Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1917 — GIVES BOYISH AIR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GIVES BOYISH AIR

Blouse Coatee Is Rage for Both Indoor and Outdoor Wear. i Extends Several Inches Below Normal Waistline Where It la Caught * , in by Sash-or Fur. One of the new and very popular blouse coatees, which extend, a few Inches below the normal waistline and which give a peculiarly youthful, though rather boyish, appearance tp the figure, is shown in the sketch. These blouse coatees are the rage of the hour, and indoor blouses of thin materials are made on very much the same lines. The model illustrated was created by Paquin, and was composed of rust-red wool velveteen, with a sash of skunk, and the same fur on the ends of the sleeves. It was extremely chic. And quite uncommon, writes Idalia de Villiers, Paris correspondent;,. Several of our leading dressmakers are favoring this outline and it will certainly take a firm hold on popular taste. There is something careless, and, as I have already said, boyish about

this style of garment, and then it can easily be copied, which is no small thing in these days of obligatory economy. Many of the blouses made in this style are caught in below the waist by a loose silk sash which is lightly attached to the blouse here and there. The ends of the sash are tied at the back; other models are drawn in by a ribbon run through an inch-wide hem; others are caught in by a band of fur as Indicated in my drawing. But, of course, the model illustrated is an outdoor blouse. You will notice that it is buttoned right up to the throat at one side. This practical and comfortable notion is in great favor this autumn. The blouse or dress bodices underneath may be quite decollete, but the correct thing is the coat or wrap which buttons up to the throat and which can with or without a warm fur tie. The combination of color shown in the Paquin model is very effective; bright rust-red and black. I have seen rust-red shown in all the best establishments in a variety of materials. This color is charming in velvet or velveteen and it looks its best when juxtaposed with skunk or kolinsky.

The New Blouse Coatee.