Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1916 — Pretty, Simple Waist [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Pretty, Simple Waist

Ofall simply made waists this Is, pernaps, the prettiest. Its soft flufflness in front and the fullness gathered from the shoulders are very attractive, while the gathered surplice collar —if this name may be given quite a new form of decoration —is moßt charming and becoming. Indeed, the whole decorative scheme of the waist lies in this broad, short surpHce, which, instead of being gathered into the waistband, is cut off and arranged to hang in folds, like the fronts of a

bolero. The idea is quite new and very simple, although it does not look so. One has only to gather the top into the shoulder seam and let the pointed ends fall naturally. A pretty little twilled ruffle edges the fronts, sailor collar and cuffs, and nothing could, be more easily made than tMs form of sleeve and collar. The design also is made so that the surplice pieces can be omitted and leave a most attractive plain waist with a full front. Everybody likes this style of blouse, because it is easily put on and buttoned up in front, and is equally applicable to many sorts of material. You will find that all the crepes—both silk and cotton—are very attractive when made up this way, and silks and ginghams serve as useful and decorative an end. A great many attractive plaid silks and ginghams are in the market, and they are smart with plain-colored dresses. Then, too, thepattem will be found very practical for thin summer goods, such as dotted and figured swisses and lawns. In case you make the waist of any summer material the collar may be omitted and a fichu or net collar worn separate, since this may be removed and a fresh one put on at will, and so the waist remain nice for several wearlngs.

Bolero Surplice Waist.