Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1912 — IN VOGUE USEFUL SHIRT WAISTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN VOGUE

USEFUL SHIRT WAISTS

THREE WELL CHOSEN GARMENTS „ WILL MEET ALL NEEDS. One of the Newest Models Offered for Hot Weather Wear Is Comfortable Bodice That Can Be Worn v While TriveMrtjp rr “ If the "dress Is to see hard service, have it in a dark color and match it with a hat suitably tailored yet capable of being .changed with a bit of dressy trimming on* occasions. The London hats, or the trim shapes which Jmitate these imported styles, are very useful for both Ibng and short trips, and as some of these have only one bit ol decking put on at tbe side, it is an easy enough matter to carry along a pretty “pole" of flowers —one of the high, tightly massed lifts —to put in place of the feather or cockade worn at more strenuous times. The next useful garment for the suit case traveler is the shirt waist, and Nlth three in suitable fabrics she can successfully gd through a week end at a fine country house or stop several days at a good hotel. The fabric of soft and washable sort is to be preferred for all three garments to a stiff material, wash silks, unstiffened batiste and pongee supplying about the best materials. For the traveling

waist the pongee in natural color, a rich tan or pale gold, would be useful and effective. The dressy waist could be of the batiste or of a fine lawn with a dainty lace and hand run tucks, and there could be a negligee blouse in the wash silk for tired moments and very Informal occasions. The last, in fact, could do duty as a wrapper, that is, serve instead of one, for It cannot be expected that there will be room in the suit case for all the comforts of the toilet. The comfortable little bodice shown In the illustration Is one of the newest

models offered for hot weather wear, and a very young woman might wear it while traveling with perfect propriety, as a good throat and arms are its chief requirements. There are some lovely wash silks striped with the new dress colors, and while rather of the negligee species such little bodices, made up in this manner, would be very effective with a wool suit on a hot day. If the silk is of a very stylish sort, too, it would be a good idea to hem a bias of it for a hat scarf, and a proper hat for this would be one of the duck tourist or outing shape* which are Belling from 50 cents* up. A “dicky,” or front, made to eke out the possibilities of a plain waist, is likewise a useful trifle for the traveler to take along, and if she looks about the shops she will find many pretty styles in these. As to underwear, unstiffened dimity, from which every garment needed is made, could be used for the. more intimate lingerie, while for the long petticoat there is a wide range of light and reasonably'priced materials. In several of the shops the smartest underwear Imaginable 1* made of tan pongee, and this ts much Bought for traveling use. When selecting footgear remember that tan leather is cooler than any other and that white wash leather gloves are about the smartest worn. A little pair of 50-cent Turkish slippers will also add to the traveler’s comfort and contribute nothing to the weight of the suit case. ,

MARY DEAN.

One of the Newest Negligee Bodices Offered for Hot Weather Wear.