SUMMER BLOUSES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1954, 10 January 1914, Page 10

SUMMER BLOUSES.

There am few, women who face tht» summer holidays without an appropriate supply of blouses, blouse at tlio present moment stands at the very pinliaclo of its popularity. Soft litmus, .muslins, voiles, .silks, etc., aro all favoured, for the making-of these blouses. ■Many arp eiit-witii a'' rather deep.shoulder yoke, from--which slightly-' e.-tthercd front qjid 'haek pieces •'dop.ei.id. • The low neck, .of . course, prcdomiiiates. '■ They are all very loose fitting. The white Wift- blouses, made in the shirt style, in tlieso days of neat country suite, arid silk or caslmioro sport cents, are,,, of course, in greii request. A soft largo navy or blank satin bow appears at tho throat, while there is a " liitio natch pocket on the loft side, into which is tucked a hem-stitched handkerchief. A cotton voile, with a white cnSlar worked in colour, lin.d a. kind of hi!) of tho same work in froi.it. A black velvet ribbon is' slipped underneath, and tied loosely in front. Tho cuffs match tire collar. Another delightful little blouse was seen in a srft white, prettily tucked across the shoulders, and cut in n V shape in front. A sailor collar dpcom'ted the decoll.etage. The edge was cut in little tabs and buttonholes with coloured embroidery. The same embroidery appeared .down tho front of tho blouse, tiny luotlier-o'-peai'l buttons ivero seen ill between'each tab. Tho c-ufl's wore ornamented in (he same way. This blouse would bo ideal on a hot afternoon, worn with a white linen skirt. Of course, there aro innumerable silken, soft Roman satin blouses seen. As a weU-urnomcd head is ouite tho crux to oar 'toilette, the Frenchwoman, ). see, has taken very kmdly to the new idea of powdering the hnir. .fyo. far this question has not reached us: yet. I am told, the effect of the sifted soft iwvder, put liehtlv over tho head, is vorv pretty and becoming. Fair golden hair has ouite the effect of a mixture of silver and gold. The soft lmwdeiing of while is becomiwt' and softenim' io the cycs.-Sydney "Morning Herald."