The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-02-16
WINTER SHIRT WAISTS.
They Are MOdishly Fashioned o1
Flannel, SILK and Col
Ored Velvets.

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A fine French flannel is perhaps the
smartest material Just now for shirt
waists, writes New York fashion cor
respondent. The red and green flannel
shirt waists are popular Tor golf and
are worn with golf cape by women
who do not care for the little red or
green jackets. Purple flannel waists
are much worn during second mourn
ing and are much more comfortable 10
look at and much better in their effect
than black flannel or black China silk
or taffeta. just at present dark red or
dark blue, or even bright blue. flannel
waists are being made. with black
stripe which bars them and gives them
the effect of plaid. These are in very
good taste and very bright on cold win
ter Gays. Corduroy is still used, and
velyeteen is seen in all combinations.
velveteens in large plaids are very
bright and rich looking and seem more
formal than flannel. hence may be even
more worn to excuse the absence OF
the boned and fitted waist aforesaid
which is reposing in the wardrobe.
Since the polka DOT craze has become
SO pronounced one hesi;ates to mention
the popularity of the polka-dotted
velvet and velveteen shirt waists. 1t
hardly seems possible that they cannot
survive the oblivion into which polka
dotted materials will surely sink if
they do not stop thrusting themselves
so glaringly upon the retina of the eye
that the sight of them will become I'M
endurable. Just now, however there is
nothing much pretter than these self
same poika-dot,ed shir: waists in
brown. blue and even gray aud green
velve;eens. The polka dots. ii is need
less to say. are white.
Silk shirt waists arc always worn,
but to speak of silk shirt waists takes
us out of the region Of the severely
tailor made article into fancy waists,
where tucks and other frivolous and
becoming furbelows begin. Most of the
silk shirt waists, in fact, one might say
all Of them. are tucked in some man
ner. 4 The very latest tucks are more
than tucks.
They are box plaits less than half an
inch wide with about the same distance
between them. To make waist Of this
sort it is necessary to first box plait the
silk to be used and then cut out the
waist. This waist cannot yet be had in
even the stnartest shops. so it is well tn
have one made by modiste or at home
1t one has very good pattern. for the
lines are the same as that of the ordi-
nary waist, only there is all this Ella boz
rate box plating to be done before the
silk is cut at all.
There is a determined effort to make
the white linen collar less prominent
and the tie more obtrusive The con-
sequence is that one sees shirt waists
with 4 narrow turnover band of white
showing about the neck. and below that
wide tie. going around the neck twice.
tied with two small bows and wide
ends. which reach nearly to the waist.
The ever-present poll:a dot has invaded
the ribbon used for these ties, and
orange or lemon-colored ties with black
Il =.
The orange and lemon seem to be about
the most popular. but there are ties OF
every color with polka dots on them.
Then there are beautiful striped ties
of gorgeous-hued silks, which cost q
pretty penny if one INDUCES in the lux
ury OF buying them at mems furnishing
shops, but which can be had for about
quarter of the asking price if one
scNks carefully at the design, buys good
silk and copies it at home.
Then there are ties with square, for
mal-looking ends, making the butterfly
bow or the bat wing. But whatever tie
is worn it is customary to cover the
collar as much as possible. Many of the
collars are only narrow turnover bands
which fasten to the ties before they are
put around the neck.
Many of the ready-made shirt waists
come with collar or stock of the ma
terial of which they are made. This
gives an opportunity to wear all sorts
OF fancy stocks. but is not quite as much
in keeping with tailor-made effect IS
a narrow band of white about the neck.
Silk waists invariably have fancy
stocks. and if they do show white
band above them it is of the finest hem
stitched or embroidered lawn and has
none of the stiffness Of linen about it.
st. Louis Republic
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