The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-12
TIE GREAT new material for street
wear is corduroy or rather dress
cords. These are rich corded VEL

coruS. THESE are rich corded veil
vets, soft back, pliable and elastic.
The new tailored gowns especially those
worn by the fashionable, will be of dress
cord in the various shades-black, blue,
beige, gold browns, greens and even more
striking colors; the preference. however,
Will be for the staple tints. Particularly
graceful in the present form Of skirts,
the dress cord is rich elegant and COM
paratively novel. Then there Is value for
the money, which is, after all, the great
big point with the merchants, manufact-
urers and wearer as we'll. The woman
who buys her goods across the counter
will turn with relief to a new fabric af-
ter the weary experience of SO many sea-
sons of plain cloths. The new cords give
this much-needed change and will be
consequently popular from every stand
point. Next to the cords come plain vel
veteens. rich qualities preferred. Here
1t Is question of plain, solid colors and
good qua1tios again. The new satin
cording flat-band effects, braidngs and
Persian trimmings combine artistically
and satisfactorily with these rich pile
fabrics.
After the velvets. the plain cloths,
Venetians. vicunas. whipcords. twills,
serges and top of them all canvas weaves
will be the array Of favorite fabrics be-
tween which women can divide their
choice. All the oxford mixtures and the
fancy melanges as we'll are to be found
in the assortments. A new form is the
fancy bordered dress pattern. The sew
eral fiounced effects which are going to
be so fashionable utilize these narrow
borders to great advantage. Persians,
plaids and Russian effects in silk and
embroidered Velvets are applqued, or
rather stitched, to the rough twilled
serges diagonals and plain cloths, giving
artistic effect at minimum cost The
fancy robes OF this description are suf-
f1ciently individual without being gro
tesque and will satisfy the most exact
ing buyer. In fact the taste Of the
average American woman, however lib
eral and able to buy. is decidedly OPP
posed to garish dress goods or tri1& mngs.
Her fall costume for street wear must
needs be severe, and if there be touches
Of color they must be confined to the
season collar, vest. rever or cuffs in the
form Of contrasting materials, rather
than in fancy figures in the material of
the dress itself.
Many combination goods for dresses
soft, rough hairy goods in combination
with a plain cotn. Also shaded goods
of the same material. shading from the
lightest rose to the darkest tints. This
also applies to browns, green's and tans,
making very beautiful combination.
New Silks.
Many novel warp printed, blurred eff
fects in louisines and taffetas are the ia
vorite fancy effects for waists, whole
gowns, and. in richer qualities. for wraps
as we'll. The great silk for Innings, out
side skirts. petticoats and shirt waists is
the firmly rooted favorite taffeta. Quail
ties in this fabric reach toward the better
and better, and womankind having
learned the advantage of guaranteed
silks the selling on these qualities is con-
sequently heavier and heavier every day.
While the subject does not require dis
cussion al great length, the quantities Of
taffeta silk sold is virtually Is per cent
Of the entire production and Importation
of this country. This tells better than
words the Importance of this article in
woman's mind and in the buying of the
season. Peau de sole is also a great ia
vorite and, next to taffeta, controls the
situation for every class Of wear. For
house wear, and to be very popular next
spring. the Shantung Silks the linen pom
gees, both in plain and self-embroidered
effects, are going to be immensely popu-
lar. Printed silks, liberty and foulard
are growing in favor even as the ~ G
summer advances. BY next spring the
movement will have attained even higher
proportions than during the last year.
Incredible as this may seem, in view
of the immense popularity of such goods
during the past year, the varied and
beautiful ideas awaiting expression in
printed colors and new patterns will in