The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-15

several colors so blended as to give a
changeable effect to the material.
One piece. for example. was in luscious
shade of light tangerine, 20 interviewer
with white that II took on sort Of white
bloom and beneath this was a deeper shade
of tan gerine. almost solid on the wrong side
of the fabric. but showing only in certain
CLEANS and gimpses ON the right side and
giving changeable coioring or shading all
in one color The same idea was carried
out in soft dull blue, duh rose and an al
mond green.
These arc but few OF the new wool cot
ton effects, and more are coming out each
day
Among the oottons Of silk finish there are
plain, embroidered and rrinted surfaces.
Wonderful Powered cottons thin as silk
mousseline lustrous and silky OF finish
and beautiful Of design; heavier mercerized
cottons, checked. striped. plaid, figured
embroidered; very heavy mercerized cot
tons OF many weaves-these are all shown
and In such variety and beauty of ooloring
as Is unprecedented.
A silky cotton, slightly heavier and
firmer than China silk. was in very small
checks OF q true Colonial bun and white,
with wafer dots of white scattered over
the checked surface: and another design
in tho Same material was in a yellow. a
little deeper than buff, but hardly tan
gerine, and white. being figured in half
inch checks formed from blocks OF smaller
checks in two sizes.
The tartan plaids in lightweight cotton
material Of silky finish are very gay and
pretty and are being bought up briskly
for children's frocks, although they by
no means belong OF necessity to the chill
drens province. There are cottons in all
the grenadine weaves, coarse and fine
figured and plain, some of the coarse mesh
cotton grenadines with silk finish and
printed flower designs being remarkably
effective.
Piqu6. plain and figured and softer in
quality than the old pique; linen Of all kinds,
ginghams, cheviots--all of the old favorites
are with us in new beauty. The organdies
are exquisite in design and there is a par
ticularly attractive line OF printed dimities.
Certain plaided white cottons, barred of
in sheer and heavy lines and with dainty
little flower sprigs sprinlded over the lat
ticed surface. are new, effective and heavy
enough for service. The lowered percales,
too. which had such q run in Paris last sum
NOR, arc hero this season in charming
guise.
In sheer plain white stuffs there is nothing
really new French batiste, real India
linon and the fine lawns are the favorites
and while there are new designs in the
sNiss and batiste embroideries and in laces,
there Is 80 far no startling novelty,
valenciennes lace promises 20 be the
favorite. IA 1t was last summer, and the
fine imitation Yalenciennes is loyelier
than ever. There are some new coarse
orooheted laces, too. that win be popular
for linen frocks and the heavier cottons.
Among the spring silks. tafreta naturally
holds first place. and it is, Of course, tatfeta
of the soft finish variety The pin stripe
which at tho end OF the last summer sea-
son made IA strong bid for favor is here
again and much to the fore. In pink and
white, light green and white. lilac and
white il is very quaint and pretty and
makes up into most delectable summer
frocks.
The checked silks are ms numerous as
ever ard many are sprinkled with dots,
crescents, dc, as was tho case last year.
There are alao checked taifetas with a
floral design printed at intervals over the
surface, the flowers apparently under
lying the checks, though it Is hard to under
stand just how the effect ia produced. Plain
tafretas tafIetas with a self-tone figure
and shot taffetas are all plentiful in the
new stock.
The raw silk effects arc liked and Bur-
lngharn with tssoft heavy body and irregl-
lar coarse weave is expected to have great
,,,,1oss for nat md al-ir-+ costumes Eou-
lards are many and there nre women who
would not enter a summer season without
a fouldrd, hut there's no denying that the