The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

EPARATE waists shirt waists, blouses
q ! of various kinds much worn. and new
and often lovely ideas cropping up on
the subject. frequent mention OF
Isass3k apparently simple looking waists oelng Tor
Ssz:Azy modest of $25, $S5, and SO
on up TO almost any fgures And where would thou
sands of women be who could not often afford the
prices just for entire dress to say notn-
ing blouse if they were not clever enough
with needle these same fascinating mod
els substituting oftentmes less expensive materials
and trimmings while keeping to the general design?
The reason generally for the high price asked for
these blouses is obvious beautiful handwork in the
shape embroidery setting in of lace, etc being
lavshly employed Smoking is being used again on
waists and one was seen recently made OF nhe isi
linen the shocking done in a Copenhagen blue The
waist was wonderfully fresh clean, dainty and pretty
looking.
The shocked waists with sleeve and waist
and with the sleeves cut and put IN sep
arately Probably this last would be the safer plan
unless about the cutting of the other
1t depends on the goods how lengths
are used thirty-two, inches three
will for the front and one Tor
each side that is if the material is sheer
If heavy much will not be needed The lengths
be perfectly straight across the upper end and
the next thing they stitched together and
pressed is have pencil with the sharpest
kind of a point and do the marking accurately, simply
making a small dot
There are so many stitches that can
ing that it would be difficult give
here pretty example of shocked waist is
shown article simple be- and that
expensive to have made, but would be quite
the reverse If made by oneself
unusual and stylish little waist is made Of
handkerchefs borders The handkerchiefs
the waists requiring three and some four to make
only shown here, and it certainly will catch the
fancy good girls 1t will be that it has
be guimpe and sleeve of some kind, and
1t if any detailed description were
necessary the show plainly how the borders
are This waist will take three handkerchiefs to
make.
Colors used white much this spring that
the shown with the colored bands will appeal
to many The material is white baste, the bands
are light cambria. The waist-or really
+ it is properly speaking pinafore blouse-has
L three tucks each shoulder back and front
4 armhole is deep and finished with band of the
h blue.
The cutting out in the necz> is particularly pretty
3 the upper part square from this going dowr
into an oblong pointed Across the back tbs
square only blue band finished the neck
Il the bands everywhere being and one-half nche.
wide when finished and cut on the bias, the miteret
3 corner being used where it is necessary
II Around the lower edge of sleeve bands
H is put ruf1e.4 which, when finished only measures
wide, made of sheer cambria or batiste
/ Draw the outline of cutout neck shirt walls
pattern and hold it to to if 1t is right thel
n this outline can be cloth tim
comes, cutting done half inch above, 81
n as to allow the turning in.
tailored shirt waist buttoned in tn
front with the long simple shirt sleeve
link cuff. in for good share of attention
And this brings mind the that there al
kinds of lovely cuff button sets and studs button
fronts displayed in the stores, while for tn
ties, and bows of all kinds, the variety is al
X endless
A pretty way make white linen shirt waist is t
4 put each shoulder. each measuring on
II and onehalf inches in width and the front instea
Of having the old fashioned box plat has the righ
E side, which laps the top finished with small
\ scaop. This embroidered in white or cotton 0
II any preferred color.
The cuffs have turnover piece not quite the cut
+ depth, and not meeting the upper side, where tn
and is finished all around with the scaope
/ edge. The collar with this is, high turnove
= one, embroidered exactly the cuffs, and tn
Il tiny cravat bow is treated in the manner
small monogram embroidered the left sleeve abou
three inches above finishes this lookn
II waist.
j when little warmth without weight or bulk is d.
n soft agreeable touch. launders easl
and WELL and is just pleasantly blouse whic
d would pretty in albatross, net, lace, so
material is slightly fuled into the shoulders ar
b cut out in the neck in quite deep v. The neck
= the back just below the neck line.