PARIS BLOUSES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2510, 10 July 1915, Page 10

PARIS BLOUSES

DETAILS OF A NEW, VOGUE. The blouses aro prettier, daintier than anything else to be seen this year, writes the Paris correspondent of the "Tuandiostcr Guardian." And. wlrilo so many showrooms and shops are closed, while the common saying here in Paris is "Thero aro no fashions," and 1 while the, mannequins 110 longer parade in the Bois, but are for tho greater part busily employed in phil. aiitliropic ouvroirs, blouses continue to bo shown on every side; all over the city, -.wherever showrooms or shops aro open, blouses are displayed. They' aro mostly white—white silk, white muslin, and white oropo de chine. Sometimes they aro entirely white; more generally they are relieved by black in the shape of a ribbon or bow at the throat oi' below it, tiny black buttons of good quality, or black silk lacing to match the black skirt which every woman possesses. Coloured blouses, striped and figured muslin, or thin silk, aro also worn, but white ones are the smartest. Ribbons of khaki, pearl grey, pale green, or soldiers' bluo, oven Scottish plaid ribbons, are also seen.

The. point of chief interest just now, ,is the "encolure." 'There is for, the'most part a. compromise between tlio quite bare neck and the neck entirely covered. Not yet havo wo come to swathed necks. That. Victorian mode is perhaps on its way for tho winter season. Hero in Paris, whero just row one may wear exactly what 0110 likes provided it be quiet in tone and style, 0110 Bees baro throats and covered throats, just as one sees narrow skirts —ill plenty—and wide ones, wherever one turns. But the blouse or sorsago must not be actually decollete, as last year; A band, a bow, a slight veiling is needed among well-dressed wo.non. Those who have their last gear's tloines to wear out add a net gimp and net undersleeves. Most 'women woar out what they have by them this season, for material and clothes,x .like food and other necessaries of life, are growing daily dearer. good spotted net blouse, dating originally from pre-war days, was effectively brought up to date by plain white net .at the throat and white net bishop sleeves below tho original short/ ones. The great chic of the iseason is the smart blouse for afternoon wear. The blouse itself is generally of very fine write or cream muslin, or net. The sleeves are long, with a frill or shaped cuit falling over the hand. The blouse is slightly open at the throat. Over this is worn a lace bolero, or lace fichu, or drapery, with, in most cases, a collar rising. high behind, : _ Medici-fashion. Sometimes the bolero is sleeveless and collafless. Sometime? it has short sleeves, sometimes longer ones. Often it comes to the waist with a ishort basque all round, or merely at the hack. Beautiful lace may therefore be worn— white, black, or ecru—one bolero serving for several foundation blouses, and giving , thus a dainty, easily-arranged afternoon toilette for these, war-days, when few are inclined to linger over dressing. i. • Another distinctive, feature .of the season's blouses in tlie way in which many are made to wrap over and fasten ort bno side. In such case very good buttons are lavishly used.. Most fascinating little coloured buttons are sold, looking rathor like single-stone jewels, or polished pebbles.