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Show Blouses of Mexican Influence Are Such Gay Little Flatterers! By CHERIE NICHOLAS Wr . VMH c - V 1 fetr vL-:' V i iPl revfj 'Knj " " .CSlvV v SPRING'S in the air and far- h- ? ' v ' fv sighted girls with an eye to & N ' ' "V week-ends are organizing their , - j spring and summer wardrobe f A ' V t right now so as to be carefree I x '"p- ' when the great outdoors calls ( r to sports and "off duty" recre- i-C"" j ation.- s The big idea these days m y N regard to clothes is to "make v vour own." It is easy to sew SPRING'S in the air and far-sighted far-sighted girls with an eye to week-ends are organizing their spring and summer wardrobe right now so as to be carefree when the great outdoors calls to sports and "off duty" recreation.- The big idea these days m regard to clothes is to "make vour own." It is easy to sew and if you plan your costumes so that with the aid of accessories and Interchangeable parts they may be made to play a many-purpose role, you'll find that a very few things can go very far. A good suit especially, plus a collection of really attractive blouses, can take you anywhere in "style." ' Blouses are tremendously important impor-tant this year and they dress a suit up or down according to occasion. So start sewing today. There's a whole world of innovation and fash-Ion fash-Ion news you can sew into each blouse. You are limited only by your imagination, which requires practically no outlay just planning and doing with a will. Of course, the first step is to choose your material. Cottons are a fine bet this year. Select your cottons cot-tons carefully, eyelet embroidery for one, organdy for another and a good substantial and gaily colorful printed print-ed linen for a third. Each one of these will tub perfectly and you can see by the models pictured how pretty-pretty they will look. The next big essential in making your own blouses is to get a smart easy-to-follow pattern. . The same pattern has been used for each of the three beguiling blouses pictured, which is a good idea for the girl who does her own sewing. Using versatile materials will differentiate their appearance. Prettiness itself is stressed in the pattern of simplicity selected for this trio of blouses. Throughout the entire style program simplicity is the big idea this spring. You see this demonstrated especially in the new blouses that feature naive low- cut necklines and quaint little puffed sleeves that definitely portray simplicity sim-plicity design. It adds to the lure of the blouses pictured that they are so a la Mexicana in their pictur-esqueness. pictur-esqueness. The first of these blouse "lovelies" (pictured to the left) is made of a gay Mexican printed linen. It has one of the new adjustable drawstring necklines. Tied close to your throat it is simply perfect to wear right now with your spring suit. Later on the neckline can go more decollette. Worn with the popular dirndl skirt you'll love it. Wear it for sports or dress as the mood moves you. A big play is being made on fine white sheers sweetly fashioned with myriads of frivolous little ruffles, beautified with exquisite handwork. Centered in the group is a lovely blouse of sheerest white organdy. The pert little ruffles go definitely South American in that they take on gay colored embroidery accents. This model has the fashionable deep U-neckline that can be drawn high or low for out and out flattery. A dream of a blouse in spanking white eyelet embroidery is shown to the right. Wear it with a short skirt in the day either a color-bright dirndl or a slim wrap-around crepe skirt. It makes good also as an evening blouse worn with a floor-length floor-length skirt. A self ruffle around the neck and "little girl" puffed sleeves are your guarantee that this charming eyelet model, so definitely speaking "simplicity design," will make you look your most winsome. A huge Mexican straw hat worn with this blouse will stress the picturesque pictur-esque note. ' Released by Western Newspaper Union. |
