The Jasper news., 1919-02-20

rial OF her suit or her separate skirt
md top coat. For instance, georgette,
Bonded in bold design, does not go
with "A homespun or cheviot suit.
The. truth about georgette-whlch Is
worth repeating because the fabric
plays SO dominant a role in separate
blouses this year--is that 1t looks far
better as part of a costume than as
an addition to coat suit. AS a pep
lum blouse worn with a skirt of its
own color. or In harmonious contrast
TO 1t, 1t Is very good; not as good as
satin or silk jersey, but commendable.
I 1t may be ornamental, If one can adopt
that type of blouse, and even trimmed
with beads, which is debatable form
of .Ornamentation on separate gar
ment, but not impossible for certain
types of women.
Because of the adoption OF. uniforms
through the war there Is a strong re-
crudescence of the tailored linen
shirtwaist for women, especially in
horizon blue, shrimp pink and dead
white edged with color. These have
tucked fronts, long plain sleeves, regu-
latlon armholes, turnover cuffs with
link buttons, and the collar of a
French student of the Second Empire.
Women have found that rolling
collar with slight bit of starch, worn
with a cravat, is m attractive neck
line. Only the very young woman
with a slim, smooth neck can attempt
the high turnover collar, either starch
ed or soft. Below face that shows
the marks of time this collar Is impos-
sible.
Biouses as Part Of Costumes.
When the French designers made
the peplum blouse and then sat back
In watchful waiting for Its success,
which took long to come, they created
something that was very worth while.
American women see the light today,
and they grasp with eagerness the pos
'sibilitles Of this outside tunic blouse.
1t is difficult to persuade certain
set of women that there are other
types of blouses. Nothing could in
duce them to return to the kind that
tucks In under the skirt belt. They
feel they have eliminated this awk.
ward line around the middle Of the
body, and they choose all their blouses
after the tunic pattern, whether for
| railroad suits or for service with q
fseparate skirt under fur coat.
It Is sometimes permitted to tuck the
back of the blouse under the skirt, pro-
vided there Is front panel that drops,
| apron-wise, below the waist, and an
ornamental belt which runs from each
side of it to the back. This Is the
most ingenious compromise between
the new and the old blouses.
Blouse Inspired by American Indian.
Fabrics are now chosen for these
tunic-like garments that have never
been considered in the making of short
| shirtwaists, Kid, for instance. That
is q material unheard of among the
weavers as part and parcel of WON.
EMS apparel. Yet the new kid tunic
blouses, sent from France and copied
in this country, are excessively smart
and better liked by certain well-dress-
ed women than the hip blouses of cara
cul cloth worn during the midwlnter.
These kid tunics make a woman look
amazingly like her Indian predeces-
sors in this country. ColOred skins are
chosen, and on dark surfaces there is
an ornamentation such as the Indians
put on their pottery. Take dark
blue kid tunic worn with black vel
veteen skirt, have 1t orRamented In a
pottery design In yellow and black and
u thread of dull red, and you get an
exceedingly ingenious costume.
The milliners are quite willing ia
match UP these kid tunics with tur-
bans and the woman who likes to look
like an Indian chooses a turban. not In
kid, but In taffeta, with outstanding
quilts painted at the tips.
Copyright. 1919 by the Mcclure News.
! paper Syndicate)