Arizona republican., 1908-03-22
THE LATEST MODES
 OF HE METROPOLIS
The Spring Outfit-Cretonne Used for Vests in Both Woolen and Linen Suits-Striped Linen a Novelty

The demands of fashion are getting more and more eXacting every years. and this season certainly the well dressed woman will need q very large closet or wardrobe to hold all the toil- cites now considered absolutely nee essary for an up-to-date outfit. Spring has brought us many changes fin fash ion. Waists are entirely different in cut. collars and sleeves have altered their shape and skirts bear little rela- ton to those of twelve months ago.
 Pongee and Tussah.
 Rough silks of all sorts play great part in the spring fashions. Of these pOngee and tussah are easily the lead CTS. And the rough pongee weaves made of domestic. French and Orien- tai origin are now being made up into the very smartest of all smart frocks These fabrics are shown in remarkably attractive pattern robes. some of which are in eighteen and twenty yard lengths with sufficient material and embroidered trimming for a three pieces suit skirt. coat and waist Tn making up such suits the embroidered fronts that are generally used for the NdlSt are IltTt-- FllllllDNtN AbI lllt DdthS of the coats and enough embroidery. is taken from the skirt part to trim the fronts and collars and cuffs. leaving just sufficient embroidery for d panel or border on the skirt
 The new printed pohgee can be pur- chased at from seventy-five cents a yard to a good many dollars.
 Suits With Novel Vests.
 Vest trimmings are a feature in many Of the most novel of the new spring suits and some of the extreme styles these models are made with separate waistcoats. but the trimming that stimulates d vest rather than the extra waistcoat is decidedly the most popular idea of the two. Oriental brocades and embroideries and cotton cretonne prints are the very newest materials for these vests The ere tonnes. which are decidedly the latest Parisan fad. are used on cloth as well as linen suits. A linen suit with vest of white French cretonne pat termed with dull pink roses and green leaves is one of the very smarest ere ations of a famous Fifth avenue dress making establishment.
 Striped Linens.
 Large quantities of washable suits are already being made up for sum- mer Linen in white. pale blue. lavan- der. pale pink. brown and the very pale tan that is the natural linen col or. is used for the purpose. Khaki colored linens are new and some very smart looking models in this material are seen in the New York shops but the fabric that is on the very topmost wave of fashion is the new stripel linen.
 The cut of these linen suits is all most invariably the strictly tailored model with some form of cutaway coat and many gored skirt with lap ped seams. In all points of detail and finish these suits are as perfectly tail ored as the most expensive cloth cos tunes
 colored Shirt Waists.
 For several years the fashion de- signers have been trying very hard to introduce coIoreds hirt waists again but the idea never seemed to take with well-dressed women This year how ever it will. to judge from present indi- cations, meet with much better sue cess. The shops are filled with waists of striped and checked madras. thin ner waists of cotton voile with half inch stripes If pale blue, pink or la vender and besides these a few models fin solid colors are also shown. The ultra fashionable material for shirt waists is striped linen batiste but this is too expensive for ordinary use as it sells for ninety cents yardand in some ShouS even more
 For general wear throughout the season there are dainty waists Gf heavy corded wash silk, China silk