Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-05-23

Universality of Silk Waists and Ribbons.
New woolens FOR Light Spring Wear.
ChiIdren's Coats Light and Dark serges.
Guimpes For Little Ones.
Copyright, 1928. by American Press Associa-
ton.
If silkworms have any personal pride
at all, it ought to be at its highest point
in these days, for never since the world
began is silk worn so extensively as
now, nor has it ever been so cheap. Al
most everybody has silk waists, gowns
and separate skirts Of silk, and if it
goes on like this those ladies who wear
ginghams and lawns will be the elite.
But even she who wears cotton gowns
must have silk ribbons, for ribbons are
to be used as garniture this season with
a hand as liberal as natures is in the
adorning of this earth with green leaves.
Everything must have ribbon, from
hat to shoe, both visible and invisible
garments, all Of which makes it good
for the manufacturers. The newest style
of ribbon garniture is to have enormous
bows at the bottom of the skirt, with
the ends pointing upward. These are
when the ribbon is wide When it is
narrow or Of medium width, it is car
ried down the skirt in two to six bands,
each ending in bow at the bottom.
There are also clusters of loops, each a
little longer than the other, set each side
of the waist, and with rather short
ends. The loops are arranged so as to
stand up rather rounding instead of fat.
The effect is to make waist look slen-
der and trim. Often there are very full
rosettes made OF chiffon or silk tissue,
with long ribbon ends. The chrysssnthe-
mum rosettes are set on shoulders, and
from them are drawn ends of ribbon to
a point in the center both front and
back, and here from another rosette
falls whole lot of loops and ends, not
very deep, but overlapping each other
nearly to the edge in every case. There
are some queer shaped fat oval r0scttes
made by gathering the new double faced
heavy corded satin ribbons in the mid
die and twisting them round and round
and stitching them to a stiffish founda-
tion, so that they will lie nearly fiat
They look more like ugly buttons than
rosettes.
One gown made Of Lincoln green
satin duchess, with white lace epau-
let's over silk Of the same shade, had
five of these ON each shoulder, others
set around the neckband and three
very large ones down the front of the
blouse waist. The skirt was made qnite
plain, with two bands down the front
and two sprawling bows Of ribbon Of
the same color. Green is a very great
favorite even in bright tints and shades,
and one may almost call it the leading
spring color. 1t is seen in every variety
of material. Quite ''goodish" bit of
green satin is seen in spring gowns,
generally mingled with some other ma
terial. 1t is perhaps more striking than
any other siIken fabric as gown under
a perforated overdress, the CLEAN of the
satin showing through the openings far
better than iridesoent silks.
Among the new woolens for light
spring wear there is none prettier or
more generally satisfactory than the
crystal mohairs in colors or black
Some call them brilliantines on ac-
count Of their luster. One camo under
my notice yesterday. 1t was pale blue
with paquin skirt There were two
elawlike plastrons of Prussian blue
velvet ON the upper part of the skirt,
starting at the belt. The belt was mar
row, of stiffened velvet and fastened
with two silver buttons. The waist was
a blouse, with an inset Of the velvet,
and double velvet caps on the shoulders
The collar was Of velvet. with two
chased buttons like those ON the vest.
The brilliantine is not worn very much
in the street as yet. but doubtless it viii
be later. The light gold color looks
positively metallic in the sunshine.
Given such a gown as this, with futter-
ing ribbons, girl would look like liv-
ing picture OF the very latest style.
The plain faced, changeable taffeta
is in favor again, and to cut the new
skirts in proper style they are made in
double widths The same brilliant tints
are shown, and no apparent effect of
tOnihs uOWH Their DA141ldHcy II Hiaut- IL
fact, this is to be a season filed full
and to overhowing with bright color
The plainest goods show daring combi-
nations undreamed of for the last two
generations. There is new and quiet
jacquard weave Of silk, and silk warp
goods called Trilby, which is likely to
share in the popularity Of the famous
book. The material itself il like light
colored silk warp henrietta with jac-
guard weave. which means rich sort
Of self colored brocade. 1t is quaint and
rather medieval in appearance. 1t is
best adapted for street and travelling. In
this case it can be made up with a skirt