Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-20

apwyR HERE are many women of limit
ed incomes who. with two tail.
81 ored suits and six blouses,
"a manage to present better ap-
pearance than many others who
expend vastly more money but
considerably less thought on their
wardrobe.
One may not saunter into shop
and select several biouses at random,
as one does a gown. The hat which
she expects to wear with 1t is the only
consideration a woman bears In MIND
when buying a gown; indeed, more
often she searches for hat to COM
plete the costume But the secret OF
appearing smartly clad in separate
skirt and blouse lies in thoughtful
study of the color. the lines, and the
general style of the skirt, the charae-
ter OF the suit hat, the occasions when
the suit will be worn, and In the Sc
lection of a blouse entirely IN har-
mony with all these details
A strictly tailored blouse OF heavy
material will quite spoil the effect OF
silk suit, however simple and tall
ored the cut of the latter garment,
writes Anne Morehouse in the Chicago
Tribune. No less Objectionable is
sheer, lacy lingerie blouse worn with
a skirt and coat whose every line sug'
gests dashing. durable practicabtlity
For wear with The former nothing
could be more attractive than some
of the dainty seri-tailored models OF
wolfe or marquisette. which combine
the quality of soft fiuffiness, IN keep
ing with the silk suit, with the sug
gestion of tailored simplicity, exem
plified in the prim little frills at neck
and wrist, or~the plain rundown col
| lar and cuff with narrow piping. For
the essentially rough and ready suit
| the tailored blouse, in silk or cotton
fabric. is In the best taste.
Distinctly Russian.
These tailored shirts echo the pre-
| vailing tendencies in their long shout
| ders. set in sleeves, and frequent mint
of Russian inspiration. The raglan
style of sleeve is often seen, which Is
considered especially desirable for the
woman who inclines to stoutness.
| Linen, madras, percale, and cotton
| cheviot are the favored cotton mate
| rails, while China or India silk and
pongee are preferred for the silk mod
| els. Hairline stripes of color match
ing the suit are smart. With these Is
often worn a soft silk tie. slipped I'M
der the neat polo collar that Is so
popular.
Not few of the simpler blouses
are most attractively prophetic OF the
vogue which the vest effect Is ex-
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handkerchief linen, had a wide front
of cross tucked linen, On either side
of which was Cluny insertion. About
the low, turned-down collar and the
rolling cuffs of the hemstitched linen
was frill of Valenciennes, and
tie of taffeta silk completed the chic
effect
The taffeta blouse, matching the
suit In color, Is practically indispensa-
/ BILE. Some of these show narrow white
satin vests and revers, finished at the
throat with small net yokes and stand
| ing collars. Three-inch peplums are
| frequently attached to the belts Of
| the palmer models. A happy varia-
ton Of the peplum design Is obtained
| by shirring In at the waist, on three
narrow cords, the fullness that is
| Nv ,h{ h. e.
| the yoke line, about two inches of
| the material being allowed to fall in
| soft ruffie below the cording. Jum-
per effects, in combinations of striped
| or dotted silk, remain In good style,
while the bolero idea Is cleverly sug-
gested in many designs.
Never have the evening blouses, nor
those designed for wear with the dres-
sier suit, offered such golden OPP
portunity to the home dressmaker for
the utilization of odd bits of lace.
chiffon, velvet, or silk. There are the
sleeveless warehouses of chiffon,
which just cover the seam of the arm
hole Of the lining, and have their own
armhole cut deep, suggesting thus the
present sleeve tendency. Then there
are the one sided effects that are so
well liked, which permit the use of
strips or pointed effects In lace.
Chiffon Largely Used.
Chiffon Is so well adapted to the
surplice and hchu styles that one
finds large assortment of blouses
handled in both of these ways. Plain
net, or net trimmed with bands and
motifs Of lace, forms the foundation
for nearly all Of these models, ecru
or white predominating, although
sometimes 1t is the same color as the
chiffon.
Charmingly springlike and demure-
ly quaint was chiffon blouse l saw
the other day of softest delicate green.
The foundation was of net of the
same shade, and the chiffon fichu was
arranged in an unusual manner. 1t
was rounded in the back and drawn
tightly about the shoulders, obscuring
fully two and half inches of the top
of the sleeves. 1t was edged around
with a double row of self-colored
fringe, and caught at the corsage with
a dull pink satin rose. Little silver
buttons were set IN prim little row
down the middle Of the tiny yoke,