Evening journal., 1902-06-20
Notes From Woman's Realm
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Regarding Shirt Waist Suits

Shirt waist suits have proved such
an Improvement upon the shirt waist
and separate skirt that they are becom-
ing every day more popular. They are
made Of all materials, but the smartest
are of silk, pongee OF linen, excepting
for country wear, where muslin or
dimity or any one of the thin summer
materials can be made use of. In all
the large and many Of the small shops
there are to be found real bargains in
these shirtwaist suits. of good shape,
good material and really quite smart
in appearance, and for what seem like
very low prices. The smartest are the
satin foulards. but by no means are they
the best wearing. The thin taffetas
have a tendency to crack, and they do
not wear through a summer, while the
linens and pongees are exceedingly
durable:
A smart model in a dark blue and
white foulard has an attached fiounoe
with piping of white; the waist, a
loose blouse. has three pleats in front
and back, edged with a narrow piping;
the sleeves are full, and gathered into
a band at the wrist. In front the
waist is fastened with round pearl but
tons. and there is a narrow belt Of the
same material as the suit. OF course
this is an exceedingly plain little gown
but it can be transformed into quite
a smart affair by putting a piece Of
lace down the front of the waist and
also down the entire length Of tho
skirt-not insertion, but lace, and Of a
good quality In most Instances the
lace costs more than the entire suit
but sometimes a treasure box will dis
close a bit Of old lace which viii prove
very effective for this purpose.
The black and white. the blue and
white and the blue and gray checks
are very attractive; the skirts gored
and the seams outlined with black and
white or with lines of black. They are
very simple and neat in appearance
and extremely useful but all these
gowns wear better and look better if
there is silk lining, and the addi-
tional cost is money we'll expended
The embroidered pongee and em-
broidered linens are more elaborate
made up in the shirt waist gowns, but
there is one model in pongee which is
quite plain and very effective. It has a
Dox pleated skirt and the waist also Is
in box pleats to match. It has no
trimming OF any kind and is worn with
a turned down linen collar and cuffs.
1t is made in the natural colored pom
gee or the dark blue or green.
A very pretty feature of the smartest
and plainest shirt waist gowns is their
very simplicity, and the touch of white
given by the collar and cuffs adds a
finish and at the some time does not
interfere with the simplicity OF the
style. Another favorite way of MAX
ing waists is to have them cut out a
little at the throat and worn with a
ehemisette and collar combined made
OF lace. muslin and lace OF simply
tucked muslin. These chemisettes are
detachable. can easily be laundered.
and are really most useful for anybody
who has TO wear these gowns for going
in and out of town or for travelling, for
it is thus possible to always have some
thing clean and fresh about the neck
without taking the entire waist to
pieces, as is so apt TO be the trouble
with the more elaborate style of
gowns