Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

49, more or less frivolous affair
adapted TO general use and bearing no spe-
cial relation to any one costume, but the
day OF the thoroughly independent
separate blouse has gone by, save
insofar as tub shirtwaists and lin
gerie blouses fill the bill. Occasionally,
too, one sees a smart blouse OF white or
cream net or lace or silk, but it is ad-
mitted only on suffrance. The blouse
matching the costume in color is the cor
rect thing.
When the law was first laid down by
Nine. La Mode, women signed and turned
to their d-ressmakers. Buying the desir-
able blouse ready made was no longer a
possibility. But the merchants have
changed all that
Gradually the supply Of modish dressy
blouses in all the prevailing colors has
risen TO meet the demand, and this fall
any observing student Of things connected
with dress must needs be struck by the
number Of really charming blouses Of
fered in the better shops-not common
place shirtwalsts and bunglesome attempts
at something more ornate, but Just such
dainty blouses as the fashionable woman
has been In the habit of ordering from
her dressmaker as the complement Of her
tailored suit.
One may pay a high price for the ready
made blouse II one is willing 10 do II.
There are chic imported models replete
with original details and bearing an un-
m~istakably Partisan stamp, and these, of
course, come high; but such a blouse II
made to order by a dressmaker capable Of
producing, such work would cost as much
or more than the ready-made model n
mean more trouble and time.
Some Of the imported models are ex-
ceedingly elaborate, handsome and enough
for wear even with the most stunning OF
velvet or silk or cloth costumes and espe-
cially designed with a view to restaurant
luncheons, matinees, etc, where a tailored
costume is the most comfortable and prac-
teal attire, and yet a hint Of elaboration
is desirable.
There are among these blouses some
models which, like the old-time favorites,
are in accordance with any color and are
not merely accessories Of certain cos
tunes; but these models are few and must
have great smRrtness to excuse their lapse
from the generally accepted rule. The
loveliest OF them are in metallic effects,
with touches of cream or white lace for
relief. and so fine and soft are the me-
tallic nets, laces. ETC., that such a blouse
is by no means the barbaric thing one
might imagine.
A clever example OF this type by Dumay
has been sketched for this page and was
built up in tucked gold net, gold lace and
cream lace, the whole made over white
chiffon and delielously cobwebby and
cleaning without being spectacular. An
other metallic blouse In dull gold net EN-
broidered in soft Persian colortngs and
design was a thing OF beauty which would
tone in with almost any OF the darker
colors.
Metal Is introduced freely upon many
blouses OF which II is not the principal ele-
ment and the results obtained are often
admirable. Colored net is laid over gold
or silver net or over metallic lace, the
whole upon a white foundation, or per-
haps the colored net matching a gown is
made over a fine white net embroidered
boldly in metal and In tones of the yelling
color. To give a better idea Of such an
effect let US look at a charming mode
shown in one OF the Twenty-third street
shops.
The material is a fine dark blue net and
the blouse might appropriately accom-
pany any good dark blue coat and shir
suit. yet it is e~Xtravagantly smart and