Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1918 — DAY OF DETAILS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DAY OF DETAILS

t- Utl- Thintir” Th nt Moko_ or Mar the Toilet. - Not- Difficult to - % Copy. •nils is Indeed the “day of little things” in matters of dress. It is in the details of the toilet that success, or complete want of success, lies. Never, I think, was more attention paid' to the dainty “frills and furbelows” that make a woman look so charming and, to the male eyes, so utterly bewildering, and these uncommon and lovely details are by no means expensive, only 'they demand the exercise of taste and —when they are made at home —they demand some patience, writes Idalia de Villiers, Paris correspondent This is indeed to be a “winder of embroidery.” ‘ But the latest designs, shown by our leading dressmakers and milliners, art not at all difficult to copy. They are original and surprisingly effect! a clever girl who knows how to use her needle can arrive at wonderful things. Take for example the exquisite little blouse-coatee shown in the sketch. This is one of Beer’s latest models and it is expressed in putty-colored poult

de sole, with a beautiful gllet, or waistcoat, of putty-colored canvas cloth embroidered In royal blue and rust-red wools. The straight lines which run across the waistcoat are royal blue, in the thick soft wool which we used to ,call “double berlln,” and the wool is attached to the canvas cloth after the manner of soutache or braid. Then the little rounds are worked in rustled wool in a simple crewel stitch. Further, the loose tie which holds the collar in place is made entirely of royal blue wool, with a row of little red balls to form a fringe. You will notice that the same wool embroidery is introduced on the loose sleeves. Also that the blouse has a basque and a ceinture of piitty-color suede. Several of the more Important dressmakers are showing blouse coatees of this order and very pretty and decorative they are. The model described would be lovely in navy-blue duvetyn or soft'black serge, with gny chosen colors introduced In the waistcoat and oh the sleeves.

The Blouse Coatee.