave the eff
feet OF being a continuation OF the YOKE
A broad band OF white satin heavily stud
ded with s,rass hordered the yoke ana
sleeve cans and continuing around the
edges of the vest ended In tabs. These
were looped and fell three inches below
Oh. hotfoua OF tina corsaga They were