Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-05

A wide striped cretonne with white
ground and large conventionalized flower
design in shades of Delft blue was used
for both the coats sketched here, being in
one case combined with plain blue and in
the other with plain white, the plain ma
terials having much the same texture as
the cretonne with greater softness.
This same blue and white idea is intro
duced into hats covered with the lowered
blue and white and bound and trimmed
with plain dark blue taffeta, and there are
parasols, too, covered entirely with the
blue and white lowered stuff or covered
with plain blue or white and bordered
widely by the lowered material.
The parasols are among the p~rettiest
Of the cretonne accessories and in them
the most beautiful reproductions of old
printed cotton designs are Displayed
quaint old designs of flower and bird in
soft dull colors such as are seen in the
old toile de Jouy, for which fashionable
ParisiRns have ransacked their own heir
looms and the antique shops so eagerly
during the past year.
One can buy a very pretty cretonne para
sol for six or seven dollars, but this will
be q cretonne OF ordinary design, as COM
monplace as IL Is pretty, while for fifteen
or twenty dollars one can get a cretonne
really odd and artistic in design and color.
Some odd and charming parasols have the
flat shape and many ribs OF the japanese
umbrella with a cretonne covering in stiff
quaint design and peculiarly soft dull col
orings closely reproducing the effect of the
antique printed cottons,
Waistcoats Of eretonne are in their second
season, but still thrive and are perhaps at
their best in plainly tailored models worn
TO brighten a plain white or sombre coat
and skirt costume. They are often bound
In black and sometimes the buttons are
covered in back, while some imported mod
els have bindings OF dull gold braid and
duh gold buttons. one can buy these waist
coats ready made in the shops, but Of
course It is better IL possible to have one
made to order and fitted carefully.
Certain shops show paraso,s covered with
exclusive c%retonnes and material by the
yard matching the parasol covers, so that
one may have any other accessories desiI ed
made up to match the parasol.
In one Filth avenue shop sets Of c~retonne
are shown or rather one can by going
/ around to various departments mattel up
sets Of cretonne accessories. The parasol
Is usually the starting point.
Then one can buy a set OF collars and cuffs
which win be charming on a coat OF white
serge or pique, or even on certain dark
shades. II the coat collars and cuffs are
bought a waistcoat will be superfluous.
but there are attractive belts matching the
collars and cuffs-soft belts with big, square
erstonne covered buckles or narrow stiff
belts with small c%retonne covered buckles.
OF course In these small things the fun
design OF the cretonne will not be shown,
but the material Is 50 cut that even on such
a thing as a narrow belt the full color
scheme Of the cretonne will he indicated,
though the whole design cannot be given.
And after the belts come the bags. hays
OF all sizes and shapes from the small card
case to the roomy shopping bag. A good
sized poeketbook and card case combined,
with a strap for the hand on the back Is
one Of the fayorites in e~retonns, and a