Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-06-23
FASHIONS

The lingerie blouse. more or less
discredited among fashionable folk
for a year or two. seems OF be com
ing into It's own again Directoire
collars Of the high turn down kind.
leaving the throat bare across the
front. have been introduced In the
lingerie blouse but have little 70 rec
ommend them, as they quickly Wit,
crumple and look disreputable In
silk or satin and occasionally In linen
one sees an effective blouse OF this
type. but on the whole the collar Is
an uncomfortable, impractioable and
unbecoming thing
The lower rolled collar 70 which
the name Robespierre has been at
tached IS more practicable and be-
coming and is achieving decided pop
ularity. though II too. unless care
| fully cut and adjusted, is likely to
look wr,nkled and mussy in short
order It is far more becoming 70
most women than the Dutch collar
or any ether collar as low in the back
as In the 'front.', the nape Of the neck
being usually far from beautiful al
ter a certain age has been reached
some very good looking blouses
with V fronts have rundown. roll
Ing collars extending only around
the back and sides, and are held to-
gether across the front by a little
crayat tie Of some sort, thus mitigat-
ing the effect OF lowness in front
There are many delightful blouses
in very supple white satin or the
charmeuse or meteor sorts, trimmed
usually with satin covered buttons
or folds and with some kind OF at
tractlye lace or tulle collar ami cuffs
or sleeve frills Most OF these ore
made with low rolling collars or trills
but may be worn with guimpe and
high collar OF tulle, and the sleeves
are either of the just below the ell
bow sort with broad opening ans
turnback cuffs or frlls. or are long.
A sleeve with cropped armhole seam
into which the sleeve is eased Just
little. and with close fitting cuff
into which also the body OF the sleeve
is fulled slightly. is often used on
the simple white satin blouse and
with other blouses of crepe or satin
intended for wear with tailored cos
| tunes
Simple blouses OF white MARQUIS
cite or other sheer white made with
narrow hens OF color on the collars,
cuffs and front plaits are pretty II
vel made OF good material and a
little embroidery in color IS effective
l. used ,pcn some of tue white mod
els. agar,c embroidery being consid
cred very smart in this connection.
Hand made buttons will play an
important part in the decoration Of
summer frocks and costumes An
attractive button is mace by cover
inc mold with coarse linen and
embroidcring Il with French knots
in floss silk Another form OF hand
made buttons is that formed OF but
tonholine twist. which is first wound
over a square button mold covered
with Chinese silk.
Taffeta parasols of plain color
carry floral and Persian borders,
which for the most part are wide
ribbon. The border is no longer on
the edge but has moved higher up on
the parasol. directly in the center or
several inches above the hem. and "A
narrow border frequently appears
several inches below the top.
Sashes are even more popular than
ever. The new plated sash is usu
ally about twelve inches wide and
made with narrow inverted side
plaits which meet in the center, the
outer edges being finished off with a
! hem FLORENCE FAIRBANKS