Arizona republican., 1903-10-08
SHIRT WAISTS FOR AUTUMN
New Oxfords and Flannels Give New
 Charms to the Separate Waist.

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 Although robe gowns are in style for rived is offering a larger variety of shirts, waists and blouses than was ever before shown.
 'Twould be strangely fastidious wo- man who could not make satisfactory selections this year. She has many inn portations to choose from if she has money galore, and the home weaves and ready to wear blouSes are attrac- tive enough for the daintiest of wo- men. First of all are the cotton shirts for early fall wear, then the heavier oxfords, the fleeced vestings, Scotch f1annels and French flannels. These are all for stout service and are ac- cordingly made simply along tail ored lines.
 waist shop" in New York Is show ing samples for these plain shirts that are as pretty as they are substantial. The oxfords are unusually coarse in | weave and have cross threads of two | or more colors. For instance. a white piece will have threads of blue running | in the opposite direction. Or there will be a white back with red and green WoNeH III UdShct pdttclH. 1HCiG diC few solid colors. Where the ground is plain a polka dot or ring will be iter- woven, white with black or blue dot or green. A green ground is prettily dotted with red. The combination of | a gray green with light red seems to be a favorite combination in these fall fabrics. In the vestings the same fig | urings prevail, but preference seems to go to the black and white. There are also some broad stripes with narrow stripes formed by polka dots. Both | in the Scotch and French flannels this clear gray green is evident. The | Scotch flannels were never softer in shading. These, always striped, are proportioned prettily by means of the small stripes put together to compose | large ones between the stripes Of white.
 The making up of these service shirts are much a matter of individual pref erence and figure. A few of them are l made without tucks or plaits, but, for 1 the most part, they have at least bit | of fullness let in at the shoulder. There are several good models de- | signed at this waist shop, which does not sell the materials, but builds shirts l to order from it's exclusive line of sam pies. One is a flannel in solid shade, | which is tucked in lengthwise half-inch | tucks, placed three inches apart across | the entire front. At the shoulders | some fullness is let in by means of pin l tucks between the half-inch tuckS, which are let out at the bust line. The | sleeves are plain at the top, but far ing into a bit of fullness below the elbow and are in turn tucked in half
 
 l inches up toward the elbow One of | the new folded taffeta stocks. with double ends, might be worn. The four ends brought around and tied in a l sailors knot and the four ends pulled | about a. bit to show the two colors. In
 black and white these stocks are very | natty.
 The figured oXfords appear, from the | manner in which they are made up here, to he dependent wholly upon their 1 ornate surface for decoration. They
 are also absolutely plain with a broad | box plait down the front for the but | tons. link cuffs and have but shirt | band at the top. The smartest neck rigging is hemmed black taffeta or
 soft wide ribbon carried around the 1 neck under a hemmed turnover of | stout thick linen and tied in front in
 a broad stiff bow. These bows under
 the chin seem to grow larger and larg CT, and one is tempted to ask. Where
 is the bow going with the girl?' A | favorite stock for day wear, with sep | arate waists, is the straight band oi | pique or linen with black taffeta tie.
 It is not a new design. but one that
 has grown so popular, it returns each season with the newer modes.
 Many women will wear the wash
 blouses straight through the winter
 they have a spick and span appear ance which makes them especially
 good for daily wear. Scotch flannel is
 perhaps the one material in wool which
 stands the test of time and launder-
 ing. It remains soft and the blues
 pinks. violets and greens which fade
 away. like the morning dew in other
 ia brics, remain true colors to the end
 Heavy eeru linen is unequaled fol
 travelling. One made with three broad
 box plaits in front, plait on the
 sleeve to match, is ornamented only
 by white stitching. The stitching is
 done in the shape of diamonds on he
 top of box plaits, one just touching
 the stock and connecting with an
 other which reaches to the bust. Ont
 or each box plait extending from tn.
 shoulder toward the front, one and :
 half from the tops of the sleeves or the arm. The cuffs are wide anG