The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-19
FADS AND FASHIONS

NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-Notwith
standing the often repeated prophecy
that blouses would soon be thing Of
the past, they continue season after
season to retain their popularity. 1t is
true, blouses have to some extent
changed their character during recent
years, but, their greater beauty and ell
egance has in no way seriously inter
fered with their usefulness. AS in for
mer seasons blouses are still an i'm
portant factor in every we'll dressed
woman's wardrobe.
1t was to be expected that in a large
measure the kimono waist of the sum-
mer would be supplanted with the
beginning of the cold season by the
long-sleeved and high-necked waist or
blouse. That however, seems to be
the only material change noticeable in
the new models exhibited by the fash
ionable shops.
After having stoutly insisted for sew
eral seasons past that only through a
blouse matching the coat and skirt in
color could a t%o-piece costume be
saved, Paris women have gone to the
other extreme this season, by adopting
with enthusiasm white and cream col
ored blouses. But these blouses are
chiefly of one particular kind. the mod
els of inc net, daintily embroidered,
wrought with fine hand tucks, some
times lace-trimmed. These have TAX
en- the place OF the fine lingerie blouse
and are worn by Parisiennes even
with the heaviest of wool or velvet
suits, offsetting to some extent the ex.
ceedlng warmth of the woody and fur
ry and fleecy materials which the
tailors are exploiting this fall.
! These net blouses most often open
in front under some sort of frill,
though this is not obligatory and an
appearance Of front opening is often
combined with an actual back opening.
! The sleeves are invariably long, with
cuffs Of some sort, possibly only tuck
ed around the arm and with clusters
of tiny horizontal tucks on the inner
arm seam at the elbow to give ell
bow fulness and with enough vertical
tucks in the sleeve to give it some
slight substance or body 80 that il
will not be too limp.
/ Very often a plated frill of the net
falls over the hand, finishing the close
! fitting cuff, and sometimes there is a
frill around the top of the high tuck
ed collar; but this is often most unbe
/ coming and should be adopted warily
! Charming little novelties of detail are
| introduced into these net blouses de
spite their general family resem
cries and fine laces can make the lit
tie trifles surprisingly expensive
though some of the simpler hand made
models have quite as chic an air a.
the more ornate.
There are also many very modist
blouses in soft white satin and white
crepe. These are on the lines which
the French call tailored, though. like
the French tailored costumes, the mod
els are far from having the severit,
| once associated with the phrase tail
or-made.' Some of the blouses, how
ever, do to a certain evtent CORES
pond with the New York idea of thu
tailor made shirtwaist in that they arr
simply plated or tucked from tn,
shoulder. open down the front ant
have long sleeves.
This severity is usually softened il
one way or another. usually by deli
cious frils of net or lace. One copula,
model which il seen with variations il
almost all of the exclusive importing
houses, has plated frill of fine lac.
or net or chiffon crossing the front Of
the simply tailored white satin blouse
diagonally. Little buttons and simu
lated buttonhole loops OF the white
satin are the only other trimming
This model is seen with white chiffor
or net frill bordered by a nuarro~
. hem of black chiffon or net and with
buttonholes bound narrowly in black
the touches OF black with the white
being very effective.
Florence Fairbanks