Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1919 — PRAISE FOR THE BLUE SERGE [ARTICLE]

PRAISE FOR THE BLUE SERGE

Material May Be Made Up Into Coat and Skirt, or Into One-Piece Street Dress. There is no material which so perfectly displays restraint as a very, dark blue serge. The color and the texture in themselves suggest a world of tempting opportunities ignored. Thus there is implied an experience with, and knowledge of, infinite varieties of other hues, other clothes. According to the need of the wearer, the blue serge may be made up into coat and skirt, or into a* one-piece street dress. With an exacting eye for the narrow shoulder, the close-fit-ting tapering sleeve, and the utmost precision of finish and cut, coupled with a resolute determination not to concede an inch to the skirt hem, one may give free scope to other lines. Once these details are observed, the most fantastic sweeps of the tailor’s shears may be allowed. Blue serge is the most efficacious background for accessories of the toilette and for little finenesses. Let it be a starting point for pearl gray or sand-colored spats, for matching mousquetaire suede gloves rolling loosely over the tight wrist, for a dark hat of concentrated lines and for a fur neckpiece of reduced proportions. Then, as a signature to the work of art, as well as an Insinuation of what one might have done, let the veil etch a mad design in one bold, detached pattern upon the cheek. This is a dashing touch In a costume otherwise reserved. Blue serge Is unassailable, Impeccable. It Is clever, and it is wise. ,