Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-08
or FEMININE INTEREST

N0h Inc NouishR OF r0ShiOn what
she considers most in her wardrobe
today and she will in all probability
tell you that. aside from her smart
tailored walking suits. her blouses
are the chief item OF interest in
clothes.
With the two piece tailored suit
established firmly in the favor of
Dame Fashion and her devoted fol
lowers as the proper street costume
of the American woman. IL follows
quite naturally that the separate
blouse should develop a vogue this
fall overshadOwing that OF any pre-
vious season. since the coat and skirt
suit are in no wise possible without
"a third piece. or blouse. appropri-
ate I'm design and material to the
suit # accompanies and the time and
place OF its wearing.
/ DESIGNS ARE MANY AND VARr-
Gus.
A wide Latitude for individuality
OF design is permissible in waists OF
every character from the simplest
shirt OF stifhy starched collar and
cum persuasion 10 the dressiest
bridge or matinee blouse OF silk. net
or lace. the latter. by the way. be-
ing novelties for which Is promised
much popularity the coming fall and
winter. That dainty CONNECTION OF
sheerest weaves. finest laces and
eedlework. the lingerie blouse. has
lost cast not a little the past sum
mer, and the autumn finds IL quite
limited in number in the high class
models for the new season. or
course, il will be worn TO some ex-
tent, for there are always those who
follow their own inclinations in mat
ters of dress despite the seasons
change OF fashions. But even these
unfailing friends TO a mode no longer
young will find II in some change.
many OF the new models Incorporate
ing the clever ideas which distin-
guish the costume models for fall
and winter.
THE MANDARIN ARMHOLE IN
LINGERIE BLOUSES.
AS an instance of this IS the man
DARN armhole, or rather the enec'
Of this Japanese idPea. created by
clover application OF trimmings and
arrangement OF material along these
popular lines
This Japanese tendency likewise
asserts itself in many other models
OF various materials As a matter OF
fact its onf>' restriction Is in the
plain tailored shirtwaist. the charac.
ter of which alters little from season
TO season, except in the matter Of
pleats and tucks An effort is be
ing made to revive the back yoke
in waists Of this type. but whether
II will prove successful only time can
tell. This separate shoulder portion
cut ON the bias OF the fabric is no,
suited to all figures. shortening as
II does the apparent length OF tho
back, and is. therefore. to be avoid
cd by many for just this reason If
no other. On the other hand. the
extremely long-waisted woman could
find nothing more complimenting
than the pointed yoke extending well
down over the shoulder seams in the
front, and shortening the length
from shoulder 20 waistline percepti
bly,.
PARIS NOVELTIES IN SHIRTS.
While on the subject OF tailored
waists let us not forget those linen
novelties which Paris is featuring
idhis fall The material Is a unity
Of two and sometimes three colors
with white. each stripe. for this t.
the design OF the fabric. about
quarter OF an inch wide and usually
in dark tone, such as red, blue o.
black.
The style Of these waists Is sim
( pie, but the manipulation Of the ma
terial is, indeed novel and attrac
tive. The linen IS Of medium weight
and. being without dressing may
easily be mistaken for wool. 50 ex-
aotly do the patterns copy those OF
he French flannel waistings.
/ BRASS BUTTONS ARE SMART
TRIMMINGS.
Brass buttons are the only trim
mings used on these striped crea
tioms. the small bullet kind. such a.
+ Paquin IS fond OF using on his tail
Ored suits. being most often seen.