Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-03-29
CLINGING EFFECTS REVIVED.
Soft silks and Transparent Dress Ma
terials to he Worn in the
Spring.


Silk, silk, and yet again silk! is thC
cry of Fashions arbiter. Taffcta,
softer and more artistic than Of
yore; satins that cling like fine
cloths, foulards, Louisines, peau de
sole, gros grain, surah-one can
hardly go astray, whatsoever silk she
uses. All the newest wooden goods
are so nearly transparent that silk
Innings are imperative and outer gar,
ments for the summer will be made
of silk, with or without lace. For
simple summer costumes and shirt
waists the Japanese, Chinese and
India silks will be popular, says the
New York Tribune.
At the present moment there Is q
decided tendency toward fancy Va
vets, including the exquisite printed
panne. These are used literally in
dress trimming Of all kinds. Gold
dotted panne is a novelty for under
sleeves, vests and sashes.
Another novelty on the market is
waterproofed foulard in printed de-
signs and plain colors.
Ribbons are becoming extremely
lovely and bewilderinglv plentiful
and some of the latest Paris hats are
made Of ribbon woven with straw
braids, malines and other fancies.
Summer gowns will be trimmed as
lavsihly as the millinery with velvet,
silk and gold ribbons. Small floral
designs and pompadour stripes will
be especially favored.
In wooden goods the lighter fabrics
will be more used than in years. AL
batross and nuns yelling have taken
a new lease of life, and certainly
nothing can be prettier or more suit
able for spring costumes. In many
cases they will be embroidered,
adorned with lace insertion and
woven edges of gold galloon. Broad
cloth of the finest, lightest variety
will also be favored fabric for hand.
some spring costumes.
The spring shirt waist will be Of
fancy flannel. That seems to have
been settled without recourse"
Stripes and embroidered figures Of
silk on wool grounds will take the
place of the simple dot. Fancy panne
velvets and printed satins also will
be used for shirt waists. In the plain
goods and rs q ground work, white
will be in the lead, but rose shades
and soft greens will also be popular.
All wool batiste and satin soleil,
crepes and fine mohairs all will be
used for waists, as well as whole cos.
tunes, and fancy challies will be
worn more than has been the case in
q long time.
Last spring the tendency was Who'll.
iy in the direction of the tailor made.
This spring, says Paris, the soft and
clinging effects will be sought, as
might be conjectured from the fact
that sheer, clinging fabrics are to
prevail The tailor has no place
when everything is trimmed, and
with the ribbons, laces, galloons and
passementeries of the coming season,
the reign of the dressmaker begins
again. For the spring the round
skirt, with broad fare at the bot
tom, and the Elton and bolero will
prevail, but when summer comes
skirts gathered and tucked at the
waist will be worn by women whose
figures permit. 1t is even predicted
that in thin fabrics the old-fashioned
ruffled skirt, with round waist having
low neck and short sleeves, will be
worn by elegantes.
The newest glove for walking is
the one button, mannish style, made
of heavy goods, of which pigskin Is
one of the latest to appear in gloves
The glace kid, in white, pearl or deli
cate gray, is worn for dressy occa.
sions.
In hosiery novel idea is printed
Imitation of embroidery. Dots and
tiny stripes of color also are shown
and are likely to retain the popular.
ity of this winter. A new color
golf green-has appeared in these
dots and stripes. 1t is much like the
old-fashioned apple green.