Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-03

IK suitngs, invisible check and plaid
- suitings, all attractive and all
modish, the striped suitings are for the
time being receiving the lions share Of the
tailors' attention
Probably the possibilities for the display
Of sltlful tailoring which the striped suit
ings possess account for the enthusiasm
with which tailors are experimenting In
these striped fabrics. The striped stuffs
are Of the nature Of dare. Poor tailor
ing is so shockingly revealed In them that
a success in handling them is a success
indeed.
Considerable space has already been given
in these columns to description Of the new
striped suitings. Soft grays and whites
and browns and whites predominate: white
and black stripinRs Of all descriptions are
offered and white with dark blue or with
graded stripes of several shades OF blue
make up attractively.
Darker, and consequently more durable,
are two tone stripes in brown, gray or
green, and in many materials the stripe is
effected by the weaving, and the coloring
is monotone These monotone stripe suit
ingB are more universally becoming than
the more pronounced stripes and are less
in danger OF becoming common, but the
very fine and beautiful two-tone striped
suitings are so expensive that they are not
likely to become very common, and even
though the designs may be copied In
cheaper materials the difference in quality
is plainly evident
Panamas, mohairs. all the fabrics used
for spring tailored costumes show a fair
sprinkling Of stripe designs though the
fine mohairs are at their best in monotone
stripes or checks rather than In two-tone
effects.
In the matter OF models for the striped
tailor costume there is great variety. All
the many styles Of coat included in fash
ions list are practical for the striped ma
terials II the tailor is but clever enough,
and in the trimming details the stripes may
be utilized to excellent advantage.
our artist has sketched several widely
differing models in stripe suitings, but these
are only one tiny group chosen from a host.
The skirt of the walking costume has
not during the winter offered much variety,
though various arrangements of plating
and occasional novelties in strapping have
prevented absolute monotony. In striped
materials however it is possible to obtain
original effects without departing from
appropriate tailored severity.
Notice. by way Of illustration, the ways
In which the material has been handled
in the three skirts of the cuts. One skirt
is a plain gored model. close fitting at top,
haring slightly from the hip curve, but
gored sharply further down to give very
pronounced ripple toward the bottom. The
lines are good and the breadths are so cut
that the stripes meet on the bias and form
zigzag lines around the skirt.
There is a seam down the middle front
and there the stripes meet in v shape the
points down. On the next seams the points
of course run up, and so the seams alter
nate around the skirt.
In strong, broad stripe this effect would
be unbecoming and bizarre. but in the ma
terial of the model, suiting In fine stripes,
gray and white. the bias cores are not so
pronounced as to jump at the eye yet the
skirt has an air of individuality for all its
plainness.
The coat accompanying this skirt Is in its
way original as the skirt and one of the
smartest tailored models we have seen,
with the exception Of certain absolutely
conventional and beautiful tailored cos
tunes with close fitting or semi-httlng
coats and plated skirts. The coat OF the
sketch has its striped material manipulated
90 that Its lines will run in harmony with
lines of the skirt.
The front tastens across a little to the
left of the center and is finished, as are
the fiat collar. the cuffs and the pocket
flaps, with an inch band Of fiat black
taffeta. The skirts of the coat fall from
points few inches each side of the middle
front and have hip seam pockets. Down
the edge OF the overlapping coat front falls
a narrow frin Of hemsttched lingerie,
which Is easily removed for laundering and
gives a distinctly French touch to the
costume.
The skirt of the second striped model is
plated with groups OF side plaits laid in
vertical stripes between applied box plaits,
whose stripes are horizontal. At the bottom
of each side plated breadth is stitched
little band Of horizontal stripe pointed at
the ends.
In this costume we have a cutaway,
three-button coat of vertical or approXi-