The daily sentinel., 1908-02-05
SOMETHING ABOUT THE
new COTTON GOODS
Interesting Notes Of Special Interest to the LadesSome
New Creations in Cotton Fabrics MANY Suggestions

Null, madras, Parsian lawn, India
linen, many of them in decorative
designs will also make up prettily
into fancy waists on which should be
used the finest of laces. hand en-
broideries, drawn work. or any fame
led decoration provided 1t be fine
and dainty enough.
1t Is to be noted that very few
really plain materials are offered
even those called plain are barred,
or embroidered in dots, or satin
striped. bit in the self-color. Again
others, less plain, have solid grounds
between with floral wreaths, which
are large this season and wide apart:
or they are covered with dots from
| the size of a polka dot to that of a
| fifty-cent piece and some of the
larger dots or rather spots show a
dot or design within itself.
The satin striped materials are ex-
ceedingly popular for they allow of
many decorations from the goods,
such as, straps on the bias. or cross
wise panels or herring bone effects.
For evening wear. dancing frocks.
graduating dresses, or even the
bridesmaid costume. these silky fin
| ished cottons are used. They are
| shown in such weaves as cotton chif-
fons, mulls. silk muslins, tissue
cloths, dotted Swiss, all of the charm
and serviceability of the all-sillS
fabric of the same name, and while
the silk fabric may be beyond the
purse. one of these mercerized effects
will give excellent results. Cotton
pongees, also mercerized, are fine for
| travelling and afternoon gowns that
| must see some hard wear; and they
are also very suitable for summer
| outing coats, giving quite as good
style and perhaps more service than
the silken textures. Poplins of silk
and cotton will be a favorite mater
ial for the earlier suits and later on
for the separate skirt. All the cotton
mercerized poplins are to be found
in the colors shown in the silk and
| wool goods. and II a good weight is
chosen, the garment well cut and
well made, it will be h useful adji-
tion to the wardrobe in lightness,
style, and a saving to some of your
fine wool skirts.
! / would strongly advise one of the
= foulards, as a Sunday or afternoon
dress to the business girl who can
afford but one dress yet wishes for
one that will do good service and
yet be summery in effect. 1t will
come in handy next winter for even
ings at home or very informal affairs
u
medium shade such as Copenhagen
blue. tan or grey, over which is
thrown dots or rings or coin spots
arranged in striped effect. One such
foulard showed a herring-bone effect
very indistinct but destroying the
smooth surface so unbecoming to
some figures: over this surface was
a design of large rings within which
were a cluster of polka dots.
II a business suit or lightweight
travelling dress were needed, one of
the cotton pongees would be quite
the thing. A good style would be a
Jumper model trimmed with imita-
tion Persian bands. A blue or light
mercerized linens in a bright plaiJ
would be good combination.
The new coats for evening wear
are smooth over the shoulders with
much fulness below. During the win
ter they will be made of broadcloth
chiffon velvet or silk and are seen
In the softest colors as well as In
white. The kimono sleeve continues
in such coats for they leave an in
crushed sleeve beneath. which is one
of the great arguments of "being"
for the kimono sleeve.
Some new collars are shown in
1
rounded effects to the shoulders
and are made quite long and flat In
front. Some of the wraps are moth
ing more than long circular capes
with loose kimono sleeves, and big
silver buttons are used to an attrac-
tive look Muffs are mostly flat and
nearly square but not small.
The regulation coat sleeve is more
| and more seen In the short coats and
Is finished with black soutache and
a bit of velvet.
Garnet necklaces are being worn,
SO II an aunt or grandmother or
friend has one of those old-fashioned
pieces. long ago used by them, beg
1t of their goodness for 1t is one of
the things to be desired.
Artificial flowers are used as cors-
| age bouquets or for the hair and
| some of the "fiber" flowers are al
most too real, they are scented with
the natural perfume and their unfad-
Ing beauty alone gives them away"
Beneath a voile, marquisette and
similar materials use a taffeta un-
| derckirt, or IL the goods mentioned
are of cotton texture use a cotton
taffeta. For such fine materials as
| chiffon, mousseline. and organdy,
use the very soft OF satin silks.
CATHERINE MANN-PAYZANT.