The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-04
summary SHIRT WAISTS.
Some Things that Commend This Garment to
the Wise Woman-What Not to Wear.

cents yard and made at home, or hall
ing from the department store at 50 "a
cents, or ordered from tailor at IS,
shirt waist must be required to fit neatly
and precisely, or 1t might better swell at
once the contents OF the rag bag.
Assuming that the shirt waist must be
individual, and that however bright in
! tone, II must be chosen with a correct
| eye for color combinations, 1t may be said
further that a broad distinction must be
made between tailor waists and those in
tended for different wear. Tailor waists,
whether Of silk or the heavy cottons,
/ whether meant for use with cloth gowns
! or outing suits of madras and silk, wheth-
! err intended for walking or golhng or
bicycling, can not be too severe. Other
waists can not be too soft, too profusely
trimmed or too feminine. To be success
full. this summers shirt waist must choose
/ its class and then stick absolutely TO iS
own side of the line
~
The most mannish shirt waist has
| stiff and stardhed bosom and fastens with
studs. 1t differs in but few details, such
as the soaring height Of its collar, which
must leave no space between It's edge and
/ the tender ear, from the corresponding
/ shirt OF last summer. II is the most I'M
/ comfortable Of all shirts. adopted just as
men have found 1t Impossible for warm
/ weather When most correct, 1t has
] short yoke IN the back. while in front the
stif bosom reaches straight to the collar
/ It's only concessions TO feminnity are the
1 loose folds down the sides OF the bosom.
/ What commends this shirt to its wear
| ers is the fact that it must be made to
| order and can not become common. The
! smart woman In getting half dozen for
summer has SKIRTS made at the same place
| to match each, or else 81 pure white. To
each belongs also its own belt, Its own
/. studs and its own set of string ties; usual
ly also it's own sailor hat and its own
paraSol.
~
Silk Is one of the best materials for
shirt waists. IL 1t is really good enough
10 be washable. 1t has the advantages of
GOODNESS and comfort and Of lasting about
three times as long as the cheaper cottons.
Some of the more novel silk waists of this
season are made to correspond with the
linen or jean skirts they are meant to
accompany by being ornamented with
polka dotted linen or jean bands--the
dots being of the color OF the silk and
the ground corresponding with the skirt.
These bands are used for cuffs and wher-
ever finish Is needed, just as II they
were lace or embroidery, except that they
arc sewn on plain with no gathers.
The greater severity OF the tailor waist
and the greater elaboration OF the more
dressy bodice are natural consequences o.
the struggle to be different from the con.
: ventional shop waist. The combination o.
jean and silk and the many odd uses o
the novelty piques show how far in thi!
! direction ingenuity can go.
: An outing dress OF deep pink Jean has
skirt with tight fldting back the bottom
Il Ia hfs5 Nytt nor NJ 10
pink jean dotted with white and headed 10y
four rows of very narrow white braid
The Elton jacket OF pink jean has reveu
= of the dotted bands, which appear for thu
n third time on the white silk shirt waist
= forming the narrow belt and stock,
\
~ Very heavy muskcteer blue piquo 4
u used on draped vests and sashlngs, Will
IT some Of the smartest combinations are O
% pique aud linen. A pale blue Scotch line
= dress has tho skirt trimmed with three o
e four rows OF stitching arranged in cd
y designs OF scallops ana diamonds Tn
novel Jacket has an inlay OF white piqu
" both back and front while there is also
/, white pique waist whose front fastens wit
" nterlacing tabs of blue linen. The cuff
" have similar interlaclng tabs and the plat
. collar is Of white with line of blue. !
i yet more novel combination is afforded b
" a white duck blouse with revers of rose
n wood red linen and embroideries of rose
I, wood silk.
e Soft silk waists, especially in pale vel
l. low and pink, are used with the fashion
n able white plque skirt, while organdie an
e null come moro To the front than las
= season. Dainty white muslin waists en-
81 broidered with coral or hluet blue, an
e cream lace waists are also much worn wit
is pique. Ellen Osborn.