Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-09
NAVY BLUE LLAMA GOWN.

Who have been studying domestic econ
omy may have ample time TO reflect
and decide upon the best thing for
them TO have when the time comes.
All things being considered, woman
can make no mistake when she decides
/ in favor of and chooses n new kind of
habit cloth called Du Barry for the Ill
| fated little duchess of that name. This
feels like the soft and flexible dOeSkin,
while having all the luster of the finest
| French broadcloth. 1t is offered in all
the seasons colotings and black. This
will make Il costume which can be
worn almost the whole year around.
1t has been treated in some way which
renders it proof against spots. Its
width allows the present and probably
the future skirt to be cut to good ad-
vantage. 1t is peculiarly adapted for
! fine tailor suits.
| The angora and llama as we'll as
camel's hair are all among the new
| fall stuffs, but though old in them
selves, there is something new in color,
weave or design in every case and yet
| they are near enough to the older styles
| to allow the clever woman TO take adj
vantage of the similarity. There is one
tirely new weave embodying cheviot
/ and camel's hair in one perfect fabric
The colors are all kinds and black.
The cameIs hair effect is carried out i'll
another stuff in n most remarkable
way and is called Hama. The surface
of the goods is exactly like velvet,
though of this wool, and there are tiny
polka dots all over the surface. In
1 sE,,1
So it is in other colOrs, but this comes,
l think, rather more under the head of
novelty goods. and the gown, however
beautiful it is. cannot be combined
with many other things. Strapped,
stitched bands in plain color trim it.
Among the other really new stuffs
for fall dress goods there are the fol-
lowing, all of them represented in all
the seasons colors.
There is chamois, an all wool fabric
in almost invisible stripes of white or
gray on the colored grounds in warm
autumn Shades. This is rainproof. 1t
is extremely rich and stylish. Meteor
Is an etamine with perpendicular tuck
ed stripes Bristol is another beauty in
silk and wool, soft and flexible with
admirable draping qualities. This is
only in five shades and colors. 1t is
really exquisite. Faustina is n new
weave combining melrose and serge.
Melrose we all know for its genuine
value, and serge our grandmothers
knew as one of the most valuable of all
stuffs Now they are brought together,
and the result is worthy. This has a
corded effect.
Another mingling of two old favor
ties is found in angora, with foule
effect Foule means twisted. and this
has over the surface Il raised twist of
the Wool. 1t is very pretty and warm
looking. Malva means Il stuff with
cord. though the rest of it looks some
what like a melton. y basket weave
etamine is called loretta, and this viii
certainly be favorite. There is
skirting for all kinds of heavy and hard
usage called vulcan, and this is striped
in small and almost invisible checks 50
arranged that they seem to be stripes
made of checks. All these are in just
the proper color for the purpose for
W hich they are designed. There is also
a London Irvine cloth called MARTA,
with something of basket effect. 1t is
extremely neat and appears to have
wearing qualities.
I noticed that silkdowne, which was
put forward last season. is with us
still and more beautiful than ever.
This is a twill of silk and wool so fine
and firm that it is more beautiful than
almost any plain silk. 1t has frost
ard bloom impossible to describe
HENRIGTTE ROUSSEAU.