The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-07
FASHIONS OF NEW YORK.
No Limit to the Usefulness of
Elder Down Flannel.
MANY NEW ooLoRs AND FIGURES

Camels Hair Fabrics Arc Prime Favorites.
Gloveslsin Cloth Novelty = Tailor
Gowns-BridaI and Reception Costumes.
Jot Trimming Very Popular.
Copyright. 1897, by American Press Asso-
ciation1
During the last few years elder down
flannel has taken place among tho dress
fabrics, though it is still used for greater
number of other garments than almost
any ono material now in vogue. 1t is q
curious stuff, being woven like knitting,
and in consequence it is very elastic. Tho
knitted part is in strong cotton threads,
and they show only on the undcrsidc.
Tho upper side is us soft and downy as u
little ducks breast, and the wool is thick
and furry. 1t is delicate to tho touch and
Is warm and cozy and comfortable when
made in wrappers, bath robes, morning
sacks and in fact, all sorts of garments
requiring uncrushablc and pliablc matcri-
al. 1t is light and warm for winter petit.
coats and for divided skirts for very cold
weather. For childrcn's wear there seems
to be no limit to it's usefulness, and it is
also made doubled into long sleeveless
undcrvcsts for gentlemen intended to wcar
between tho flannel and white shirts 1t
buttons all the length and reaches VOL
down over tho hips and keeps the whole
body warm at an even temperature
Heretofore cider down flannel has been
seen only in gray, pink, drab ard blue, in
solid tints and in red and blue stripes. but
now it has suddenly blossomcd out into q
surprising array of colors and figures.
There is deep rcd ground with stripes of
white edged with black, and these arc
thanked mt equal distances with little
blocks of black and white. These are set.
not opposite each other, but SO that one is
seen on one side and the opposite one half
an inch above it. Tho salno design is car
rcd out in IL drab ground with dark blue
and white figure
Then there is n Zigzag design in several
different color schemes, with the ground
white and the ZigZags formed of blotchcd
mixed colors, like tan, rcd, brown and vel
low for one kind and with gray, black and
light blue for another, and pink, black,
three shades of gray and white for another
A handsome pattern is all in shaded grays
and black, the black being in zigzae line
of joined blocks, with the lishtcst gray
each side. This same block design was
also developed in two shades of green, one
very dark and ono light on n drab and
gray ground. This was very pretty, but
mono Of these is suitable for children
though likely as not the poor little things
will have to wear them just because they
arc fashionable. Still there arc Il few Of
the solid colors shown.
When l said pink, I ought to have de-
fined 1t MS watermelon, which is the
newest and also the prctticst of tho now
pinks This pink is so pretty and so well
liked that ono finds street material in
basket weave camcl's hair with the loose
IN 1.,rf,.
this season ovcrsprcading it. This over
throw OF white hairs Is seen on many of
tho choviots, too, and it is said that before
the winter season is over VIC shall see any
amount of Irish friczcs and cote dc cheyal
This last means n very coarse and hairy
stui1. The fancy runs quite rs much to-
ward tho straight hair effects MS to the
curlcd ones. Iibclnc is offered with n
boldncss born of confidence in the real ma
turc of woman. She loves to be incascd
in fur. Some of the zibclne fairly shines
with the hairy f1bcrs over the surface of
the cloth. Some of it is quite plain, and
some is shown in dots and plaids, where
tho figures only are thickly covered with
hairs and tie rest with scattering ones
Hibclinc is shown in all the new colors
In few of the new camcl's hair stuffs
which bid fair to be the most popular of
arc woven in bars SO that when the gown
is made it has the bayadcrc effect. In
other cases the hairs are arranged in plaitls
on the plain surface. In still others there
will be deep woven band of curlcd vcuna
with the white hairs thicllly strcwn
among them. Some of these bands are IL
inches deep. y few have stripes formed of
the natural hairs, mingled with other col
ors, comprising all those of this new sea.
son. Cancels hair itself is produced in
every imaginable color
Epingline camcls hair is IL novelty. 1t
is brought out in all the new colors and
all the old ones, too, and is in form Of
mixtures, each holding two or more dis
tinct colors. Bright plads of this fiber
arc made with regular fuZz of the white
hairs standing up like the bristles on cat-
erpillars over the brilliant colors. Black
lines called "pcncil marks are put on
other colors of camcl's hair, and all arc
covered with the hairs, and in some cases
dots and dashcs of color contrasting with
the body of the cloth.
Among the new heavy stuffs is thick
silk matelassc and heavy black silk with
wide stripes in two colors, each outlined
with heavy cord. There is II thick
terry velvet with thick ridges and be-
tween these II narrow line of frise or
crinpcd Silk somewhat like bourctte
Some of the whipcorls have bayadcrc
stripes woven in and others have elaborate
designs in different widths and styles of
braids wrought on tho goods. The braids
are often scwed on in undulatcd lines
a high novelty is the new glovcskin
cloth. 1t Is broadcloth, but has the APP
pcarancc Of n fine suede glove 1t is
smooth and lustrous. 1t is produced in
all the fashionable colors and in black.
The garments already made of it show
basque bodice and a skirt, both trimmed
with narrow bands Of black Persian. In
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