Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1904 — WAISTS THAT CLOSE IN BACK. [ARTICLE]

WAISTS THAT CLOSE IN BACK.

They Are Youthful in Appearance) but Troublesome to Button. There is no denying the fact that the majority of waists will close in the back. The youthful appearance of the long, plain, straight front is a thing that is beyond argument, and where is there a woman who will neglect that which Is a certulu guaranty of youthfulness? Nine out of ten of the finer grades of white waists close up the back and fully one-half of the linen and crash waists are closed in the same manner: The unhandiness of the waist which buttohs behind cannot be disputed. A woman who lived in a hotel will tell you that it costs her 10 cents every time she puts on her waist, for the maid must hook it, arm those who are traveling will assure you that the waist which hooks up the back is an unmitigated nuisance. Yet, after one look at herself, and after one of her youthful lines, the woman who has seen herself in one of these smooth-fronted waists will rush off to buy another, for she knows that in nothing else does she look half so well. All waists are to be worn looser, and this will bo good news for the woman who is tugging at her back buttons, and the buttons will be larger and the buttonholes more pronounced. Instead of being hidden under a slat they will stand out bold and pretty and the waist will button frankly by means of buttons nnd buttonholes and not by the little Invisible loops nnd the evasive hooks which were such a trouble last season.

There Is a French shirt wnist which buttons Invisibly front and back. The method Is by'means of the under nrm seam and the shoulder seam. It Is not n difficult thing to manage. And thero Is another French waist which does not button at nil. neither does It hook, nor Is It caught together with pins. This mysterious waist, which neither buttons nor books. Is made of lace. The entrance Is through the back. The panels of lace nrc then brought together and nn obliging friend news the waist In place. It Is stitched together with long white thread stitches which shut It and keep it in shape.—Kansas City Journal. Magazine advertising has developed almost entirely within fifteen years.