The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-03
BLOUSES
viii Be Worn As Usual Dur
ing The Summer
Notwithstanding Many Con.
trary Predictions
Many COIOfed Effects In
Shirt Waists
Are Being Shown BY New
York Merchants
Some Of The Latest Points
Concerning Fashions
(ey Florence Fairbanks)

(By Florence Falrpanks)
New York, April 29.-Notwithstand-
ing many predictions to the contrary
the coming summer The plainness of
the new blouses shown in the shops
is particularly noticeable this year. A
few tucks and frills are the sole trim
ming in many cases, or there
is simple banding of embroid
cry introduced down the front.
But, materials, in the case of the best
waists, are beautifully fine, and some
OF these exquisitely fine blouses with
dainty run pin tucks and pleated
frill along one side Of the front are
quite as attractive and In much bet
ter taste than the honeycombed lace
and lawn models Of few seasons
ago. A marquiso blouse for wear
with tailored suits was made in this
fashion, the material being fine French
batiste Halfsinch tucks were run
across the front from shoulder to
bust, continuing all the way down the
front as the center was reached. The
blouse fastened toward the left and
the edge was finished with a shaped
frill OF the lawn some four inches
wide at the top and tapering to point
at the bottom. Down the center front
Of the blouse went row of fine Ham
burg embroidery. The sleeves of this
waist, in bishop style, were gathered
into cuffs Jf tucking and the upper
sleeve was made smaller by rows of
tucks running from the top down to
about the elbow.
Many colored effects are shown in
the new summer shirt waists and some
of them are very pretty A white ba-
tiste waist, tucked across the front,
has pleated frill bordered with blue
and white dotted lawn, and the dot
ted lawn also furnishes cuffs and col
lar. This model was also shown in
green and white and was much ad.
mired
Lingerie blouses like the tailored
styles. show more lineness of material
and less elaboration of trimming than
formerly Very dainty models OF
sheer batiste, tucked all the way
across front and back and with three
quarter sleeves finished with tucked
cuffs may be purchased for very little
and by adding "A few yards of good
lace may be transformed into hand
some blouses that could not be pur
chased for twice the price
Many women, undoubtedly, will b,
pleased to hear that Dutch necks ar,
still IN vogue and promise to remain
thus during the hot summer season
Nothing so cool and comfortable fo
hot summer days was ever devised
and one pities the poor masculine
folk who may not don their horrible
linen collars and go about with thei
throat barred TO cooling bree2es. Th
woman who cannot stand the sever
test of round Dutch neck may hav
her high boned stock If she will, or sh
may wear one of the coqucttish littl
French frills which encircles tn
throat, lying Hat Ike collar and I'm
ished with part, becoming bow q
dark velvet under the chin
Women have not put aside blac
with the coming OF spring days an
springtime colorings and surprisin
number OF black street costumes ar
to be noted wherever fashionable fol
congregate, Many OF these costume
are in soft satlny black silk and chi
fon, silk and etamine, silk and casl
mere or serge. or all silk, and they u
ually take the form of trotting froC
and coat, the coat being entirely of III
SILK, while the frock Is largely of III
other material trimmed with the sill
OFTEN the irock shirt Is Of silk up
where II meets the coat
Some exceedingly good looking tai
ored models are In black raw sill
which probably bears the name
some kind of pongee, and odd
enough several of the smartest mode
OF this type seen recently have bee
trimmed In black silk of high lust
or satin. One model from Franc
which was particularly trig and kno'
ing looking was Of the black raw 81
with pipings Of black satin and had