The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-06
ATTRACTIVE NEW SHIRT WAlsTs-
sET-IN SLEEVES TIE INTERESTING NEW FEATuRE-PIN TICK.
ED "SHlRT. BOSOMS". BORROWED FROM MANS ATTIRE
EMPIRE WAIST IS PAssING-NEW BELTS.

No matter how rich and handsome
The winter wearables have been it Il
always a Joy: 20 cast them aside in ia
VOL of sheer, fresh. summary belong
ings: and the instant furs are LAID
asidc-and frequently before that-th,
white spring shirtwaist of lingerie sug
gestion becomes Of vital interest tt
woman. But not in the memory o,
woman. however. have spring shirt
waists been as attra ctivc-or as salts
factory and practical AS they are thi.
season.
The s~emi-tailored models seem to b.
the faNorties. Last year the spring
blouse was either deliberately trimmed
and shapcd.f or it was ~uncompromis.
lngl yseNcre and md11nish in type, with
u collar that demanded n four in hand
tic and cuffs that required link but.
tons. This year the tailored waist has
taken unto itself gay little furnishing:
that lend 1t n moro appealing, felni.
nine air. while its admirable simple
ity of line Is retained. One of tht
Publishers referred to is the plated
shirt bosom. filchcd. of course, from
masculine garn,. but dcliciously femi-
nine in it's new incarnation. Some.
times the shirt bosom is made of finer
material than the blouse. A linen
blouse may have Il bosom Of pin tucked
batiste; or an allover embroidery
blouse a bosom of lace and pin tuck
ing and the bosom cut in a deep oval
shape. is set into the front Of the
blouse. with lace insertion. fancy fag-
citing. or beading. Usually thera
is a plated frill down the center OF
the shirt bosom. or at a little TO the
left Of the center: and be it noted
hat this years frills are ,mucn more
modest and chastened affairs than the
exaggerated floppy frills Of last season
which must have been Il trial to the
laundrcss.
Blouses that extend below the belt
line e an interesting innovation this
spring and it will. he observed that
these basque like blouses acentuate
the longer or normal. waistline-a sure
sign that the high empire waist is
passing. Two blouscs of this style are
pictured today; one an a.lover lace
model in a dashing cut"way effect and
the other also Il a type with an old
fashioned position at the back. The
roattail style Of blouse is smarter now.
than tho pleated frill all around the
waist.
The Kimono Sleeve Doomed
There is one feature that makes all
new s~hirtwaists kin: and that is the
set-in sleeve. Every absolutely new
HIouSe pfOClalmS Itself SO by It's new
sleeve and the wise will he
war Of bargain sales of marked down
waists this month for kimono models
will be hurriedly worked out of stock
In such manner. The early Victorian
sleev. suggests Il kimono effect but it
is Individually Icy ard modish. though
not rs popular as the regulation set-in
sleeve quito straight in cut and mod.
crately wide at tho lower end. the ma
terial being set into a rather wide arm
hole without gathers. Sometimes
there arc groups of very minute pin
tucks at the top of the sleeve and this
relieves a tight, u%ngraceful look. espe-
cially when the upper arm is plump.
The Thrcc.Quartcr Sleeve
There are long slecved blouses and
blouses with sleeves Topped off above
the elbow and both seem to find favor
with the c%outuriers: but the style that
promises best for general summer
wear is Il three-quarter length sleeve,
coming we'll below, the elbow, but not
approaching near enough to the wrist
to make the forearm look ugly. oSme
OF the French blouSes have little pleat-
cd lace frilis In groups Of three on the
sleeve below the elbow. Turned back
cuffs are also used and often there is
a. plcated frill of lace or net at the top
of the cuff. Black net or maline frills
are used by the French blouse makers
on waists of the tan and ecsu not
which is now so fashionable; and often