Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-13
(By Catherine Mann-payzant.l


New York. Feb. 13.-The advent
of the shirt waist suit was fash
ion that appealed TO women as prac:
teal and dainty. and especially in
the form called the house-dress; OF
so many innovations were practisei
upon 1t, that 1t fell away from pres
tige. This !pring finds its renew!
OF favor. elinging TO the original
design while following closely new
ideas of the season.
There are two styles OF shirt wa
suits, the difference lying In materi-
ais and methods. which makes one
a house-dress proper. and one fit FIR
the street.
The materials of the early sprins
suitable for these dresses will be OF
mohair. panama, chiffon serge, bril-
liantine and the mTly worsteds OF
the lighter weights OF which there
are so many this season: and when
intended for the house the thinner
fabrics will be in order such as
chiffon wolfe. chiffon mohair. pom
gee tafeta, rajah and some of the
new merceriaed fabrics are particu-
larly well adapted u the purpose.
Later ~ the season such wash
fabrics as chambray, Bingham. linen
pique. percale, habutai, and the cot
ton pongees, will be used for the
street, an dprinted or embroidered
batistes, cotton matquisettes.
French gingham, Irish dtmity.
printed India linen and all the wash
silks are suitable for the house or
during ones stay in the country or
at the seaside.
pretty house-dress was CON
structed from challis of grey and
white stripes over-checked with n
darker grey. The trimming was a
dark grey banding showing red in
It's mixtures. The skirt which is
constructed with five cores. is in
round length and attached to the
blouse; and band of trimming con-
ceals the seam down the front which
lar 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 stand
ing collar, closing at the back and
being fastened to the blouse. For
the summer dress the sleeves may
be made short in fnll style and
the sleeves when long finished with
deep cuffs are intended for the
street.
A business dress of this descrip-
ton could be developed from blue
mohair having an invisible check
and trimmed with folds Of silk or
soutache brain in black, or it might
be made of blue linen with bands of
cream lace and a shield Of tucked
cream chiffon or null.
A dainty little house-dress was
developed from spotted dimity. The
model was cut all in one; and the
material over the shoulders was laid
In plaits that slOped gradually to the
waist line, from which point to the
feet they fell in folds and a hounce
decorated the bottom. The sleeves
were full in bishop style and gath
cred into a deep cuff at the elbow.
A shaped girdle with long ends AT
the back gave a natty finish to
very serviceable dress.
suit that could be used in diff
ferent developments for either a
house-dress or for the street, was
in the original made from blue nuns
& yelling. The skirt was I'm medium
sweep, of FIVE cores. measuring
about the lower edge fur years and
three-quarteYs. The lower edge is
further decorated with a hem out
on the bias and ten inches deep with
"a tabled finished with several rows
of machine stitching. The waist IS
of smart design. At each side Of the
stimulated box-plait in front Is a
wide tuck that 'narrows in width TO
he waistline, and near the arm
lole is another such tuck which Is
lso continued in the back and ex-
ends a trihe over the top of the
leeve Between these wide tucks is
group OF very narrow ones. The
onventional neckband provides a
Import for either a straight or turn
yer collar The short sleeves have
eversed cuffs
Another development Of this mod
was in cream mohair with the
pttom Of the skirt ornamented with
pld of silk finely stitched The
aist had folds Of silk to resemble
cks and the cuffs and collar were
silk finished in Stitching. and a
lt of stitched silk completed tho
wn A further dressy arrangement
buld b. cutting the neck out I'm
or square design and filling I'm
On tucked chiffon and the sleeve
ild be left open and finished in
with frills Of the chiffon. Made
in one Of the new checked or
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