Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1920 — Clever New Ideas in Blouses [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Clever New Ideas in Blouses

INGENIOUS designing, more than anything else, Is the distinguishing characteristic of the last ' arrivals among spring and summer blouses. They" are about equally divided between two styles—those that terminate at the waist line and those that are lengthened to cover a part of the skirt. In the ranks of the first there are nearly all of those, ting, lingerie blouses, of voile and sheer batiste, that are hand-made and thus placed among the aristocrats of their kind. TSey-. are dainty and modest with drawn work, hand-run tucks, hemstitching and other needle work to embellish them. Collars are conspicuous and cleverly managed in them but there are a few collarless models that button in the back. Narrow ties of black ribbon often give them a tailored flavor. Two blouses of georgette, one with a short peplum, front and back, with side portions laid in plaits over the hips, and one without a peplum, invite comparison in the picture. In the peplum blouse the seams are piped with satin and the neck and sleeves bound with it Besides its unusual construction, the decoration Is managed fa a new way. Eyelets worked at the center of circular motif, done with embroidery silk, allow narrow ribbon to be threaded through them. The ribbons end In long loops, each having > jet pendant strung on it This is entirely new. It serves also to make a pretty touch for the flaring ” long, full rieeve. with deep pointed flounce caught to the wrist

with a band of velvet ribbon, 18 the Ingenious detail that distinguishes the other blouse. It is ornamented with squares of French knots at the front Spring blouses include some sleeveless models to- be worn over underblouses. These are peplum styles that are open at the sides. There are also surplice blouses and those having vestees among the novelties to be con* sldered.