The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-05

their feet look too big or they have bun
Ions. can think of no other reason why
they will not wear them. And perhaps
they haven't yet seen the recognized lead
ers of fashion wearing them.
A business suit is also q much needed
thing. Some years ago invented what
thought An ideal business suit. There
was u skirt which reached almost TO the
ground when desired. 1t was sewed to o
yoke, and this had two drawing strings all
around. When the skirt was desired full
length, the top string was frightened. When
1t was desired shorter, the top string was
loosened and that at the bottom Of the
yoke frightened and brought the skirt from
two to six inches shorter, as one might
wish.
The iaoSet-Norfolk in shape-reached
bsTovv % - belt lire sufficiently to hide the
yoke. Then tbers were ,-c1,r, r"cS everY-
where. Two deep ones At tie side seams
with HES TO h!ds une openings, one out.
SIDE po"-aISo for handkerchief neatly stitch.
=. on and three pockets in the jacket and
believe had couple more pockets, but
cannot remember where they were.
One woman asked me II ! had ever
thought seriously of entering a store with
all those pockets, and what / thought
might happen to me II did Another said
that she might be a new woman and walk
down to her office every day, but she didn't
propose to make an express wagon OF her
self with all those pockets, for she knew
very we'll that she should find them too
convenient not to use.
mo; leave seven pocketed suits to men.
As to me, should go on hunting with
anxious feryor for the one pocket hidden
away In the folds Of my dress whenever
want TO sneeze."
Ladies' have obviated that difficulty now
by carrying handkerchiefs in their purses
or rather their portemonnies. These
handkerohiefs are but 8 and 10 inches
square. Few are more. They are of the
Sheerest muslin with embroidered edges
the work done in very open design. They
are dainty to look at, but OF little use
There are many very neat handkerchief
hemstitched an inch deep, with small de
tached figures embroidered along the up
per edge of the hem. Some of these havr
narrow lace edging l saw a few colOreC
batiste handkerchefs with scalloped edges
with an initial in the corner. These arr
really not in the most refined taste fo
anything but plain house use.
The leading importers are so busy nov
putting ont their new spring goods tina
one Is positively surfeited with them yet
Rs the retail houses have pretty well clean
ed out all their incest things. made m.
researches In the great dry goods dis
trict. :"
find there is more covert than any on
other material. Some of it Is mixed, bu
the best is all wool, and so closely is cover
now woven that the two colors seem Il
melt into sort of ohangeable effect. Wha
it has gained I'm flneness IL has lost II
weight and thickness. The coyerts ar
now made wide and In more than Q
shades and colors. The great majority o
tailor and bicycle suits for next season arr
made of covert.
The venetian cloth is presented in new
weave suggesting "A melange, and this Il
quite firm, new quality in this stuff.
Cotele cord is sort of new empress
cloth, and ii Is already quite largely EN-
ployed for suits. The oolors are very pleas
ing and springlike. There are army blues
cadets and besides them all sorts Of grays
Hight browns and tans, and there is somI
peony red. This is AZ inches wide and TO
tails for about 81 yard. Mohairs yer!
flne and very glossy are offered with con
hdeuco, and some unusually fine garment
arc mado Of II. One can find mohair In Il
or 10 colors, opiefest for elegance amonI
them all being black.
saw zibelines IN very neat and modes
plalds and cheyrops in lovely and unob