The Jasper news., 1919-02-20
New Blouse Has
Call for Favor

New York.--The blouse Is sartor.'
ial robin. II heralds the approach of
spring. 1t is the kind Of accessory to
costume that both pleases, and irri.
tates. That 1t Is usually wrong is the
verdict of most women When 1t is
right 1t is very, very Fight, and that
Is the best that can be. said for 1t, OBJ
serves prominent fashion writer.
It's possibilities for evil are not lin,
tied. Those who. recognize that the
neckline governs the appearance of
the face know full well the chances
for good and evil that rest in the col
lar of a, separate waist.
There is no end to the making Of
blouses, as Of books. No one can
cavil at the paIcity of these garments.
Any shop in any town, at any time, is
apt to confuse woman with the null
tlple offerings hurled at her across the
counter the moment, she asks to look
at blouses.
These bits of the costume are the
small change Of the shopkeeper. They
are taken in and out of stock, Off and
on the counter, throughout the differ
ent months Of the year. They fill in
spaces. They break the monotony of
business which arrives between the
periods of high pressure. 1t Is not
true that what woman wants she
dress, but 1t Is overwhelmingly true
that whatever she says she wants is
answered by an avalanche Of designs,
offered to her as the best and the lat
est.
Evil Possibilities of Blouses.
OF course, there are new fashions in
the blouses this spring. They have
been shown to women; thoy have been
purchased for the unusually large
| exodus to the South, and they will APP
peal to the majority of women during
the next four weeks, when ones
thoughts turn to the rehabilitation Of
the winter wardrobe, or the acqulsi'
ton of new one.
I There Is no more pauclty of inven-
ton in blouses this year than last.
| France. and America have both done
their best-and 1t Is in this vast va
riety that evil possibilities lie. If
women could be trained to regard the
blouse as something fatal, unless well
chosen, they would go about the bust
ness of getting together half dozen
with the precaution and precision nee
essary when walking on ice. They
would not buy georgette because 1t Is
fashionable, tomato-red because it was
the style. nor would they, choose gal
loon embroidery, shoe-lace braiding. OF
brass buttons because the designers
had chosen to exploit these caprices
They would go among all the masses
of waists with the precision of bird
flying to its nest. They would take
want, If they did not find 1t they
would go elsewhere; .if IT was not to
4 be found In the shops they would have
1t made by specialist or seamstress
from well-considered pattern
1 The part Of a blouse that Is very
often fatal is the collar. There are
few women who can stand more than
two types Of neckline. A woman
should not rebel against this verdict
She should accept it and thus eliml'
nate trouble. She should expert.
ment with blouses thai do not carry
either one of these necklines. She
must remember that no blouse Is
worth Its price II It hasn't the kind OF
collar that offsets the neckline of hei
coat. She must also take well into
consideration the difference between {
blouse which is to be worn as a par
of costume topped by fur or clotl
coat, and one that Is merely a shirt
waist and part of a tailored suit.
These are not all the requirement.
for success In buying blouses. A WON
an must have, or must acquire, a true
knowledge of the juxtapositfon of fab
rics. She must know what materia
In blouse goes best with the mate
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