Evening star., 1922-04-17
Designers Introduce the Cravat
BY ANNE RIrrENHoUsE.

Men may think Of love In sprlhs'
I but women think of blouses.
One may be more essential to them
than the other. No psychologist mas
| decided tho question. When the
wind blows warm, a woman won
ders what she will get to wear In
| stead Of the one-piece frock OF
woolen fabric. She dislikes the feel
of the unwashed- material on her
flesh. She wants something new.
She wants blouses-but what kind?
The shops would seem 70 answer
the question half hundred tunes;
The windows along the commercial
| streets are filled with blouses that
beckon. But there's every KIND OF
figure to reckon "with-some snort
wasted, some thick-hipped, some thin
to attenuation. No one style does
for all.
Once upon a time q woman sat
herself down in a sunlight room. call,
ed in q helper and devoted several
days to the fashiontng OF the biouses
intended for the warm weatner.
Now she goes to the shops. claiming
that her time Is too shortened by
She doesn't get fitted as well ana
she can afford only half the number
she thought necessary when things
were cheaper and the one-piece frock
had not been made to serve sucn
variety Of hours. but she saves time.
the varieties of blouses the designers
offer the women who buy. The
makers realize that there Is room for
all for reason of this amazing oil ,
ference between women's figures and
their needs. So the kind that tuck In
po11 0,,f ohnwn
The Americans. according to the
manufacturers. like the thin. beaded
blouse better than all others. but
surely they reckon with the masses.
who do not care whether the blouse
suits the hour or the suit with which
georgette is no more suitable 1or q
homespun or wool or serge tailored
suit than saddle oxfords are with
an afternoon frock.
America invented the shirt waist
for informal hours and her training
from choosing the wrong kind OF
waist to go with her street and sport
clothes. The tailored blouse for the
suit or the separate skirt Is the only
possible choice for the well-dressed
woman. and 1t is the only kind the
They may not care for wash muslin
or handkerchief in these days Of
high prices for laundry, but they
choose heavy China silk or crepe de
chine as substitutes. Through some
freak of INCLINATION. they show a
most affectionate regard. a return Of
affection, for the tailored white mus
lin shirt waist that tucks in under
the skirt belt. The latter is really
not belt these days. 1t is merely
the top Of the skirt. heavily stitched.
and sufficiently loose to slip we'll
down over the top of the hips. The
blouse is pulled up and out over this
shirt top and there is no extra or
outside belt worn. By this trick one
gets away from the short-waisted ef-
feet given to older women by the
shirt waist proper.
The outside blouse with loose
hem and a string girdle is not con-
sidered as smart as the kind that is
tightly fitted to the hips after the
manner of girls MILDLY blouse. But
the French designers make many
blouses with tight gathers at the side
of the waist line to hold in the fullness
and let the hem fall Imply against
the hips.
Long sleeves and a moderate. OBJ
long neck line are accepted. Indi-
viduals will continue to wear short
sleeves during the hot weather, but
the fashion. even though 1t is often
fouted. is for the long. and usually
the wide. sleeve. To keep it from
falling back there are link buttons
at the wrist. These are of the ma
terial, but those who must have or
namentation in even the simplest