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Show !"" r " 11 "- Two of the Best Spring Blouses i'iiiojf i.iiiir-fn'(i must u i - . I : wmifrnjmr-nnnHK imiWi -nn OLm Blouses for the coming spring are made of all the daintiest wash fabrics in cotton and silk, and their creators never before presented such varied and beautiful assortments. Excellent as the model waists have been hitherto, hither-to, those of today are better. The American woman is wedded to the blouse; it answers her needs perfectly. perfect-ly. It is made for utility, but not at the sacrifice of beauty, and the sheer cottons and lightweight silks used in its construction are woven to last and to withstand washing. They will even outwear heavier materials. Two of the best of the new models are shown here, for the benefit of those who wish to make early purchases pur-chases or to make up their own blouses in advanco of the season. Each of them embodies at least one of the new style features of the spring season. The blouse at the left is made of fine white voile and cut on the most popular of patterns. The back piece is extended over the shoulder to form a short yoke at the front, and the plain surface of the material is relieved by groups of the narrowest of fiat tucks. The vogue for narrow bandings, and two colors in one garment, is recognized recog-nized in this model. A border of voile, in blue or rose or maize color, finishes the edge of the collar and the top of the pockets and cuffs and extends down the fronts. The banding is set in with hemstitching, and the effect is very fine. Small sprayj of embroidery outline the pockets, pock-ets, in the same tint aa the banding, and appear on the points of the collar. All this work is done, with amazing cleverness, by machinery, and the blouse may be bought for a moderate price, something like four or five dollars. dol-lars. When the embroidery and sewing sew-ing is done by hand the blouse will bring more money in the shops, but the needlewoman may make it at home, introducing her own handwork, for less than the machine-made garment gar-ment must bring to be profitable to the retailer. At the right a blouse of white crepe de chine is shown, in which machine ma-chine stitching, in black, furnishes a very elegant and graceful decoration. This idea was brought out by a modiste mo-diste of Paris in the earliest costume showings, and is proving very useful to makers of blouses. The blouse is almost perfectly plain, with high collar col-lar and deep cuffs. It is finished and stitched with exquisite neatness, and calculated to delight the eyes of all those women who appreciate the elegance ele-gance of tailormade styles. |