TO BELINDA.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 302, 15 September 1908, Page 5

TO BELINDA.

"Bid me discourse on blouses, and I will enchant thine ear." DEAR BELINDA,— If the equinoctials persist in their violence, and determine to whirl me like chaff beforo them, I am constrained to admit that I am more comfortable indoors beside the crackling lire, where my enthusiasm can be emitted through the pen, whereby, dear girl, you may participate later when the mail comes in to-morrow. I havo a huge treat in store for you when you come to town! I shall escort you through the Economic, where the prettiest spring goods are shown. The blouses — women's best friends —are exquisitely charming. The white spotted tulle, inlet with filet insertion, drove mo frantic with young delight. The shoulders havo tho becoming broad effect, formed by deep folds of the tulle. The front is a broad piece of white satin, hand painted, in briar roses and leaves. I thought of you at the time; it would suit you admirably, and tho sizo seemed right. • : Tho white flowered tulle, with bands of silk embroidery, was bewitching—it has tho most cunning wee silk buttons in white, with a yoke of valencicnnes lace. An exclamation of delight at my loft' caused me to turn. The responsible parson was a graceful girl in blue. She ivas enraptured with a thick lace blouse, with bands of striped opal pink silk and a handpainted front panel. It was very chic and so dainty, and if I had had my next quarter's allowance I should have invested in the lot. What do you think of the coloured lace? .My idea is that it is awfully sweet, which reminds mo of two tea gowns I espied at the Economic while haunting tho blouse department. Ono was in vieuxo rose chifTon voile over glace, which bad bands of the same coloured lace running horizontally—oh, ray dear, the heartacho that developed— even now I am tristo 1 It was an Empire thing, the high waist bewildering in its witchery, tho satin ribbon ends in a deeper shade than tho material, making_ a smart and graceful finish. Tho other, in blue,, made mo think of a golden-haired woman. It was the becoming shade—tho tint that you find in the periwinkle. It also had tho coloured lace, and was directoirc. Inlinistosimal tucks made a dolightful square effect yoke, the lace boiii" introduced hero and there in unexpected fashion. Tho material was silk voile over a silk foundation, and was certainly a regal looking creation. • I was gratified to learn that the purchases from this establishment last year delighted you so. « I only wish you were here at tho present moment to view the new goods in their entirety. The private peeps I have been permitted are fairly dazzling, and of the silk and muslin gowns I'will interest with you later. Till then, adicux. As always, 0594 GEM.