The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-11
THE FASHIONS.

 tion of Southgoers are already begin ming to turn our thoughts toward spring and summer fashions.
 We are promised some radical changes, but it is safe to say they will affect designs rather than materials, so that one may pick up from among the remnants and other bargains any of the charming weaves of last year, secrue in the idea that they will adapt themselves tho any mode the spring and summer may bring forth.
 However, few points of inforrna- tion from the inside will render the matter of selection easier and will be especially welcomed by those who de- sire to take time by the forelock, and have the spring sewing out of the way early.
 In the line of wool materials, voiles, batiste, and poplins are predicted to remain popular, while yelling in plain and embroidered effects and marqui- sette will take the lead for dressy wear The tendency is very decidedly toward diaphanous fabrics which re- quire to be made up over silk founda- tions, and of these the fancy designs will be most in vogue. The latter run rather to strong contrasts and clever combinations of color than to the two- toned effect of last season, some of the latest importafons being not only striking, but weird. Mohair is ex pected to take on a new lease of life, and will be shown not only in the plain series, but in a number of fancy de- signs, not emitting the blue and black grounds ornametned with white dots Silks are advancing so rapidly in price that they bid fair to be noted among the luxuries for the coming season. and yet there is promised a return of the separate silk skirt, both in black and color and positive rage for the silk tailored suit.
 there is already the liveliest interest among the buyers. Such an enormous demand has developed for white goods that it is said to be practically an inn possibility to place orders, and this has thrown added interest to colored wash goods. JAS with wool fabrics sheer weaves will find first favor dur ing the coming summer-all of the dainty French lawns and batistes, plain, and with figures, vines, leaves, and wreaths woven into them; all of the soft India linons and the lawns, Persian, Victoria, and Swiss. Some exquisite designs in checks are noted. One shows broad white lines crossed diagonally with hair-lines of blue of different shades, and an almost invisi- ble vine forming narrow across them. Another odd conceit is a Swiss figure enclosed in large double square space, white ground; and still another, firm, fine batiste, has tiny wreaths of fiofers in shades of brown for it's decorations, each wreath tied with a graceful piuk bow. This on an ecru ground. a,
 The cotton yoiles are of finer texture than those of past seasons, and like wise they are higher priced; but they are exceedingly attractive and can scarcely be distinguished from the French imported wool voiles. Their bne detraction is that they crush easily Also, they require a silk foundation as undeniably as their bet ter class. These voiles come in all the light evening shades as well as the dark, and on the whole make up into wonderfully attractive house gowns.
 Novelty, according to all forecastings will be the keynote of the spring styles. Although the fabrics may not differ greatly from those of last season they may be put to novel uses and combinations. For example, stripes which are promised as prominent fea- lures will be trimmed with bias bands diagonal stripes with straight bands and bias stripes with vertical bands Materials which show unassuming patterns will be combined with trim innings strongly contrasting. For the early spring suit the mannish worsteds in checks and plaids will be more in evidence than the plain weaves, and some of these are unusually smart es- peciaally the French plaids.
 The black skirt is coming to its owr in voile, cloth, and all of the nets which will be welcome news to those who cling tenaciously to the searate blouse, for of course, it presages a re. incarnation of that. These separate skirts are to be fashioned chiefly or plaited lines, with the kilt the mos popular. But there is movement or foot among exclusive modistes to In troduce the "dress" length, whicl means a train of some four or fivt inches in the back and just escaping the floor in front. On the sides tho skirt touches. The new skirt model k very graceful and particularly vel adapted to the soft, sheer material, which are to be used in the approach ing season. Another successful skir model is one in which the front pane is bias and strapped with self mater ial the rest being cut on the circula- plan. The fan-plaited model, tn, circular plaited effect, and the fla box-plait are ach and all going to b. among the season favorites.
 This prospective popularity of tn, separate skirt naturally suggests tn, wane of the princess and empire mode but 1t seems we are to be allowed al three models, the latter, of cours, useC cnly for festive frocks. The new empire princess is charming in tn thin materials, and is even shown il the heavy linens. One recently i'm ported design is made up of one O the new embroidered Swisses, such as was described above. There is deep curved yoke of all-over lace, which i