The daily sentinel., 1908-02-05

New York. Feb. 5.-After the
Christmas holidays are over and the
New Year with its lengthening days
is come. the shops begin to open up
the new cotton goods Farseeing
women today plan their wardrobes
far ahead of the time. and though
1t may sound strange with the winter
only begun, as you may say, yet this
Is the time to secure the most ex-
elusive and beautiful designs for the
spring or summer dress. Indeed, 1t
has become customary for women to
do this and styles and fabrics are in
no guessing stage thanks to what is
called "the Southern trade"-the de-
sign and materials put on the market
for those fortunate ones who can af-
ford to go South during the winter
months and thus set the styles for
the earlier season.
1t sounds almost trite to say the
new cotton goods are pretty; but
more and more are the designers and
manufacturers paying heed to cotton
goods, for such is our climate that
they are four months out of the year,
more acceptable than any other ma
terial.
First come the chambrays from
the heavier grades to those of mus
| Wtlehl. 4NOtlCCdDlG dmOnS
these are those having tape stripes n
quarter of an inch wide; many have
solid colored grounds with white
stripes: other have embroidered dots
thrown over alternate stripes of blue
and black. blue and white, or green
and white. Mercerized stripes are
shown in all sorts of varieties. in
which dots are popular. also swiveled
figures of zigzag stripes; self-colored
invisible checks are shown over
which are run fine hair-line stripes
in black.
Especial attention has been given
to the "mercerizei' fabrics. which
are almost as much sought for as
silks and are certainly as pretty and
more serviceable than some of the
new. softer silks.
For the children or women's MORN
| ing or business dress. nothing comes
in handler or Is more useful than the
new ginghams. They have a good
body, launder well, and are to be
found in all shades from very light
tone to one that is decidedly dark.
] Mention should be made of the tar
tan plaids in this material which are
so we'll liked for children's dresses,
and many odd plaids and checks are
shown which will be made up into
suits and shirt waists for women;
they will be plain in cut and finish
and completed with white collars and
ties and turnover cuffs. For wear
with freshened-up gown. In the
heavier weight they are particularly
appropriate and bright for the early
spring.
On n stormy day do not make the
mistake of wearing "any old thing
but have one of those bright ging-
ham waists and clean white access
sories and you will be a pleasing
object to your employer or whoever
your lot may be cast with during
that day.
The newer cotton voiles are of two
varieties; the sheer voile, for even
| ing or afternoon wear, and the heavy
cotton sort, which Is said to launder
SO we'll, and Is serviceable for the
| llight-weight dress in the hottest
days. Some of the voiles show dain-
ty plaids and checks in rather dark
shades which will preserve them
from the wash tub for long time.
A pretty combination is white voile
hair-lined or checked in black,
strewn with dainty embroidered fig
| ure in red or pink or green.
There are many charming designs
among the marquisettes. which
range from twenty-five to fifty cents.
They are nearly always sixty. inches
wide with floral border. which
makes a most pleasing trimming for
the Empire skirts and the over
blouse waists of the season.
The batistes range in price from
| twenty-five cents to dollar yard.
above which prices they are found
with embroidered dots. fine bars,
stripes of silk and threads and tiny
floral designs. One of these had a
lemon colored ground with black
lines and trailing sprays in shadow
effects. The batistes are particular
ly favored as a material for separate
and fancy waists.
Here are three attractive waists
FOR afternoon or informal evening
gatherings; the first was constructed
from a finely striped batiste trimmed
with a little-a very little-of a
good quality of Valenciennes lace.
and a yoke and cuffs decorated with
not too elaborate drawnwork de-
sign; the second waist was of en-
broidered Swiss which needed little
trimming except that which 1t affords
itself; and the last waist was of
handkerchief linen having n fine
mercerized strip with here and there
colored dot, for which lace or Swiss
insertion will be the best accompani-
ment.