Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17

DAINTY: new BLOUSE
-es-~' - IT,
As Holiday s Gifts There's
Nothing More Pleasing.
FOR LIMITED MEANS
ALL TONE INTO SKIRTS IN BOTH
COLOR AND FABRIC.
Exquisite Effects in Tucked, Shirred
and Corded Chiffon-Popularity
of Three-Quarter Sleeves.

Written for The Evening Star 10y Katherine An
ders0n.
The Christmas gift of today shows an ODD
commingling of the old holiday spirit and
the newer practical ideas A gift which
saves the recipient money laid aside for
frocks is far more welcome than a piece
of jewelry quite out of proportion to the
womans style of dressing trumpery bit
of bric-a-brac for an already crowded
room. To make practical gift douby well
come one has only to select an article of
wearing apparel which is truly festive-to
know just where to draw the line between
too, too practical gift and something
which carries only holiday suggestions.
The rich old aunt in search of something
for her niece whose dress allowance is small
or who is perhaps living on the average
salary of an Office employe, can select
on more desirable gift than a dainty blouse
The puzzled bachelor uncle will do well to
call in some experienced shopper to aid
him in the selection of a similar gift. and
a college girl can never have too many
extra bodices any number of her family
may feel justified in choosing this gift. AS
for the mother-the busy, practical mother
"a blouse that is just a little out of the
| ordinary, with some touch of extravaganza
such as she would Danish from her mind
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welcome.
In selecting blouse for gift it is of
the utmost importance to ascertain the
color and style of the skirt with which 1t
will be worn. 1t is absolutely essential
that the blouse this year should have pre-
cisely the color tone of the skirt, and fur
Their that the fabric of the one should tone
perfectly with the fabric of the other.
Many smartly dressed women cling to the
Independent blouse, independent in fabric,
but not i'll color, and she who has broad
cloth or silk skirt in white has blouse
also in white though in a different material.
The girl who looks well in pale blue may
have d broadcloth skirt built on directoire
lines, with several pale blue blouses to
match, and the same with gray. In fact, 1t
is becoming something of vogue for girls
to adopt the most becoming color and wear
it almost exclusively.
Very few women who make any preten-
lions TO good dressing offer striking con-
trast between blouse and skirt. Even the
black skirt with d gay bodice has gone out
In its stead for wear with black house
skirts slightly trained come Independent
blouses IN various black materials. For
the palmer bodice, silk null, liberty silk
and chiffon are shirred and corded in elab-
crate designs over silk, with a fanciful
girdle of black silk. More dressy are the
jetted bodices either in net or chiffon over
black silk AS rule these are made up
very simply that the jetted pattern may
stand out in all its beauty They can be
bought ready to make up at very reason
able figure.
ne woman VINO mas limited dress al
loWance pins her faith on black and white
and the white waists for wear with white
broadcloth or silk skirts were never more
effective. Here the three-quarter sleeve is
especially popular. Very girlish are the
shirred and corded waists evolved from
chiffon, net and null, and while the shir-
the body. a long effect is given to the gar
ment by bringing each row of shirring to a
point back and front.
V-Shaped Yoke.
A very pretty example shows a V-shaped
yoke of fine tucks sheered lengthwise
In white chiffon over silk The three
quarter puff sleeves are shirred and tucked
on horizontal lines. ending at the elbow in
double ruff1es The tucking and shirring
of the bodice are also horizontal. following
the V-shape of the yoke, and a draped
girdlc comes to a similar point in the front
and is finished with two rosettes at the
back. " 'Ne
On slightly more elaborate lines is white
dinner blouse of chiffon over white Iouisine
1t fastens in the back and has yoke de-
sign showing Renaissance bow-knots on a
PLAIN chiffon ground. and from each bow
kHot depends bunch of berries embroder-
ed In SILK This yoke is round and the
blouse section of the waist Is set in with
a Wy me shlrrings and tucks while just
shlTred; The sleeve is shirred Just above
and below the elbow ending in a do,b,e
Ian a,Hua.ea nou1ce, and the belt is of white
For Afternoon Wearing.
dainty afternoon waist and one of the
ie" oHered with fun length sleeve shows
d mass OF handiwork. 1t is fashioned from
Japanese grass linen Of exquisite sheerness.
ana fastens IN the back so that the elab-
crate handwork on the plain front is I'M
broken. Inc yoke, built on irregular wav-
Ing lines, is laid III very fine hand-run
tuckS defined fon nd
boullionne bands of the linen Joined with
fagoting in very fine thread Rows of fine
tucking, narrow bouillonnes and Valen
clenneS insertion showing a coin spot are
all joined together with fancy stitches to
make the body portion, while across the
'front.' are sprays of lotus leaves and bios
SONS buttonholed on the fine linen cut out
and appliqued upon the blouse The sleeve
is split up the outside seam to admit a soft,
narrow puff of the linen on which Is set
graduated ruffies of tucking edged with
lace to match the insertion
A bodice of sheerest white silk shows
marvellous handwork decorations in fagot-
ing around appliques of tulips which run
down the front of the bodice and from the
shoulder seams to the sleeve giving the eff
feet of bertha appliqued upon cloth.
An extremely smart bodice for wear with
a tobacco-brown broacloth was of the same
shade of chiffon over silk Being for dinner
wear it was cut with a V-shaped neck and
three-quarter sleeves. The chiffon was
draped over The SILK In accordion pleating,
and the sleeves were merely two graduated
founces in accordion pleatings, and edged
with fine rows of ruching. The neck was
outlined by a. band of chiffon applique
studded with topaz and a piece of the trim
ming stiffened like stock end fell from
the point of the neck to the waist line
where it ended in q. point finished with topaz
fringe. The girdle was also studded, and
set at intervals across the front and on the
sleeves following the V-shape of the neck
were tiny rosettes of chiffon with a topaz
in the heart of each.
A Little Management.
Many a girl limited dress allowance
has a pale coiored skirt and high-necked
blouse upon which she depends for semi
dressy occasions. Given low-necked bodice
to match this skirt and she is equipped for
a smart dinner or informal evening func-
ton.
A very simple but effective decollete
blouse for wear with pale pink skirt was
developed from a pink repousse lace which
is yard and a half wide and So a yard
Three-quarters of a yard was EMPLOYED
for shirring over the silk foundation of
exactly the same shade and for the puffs
which formed the short sleeves gradu-
ated bertha coming to deep point back
and front was formed from a lace edging
which exactly matched the all-over. and
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