Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
SPRING FASHIONS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CILKS are to occupy the prominent
J position in fabrics during the Spring
season and will be in vogue both for
waists and full costumes.
Black taffeta will be much favored, but
fancy silks will hold the vantage ground,
and stripes which were we'll received dur
ing the winter months will extend their
popularity with spring goods.
Chine silks have been revived, and a
subdued appearance is given the colors
by misty effect, which is in high favor
in New York and Paris.
Bordered silks, plain and figured, are
now being shown in the leading stores,
and are being chosen for costumes by the
leading Paris dressmakers, the borders
being artistically employed for orna-
mentation.
Printed grenadines and printed NOUS
seine de sole are fashions, especial favor
ties for evening and for summer wear,
and will be made up over colored founda-
tons. The high-art designs represent
floral effects portrayed in colors of natu-
raj flowers. Such materials will be in
favor for waists and for full costumes.
Hairline stripes are the dominant de-
signs in wool and in worsted dress goods,
and are especially desirable for tailor
made suits. Broadcloths, Venetians and
cheviots, particularly in black, will also
be freely used. As the tailor-made gown
is to lose none of its popularity, abundant
provision has been made for collection
of neat effects in worsted dress goods
suitable for such costumes.
Wash goods are to gain additional rec
ognition, so say the potentates of fashion.
While all wash goods will be employed
for summer garments, heavy materials,
plain and printed, will hold first place.
Plain and fancy piques, ginghams, Mad
ras cloths and fancy ginghams of silk and
cotton are to be the leading fabrics.
Most of the trimming favorites of
autumn and winter are to be repeated for
ornamenting spring materials. Black
mohair scrolls with feather edge will be
freely used, owing to the popular price at
which they can be sold.
Black silk trimmings in scroll designs
will be next in favor. Garnitures in both
worsted and silk will be especially desir-
able for ornamenting waists and skirts.
All of the foregoing are in weights appro-
pirate far spring materials.
Black and colored silk applique trim
mings on chiffon grounds are the favorites
for spring and summer silks and dress
goods that are sheer in texture.
One of the pronounced novelties in
trimmings will be Persian bands for trim
ming plain silks and plain wool veilings,
and in the very elaborate costumes they
will be employed for supplying narrow
flounces. Narrow widths to match are
also in vogue for sleeve ornamentation,
and add much to the beauty of materials
of one color.
Narrow shirred ribbons have lost none
of their popularity, and will be appropri-
ate for embellishhng summer silks and
sheer wooden materials.
White embroideries may be set down
as certain to meet with universal favor for
trimming both white and colored wash
materials. Insertions will also be freely
employed on both white and colored wash
fabrics.
Fashion has given a high position to
laces, and if present indications may be
relied on as rejecting coming events in
the fashionable world laces will be used
in profusion. Both black and white will
be associated for trimming, as this COM
bination is announced as leading one
for the coming season and very free use
will also be made of black velvet ribbons
for trimmings.
Haircloth is absolutely indispensable
for producing the haring effect at the
bottom of the skirt that is the foundation
for the present statuesque effect in dress
o.