The Vogue For Blouses

Northern Advocate, 23 October 1936, Page 3

The Vogue For Blouses

Preparing For Summer Season

JJTjOUSES will be in great

parent woollen or silk skirtings go well with plain grey or blue flannel suits which, just now, are probably the most popular clothes for general wear.

favour this summer. An extra blouse is always a temptation, especially, at holiday time. A change of blouse is always an easy way to vary one’s .-appearance. Blouses, too, take up small space when packing. Since there is so much from which to choose in the way of blouses, careful selection needs to be made. One kind of suit demands one sort of top and a second kind requires another. Those in Favour. There is the blouse of the “shirt waist” type, masculinecollared and accompanying the dapper tailored suit; also the jumper-blouse that achieves a jaunty air with handkerchief cellars and brief sleeves and goes with sporting skirts of light tweed or linen. There is the filmy blouse of lace or chiffon that provides a top for an afternoon or evening outfit, and the little embroidered organdie affair with puffed sleeves and something frilly about the neck-line. With. Flannel Suits. Linen blouses, plain or printed, are also being much worn. The tailored blouse in trans-

When Travelling. Skirts and jackets in some unerushable material are the happiest wear for travelling and for complete smartness anc comfort; the accompanying blouse should be in a red crease less fabric, too.

A beige suit in a very fim crepey wool, for example, car have a blouse in a brown anc white crinkly cotton crepe. Lisle jersey is another mate rial suitable for wear witl either wool or linen suits, anc has the same qualities fo; keeping fresh and uncrushed

For the older woman wh wants a softening line beneat the severity of a severe coat, blouse in crepe-de-chine with frilled front answers require merits very well.

The jersey fabric blouse i often an asset on cool days tha may occur even in the hottes mouth of the year when you di not wish to resort to knittei wool wear. Sportswomen ar choosing shirt blouses in heav; check linen and cashmere jer seys which usually have match ing scarves to go with then