Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1917 — In the Realm of Blouse Fashions [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

In the Realm of Blouse Fashions

Georgette crepe and crepe de chine qffishiops, the most favored of all materials for the lovely new spring models. Crepe de chine demonstrates that it may be used Tor equal effectiveness for both tailored and costume blouses, but georgette is a medium that designers revel in for developing all the dressier bodices. In tailored and sports styles crepe de chine has a rival in silk Jyst a glance at blouses of any kind reveals the fact that light colors are Shouldering white in point of popularity. Among voile blouses white predominates, but in organdie there ig a more than liberal sprinkling of yellow, rose and blue models. .. ■ Color is the rule in georgette blouses. A wonderfully pretty model is shown in the picture made of plain navy blue georgette, combined with a broad stripe in navy and white. This is broken by a narrow figured stripe in paisley colorings. A panel of the plain navy, widening toward the bottom, is let in at the back and front. A convertible collar and deep, turnback cuffs of the navy georgette are decorated with white ? silk machine rtitching and French knots. Three

rows of the stitching extend up each sffle of thtTronls. Small Nftrt M buttons, with white markings on top, fasten the blouse. Embroidery in colored silk and beads, hemstitching'and French knots are the hallmarks of elegance on the best blouses. Sand color with coral satin, sand with vivid green, and again with nattier blue are combinations with georgette that are irresistibly lovely.