The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
SEPARATE BLOUSES
ARE VERY DAINTY
Simply Backgrounds for Vests, Sashes
and Other Attractive
Accessories.

Inc WOmdn VINO regOiCeS IN q variety
of separate blouses may reveI to her
hearts content in her favorite sartorial
fad this fall. for blouses are again smiled
upon by Dame Fashion. and no one can
possess too many.
The new blouses are Of silk, Of lace, of
net, OF crepe, of bayadere striped stuffs,
OF checked and plaid fabrics. Of lingerie
material OF cut silk. Of challis. Of cordu-
roy. OF sponge cloths, Of yelveteen-in
fact. OF every product OF the loom. with
the possible exception OF gingham and
calico. The soft, supple stuffs, Of course.
lead in favor. for the modish blouse must
define graciously the lines Of shoulder
and arm. and its lower part must bag
loosely into the belt-something a clumsy
fabric will never do The heavier silks
used for vests and other trimmings are
sometimes mounted on biouses of more
tractable material, like chiffon or crepe
A new model of this sort has double
breasted vest or waistcoat OF Roman
striped silk, with bars Of shrimp pink.
pale mais. and terra Gotta on a soft blue
ground. This waistcoat is attached to a
blouse of crepe de chine in a darker blue.
The striped waistcoat falls in pointed
tabs below the belt and Is V'd out deeply
at the top, a chemisette Of net crossing
in the opening. The new blouse has over
hanging shoulders, to which are attached
OF the striped silk
Sash II n Feature.
Blouses themselves are in fact simply
backgrounds against which are posed the
more interesting details Of vests, collars.
cuffs. and sashes. The sash Is a para
mount feature of the new blouse. and
effects a happy harmony between II and
the accompanying skirt Plaid and
checked blouses show broad crushed
sashes of the material knotted at one
side of the waist and falling in short
ends over the skirt, giving very pleasing
length of line to the figure and doing
away with the chopped-on look that
short-wafsted women sometimes have in
high-waisted skirts worn over blouses OF
light material
Another feature that gives length OF
line to the figure Is the coat tail This
coat-tail motif is used with excellent ef-
feet on some dressy blouses designed for
wear at the matinee or afternoon bridge,
with tailored costumes of velvet or
broadcloth- A white charmeuse blouse,
for example, has a plated coat tail at
tached to the back of the waist under
three satin colored buttons. the sides and
fronts OF the blouse being in cutaway
bolero style, opening over an under
blouse and short peplum OF plated white
chiffon. A sash Of the white charmeuse
is draped around the waist and fastens
under rosette at one side, the cutaway
fronts Of the bolero Stoptng downward to
cover the sides OF The sash and meet the
plated coat tail at the back.
A Striking Blouse Effect.
One of the most striking blouses shown
this season is built somewhat upon
these same lines. The original Is made
from deep BLUSH purple charmeuse- There
is yoke to which the lower part OF the
blouse is attached. and draped a trifie
to give added fullness. The coat tail at
the back Is built in the form OF box plaits
and Is attached to the body under satin
covered buttons. The sailor collar and
cuffs are of velvet. Tulle and lace frills
finish the lower part OF the bolero at the
front. and tuIle falls in a deep frill from
the deep turnback cuffs.