Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
(By Catherine ManA-Payzan,. }

New York. Jan. 2S.-After the
Christmas holidays are over. and the
New Year with Its frightening days
come. the shops begin to open up
he new cotton goods. Farseeing
women today plan their wardrobes
sar ahead OF time. and though it
may sound strange with the winter
only begun. az you may say. yet
this Ia the time to. secure the most
exei1siye and beautiful designs for
the spring or summer dress. Indeed.
IL has become customary for women
TO do this. and styles and fabrics
are In no guesslng stage-thanks to
what is called the Southern trade"
design and materials put on
the market for those fortunate ones
can AFFORD 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 desa gners
and manufacturers paying heed to
! cotton goods. for such Is our climate,
that they are four months out Of ne
year. more acceptable than any 9th
er material.
First come the chambrays from
the heavier grades TO those OF a
musltn-hke weight. Noticeable
among these are those having tape
tape stripes a quarter OF an inch
wide; many have cold colored
grounds with white stripes; Others
have embroidered dots thrown over
alternate stripes of blue and black.
blue and white. 60 green and white.
Mercerized stripes are shown In all
sorts OF varieties. in which dots are
, popular; also swtveled figures OF
Sigsag stripes: self-colored invisible
checks are shown over which are
run fine hair-llne stripes in black.
II Especial attention has been given
TO the "mercerized" 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
morning or business dress. nothing
comes in handler or Is more useful
than the new ginghams. They have
a good body. launder we'll, and are
TO be found In all shades. from G
very light tone to one that is de-
cidedly dark. Mention should be
made of the tartan plaids in this
material which are so we'll liked for
children's. dresses. and many odd
plaids and checks are shown which
VIII 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
euffs. For wear, with a freshened-
up gown. in the heavier weight. they
are particularly appropriate and
bright for the early spring.
On stormy day do not make the
mistake of wearing amy old thing"
but have one OF these bright ging-
ham waists and clean white aces
sories. and you Will be a pleasing
object to your employer, or Who
ever your lot may be cast With dur
ing that day.
The newer cotton vodles are OF
Two varieties; the sheer wolfe. for
evening or afternoon wear, and the
heavy cotton short, which is said
to launder &c we'll, and is service
able for the lightweight dress In
the hottest days. Some OF the Voiles
show dainty plaids and checks in
rather dark shades, which will pre-
serve them from the wash tub for
a long time. A pretty combination is
a white wolfe. hair-lined OF checked
in black. strewn with dainty en-
Ibroidered figures In red or pink or
green.
There are many charming designs
among the marouisettes. which
range from 90 cents to so cents.
They are nearly always sixty iRchee
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
20 cents TO 81 yard, above which
3 prices they are found with embroid-
cred dots, fine bars. stripes Of silk
and threads and tiny noral designs.
One OF these had q lemon-colored
ground, with black lines and trail
Ing sprays In shadow effects. The
batistes are particularly favored az
material for separate and fancy
waists.
Here are three attractive waists
for afternoon or informal evening
gatherings: The hrst was construct
ed from a finely striped batlste,
trimmed with little--a very lit
tle--of a good quality Of Valen-
Ciennos lace, and q yoko and Guns
decorated With not too elaborate
dravn-work design; the second waist
was OF embroidered Swiss which
needed little trimming, except that
which II affords itself. and the last
waist was Of handkerchief linen,
having q fine msroerised strip, With