The Washington times., 1906-05-13
.DOingS in the
World of Fashion

HERE are pretty models at rea-
sonable prices, but the tendency
among the manufacturers OF
cheaper bIouses IS 10 economize
upon the quality of the material and
launch into elaborate machine embroid-
cry and coarse trimmings Probably the
supply corresponds 20 the demand, for
manufacturers are canny in such mat
ters and have their fingers upon the
public pulse.
The woman who cannot afford the
elaborate handmade things. vet is
blessed or cursed with tastes that make
her rebel against cheap and coarse
showiness. is the woman for whom
shopping is difficult Practically the only
way in which this woman can get
houses that viii approximately satisfy
her requirements. yet be reasonable
in point Of cost. is 70 make them her
self, for hand work always runs the
price Of the cheap article up 20 a eoo6ly
figure, and It Is hard 70 find even ma
chine-made biOuses carefully made and
OF fine material
Blouse patterns. unmade. are shown.
this spring In exquisite designs. and
some women believe that by buying
them and having them made and fitted
70 order that they obtain more salts
factory results for less money than
they DO in buying them ready made.
Among the ieady-made bIouses there
was one which had a basis Of very fine
baby Irish lace-a thing very readily
distinguished even by an uninitiated OBJ
server from the cheap. coarse imitation
Of baby irish lace. so much used for
| expensive models. Wide bands OF real
cluny formed vertical stripes al inter
vals around the blouse and outlined the
guimpe, which was OF valenciennes-
Nothing could be simpler than this. but
the ineness Of the materials and the
daintiness with W hich they were put to
gether gave to the model more dis
tinctiOn than went with many a more
intricate and rretentious blouse. Incl
dertally. this model had excellent wear
ing qualities. and would not crumple
! and muss. as do the lingerie bIouses.
Another blouse was also OF the lace
class. and so did not properly come IN
der the head OF lingerie. though in
/ purpose and general character il ranks
With these. A founce lace was used
| in this case instead Of all over, and
this lace was set into the shoulders
and formed theS side fronts the scallOp
/ edges bordering a vest made Of VaIen-
/ cienneS and cluny insertions. set to-
gether alternately and forming points
| The cuffs were Of Valenciennes and
/ clUny. and the insertion points were
also introduced under the arms. join
/ ing the solid lace fronts and backs
When embroidery is the principal fea-
! ture Of oruamentation Nalenciennes IS
often the only lace associated with IL,
or perhaps ciUny Is the one lase chosen
/ The importance of ClUny in the field OF
lingerie fiocl<s and blouses is one OF the
distinctive notes Of the new season and
most effective results are obtained by
using this heavy lace in its fine quality
upon the sheerest OF linens and batisteS
and nulls. as well as upon heavier lin
ems. The narrow clCny insertions.
some OF them looking very much Ike
I heavy crochet hand-wOrk joining seams
and used in place Of veining- are partic-
! Ularly favored. and such narrow cluny
| lines set together all the seams OF some
/ blouses, which have Cluny motifs inset
| or heavy embroidered designs for other
| trimming
A simple and pretty blouse has on the
body no trimmings save the minute
tucks which form the yoke The long
cuffs OF the sleeves are SOlidly tucked
/ with tuckS Of the same width as those
/ Of the woke and running around the arm
AT top and bottom Of this tucked cuH
| runs a narrow band Of NalenCiennes in
I sartiOn and Two lines Of the lace inSer-
| r5Ou are Let into the tucked collar