The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-09-04

which, materially, has not been devel-
oped in printed cretonne, although
there were boleros, overwaists, high
girdles, collars and cuffs of it. Moth
ing was lacking save the sleeves and
yoke. Having been spared these we
! may regard the silk Powered muslin
waist admirably. This looks delight
fully summary, whereas it is suitable
for the coolest of weather, being lined
previous to being pleated or tucked,
with thin India silk, of the same tint
as the grounding of the semi-trans-
parent material. These blouses do not
require any lace trimmings and their
principal points of decoration are the
fronts which show a frilly jabot of fin
est Powered net and their mousque-
taire sleeves which are shirred in three
sections upon narrow ribbons extend
ing from shoulder to wrist, where deep
net ruffles fall over the hand.
NET BLOUSES FOR WINTER.
The net blouses which have played
SO important role for months past
will be worn throughout the winter,
but in a simple form, as not so much
lace and more tucking will be employ
ed in their makeup. For this reason
very good quality of net should be
selected if the garment is to prove
really serviceable. Some of these new
blouses have quite wide box pleats at
back and front, the edge of each pleat
finished with frill of narrow Valen-
ciennes or Cluny lace, while others
have a succession of wide tucks at ell
Their side of a plastron of Irish lace
Again no lace whatever is employed,
but upon the tucks Irish crochet but
tons and drops are set, or there are
narrow straps of biased white satin
or taffetas.
SLEEVE SUGGESTIONS.
The main effort of the designers of
separate blouse at present seems to be
the preservation of the natural outlines
of the shoulders and to effect this re-
suit they are placing as few gathers
as possible in the sleeves of even the
thinnest fabrics. In some of the more
elaborate of such blouses there are
long, clinging sleeves of tulle or lace
which go almost plainly into the arm
size, are shirred ever so slightly onto
the narrow tape which holds the inner
seam in position and at the wrist are
so close fitting that they are fastened
with tiny buttons and loops after the
garment is adjusted. The draped
sleeve is exceedingly popular and de-
servedly so, since it affords the owners
of an extensive collection of handsome
short-sleeved blouses an opportunity to
use them all winter, as all that is me-
/ cessary to refurbish them is to remove
. the original cuff and replace it with
= the one of elbow length. This may be
e of finely tucked material matching the
> blouse, or if it is impossible to match
] it, of net or lace or embroidery, ac-
cording to which of these trimmings
2 will best accord with those about the
y neck.
, CHINA SILK SLIPS.
= To facilitate the occasional cleaning
( of the white silk blouse there should
be no lining in it other than the ske
S leton-like affair necessary to hold it il
shape, but its appearance is largel!
4 due to the quality of the slip beneath
r it. The only thing possible to carry
out the filmy effect is the white china
e silk slip that is carefully fitted anC
, boned and so daintily finished abou
4 the neck and sleeve ends that u;
= glimpse of them will not detract from
the appearance of the outer garment
Slips Of this character which may b.
S purchased ready-made are of exceed
= ingly good shape, but still they are no
!, by any means faultless. Therefore tn,