Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-17
hATTY SUITS FOR
EARLY SPRING WEAR
Some Of the Correct Things
for House and Street Dur
ing Next Few Months.

Even when winter is at its bleakest.
the wise virgin in matters of dress
rememgers that spring comes sud
denly. with the need Of a spring like
frock in It's train. Now is the hour
In which to start that pretty spring
coat suit, for the business of dress.
ing Ia simple enough and far less
expensive II taken in good time. 1t
Ia tho woman who waits until the
last moment to buy and fashion, who
declares dress is bore and all dress.
makers O delusion and snare.
Material bought today, dressmaker
engaged for tomorrow--that is the
secret Of pretty and satisfactory
street costume for Easter Sunday or
sooner Time to pick up just the
right bit of lace or trimming to set
1t off, time for he shopkeeper to or
der matching pair of gloves, time
for the milllner to build a hat that
carries out the entire scheme of the
dress-that all means good planning
and effective dressing.
styles and Checks In Favor.
For the spring suits, stripes and
fine checks promise to be most de-
sirable: Lovely, soft cloths in pure
white, oyster white, or cream show
stripes, heavy or wavering. Of black
or dark colors. The new silks in
clude shepherd check marquisite.
soft shimmering taffeta, which here
tofore has appeared only in plain col
ors, but now shows the popular
check varying In size from q quarter
Of an inch to an inch and half. in
dark and light colors with white
Made up with touch of velvet and
lace, this affords dressy best suit"
A fabric most desirable for harder
street wear is Tuscan silk showing
a rough weave with self-tone polka
dots It promises to replace the Shan
tung and other rough silks so popu.
lr last season
Velvet and braid will be combin
ed for trimming the light cloth suit
and feature of the spring tailored
suit Is the matching button, the cen
ter of velvet, the rim OF cloth. These
can be made at shops where dress.
makers supplies are sold.
The Proper Sleeves.
The matching hat Is essential and
there is distinct tendency to show
In the spring hat just touch of the
material employed on the gown, eth
er in silk. velevt or lace.
Only the strictly tailored gowns
with absolutely straight lines and
stitched finished show the long.
plain sleeves. The natty short coat
suits continue to demand a three
quarter sleeve or less. The three
quarter sleeve is most economical.
as 1t requires only a twelve-button
glove, can be bought at sales rs low
as $125, while $3.50 is the standard
price for the longer glove in good
quality.
The vogue Of the circular skirt for
street wear is practically dead The
pleated skirt, snug-fitting over the
hips and full and flaring about the
feet Is in high favor. The stylish
street skirt clears the ground by at
least two inches.
Developing the Model.
An effective developing of the mod
el would be fashioned of checked
silk. which might be obtained at
prices varying from 59c to $1.50. For
themedium sized woman IA yards
OF material Al inches wide will be
required, ,or yards of So inch goods;
for the skirt yards of "A inch ma
terial, or 1-2 yards of SO inch goods
II the material has figure or nap; 5
IL yards of "A inch, or IL So inch
goods If 1t has not The blouse coat
Is one of the best liked short wraps
OF the season, and has a great many
advantages. It Is very generally be-
coming; 1t is far less difficult to