The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23
FOR EARLY SPRING
SMART DESIGNS IN THE sEPA.
RATE SHIRT WAISTS.
Showinss Are Larger and More Varied
Than Have Appeared for Sew.
erai Seasons-GirdIes Brought
Into Prominence.

The separate waist, ever since the
day or its origin has been q subject of
exceptional interest, and all efforts to
supplant It have proved Intellectual.
| 1t Is too convenient; in fact. com.
bines too many alluring characters.
| tics in its makeup to be easily set
aside, and, while IL may never again
enjoy the same prestige that first
, marked It's appearance. II Is doubtful
If we are ever again left without
some modification of the shirt waist.
While the entire costume Is now
considered more dressy. the spring
showing of separate blouses Is unde.
niably larger and more varied than
for several seasons.
For early spring days smart designs
are developed in flannel, always of
the unshrinkable quality. These are
trimmed either with bias or plain
bands of self material. with fancy
braids. rulings and empiecements. or
with ticks and shirrs, fancy buttons,
straps and various more or less odd
devices. fashioned out of contrasting
cloths or silks.
The same careful attention to de.
tail, the same perfect fit. and correct
lines required in the most pretentious
creation are exacted of the separate
waist to be wholly in vogue for the
coming season.
The girdle, too, is 40 important fac.
tor. 1t is generally made of a soft
pllable silk, Is about three inches
wide in the back and five in front
where 1t is brought into a buckle or
slide of that depth. or else Is kept in
shape by two bones set about an inch
apart. This is an innovation from the
abrupt point, to which we have held
for so cong a time, but which is not to
be found in the newest models.
One very modish design noticed
among these flannel waists was OF
viyella plaided in dull blue and green
checked off with hair.lnes of lighter
blue and green. The material was
gathered to a pointed yoke back and
front. and drawn taut down into a
crushed belt of satin of the exact
shade of green shown in the plaid.
Down the front Is double box plalt,
cut on the cross of the goods, on
which are two tiny folds of satin
stitched through the center The
yoke Is outlined with folds, the fronts
cut In rounded points overlapping
each other and decorated with three
tiny buttons. At the base of the col
lar is tiny butterfly bow of satin.
The sleeves show rather more fulness
than those of the past season, this at
both top and bottom, and have some
what the straight up-and-down effect
ascribed to the originally designed
waists, and also they have the typical
shirt.waist cuffs.
Tiny pockets in all manner of odd
designs are very much in evidence, al.
though they are in reality but trav-
esty on the name, never by any
chance being other than mere patches
and therefore entirely ornamental.
Another special feature in tailored
waists Is the frilled bosom plait,
style universally becoming and smart.
A pretty design of this order Is de-
veloped in pale blue flannel set in
broad side plaits each edged with a
quilting Of satin ribbon OF the cloth
shade; the bosom plait which is also
given two narrow side plaits, and
which conceals the fastening, is like.
wise frilled. The sleeves are short
pufs with cuffs which reach only to
the elbow, each given three plalts
edged with a frill OF ribbon similar to-
those on the waist proper. The girdle
is of blue velvet. and the lace stock
is bordered at the top with fold OF
velvet.