The Jersey City news., 1903-08-19
SHIRTWAISTS TO
HOLD ON.
Predictions to the Contrary
Their Is No Likelihood
of Their Being Ban
ished.
MADE or EVERY MATERIAL
Hand EmbroiderIes Very
Fashionable for Trimming
Oriental Effects.
MADE OF EVERY MATERIAL


In spite of predictions to the contrary,
of continued efforts to oust the shirtwaist
from its place of favor in my lady's
wardrobe, the separate waist still holds
It's own. In fact. judging from the ad-
vance autumn models, it is coming in a
more fetching ;spise tllan ever before.
The shirt waist. ever since its introduc-
tion, has held in thrall the heart of the
sensible woman, and thought it is said
fenininity is us tickle in fashions realm
as elsewhere. yet she has been more than
constant to her shirtwaist love.
While there have been in the past
few tailors who Would condescend to
make shirt waists for their patrons, they
have been SO toplofty about it that the
customer really felt more or less culpablel
in that she caused her tailor SO much
extra trouble in order to crafty what he
termed whim. And then the result
was seldom what was looked for. The
leose, easy<and yet smart fit. which is
one of the chief charms of the shirtwaist,
was usually more conspicuous by its alb
sence rather than by its presence The
tailor would insist on making it a tight
fitting garment with a ehoker collar. and
he always drew it sharply down into the
belt. allowing. no. material extra to fur
nish the graceful blouse or pouch SO be-
coming TO every CLASS of figure.
The dressmaker was even more dis
agreeable about making shirtwaists.
There was no chance whatever to run in
bill for whalebones. seam bindings,
etc. ETC.. I'D infnitum: hence she felt it
to be almost imperative that she do all
within her power to discreait this COM
Portable little waist, assuring her Gus
toners that they were no longer fashion
able. that AIRS. So-and-So and Mrs.
What 's-her- Name had declare that they
would never under any circumstances
be seen in one Of them; that they We're
relegated to the back woods and the
servants quarters But. nevertheless,
the .shirtwaist .reigns supreme, secure
in its nnassailable position.
The milliners. of course. Joined issue
with the dressmakersl for the more
dressy the toilette the more necessary a
Jresss hat to wear with it. And with
tie shirt waist the favorite hat is some
what severe in its lines and eelling for
no great amoeptsof expensive trimming.
Naturally the milliners protested-that
is. such Of them as were not yet wise
enough to grasp the trend of affairs and
fashion series of shirtwaist hats. be-
holding which no woman could resist.
But their protests ayailed nothing; the
sAirtwast remained deseryedly popular.
All this led to the esta blishment of
shirtwaist specialties--frms which de-
voted all their capital and energies and
business aculnea to the production of
shirtwaists. Designers have expended
their best efforts to make it still more
attractive; almost every known descrip-
tion of textile appropriate to feminine
\ apparel has been levied npon to con-
tribute IT'S quota to the shirtwaist pro-
ccssion. and the result is the siori6cation.
the apotheosis of the shirtwaist.
The shirtwaist as garment belongs
to 10 particular class; it stands peculiar
ly ..loras: il Is sui seucris. There are al
most ianumerable varieties of the shirt
waist. each Of them claiming distinctive
features. Some of theni are unlined and
might be said almost 10 be shapeless.
since they lack even a plnit or o tape to
mark the waistline Others again will
hare the waistline accurately plated and
stitched in place. Others are mounted
usaa carefully fitted iinings. Bnt no
matter what its leading feature or devei-
opmeat, or lnck of Development may be.
sl,iriwaist is always shirtwaist and
caa aeysr oe mistaken for anything else.
Aud this one broad landmark, so to
speak this que uaassailabie point is the
a ffnrs.ieilfn1 faattrni az tl,e new 7nadei
shisiwaisss. No matter what the cut,
, Saai tic material, What the trimmings
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