STANDARD BLOUSES.
"DARK.' DTSCRteiET SHADES" FOR BERLIN WO^I,EN. . AMSTERDAM; Jan. 11! \ A new indignity is being inflicted on the womanhood of Germany, according to the latest fashion journals published; in Bei'lin: It seems that the municipality of the capital: hft-s decided to A/standardise" blouses, and has accordingly put on the market 43,000 garments under this designation,' which are declared; to be "shapeless monstrosities." ..Tlie. material; -of -which .they are made is a mystery, but it is neither wool nor i cotton, and the -states that j it has "not aimed at style or elegance, * but has sought; to product-, something durable;" "combining "solidity of Tnlateriiil with cheapness of price — qualities much more' unportaht) to oui* Tvvomen^ *than * a, mere pi'ettiness which is often so 'deceive ing. There ai'e some of bright color," it is added, "but -moi-b are of: dark, dis- ' erect shades, dfesigned-to satisfy- a truly. Teutonic. itaste.'" .'-■' A-* "" ' The Berlin standardised 'blouse is an ' article of the shirtewaste' type, with! collar ,_ cuffs, and^a §tift front. It Costs ' 125., irrespective of color or size, and can only be .obtained by means of a "blouse-card." , . . j / - ' *'A' . ,
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14572, 6 April 1918, Page 9
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187STANDARD BLOUSES. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14572, 6 April 1918, Page 9
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