Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1918 — Collarless and Buttonless. [ARTICLE]

Collarless and Buttonless.

An unusual blouse is made of pale blue handkerchief linen, with a good deal of inch-wide filet Insertion used for trimming, says Women’s Work. The embroidery is placed upon the lace itself —the outline of the design being accentuated by a fine thread of blue matching the linen in color. This blouse is collarless and Is a slip over, of the sort that fastens over the shoulders. But instead of buttons, the wearer must lace herself Into this blouse by means of narrow black velvet ribbons. The sleeves are cut upon a full bishop pattern, and the tight cuffs are laced at the outer edge by the same narrow black velvet.