BLOUSE EFFECTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1419, 20 April 1912, Page 10

BLOUSE EFFECTS.

One of tho marked characteristics' of th« separate'blouse-V'other than/the lingerie ones which are now being shown for early spring (writes tho London lndv correspondent of the "Telegraph"), is the tendency to havo them lit over tho skirt instead of under it, and to finish in somo fashion that will suggest their being part of tho gown instead of an entirely separ* ate blouse. This is managed in various ways, sometimes with a bolero effect, sometimes with an extension of tho blouse below the waist line, either in an elongated back or sido pieces, and sometime* by tho girdlo which is attached to th« blouse, and finishes it outsido the skirt, hanging in long ends at tho sides, back, or front. There are still many blouses mado to fit under tho high Empire skirts, when they seem to 1» a-part of the ouopieco go.cn, but the blouso over whichl tho skirt fits, and which lias distinctly tho look of a separate blouse, is a thing very much of the past. Voiles, -charmouses, crepo meteor, and messaline de soie are among tho favoured materials for blouses of an elaborate order. There it a fancy for blouses mado entirely of laco and quite plain in design; both light and coarse laces aro used for their fashioning, but the Irish crochet blouse is not quite so fashionable as those made of laces which havo becomo less widely popular. Tho kimono sleevo is still seen on th« new blouses, and high collars, boned and, fitted perfectly, havo taken the placo of tho Dutch necks. Tho wide side frill of pleated linen edged with-laco has. faded into tho background, and .Madame La Mode decrees that wo are still to havo sido frills, but with a difference; thess frills aro composed entirely of laco falling in a soft kind of cascade, often from * narrow panel of lace, which reaches al< most to the waist line, and attached to this is a sido frill of the lace, of uniform width throughout. The straight laco panel has verv tinv jet buttons set on at intervals at the side where tho frill is attached. Tho fashion for decorating tho back ot tho neck with a closely-pleated upstanding ruffle is one that is seen on the early spring models. We are promised for wear with our striped linen frocks collars of most interesting shape, made of rather heavv linen or of fino linen or batiste. These collars are to 1)0 pointed ill front and not very deep, coming down to about tho point to which an ordinary, guinipa extends. In the bock the collar is a very deep sailor, reaching almost to tho waist line. Some of the smartest havo no lace trimming at all, but are decoratel with exnuisite hand embroidery. If laco is *„?d it will be of filet, Valenciennes, or Ciuiiy. These collars arc fastened on. tko.i shoulder.