The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-02-15
New York Fashions.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

February Il, 1909.
A shining finish is again marked feature
in dress goods, and therefore great prominence
is accorded to satin fonlards in all over pat
terms, and usually varying shades of one color.
Mercerized cottons are legion, and often SO
skilfully woven that resemblance to silk is
perfect. Gauzy fabrics too are shown in i'm
mense numbers and will repeat the pretty idea
ofone fabric showing through another. Styles
in making show no important changes. Cor
sages preserve former outlines, and skirts re-
main close at the top and faring at the bot
tom, this last feature in particular causing
still greater demand for s. Il. M. corduroy
and yelveteen bindings, since apart from IN
trinsic elegance and durability they ut IN as
formerly to curved outlines.
New millinery shows the picture hat in all
the beauty of rich floral garnitures that some
times closely cover expenses now termed
medium, but which are so called only In com
parison with very wide brimmed examples,
and these last are notable vantage ground
for the display of very profuse wreaths.
Small flowers are chiefly seen, but some man.
moth examples recall the huge, single flowers
worn at present. In quite contrary style
numerous outing hats, masculine IN their SIM
plicity, will be worn, and wholesale milliners
show for the trade counters laden with gauzy
materials in stripes or floral patterns, that tied
around short back sailor hats will afford to the
new woman coquettish headgear at small cost
Lace is a notable adjunct in millinery, both
black and white, some new hats being made
wholly of thick white insertion, held together
by covered reeds. Rough and fancy open
straws have all former popularity. Com
bnations of tulle or chiffon, with straw or
lace appear, and once more will be seen hats
made wholly of either or both materials laid
in regular folds. As very new feature may
be mentioned ribbons showing stripes OF linen
in ecru, and these will harmonic with an ex
pected run on ecru Other new ribbons have
stripes of lace woven in with gauze, and the
result is, of course, very light and airy.
.sAbove and Below" The continuance of
long, sweeping dress skirts renders the petit
coat which is seen when the dress is lifted, OF
much importance, and many delightful ex-
aI5ales, made in Pride of The West muslin in
its peculiarly fine, soft quality, are trimmed
with tuckings, embroidery or lace. Good
housekeepers prefer this muslin in extra
widths for pillow cases and sheetings, and its
superiority for shirts is beyond question.
Large or Small" An effort is made to
vary sleeves without enlarging them at the
top, and the result is sometimes exceedingly
ungraceful A striking example occurs III
style which is close at the top with fullness
increasing as it nears the wrist, where it is
suddenly caught by band The contour is
that of country gourd. Less Objectionable
styles show moderate puff above the elbow,
with one below, but indeed almost any fancy
in sleeves will pass, provided there be not a
spreading out addition at the top. Under
sleeves, because convenient for producing
variety, are still popular, but after all by far
the majority of sleeves are in conventional
IL u. Al
sCarrie P" Black velvet belts are worn
more than any other kind, and finished by
pretty buckles are an important element in
dress. They harmonic also with the con
tinued fancy for touches of black velvet on
the corsage. Lucy CARTER.