The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
: OF THE CONTRASTING BLOUSE is A RAMPAN
ELEANOR uOYT BRA1NERD.

=, ELEANOR "o''
-HE blouse of color contrasting
with that of the skirt Ia be-
coming to only a few women.
ryerybody knows that. yet ever
-. the original shirtwaist pre-
lid the h'ouse OF to-day separate
as havs been popular, and nine
-. out Of ten the blouse has not
-. he'd the skirt In color. An Of
f,ts gees to prove that the practical
,,t.e comfortable cut more of q fig-
=, n yoman's dress than some pessi-
ats would have US believe.
There were seasons when the modish
,onaa wore a matching blouse with
>, tailored suit. though even then she
IA an assortment Of white blouses for
I.r les. formal moods. Then the cor.
tasting blouse asserted Itself assres.
.,.ly once more. and II has held it,
rsund ever since.
mis- season it is again rampant. and
sedentally It Is appearing In some
rcr. brighter, more striking than the
.,u,l white and maize and flesh ana
and, &C.. but too there are some do
I,s,ful blouses en- suite with two piece
,.s,umes, and for formal wear these
,s.cts are still preferred by all saw
h. noppers and their debutante sis
ire.
70 be sure the color lSnk 'twixt
Ipuse and skirt may be a very slieft
.6,ir. some bretelle arrangement or
M or a little sleeveless overbodice or
Micro. but It carries the skirt color up
Ey,r the blouse, and that 10 the thing
t~ired.
Among the imported costumes there
\, some admirable examples Of this
k~t Of thing. Particularly with two
ttce suits Of velvet a sheer blouse 10
,.cessary, and the designers have
Men carried out the costume scheme
nth great cleverness.
There is the Bordeaux velvet coat
ri skirt, trimmed in gray fox. with
thich Martial and Armand have been
successful. Its separate blouse Of
brdeaux chiffon and gray cloth sou.
hthed in grayeis as knowing in its
Jon way as the skilfully hung coat
I'D the effective and original collar.
And the Worth model in black vel
vt with its blouse of peach faille over
shose soft warmth the black velvet
nunts just far enough TO stamp the
blouse as an integral part Of the COS
gme-that is another good example Of
Ss way in which the matching blouse
ban be handled.
Often this fall the upper part Of the
Ndice is Of some color such as the
each just mentioned instead Of being
b self-color, white or flesh. as has
een the unvarying rule, and though
many cases this stronger color Is
,o.,ened about the face by white,
cne Of the best looking blouses have
be color mounting quite to the top Of
fhs high collar and rely upon a line
fur next the face to make the
Eouse becoming.
A line Of fur one is fairly sure to
hnd somewhere about the modish
4tlse Of a dre.sy type. Even the
hotels that are frankly separate
louses for general wear often have
White or flesh chiffon or lace
may sp'rt a square collar Of short
haired fur at the back OF the neck,
b narrow bands Of fur on it's collar
hnd CUTS and fronts. or. perhaps.
ply a funny little fur belt. Very good
boxing pep'um models, high collared,
fdl sleeved. buttoned straight down
font or back and finished by a very
iort, very fun peplum frill below the
PAST line, are made in tulle. lace,
fhInon. SILK and eve velvet. and have
De little fur belts all the way round
only across front or back. There
the bit Of FUR about the collar and
p the sleeves and possibly down the
font
The fur belt II cours is not always
*n upon this type Of model. nor 10
fur necessary, though some
elch Of II usually Is in evidence.