Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1920 — PARIS STYLES IN BLOUSES [ARTICLE]

PARIS STYLES IN BLOUSES

Overgarment in Contrasting Color to Tailored Suit Is Distinctive Note in Fashions. The blouse in contrasting color to the skirt or to the tailored suit Is the distinctive note in fashions in blouses for spring in Paris, says the Dry Goods Economist. With practically no exceptions, blouses worn with skirt and jacket suits are shown in brilliant contrasting colors. The day of the blouse in matching crepe for wear with suits is finished and' the colored blouse in taffeta, voile or crepe de chine/ or the blouse in bold striped silk tussah or is now the great vogue. Quantities of blouses In waxed satin and in kid, covered with an all-over embroidery in contrasting color, are featured z at Renee for wear with suits. These blouses are simply are in slip-over-the-head style, have rounded necks, and short sleeves, the bodices are flat at the front and, as a rule, close in surplice fashion at the back. The belt is cut in one with the bodice section and buttons snugly around the hips at either side.

of fur, matching the summer cape wrap. Parasols of unique shapes are many and the shapes vary—some are oblong, others diamond shaped, bell, mushroom, pagoda and regular. Parasol materials are Silk, net, lace and cretonne, as well as linen and fur, as noted above.