The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-11
TUNIC IS TO BE
GIVEN A TRYOUT

til late this autumn. After steady per
sistence. n trick she has in the max
ing of all her forms of art. the least Vi
which is fashion, she found that Amer
lea had suddenly awakened TO the coiii'
fort and beauty of this garment.
II is difficult to persuade American
women To go without shirtwaists. lhey
borrowed the idea of wash SHIRT from
man, as they have borrowed all tle'r
fashions, and they felt, and rlShtiy So
that there is an element of cleanliness
in putting next to the skin throughout
the day hours garment that can :"
10 the tub. The tunic does not go u
the tub, and the only way to keep
entirely fresh is to wear II over
long-sleeved muslin lining, which many
women do
Practical and Ornate 6louses.
The tunic and the outside blouse are
one and the same thing. You may caii
il a cuiraSS. or IA blouse with pepiuih'
or n Chinese Sacque. or whatever name
suits your fancy. The elemental 1act
is that the fashionable blouse OF To-
day hangs from shoulders to hips. IL
! may be girdled; it may not. It's sleeves
| may he cut according to the faShloh el
William / or they may be AFTER 'he
manner of Dagobert of France-lOhS
! and wrinkled to the wrist.
Building on this foundation, the de-
! signers in America and Paris nave
thrown caution and economy 10 the
winds and accepted this new blouse III
such an extravagant manner that they
seem to be making up for that tune
when they let it rest neglected In the
dark corners.
The cables from Paris insist that
coat suits are much smarter than one
piece frocks for the woman of fashion
and her followers, but here in America
even with the impetus given to tailored
suits in the early autumn, the pendu'
lum appears to have swung DacK u
I one-piece frOcks and luxurious wraps
of fur and velveteen. Probably WIFI
the advent of early spring, with the
southwark bound tourist, the coat sui
will regain the prestige of October. II
I IL does, these eXtravagant, short, me
dieval tunics will have a high chance
for development. In the interim, the!
are worn not only with heavy TAILORED
suits, but as tops to separate skirts.
Can Be Made at Home.
1t is in this department of dress tina
they are most brilliant There ar
some dressmakers who feel that smar
women will no longer order entir
frocks If the enthusiasm for these bril-
liant accessories grow in strength
However, there is no reason for dt
spair in that, for the tunic blouse,
1t is displayed at this hour, is no mea
thing to make and no poor thing I
purchase. Its fabric and the ornamer
tation put upon it bring the cost we
I'D beyond the average purse. But tn
best part of it is that the amateur ca
make these things at home, for the
have nothing but straight lines an
are built from loosely hanging width
| of the material.
And vet there is danger In the wor
| of the amateur, especially IL she
guided by this hasty description. II
j. it is the tunic of the COnqueror th'
h is in fashion, not the smock of II
t Russian moujik or the gorgeous cot
=. of the Arabian potentate. The widtl
must outline the figure, and they mu
e cling to the hips. and the armhol'
l. must be cut with precision and pc
8 lection. The whole attempt of fas
L ion today is to throw the figure in
y a sharp outline, and we must watt
III that tendency if we would ke'
lie abreast of what is happening and CT
r tiyate our vision to look ahead.
r There is no reason for women
81 cry aloud over the extravaganza
IN some of the new tunics that are {
S. fered, for these may be copied in ST
lc pie fabrics.
81 Copyright, 1918, by Mcclure NewspaI
u Syndicate)