The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04
Materials In Vogue.

Thin. silky flannels, embroidered
flannels, lightweight cloths in unusu-
al plaids, cashmere cloth, all-wool
batiste, challies and soft-finished tat
fetas are used in the order named
For lingerie, waists, linens, plain or
embroidered, lead, with madras Sec
ond.
The new f1annels show both cross
bars and stripes, such as black and
pale blue on white ground.
Embroidered flannels have been re-
duced in price and vary from 25 cents
to 81 per yard Design most pre-
ferred shows black and white check,
with small silk dots in colors, light
blue, rose, green or red. Also, on
pale ground in pin checks, you will see
small baskets of flowers embroidered
in deeper cOlOrs, such as fOrget-me-
nots on pale blue, lavender Quarker
ladies on delicate gray All these mate
rails are thirty inches wide.
old-fashioned unusual colors are per-
missible. The predOminating color
is the paid must match the suit with
which the waist is to be worn.
Cashmere cloth which looks thin but
is pliable, warm and woody, is thirty
inches wide and comes in colors to
olo
goods.
All wool batiste which might be
described as cashmere flannel, is fifty
four inches wide and can be bought
in all popular colors at about a dol
lar yard.
The prettiest challie shows a white
ground, with stamped patterns in deli
cate colorings for house waists. These
are thirty inches wide and sell at so
cents a yard.
Waist Suggestions.
Taffeta silk in fine navy blue and
white checks, made with dickey of
plain blue silk finely tucked and set
off by applied bands heavily stitched.
Pointed cuffs Of the plain silk developed
in stitched bands.
For wear with golden brown two
piece suit, a shocked blouse of golden
brown crepe de chine, shocking form
ing round yoke, which must be short
for the stout woman and long for the
thin woman. Sleeve finished with
shocking, instead of cuffs, crushed
girdle and collar of golden brown
panne velvet with frill of cream lace
For the girlish figure. Embroidered
flannel showing sage green, dots on
cream ground, laid in pleats from the
shoulder to point just below the bust,
then bloused to waist line. Plain pulled
sleeves to point just beow the elbow,
ruffles of soft taffeta silk, fringed
on one edge an inch in depth. A fiat,
three-ruff1e neckpiece built of the
fringed silk makes up the other piece
cessories.
A long boa extending almost to the
knees is both graceful and unusual
Strung on fold of chiffon, one hang
ing cup-like over the other, are ruff
file after ruff1e of chiffon, each one
growing gradually smaller as they near
the edge by the narrowest possible fold
of taffeta silk or self-tone, tackled on
almost invisibly by hand. The folds of
taffeta are cut so that at intervals of
half an inch wee pendants bangle from
the silk and give an effect like fringe.
The short stout woman and the wom-
an with the short neck must eschew
any necklace except the cape-like
pelerines and the very fiat stoles.
The thin woman looks extremely
smart and we'll dressed in the high
ruff effects. These may or may not
have capes attached
Only soft finished or chiffon taffeta
is now used for waists. and II il
shown in plain colors, plaids and
StriDeS .