Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1918 — Midsummer Blouses Lovely and Practical [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Midsummer Blouses Lovely and Practical

Mere man varies the monotony of his workaday clothes by indulging himself in many changes of ties, and women in the same way rely upon blouses to give the spice of variety to their dally costuming. The new blouses that have just made their appearance for midsummer wear promise to fulfill their mission in the most refreshing way, for they are made of light colors with white in many ways. Manufacturers of fabrics and designers of blouses have worked together for the good of womankind this summer, the first producing striped and cross-bar as well as plain materials that ai*h washable and the latter pleasing and versatile details of trimming. Cluster tuckings, contrasting collars and cuffs, frills of net or plain organdie, narrow lace inserts and edgings and some hand embroidery finish off the clever planning and cutting which see to it thSt the new blouses are started right They are adorably refined and dainty and sometimes they are just as simple as they look—but not often. It is their business to look simple and beautifully finished. The blouse shown in the picture bears out these statements. It is of blue voile with white organdie collar and cuffs. There are two emplacements at the front cue of them a little simulated chemisette in white organdie set in an applied affair that

at each side with embroidered scallops. It fastens with white crochet buttons. The simplest of these blouses are in striped or cross-bar organdie. Blue and white, light green and white, tan and white made up with collars and cuffs of white organdie finished with frills, or with these accessions in plain organdie of the same color as that in the blouse, make variety enough to suit everyone. The best things about these and all the rest of their kind is their perennial freshness and their durability. Voiles, batistes and organdies stand wear and tubbing better than heavier materials and look as good as new after : long service, therefore theli charm is permanent.