Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
WONDERS IN SHIRT WAISTS
Season Brings Creations that Only Woman
Gan Understand,
oFFABEcs AND FlLMlEsTOFLAcE
Fashions Are for the Daintiest and
Sweetheart, with Prices Ranging
from 81 to as High a. eos
for q Garment.

First, and above everything else, this
years shirtwaist is elaborate. Secondly, it
is white and thirdly, 1t buttons in the
back, and upon these three principles is
constructed a most bewildering assortment
of inery AS a matter OF fact, it is only
out Of respect to the origin of the garment
that the term shirt waist is permissible
this year. Lingerie" is the word, and 1t
is none too indefinite to cover all the varia-
lions and extremes OF this truly remark
able creation. Never before have such
prices been paid for waists. not even for
the fancy silk and lace waists Of seasons
past The SIS model is by no means un-
common, although orders are taken for
models costing as high as S95. 1t may be
added that these are not wash waists
Happily. the great bulk Of the assortment
is much less expensive and reasonably sub
stantial They will launder nicely, are in
perfectly good taste for everyday wear,
and some of the smartest models cost as
low as 81.
Some that Are Popular.
Among the waists that are supposed to
launder the body-if they can be said to
have body so deliberately are they
trimmed-is Of French null, French batiste,
The allover embroidered swisses and the
hand embroidered linens are among the
very smartest. They are exquisitely sheer
and usually less intricately made. Switzer-
/ land and Belfast, Ireland furnish most of
| these and they are obtained at fancy prices.
! China and radium silks in white are only
| moderately popular. They are usually
much trimmed with German val or en-
broidered nets.
French and German valencennes insert
| ing anu edgings, baby Irish, inserted bands
Of fine tucking, hand or fine machine made
! embroidery and medallions of embroidered
| Swiss, batiste, null or princess lace, are
| used in trimming, not infrequently the
lace, embroidery medallions and applique
being combined in a single waist. The
combination of the inset lace with en-
broidered fronts is very good, the eyelet,
shadow and over and over embroidery
being much used. All manner Of effects
are used in the application OF trimmings
! yokes boleros. full or plain fronts being
| equally in evidence. The blouse is still
used though in a much modified degree.
The sleeves are smaller. though indications
are that the later models will be somewhat
| fuller The dressy waist has short or
three-quarter sleeves The long sleeves in
variably. have deep cuffs reaching to the
elbow and above. They are made of tuck
ing, embroidery, lace. or whatever the
trimming happens to be.
Gun and Collars.
The Gun s one Of the most effective
characteristics OF the short sleeve. Pre-
ferably, 1t is from three to three and one
half inches deep. with frill of lace ex-
tending around the edge and up the back
II It is an open cum, These cuffs are made
oQ ,NNvLntd art
corresponding with the waist trimming,
inset between rows Of valenciennes lace or
baby Irish OF rows OF tucking. They are
unlined and loose. The Louis cum is seen
on some of the sleeves, especially where
the cum fits around the elbow.
The collars are all attached, They are
soft and unlined and from one and one-half
to two inches high, and finished with the
frill Of lace. Like the cuffs. they are
made OF the lace, embroidery, or whatever
band trimming chances TO be used on the
I waist The Dutch neck promises to be the
/. popular thing for midsummer wear, and
those models that are in are cut square
or round, exposing the base of the neck.
Yoke effects are much used in these
4 waists One Of the palmer models shows
!? a thread tucked yoke. with square cut
neck outlined with a band Of val, edged
with narrow val lace.
one OF the Fancy Models.
, A more fancy model has a yoke effect
formed Of tucked extensions of the blouse
run up to the neck between strips of en-
{ brodered batlste inset and outlined in me-
4 dalllon effect by scant frills of narrow lace
Medalllons, and where the waist is hand
embroidered, sprays Of the embroidery are
n used on the sleeves. Clusters OF tucks are
! used chiefly as trimming for the backs OF
| TEA. 3ko.s E,,,lr Noo
And then there is the plain tailored
waist 1t is made OF lawn or linen and
chiefly trimmed with tucks It. too, fasten,
in the back and has the soft low collar
The sleeves are long and have deep tucked
cuffs that are shaped and usually buttoI
!. on the under side with little pearl buttons
and loops. These range In price from s
to s..
OF fancy waists there is no end. All
5. over baby Irish, built over net and sof
white China silk, embroidered nets and al
manner Of lace and embroidery combina
lions never dreamed of before this season
make up a bewildering assortment-at be
wilderlng prices.
Delicate Shades in COIOrs.
The nearest approach to the colore
shirtwaist is in most delicate shades o
novelty fabrics for which every shop seem
to have a different name and that on
would think twice before consignRg to tn
laundry. These are chiefly in plaids an
trimmed with pleats or tucks.
Some Of the handsomest waists that wi
be worn this summer are being sold 4
patterns. These are hand embroidere
Swiss and null and are made in switzer
land. They cost high SIS pattern
Some wonderfully sheer hand-embroidere
waist patterns from Ireland cost from ST.
up to SIS. The shadow embroidery whic
is so popular has To be stamped and worke
and made on the MULE, Persian lawns an
handkerchief linens. is one OF the dainties
embroideries that will be used this year