Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-07

Dtd9e, AephyTs, cheViots and madras
are opening 1908 fall lines. White goods
| Tor 1908 stand az the top OF sales to
date, 50 that II is not necessary TO
secure much additional business 90 reg
ister an unprecedented record on sta
pies. Fancy and novelty goods are
being pushed out by the importers and
domestic houses, while orders for the
full production ~ the coming years are
reported on hne plain goods, Svisses
and lawns.
SOME NOVELTIES.
The market Is reported comparatively
pare or quilts for this fall. but late buy
ers are p9tronizing from second hands
Brown goods are reported short IL he
ing difficult 10 replenish stocks. while
the mills are not anxious for orders
In general jObbing Is heavy ON an
lines. There are still higher prices
Tor Knit goods particularly on re-or.
ders for spring. There are many novel
Ties in new fan and spring silks. with
Chinese colors In special demand. such
as aster blue, green and yellow These
colors are rich and beautiful in tone.
ana where various shades are used iu
conjunction the effect is particularly
attractive. The mandarin silk IL also
card, but Is a high priced fabric and
distinctly Chinese In character Pagoda
SILK Is another new fabric: and q Is re-
marked that plaids and blocks are N be
the styles. The persistent strikes
among operatives IN the silk mills
makes necessary higher prices 20 the
consumer. who Is Of course the only
one TO really suffer on such occa~
sions. Dealers report linen strong. with
fall demands well ahead OF sellers.
expectations.
RETAIL TRADE
In the retail trade. the buyers are
returning from the east. where extern
sive purchases have been made. and
the same are now being shipped west
from the manufacturers and the great
jobbiug houses, Local dealers report
good deal OF trade I'm the way OF
picking UP from various lines OF goods
with the result that general trade IS
very fair for a season that IS just
between hay and grass" AS long as
the present warm weather lasts. the
demand for fail goods will not be very
noticea BILE. but with the first frost or
cold spell customers viii come flock
ing IN for fan ana winter goods. The
regular openings are due along the
middle OF the month, about the time
that the weather is bound TO change
There IL good demand for fan gloves,
the l6-button variety being the
thing" and there are many ladies at
the silk counters, where the Bengaline
silk Is finding the readiest sale. Deal
ers prophesy a fine fail trade.
CLOTHING OUTLOOK.
In the clothing trade the present
warm weather is operating unfavor-
ably, but business IL reasonably fair.
Fan and winter goods are an on the
tables and in the show windows II
is interesting TO note that an sack coats
have an easy drape in front and back.
folding from the shoulder. thus giving
HNss 4, -.
shoulder blades. All sack coats are
finished with no vents Vests are
without collars. for the most part. ana
are full and easy over the chest and
suppressed at the waist. Overcoats
slightly conform TO the body. with
three buttons. Trousers are cut slight
~ peg top. finished with side buckles
The trade IN chndren's clothing is re-
ported particularly good.
BETWEEN SEASONS.
The shoe trade reports business fair
and steady. but nothing more until cold
weather comes as IL Is between two
seasons. Dealers report that the white
canvas shoe will be an important fac
tor In the next summers trade 10
match the permanently popular white
gowns being worn all over the coun-
try II "a reported now that the
permanence Of the tan shoe IS problem
atical, AZ the tanners are limiting their
supplies OF coiorod leather for next
summer shoes TO light and dark shades.
Among the new notions Tor 1908 win
be n tan gun-metal' calf leather,which
is expected 10 create leading line Of
shoes This leather embodies an the
qualities Of black gun metal leather.
while being a rich shade Of medium
tan Patent leather shoes are not as
popular as formerly. Last year 60
per cent Of the fine grade shoes We're
made OF patent leather. This year. |
less than 40 per cent were OF that ma /
terial. with the prospects OF even less |
for the next year.