The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-09
Dame Fashion

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NEW YORK. April 9.-To predict
vl1zzk the fashion will be next year is
zlAnu1 as easy and the result as salts
HnEary as to predict what the weather
vl be next week or month or year.
Dume Fashion has tickle taste and
,nnGr or consistency are something alb
zn1utely Foreign to her. Even those
vAn. by reason of their close associa-
Hua with fashion matters might be
-v0sed to be in good position to
nulne predictions that will come true.
ID not seem to be able to forecast
changes in fashions with any appreci-
=nhar degree of certainty.
For several years it has been the
.axznlImg prediction that blouses and
.rnirtw:aists would surely go out of
su1Jie, but the prophecy has remained
un1l1filled. Not only that, but these
vsxy same garments have become even
nnme popular from year to year and
uhls year they seem to be even more
VASCULAR than last year. The blouse is
practically product of evolution. 1t
gradually developed from the shirt
wa1r1 and now has it's distinctive fea-
1Eres- which make it an important fac
Ar in every seasons fashions. It may
Euan's wardrobe more useful and capa-
GAe of a more diversified adaptability
nhxA the blouse. That feature may
fzYe something to do with the remark
able success of that garment, although,
Lac "A rule, the question of usefulness
z.a.aasurn- has any influence upon the
ipxrmanency of any feature Of fashion.
1x2aOnses can be adapted to nearly
exxery imaginable condition.
They are made of every kind of ma
xer11i, from the simplest to the rich
ssef sznd most expensive, there is prac-
zk1Ay no limit to their cut and style
and as to ornamentation and trimming
xhe saressmakers' fancy has the most
ample opportunity for the display of
saS sapability. 1t is somewhat differ
scnt with the ordinary shirtwaists.
They change very little from year to
year in their principal features and
Gwen the tendency of frightening the
zshpslller line has had but little effect
MpGn the style of the present shirt
Wass1- While fancy is allowed to run
MOI in the trimming and ornamental
n5cn of blouses, the trimming Of shirt
SxaIsts is of more conservative and
sseI7ate character, which makes them
distinctly garment suitable for plain
zxfae ia :.
Fashionable blouses, for summer
wear are made of the thinnest and
soaJntiest materials and, most of them,
al least, are made without lining. The
mhrafashionable blouses are simple
and plain enough in their lines but
xh trimming is of the most expensive
xxsaterials and there is so much ex-
4udsite fandwork on them that their
prices are, naturally quite above the
reach of the ordinary buyer.
More than ever the long shoulder eff
zNect is strictly emphasized in the new
YSsouses, that have been imported for
ahe coming summer. One of the ia
7w0r1te methods Of producing the long
shoulder effect seems to be the, epau-
Nef1e. In some of the blouses shown
cepa uiettes of embroidery or lace form
something like continuation of the
;ssb9nlder line along the upper part of
H,,e sleeve. The epaulettes are Dor
s1ereil with a narrow firth of chiffon or
with a narrow band of lace and some
al them look quite ornamental. In
@Nher models Oblong medallions of
Eare are placed right on the point of
xhe shoulder and are surrounded with
rra1ls of lace or chiffon, similar to the
&paulettes.
Every variety Of sleeves is represent
ed In the latest importations of blouses
Some of them end just below the ell
NOW and have a wide umbrella like
scuif OF lace. Others have narrow cuffs
with lace applique or of lace alone
Some of the neatest blouses have
sleeves, rather narrow near the shout
der, widening toward the wrist and
gathered gracefully with narrow
Rand, with lace or Hfhandworked en-
broidery.
The staple belt for the coming sea-
1on, according to the opinion Of ex-
Deras will be in soft fabrics A glove
belt made of kid and stitched to re-
semble the back of glove with pearl
clasps. will be one of the most inte-
resting nOve1tioc T,hnro Mill o1oo ~