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Show MAKE THAT BLOUSE AT HOME Popular Over-the-Skirt Garment Neeu' Have No Terrors for the Woman Clever With Her Needle. One might almost think that the original designer of the costume or over-the-sUirt blouse had the home dressmaker and her limitation in mind 11s the inspiration fcr this very popular garment. There can he no denying that it is easier to make than the blouse that must be drawn in at the waistline and mad,1 to (it the figure. Practically all of the long blouses are straight in line, with only a girdle or belt to indicate the waistline if a fitted effect is desired, while equally as many are allowed 10 hang slraigh1". A smart and unusual straight smock blouse in hip length recently seen was made of heavy satin with a deep baud ai the bottom done: in cross-stitch embroidery em-broidery in contrasting color to simulate simu-late smocking. The sleeves were slirJ-larly slirJ-larly finished. Another straight blouse recently brought out was a straight hip length affair, cut on smock lines, and made of heavy lace flouncing, the scallops of the lace forming the edge of the blouse. A lining of chiffon in color formed the foundation of the blouse. The sleeves were long and bell shape. The lovely fabrics that are obtainable obtain-able this season and the very simple styles that have received the unqurli-lied unqurli-lied approval of Dame Fashion join forces to make the work of the home dressmaker easy. Good taste in selecting select-ing fabrics and judgment in determining determin-ing what style is best fitted to the individual indi-vidual figure, together with the ability to do fine hand work are all that is required for the development of these blouses. |