The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-11
FASHIONS FROM JAPANESE.
Many of Modistes' Latest Ideas BOr-
rOwed From Orient.

rOwed From Orient.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
Japan seems to have become a rec
ognized authority on fashions as we'll
as firearms this summer. In the smart
est modes for the warm weather it
is easy to trace japanese influence, not
only in color and design of trimmings
and material, but often in the actual
cut of some of the newest garments.
And as the Japanese have been a
nation of artists for more centuries
than we have been a nation at all
it seems reasonable that they should
have at least a few worth while ideas
in color schemes and decorations for
US.
Perhaps this oriental idea is most
| noticeable in the embroidery trimmings
and the very fashionable semiprecious
jewels. Really the loveliest trim
mings of the season are the oriental
embrolderies of various sorts. The
smartest shirtwaist suits are of Ian
anese long stitch embroidery, in chry-
santhemums or cherry blossoms or
nights of birds, not two designs are
exactly alike, and all the most ex
. quisite hand work.
ShlrtwaiSts of Japanese wash silk of
Japanese raw silk. inu and homomen.
$3.50 CO al SUI Is OIL 0ne linen and
CoIIoh crepes, are embroidered in silk
9hen or cotton Japanese design. The
dragon, large and small, is used again
ana again, and the lotus and erotesnue
birds and fishes.
Entire motor suits or travelling SHIFTS
are made of these rich. though NOT
extensive, wash raw silks. They are
embroidered or trimmed with bands Of
japanese painted leather. tackled on
V.
JANUS taken from a Mandarin coat or
WIN strl9s of silk work from the ends
OF Persian scarf.
me very newest summer coats fo,.
IRVING or travelling have the kimono
cut; that is. without shoulder seams
ana with the wide shapeless sleeves
aIu fingered body. They are straight
up ana down. reach to the knees and
9 9I,t slashed at the sides up about a. foot
80 ieck IS without collar. but has
some sort of oriental band trinnoiner
An sorts of materials are used for
eueSe Klmono coats, American. lana
nese' indian and every variety of
trimming that comes in fiat bands A
Japanese raw silk coat will be trimmed
most recklessly with brilliant Russian
embroidery, coat of Thibetan cotton
WIN English lace, American linen with
Fhlhpplne lace and plain linen with
~AOs9S SlAbCIa WHICH Is the
pest taste of all.
For lounging robes and Jackets the
klmono cut is the most fashionable
you can nave and the most comforta-
pIe OF Japanese cheap prints or pretty
american lawns, as you prefer.
Japanese belts and stocks are very
fasnlonable and you can easily initiate
them with little embroidery silk and
gold thread and a Japanese scroll or
20 a
CONS or birds from. There is usually
touch of gold thread on all the pref
test dress accessories. Black or white
| satin ribbon makes a. good foundation,
| or linen or cotton if you want a wash
belt, and no gold.
Naturally all these stuffs and en-
! broideries, though often cheap enough
to buy, must be washed most care
fully, as they are designed for a ma
ton that has no busy regular wash
day, and the laundry is not considered
in their manufacture.
Their cleansing must be accomplish
| ed by gentle methods without the harsh
| treatment of the boiler or the wash
board, and also acid cleaning agencies
must be avoided where the Oriental
colors are to be held in bondage.
| Probably the all-around surest, as
| well as easiest, method is to add a
| little pure borax water, then washing
in hot but not boiling water, washing
white also in the solution having a
couple of teaspoonfuls of borax Rub
| lightly through the hands, wiring as
dry as possible in the hands and put
out in the shade where there is, if pos
sible. a fresh breeze. 1t is very bad
for delicate colors to dry in the sun.
1t is apt to mean fading, no matter
how careful the laundry process has
been. Colored embroideries should al
ways be ironed on the wrong side, and
they look better if ironed before they
are absolutely dry, instead of being
allowed to dry in a lot of wrinkles
and then sprinkled unevenly.
This fad for Japanese effects adds
a most interesting and picturesque fea-
ture to wardrobe, and is not at all
expensive to achieve if one lives near
city or is at all clever at initiating
colors and designs with needle or
paint brush.