The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-26

. summer blouSes seem divided into
two factions: the dressy affair Of chif-
ION. net and lace. with many: buttons.
tiny bows or satin pipings in the way
OF punishment, and the excessively
simple skirt for wear with tailored
coat n skirt suits. The typical lin
gerie blouse of lawn and lace is rare
ly seen now with the handsome suit
Worn upon IAN OCCASION The aver
age woman prefers to put her money
into a chiffon and silk or net and silk
blouse that has a more formal sug.
gestion than the most elaborate and
expensive tub blouse may convey; and
this spring has seen more blouses of
the formal and conventional type than
has ever been worn before in the
warm weather season.
A Very attractive blouse of white
chiffon, Worn with a smart tailored
suit of navy blue permo fabric-the
light. silky mohair and worsted weave
favored by French c%outuriers for sum-
ner use-was observed on a woman
lunching at a Fifth avenue restaurant
one day last week. The white chiffon
was laid in many pin-tucks. running
down from the shoulders at front and
back and every tuck was stitched with
navy blue silk. This simple treatment
produced a novel and charming color
contrast. and there was. to boot, a sur
paiSe 1dsIiloH across the pln-tucKed
chiffon at front and back. the bolero
being piped with navy blue satin and
generously splashed with navy blue
buttons and b%uttonhole loops of satin.
A narrow turned down collar and
turned back cuffs of white satin We're
piped with blue and stitched in many
rows with blue silk. While exceeding
ly simple in design. this cool blue and
white blouse was infinitely chic and
effective.
White Satin "Si,irts."
White satin shirts are quite the
grand chic now in Paris and these
dressy shirts" are worn not only with
coat and skirt suits, but with separate
skirts of white serge, whipcord and
mohair. The shirt" is perfectly
plain, but oh. the concentrated smart
ness Of its severely simple lines! 1t
has a roomy cut. achieved without
gathers of pleats anywhere and the
armholes are huge, dropping we'll over
the shoulder. Set into these low arm
holes without fullness. long, close-fit-
ting sleeves reach to the wrist. In
contrast to the long tight sleeves is a
neck arrangement as informal n I'M
conventional as a cow-puncher's
loosened s%hirt-collar. There is, in
fact. a narrow. straight collar of the
satin attached to the neck by a mar
~ - ollN oAL oS iAS III 80 lC1l
unbuttoned almost all the way down
the front. this collar falls back loose
ly over the shoulders. In the opening
is a slightly fulled 'undershirt'' Of
n~esh-colored chiffon, which Owe the
bare throat and bosom. Glass but
tons are set down the front of the
shirt and b~uttonholes are worked on
ing really buttoned below the bust.
There is also a row of buttons and
buttonholes on the outer edge Of each
sleeve. A coquettish shirt, worn at
L~ongchamps last Sunday with a skirt
of white w%hipcord. a white hat trim
med with gull's wings and buttoned
white boots of buckskin. attracted a
deal Of attention.
Styles of Collars.
Many Of the very thin waists for
wear with white serge and linen coat
suits have the enormously high and
stately DIraeli collars with choker
bows at the front. beneath the chin.
These collars are very smart, but they
cannot be cool. and as every woman
knows a linen waist with a low collar
Is infinitely cooler than a c~ob-webby
batiste waist with a tall. tight neck
dressing. But the high collar seems
imminent and many women now cover
the throat entirely out Of doors. or in
a public place like the restaurant, with
either a high collar or one of the neat
~ pleated net frills which are once
more extravagantly fashionable. There
is a queer thing about this high neck
wear fashion-the collar may be as
low u n pleases at the front, SO
long as it covers the back of the neck
and reaches almost to the ears at the
sides. There are many variations of
the Robespierre and Richelieu collars
which r excessively tall and digni-
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and open at the front. Not all wom-
en- can wear these extreme types Of
the new neckwear. but fresh models
] are appearing every day-many Of