THE EVENING BLOUSE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 94, 14 January 1908, Page 3

THE EVENING BLOUSE.

America is welcoming the' evening blouse back-again. .. The low-necked blouse of-clrif-fonj- tulle,., or other ;airy fabric worn with cloth' skirt was very popular for a year or two; following tho introduction of the Migrate blouse itself J' -Then the fashion •ilic-U a natural death, apparently, But:is;.}»biiia£:»p again ' serenely and smilingly| '.maris Itwitbhing than ever-'after "its 'long siejp. : ]f. is an incongruous style, .of course,' and one ; that' ought not to'.be allowed, but : , it _. unpiistak.ably htfs its sphoro.'hcro'in New York,-where one : is < often - compelled to utilise 'the-si root cars in getting to .and 'from-the theatre, or dinner, and jtho street car is not tlje place for full evfinirig However, • tho even-ing-blouse .is .with,us'.again,, aiid we are going- to bo pleased with it, although we are not ypt—so say the fashion 'powers. " ' " Of'striped chiffon, -white and silver,-was one.pretty example, and;it ,was '.trimmed very daintily, with Irish lace in a bolero effect, all in ' brie piece, so that it' must be. slipped; on over the -bead., Below, thebolero tho folded girdlo showed .in high,, rouridwaisted effect. "The neck of the blouse proper' was • cut tb a- short point in* front and back and outlined with a band of bluo' velvet,, dotted and.bordered with silver and. blacks I The little ompire sleeves were brought into shirred'bands, with two rows of the velvot riblioii: each, tied-in a bow at the bach Another blouse that was noticeably attractive was of white crepe de' Chine/embroidered all over with, tiny :fleur de.lis, .and' intersected -in .diamond shapes,. with baby Valenciennes ' insertion. The neck '-.was- cut out"in : a. graceful curved line •' from ■ the shoulders to'a deep-rounJed point in front, and. a half-vest .of chiffon plaited crosswise inserted. This'brought'one of the diamond points just bolow, completing, a pretty conventional .design, in , front. . This also was worn with , a high girdle, one end of whicli crossing, "over the other, in'the .'centre'front was brought up to the top of it at the underarm sido -and fastened there with two small, 1 oblong-buckles.;