The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-25
COSTUME BLOUSE
Is A NECESSITY
Should Be Included in Out
fit of Every Girl.

The costume blouse has come to be a
necessity and not a luxury. costume
blouse must, therefore. be included in the
! outfit of every up-to-date girl. Though
this is realized by the majority, many
whose incomes are limited feel they can
not afford a handsome waist Little
| economies and unique devices are thus
| necessary and suggestions as to what a
| few of them might be will be welcome to
every girl who is properly interested in
her clothes.
In these days of soft and sheer effects
| ii is not necessary 10 line waists with
silk. Coarse fillet net such as is used by
upholsterers makes an excellent lining,
and may be used as most effective
foundation for what will seem like an
expensive waist. The fillet net is very
moderate in price and is double in width.
A plain fitted waist should first be made
from the net. Then the net should be
worked with heavy embroidery cottons
in a cross-stitch design. AS the meshes
in the fillet net are rather large, it is
simple matter to do the cross-stitch
work. Care should be taken, however, to
use design that can be twisted, turned
and fitted in, so that when finished but
very little of the plain net will be seen.
A yard and a quarter of chiffon, marQut-
settle, or wolfe can then be used for
kimono waist and, being very sheer, will
allow the embroidery to show beneath in
a most effective way. The chiffon should
match the skirt with which the waist Is
to be worn. but the embroidery may be in
different shades of the same color or in
the East Indian brilliant tones. Red,
green, yellow, and purple will not be
too startling, as the overblouses will give
a soft subdued effect that will make the
embroidery unusually attractive.
Old ribbon sashes can be used most
satisfactorily for Innings for costume
blouses. An opportunity for using laces
that have perhaps lost their freshness
is afforded. when the lining for the
costume blouse is composed of alter
mating bands of ribbon and lace. Both
the ribbon and the lace should first
be carefully cleaned and pressed. A
paper pattern for a plain waist should
be laid fiat on a table. The ribbon
and lace should then be laid on and
cut according to the pattern. Next the
lace and ribbon should be fagoted to-
gether. If desired, the ribbon may form
square around the neck, outlining a
yoke made entirely of the lace. The
rest of the waist should then be alter
the lace and ribbon are not very fresh
it is best to have the overblouse en-
tirely cover the underblouse, including,
of course, the standing collar. AS
this might be rather severe in effect,
narrow velvet ribbon may encircle the
base of the collar. 1t should be finished
in front with a lace bow, depending
from which there should be long loops
of the velvet ribbon, ornamented at the
ends with little Fittings of lace. The
velvet ribbon should match in color the
ribbon in the underblouse, which, by the
way, may be any color, as long as the
overbiouse matches the skirt with which
it is worn.
An old lace waist can also be easily
used for an underblouse, and will never
be recognized as the same waist, if the
design in the lace is worked over with
embroidery silk. 1t should not be done
too closely, however, but just enough
to give the bright color note, which is
such a special feature of the best of the
newest clothes this winter.