The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-16

and with no trimming save pointed
yoke Of tinieSt vertical tucks and per-
haps touch of valenciennes lace at
throat and wrists. If these tucks are
hand run, so much the better, but If
machine run, the very finest thread
must be used and the greatest care
exercised.
These simple blouses come in white,
pink and pale blue, and for the hand
made ones rather discouraging price
was asked; but now, in common with
all the other sheer blouses they are
marked down to a price within reach
of even a woman with a small allow
ance, and the woman who buys one
will make no mistake.
Bargain counters are piled high with
thin shirt waists and blouses now, and
while many are ugly and almost all are
so soiled and tumbled that they look
unattractive, the. canny woman who
will hunt patiently can pick up extra
ordinarily good bargains which clean
ing or laundering will make as good
as new. Even the exclusive makers
and importers are offering such blouses
at low prices rather than carry them
over until next summer, and with all
of August and September ahead of us,
the investment is a good one, even If
the blouse should not be of use next
season, as it probably would be.
Tucking, drawn work, hand embroi-
derry, inset lace and embroidery, shir-
ring. ETC., are lavished upon many Of
the blouses, and some combine both fine
bat1ste or Swiss embroidery and lace,
or different kinds of lace. One blouse
OF batiste has deep yoke coming well
down on the shoulders and made of
alternating rows of valenciennes and
torchon. The body of the blouse and
or.o 1afd 1aI, Z,
tucks and the long close-fitting cuff
Is of the row of lace.
Another blouse in batiste has groups
OF very fine tucks running from top to
bottom and in the spaces between the
tucks are embroidered delicate trailing
vines. Tiny embroidered blossoms,
garlands wreaths, ETC., are introduced
in various ways upon the blouses and
are the most charming of trimming for
them, but lace inset is effective, be-
coming, and, unless real lace is used,
less expensive than the hand embroid-
cry.
Teneriffe and Mexican drawn work
medallions and bands are also effective,
though somewhat difficult to handle
AS a matter Of fact it takes an artist
to apply medallions to blouse or bod
ice so that they will blend with the
general lines and be becoming to the
Wedf6f.H LII IlIIlS eases OUT Oh ten me-
dalHons break up the graceful lines Of
the blouse and make 1t look splotchy;
and the frocks badly broken out in me-
dallions which are to be seen on the
streets nowadays are lamentable
sight.
Shirrings, plain. corded or tucked,
are attractive in blouse designs, but, of
course, put laundering out. of the ques-
ton and should be used only when the
owner of the blouse expects to send 1t
to the cleaner early. and often.
Epaulette effects and other devices
for giving a long and dropping shoulder
line are in vogue. for blouses, as for all
bodices; but this idea should not be
carried far enough to interfere with the
wearing of coat, for the blouse is es-
sentially part of a three piece cos
tune and should look the part, even
when worn without the coat
Not only are :, the ready-to-wear
blouses marked down at this season,
but the materials for making them may
be had at prices greatly reduced. Rem
nants of fine null, batiste and lawn
are for sale in almost every shop, at