The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-13

ed feather edge, which Is really soft
plush. 1t Is notched. 1t is very ef.
fective as trimming.
The sash ribbons are often a foot
wide and sell at 81 yard. A sash four
yards long amounts to quite a sum, but
these sashes can be worn with any
thing. They are of a sort Of mosaic de-
sign in taffeta and also the dear, de-
lightful old cheney designs and corded
stripes. Some of them have narrow
satin stripes on a white ground, and
these stripes have minute flowers in
natural colors and exquisite perfection
Straw color and white Is a favorlte
combination for the feather edge rib
bon. Some Of this has feather edge
only on one side, the other having a
cord for puckering the ribbon into a
rufle, and besides there are dainty
woven figures along the edge. These
make very rich and elegant II rather
expensive trimmings to the pompadour
silks.
There are pompadour ribbons without
end, watteau, piles of dotted ribbons,
Greek designs. lace effects and pin head
check taffetas. These last are the high
novelty for hat trimmings. The checks
are of very bright red blue, purple, yell
low, green or brown and white, the
checks being but two threads wide.
With this is always another ribbon of
the same quality in the solid dark col
or. The two are always combined in
the making of bows or loops for hat
trimming.
Never before has there been such a
movement as this of endeavoring to
have everything made waterproof. 1t
began first with serge, and, though that
first attempt was something Of a fall
ure, those interested kept at 1t until
now there Is scarcely anything in the
line of woolen goods that is not cra-
vanetted or treated in some way that
makes 1t rainproof. The process, what
ever II is, leaves no trace or smell and
does not in any way affect its porosity.
l saw in one importing house silk
warp henriettas, Grape cloth, yelling,
English Grape, drap d'ete, poplins, So
leil, eudora, drap d'alma, covert, mel
rose, prunella and in fact half a dozen
more distinct weaves of wool or silk
and wool mixtures, every one of which
was made rainproof by this process.
The rendering Of mourning Grape i'm
pervious to water is a boon indeed to
those who must wear black.
Another excellent invention is the
making Of grenadines in such a way
that they do not crease or crush under
any provocation. This was always q
great drawback with those goods. There
are about 40 different designs. l found
several shirt waists made of thin black
grenadine over colored silks. The new
ntaNa, II.,. n
ton must have been taxed to design so
many different things. Yet one of the
largest manufacturers of fine silk shirt
waists is making every one on the same
model. only varying the trimmings.
In one house / found some waists
worth special mention and high praise
for their richness and originality.
There was one waist of pink silk. The
sleeves were shirred In four lines from
wrist to shoulder, The lower part Of
the waist was bloused and almost COW
cred with a lattlcework of very narrow
black velvet ribbon over black net. In
each diamond thus made was a small
Jet figure wrought of fine beads. The
stock was high, of draped pink silk,
while around the neck, extending down
TO the bust line In front, was a row OF
long, narrow beaded lace points. The
beaded lower part came only to the
bust. where II was finished with very
narrow ruching OF pink chiffon held
down in the center by narrow row of
black velvet ribbon.
One waist made OF maize taffeta was
completely covered with fine black Rus
sian net. All over this in irregular
fashion were tiny figures wrought in
fine cut Jet. At the neck there was a
band of jetted trimming put on to
simulate pointed yoke.
One other, and will say no more on
waists. This was a blouse of orange
satin completely covered with mat
white tatted wheel lace There was a
cunning little simulated figaro of shir-
red white silk null bordered with an
other tiny ruche. The sleeves, stock and
sleeve caps were OF orange satin COW
cred smoothly with silk null.
Among the new costumes one finds
several which are called the Rejane
with the odd little short jacket with its
wide revers. This is well adapted to
some styles. 1t IL we'll when the right
one gets II and a great pity when the
wrong one does.
MATE LEROY.