Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

ESPITE the threatened innovation
of the strictly tailored shirt waist,
the vogue of the hand-embroidered
lingerie blouse is not past; far
from it. Indeed. the makers are
predicting for this convenient and dainty
form of separate waist a popularity even
greater than last seasons.
lust what that means is plain to the
woman whose memory has not been so over
charged with the Crowding of winters en-
cagements and duties as to permit the rec
objection of the fashions of a bygone sea-
son 1t means primarily that 1t is abso-
luteIy essential that she replenish her last
wears stock of blouses with new ones on
the very latest lines; it also means that she
set about that replenishing soon as pos
sible
So much has been said and written lately
# the lingerie blouse from the standpoint OF
material and cut that it is necessary TO ada
little more on page devoted chiefly to the
interests of artistic needlework. Suffice IL 10
say there are few radical changes; the new
model show little departure from accepted
lines. The scope of the lingerie blouse Is
naturally limited, and the changes are more
of detail and trimmings shan of cut. Lines
are simple and well cut, and there are
countless combinations of LACE. and en-
brodery. headings and broad insertions. fine
hand tucks. broader pleats. inserts ana APP
phques.
1t is principally in the designs for the
hand embroidery that the chief difference
from last yedr's styles is seen. There is
possbIv less of the eyelet and shadow de-
signs to he seen than formerly; but cut
WORK effects are quite popular. also the
rapid and effective Wallachian. Hand en-
broidery. with lace inserts, is much used for
,1-tl- In 10 on
and cuffs frequently have part of their pat
terms embroidered in fancy stitches, or else
heavily padded hand Embroidered dots in
various sizes. from pin TO coin dot, scat
tered over the surface. Sometimes. too, the
embroidery shows a touch of color In the
designs. but just touch, remember, and
that chiefly black.
Another difference in this years blouses
is in the greater elaboration of the sleeve
trimming. In almost every instance there IS
embroidery on the upper parts instead OF
lust on the cuffs. as last season BY the
way, while the sleeves on most of the dressy
lingerie blouses are short. the long sleeve Is
seen This year, even on the sheerest batistes
and handkerchief linens. AS last year a
long-sleeVed lingerie waist could scarcely
be bought this may indicate that at last the
day of bare arms is beginning to wane.
While discussion of materials scarcely is
within the province OF this page, a word
blouse that is to be hand embroidered 1t is
never well to economic in this respect. If
one takes the trouble TO do quantities of
fine hand work. she does not wish to have it
made unfit for use in a few weeks at the
hands Of a careless laundresS: therefore it
payS to buy really good quality. Sheer
handkerchief linen, though costly, is che p
est in the end of all thin goods. 1t will
outweaT any other kind. Filmy batistes,
though lovely. are painfully fragile and adj
dictcd to holes. A Persian lawn gives fair
satisfaction. but a, very fine. sheer piece
must be selected to look well. and as the
difference in price between that and the
linen is slight. one should by al means
choose the latter.
While most of the new embroidered
blouses are elaborate in design-often. in
dee /. to the point of Observation-Disclosures
is constant inquiry being made for simpleE
yet effective. working patterns; patterns
that do not mean certain encouragement to
the worker who has not unlimited time at
her disposal.
This requirement is met in the design for
the front of blouse that is given today. 1t
is an effective conventional arrangement of
the Turks cap lily. very simple of execu-
ton.
The scroll leaves are filled and worked in
satin stitch. The anthers and the lower
leaves of the flowers are done in the same
way. The longer petals are filled and work
cd over in satin stitch. which divides and