Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1919 — Blouses Greet the New Season [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Blouses Greet the New Season

We are to have a variety of new aud unique styles in blouses 4hls fall. Already the advance models have passed In review and manufacturers are preparing still others to follow. These will show modifications and adaptations of the styles already presented and of the wholly new forms of trimmings that have been brought out, American producers, now in competition with Europe, for the trade of the world, a’splre to making the American blouse pre-eminent, like the American shoe, in style, and as good as the best in material. Therefore we expect, with good reason, blouses that will accomplish the utmost that designers can do, in a variety of styles. Tailored blouses are shown in flesh, white, navy and black satin and with high necks and long sleeves. Fine tucks In groups that form stripes ptpve to be appropriate and most popular for trimming. The directoire influence appears in tailored models having collars and frills of that period. Georgette and foulard are combined in other tailored blouses, the plain georgette forming the body and sleeves, with cuffs, vest and directoire collar of foulard. In dressy blohses there are some very rich and unique models.- One of black satin is cut kimono style, with short sleeves, and has a basque so long that one wonders it is classed as a blouse. In keeping with Its style ft is adorned with embroidery in silver •nd gold, of Japanese inspiration. ColI ' >■ I f J ■ M r.. .?•

ored georgette with trimming of parallelrows of drawn work find embroidered floral designs appears among the elbow-sleeved models for dressy wear. Silk floss as a trimming is as popular as georgette in materials. It has been used to imitate baby lamb fur and proves wonderfully effective on georgette Russian blouses in gray, navy and mahogany color. Blouses like that pictured, draped to the side, and tied with hanging ends, are assured favorites. Heavy floss, in several rlt*h colors, and unusually placed makes the most/effective trimming on them, and pongee khakl-koo! or silks of like character or plain satin may be used to make them. The georgette blouse pictured Is one of an always increasing number in which front and back panels are extended below the waistline to simulate a basque. It Is embroidered with silk floss and its edges finished with narrow pipings of satin. ■ - ' ' '