Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-28
the FAIL MATERIALS.
CASHMERE Is TO BIZ IN HIGH FAVOR
ONCE MORE. EVERYTHING FONTS
TO TRIUMPH FOR THE vELvKTs.


ginning 70 pat In IN appearance In many
cases show . resurrecticn rather than Z
novelty. Cashmere b u high favor once
more and women shodld b devoutly
thankful, for never did they have more
faithful friend. None Of the substitutel
has stood the wear and tear 20 cashmere
did, without wrinkling, rubbing shiny OF
catching the dust, but, with the reign oi
rough surface goods, cashmere went ont,
and, only now, when llghtness Of weight
and smoothness Of texture arc tho quail
tiles most desirsble 10 dress material,
does Il once moro appear. No material
will be more used for simple fall gowns
and the latest importations show both
plain and imported cashmere In bewil'
dering variety OF exqulsite shades.
SILK canvas 10 another material that
the importers are buying 10 large guam.
titles, but, although why, Il musset
more easily than the cashmere.
Cloths are, Of course, 10 be In vogue
for the fall and winter, but the buyers
say that never have they confined them.
selves to the finest and most supple Of
cloth a. they do this year. The cheaper
qualities Of broadcloth are too stiff and
unpllable for the present modes, and
unless one buys broadcloth Of the most
expensive and pliable quality, one Of th<
lighter weight modes l. = better invest
ment.
Cancels hair Venetian and chevlot vii
be popular In street costumes, and FOL
more elaborate occasions come the lighl
weight woods, silks and velvets.
Everything points to triumphal sea
son for velvet, the new coats and boler(
opening up limltless possibilities for I
fabric always rich and becoming. Plair
velvcts, velvet brocades with satin golt
or silver, grcnadine overweight will
velvet design, robes Of cashmere and
nuns yelling with velvet borders, 70 b
made up with coats Of velvet matching
the border-all these are shown, Of
rather will be shown when the importet
goods are displayed In the shops.
Tue silks, too, are more beautiful thar
they have been before In years, and tn,
woman to whom sweet simplicity docsn'
appeal may be - gorgeous ~ Oh,
pleases. Louis XIV and Louis NJ bro
cades in ravishing tints and dcslgus
with interviewer threads Of gold or sil
yer, 60 check by jowl with soft fndial
and Louisine weaves Of delicate hue
and shadowy motifs. Oriental PATTERN
I-Moorish, Persian, East Indian--hgur'
largely, and silks In old-fashioned chint,
patterns suggest the day Of wattea,
and his bergercs,
Liberty satin, panne, foulsrd ondoyan
ANY thing that Win cling and fall 10 Art
istic folds--is In order, And many Of tn
new silks come In 46-inch widths, which
IL welcome innovation, doubtless
brought about by the prevailing tend
ency 70 obliterate marked and sharI
figure lines and seams, and swathe th'
figure 10 long, clinging folds.
The confirmed lover Of shirt waist
will have an orgy In the fall II presen
Indications continue. All the prophet
honored In the fashion world have beeI
deuounclng the shirt waist, but the dew
otees, Ike the ''tar baby" Of blesset
memory, KEEP right on sayin' nufiiu'
and bought more shirt-vaists.
The flannel waists Of last season arc q
appear In brighter and more attractive
guise. The patterns and coiors Of tn
new fisnpels Offer variety and besut,
never before attained In that material
All the fashionable shades appear Il
combinations a. attractive 40 those o
the silks. The Persian designs are par
ticularly effective, and conventionalixe,
lotus flowers and leaves on dellcat'
grounds OF iris, pastel blue, silver green
etc, are beautiful, both 10 a lnnels an,
silks, while dots, big, little, rim circled
varying In size Ia two colors on on
background, every variety Of dot imag
Unable Is represented In the shirt walls
stuas.
Ii Is said that taffeta separate waist
are to give way almost entirely TO NOR
serviceable and pliAble silks-preferabl.
satin souple Of dull finish.
Lace waists are to be still the correc
thing, and lace waist dyed to some sof
tint, made over cream and worn with
cloth skirt Of the same color Is all tha
there 10 Of the most chic.
OF laces the end IL not yet. Winter
10 be q season OF lace, - was summer
with cluny gulpure and Irish point vel
In the lead. The ever popular rensissanc
still holds It's place, and most exqulsit
robes are shown In fne cream net
sprinkled over with the bontons o
renaissance lace, while deep border o
renaissance edges one side Of the mate
rial.
Nothing could be more charming 70
an evening gown, and the rather heav!
and pretentious effect Of an all-over lac
IL successfully avoided. Buyers %.
that the demand for lace has amounte'
to mania, and that II has been almos
an imposslbility to procure II In th
quantities desired.-New York Sun.