Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
CHIFFON WIrhS
VALEhclEhhEs
LACE.
-lHAT promises to be an auspiciousIy sue
Il eessful season for the separate waist
4 has been ushered in for the spring and
q summer season of 1907.
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The separate jumper waist to wear
with tailored suits and the iumper
HocKs with their endless array of grlirnpes have
greatly increased the demand for this garment.
"hlch some OF its enemies have attempted to
sheive ever so many times but which proves a
hardy and ever-welcome perennial for all that.
1here are now available little gumpes or really
three-quarter length blouses to wear with the
new corseet skirts with bretelles, which appear
to stunning advantage on the new tailor-made
models for spring.
bHOAD SHOULDER LINES DEMANDED.
The new models, generally spesk;no ars out
ana designed to give extreme width across the
shoulders, front and back. At one time we we'll
remember (when tight sleeves were fasbionablel
mat the backs of the waists were too largs bv
tar at The armhole, consequently the tons Of the
sleeves were as portion of the back. This osvs
the "earer very narrow, contracted shoul.
der line. But thank heaven, the designers bava
grown wiser since then, and they now give us
even better lines than we possess: still that i.
their business %
Ready made waists for the most part are well
cut and set in trig fashion over the sbor,dor.
while the collar bands are mot mile foo h;r !"
In many cases it was formerly necessary, - L..
an inch or more off each side of the collar and
then add little fullness so that II would n;oai,,
the least. " say
Every woman who has a 36-incb bust r,o....-
does not take 13 1315 collar vet in '"n',
cases this is Just the proportion over which WI
els were made ieh hnou-
All dressy blouses and many of the bot+ou
grade OF tailored shirts have their collors Ot
tached. 0o''alS at-
Many of the yokes are square tbo o,,.,;-
ing right out to the shoulders Tho toa -; 80 ~
in most cases escape for an inch or two ~"
shoulders Then the folded ichu etfec+ fe ei ING .ne
trlck) IN the Puritan style, emphasizes tb;s ~
tion of the anatomy. 'uiS por'
Capes and tab-like pieces of sef-materiaI Or
trimming, as circular shaped medaions aro ,'n VI
pended over the shoulders. "'e SuS'
NEW HALF SLEEVE HIDES ELBOW
No longer will elbow armlets be reoni,.a !.
screen the elbow. About one woman in "
dred has pretty and dimpled elbow. Will In thr
remaining 80 have bony, angular, highly colorad
ones which the world pleases to forget
Half length sleeves extend far enouob .o,,o,
the elbow for comfort, but do not bind it. Three.
quarter length sleeves are also shown in drasS,,
waists, while some imported models in Innan;yS
style and those of net, chiffon or lace are show
such as were worn several years ago with a doo,
point over the hand, Bernhardt loves this stvle
especially in mousquetaire sleeve.
1allored Waists show the half length, three-
quarter and full length sleeves.
A rufie or two of lace, gathered or finely plait.
ed or shaped cuff is the usual termination of a
dressy blouse
Sleeves are amply large but not aggressiveIv
sol; and there is not the least danger that the
tight shaped sleeves iof other days are to be
feared.
All sleeves in the more pretentious models are
trimmed and made transparent with laces and
emoroiderles whenever it is possible. Decora.
tion is pat either near the tor or elbow. but
rarely directly in the centre.
have gone into detail with regard to the gen
eral outline, SO that women who want to remodel
last summers waists may do SO with some prac-
tical and up-todate end in view.