The daily sentinel., 1908-02-11
THE new SHIRT
WAIST SUITS
The Ladies are Advised by Miss MannPaynnt as to the
Very Latest Geaions-Two Leading Styles Of Shirt
Waist Suits Will Prevail this Spnng--More
Popular than Ever-Ihe Materials.
BY Catherine Mann-Payzant.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE advent
of the shirt waist suit was fashion
that appealed to women as practical
and dainty, and especially in the
form called the house-dress; but so
many innovations were practised up
on it, that it fell away from prestige
This spring finds its renewal of
favor, clinging to the original design
while following closely new ideas of
the season.
There are two styles of shirt waist
suits: the difference lying in mater
ials and methods, which makes one
a blouse-dress proper, and one fit for
the street.
The materials of the early spring
suitable for these dresses will be of
moh air, panama, chiffon serge, bril-
liantine and the many worsteds OF
the lighter weights of which there are
so many this season; and when in
teded for the house the thinner fab
rics are particularly well adapted to
the purpose.
Later in the season such wash fab
RIGS rs chambray, gingham, linen
pique, percale, habutai, and the cot
ton pongees, will be used for the
street, and printed or embroidered
batstes, cotton matquisettes, French
gingham, Irish dimity, printed India
linen and all the wash silks are suit
able for the house or during ones
stay in the country or at the seaside.
A pretty house-dress was con-
structed from challis of grey and
white stripes over-checked with a
darker grey. The trimming was a
dark grey banding showing red in its
mixtures. The skirt which is con-
structed with five-gores, is in round
length and attached to the blouse;
and a band of trimming conceals
the seam down the front which pro-
vides the opening. circular collar
with long ends outlines the V-neck
opening, the ends tapping in surplice
style. The open neck may be used
| for summer house-dresses or supplied
with a shield and standing collar
closing at the back and fastened te
the blouse. For the summer dress
the sleeves may be made short in
| frill style and the sleeves when Ions
finished with deep cuffs are intended
for the street.
| A business dress of this descrip
tion could be developed from blu'
mohair having an invisible check ant
trimmed with folds of silk or sou
tache braid In black, or it might bt
made of blue linen with bands o.
cream lace and shield of tucket
cream chiffon or null.
A dainty little house-dress was de
veloped from spotted dimity. The
model was cut all in one; and the
material over the shoulders was lai
in plaits that sloped gradually to the
waist line from which point to the
feet they fell in folds and flounct
decorated the bottom. The sleeve:
were full in bishop style and gather
ed into a deep cuff at the elbow. a
shaped girdle with long ends at the
back gave natty finish to a yer,
serviceable dress.
A suit that could be used in differ
ent developments for either house
dress or for the street, was in the
original made from blue nuns yelling
The skirt was in medium sweep, o.
five cores, measuring about the low
er edge four yards and three-quart
ers. The lower edge is further dec
GRATED with hem out on the bia:
and ten inches deep with a table
top finished with several rows of ma