The Republican journal., 1905-02-16
new YORK FASHIONS.
Spring Dress Fabrics, Checks, Silks.
Organizes, Swiss Muslins, Styles in Max.
ing, Millinery.

ing, Millinery.
Correspondence of The journal
! The season opens with furore fo,
mohair, which commenced last spring
but was then comparatively insignia.
cant. Every variety claims attention.
Plain mohair, trimmed with fancy or
plain soutache braid, will make service
able dresses for ordinary use; the high
est grades, however, are in blue and
green checks of different sizes. hair.
line or larger stripes, and the two-tone
effects. Black and white checks also
come in mohair weave, a style hereto
fore monopolized by the shepherd
check, which is also in great demand
SUCH A RAGE FOR CHECKS
is unprecedented; the wherefore, one of
fashions mysteries or rather caprices.
At best, a stiff and ungraceful design.
1t is now almost without rival. Mer-
chants anticipate immense sales of
silks, both of plain or fancy varieties.
In the latter, small designs predominant.
Oriental figures, however, are an excep-
ton. From the invisible check to that
of the half-inch proportion, they invade
even expensive silks, often diversified
by dots, oftentimes of several sizes.
COTToNs
this season offer unusual attractions.
particularly organdies and Swiss mus
Inns. Natures resources in respect to
their characterization seems to have been
exhausted, so extended is the variety.
Some organdies show satin-fnished
stripes forming an apparent lattice
work, over which climb delicate vines
and flowers of many different hues. On
the other hand the colors of mammoth
single flowers, or large buquets, stand
out on white or creamy grounds. Floral
patterns or raised embroidery character
Use high grade Swiss muslins, and all
these charming cotton fabrics prove
very interesting to the fashionable
shoppers frequenting the well-known
house Of Lord & Taylor in search of ex-
elusive novelties.
STYLES IN MAKING.
A new checked mohair dress has q
very full skirt with broad bias band
as a border, shirred at both edges to
form rutfle, and put on in deep points.
Below the waist are FIVE rows of shirr-
ing, which do not extend across the
front. The waist is round, and the
front is open over a narrow, white lace
vest, with wide fold Oh both sides,
drawn down under the belt. A facing
OF green and blue changeable silk, boz
ders the vest, very narrow at the neck,
and widening toward the belt, which is
also of changeable silk, pointed at the
front and arranged in folds, finished by
three Rhinestone buckles. The sleeves
are full at the top, with a puff above
the elbow, gathered to a cuff which
reaches a little below the elbow. A
green velvet ribbon bow on the cuff
(at the outside) gives pretty finish.
THE EToN AND SMALL BLOUSE
re-appear in combination on new suits,
or separate-both seem indispensable.
Basques make quite a showing on
broadcloth suits, finished with postil-
ion back. Sleeves OF cloth suits are of
medium size, not unfrequently present
ing the appearance of double sleeve
the upper one quite open, and ending
at the elbow, the lower one full puff
attached to cuff. No radical changes
are expected in skirts, although lnnova-
lions may come at later date.