The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11

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by Gather.a e Manners rant. 81;
NEW oRF,S June 81 Women
whose desires run (: TO heautifni ana
tasteful gowns-which 81 Guides prac.
ticalIy the entire fe:niaine spopaia tion,
---tut whose 5rurses do. not permit
.ie purchase Of the castlleri fabrics.
vii fn.i many beautiful law cost
materials In the shops this season.
Many D: these fabrics when made up
by a competent d-essnnker. are quite.
as pleasing to tho csthettc eye as the
cog:ller materials. In act, 1t is likely
that o. mare man would be quite un-
able 10 detect the difference and ,ac.
cordtng TO popular belief. st Is for the
benefit OF mere man that woman mr.
rays herself in all tho colors >of the
ra!Eb5w. q sii
Among these Comparatively, cheap
materials thsre n-eg s!aE.cms cham
b-ays and nearilneas o. beautiful
and :,ovel designs. The Il brics WOW
en- to resemble l.nen come In ell the
fashionable co,ors and IN the same
patterns as the higher priced goods.
and to the INITIATED 1t IS difficult to
tell the real from the Imitation fab
r.c. They are very serricea5le. anil.
owing to the low cost. the poor girl
may have as many changes for the
warm summer months as her wealthy
sis;e:. II well made, tie gowns will
he quite es pretty, too. l.5tt5
Ola counter devoted to voiles OF
TT.hc cotton varieties were those in
many colors with cherron stripes in
white, the swatika cross. interlac.
ing Greek key patterns and narrow
stripes and blocks, SO that no one
need have an unbecoming dress in
color or pattern. To use Lawson.
ism 1T is up to" the women to study
themselves. A satin stripe, or rather
an imitation satin stripe, OF mercer
the sheer silk and cotton goods and
over these are flung dots of all sizes
and dainty floral designs that loo!:
like china painting patterns. Most
OF these fabrics are fifty cents yard
while the pure cottons OF the better
quality vary from twenty to thirty
cents in price.
Borlered goods are TO be seen II,
all fabrics from the silks and fine
woolens to the simplest cotton ma
tcrinls. Some OF the effleures ami
'muslins are in white with different
cnlored dots OF about the size OF a
ten cent piece. with border the CO.!
or of the dot on the white ground
and with white dots or dashes strewr
over 1t. A white ground has blue
dots and the border is of blue with
stripes of white; again there Is a pinl
i ground with white or brown dot:
over it and border Of white with q
pink scroll design running through
it. Some OF them are woven II
breadth lengths and can be simpl,
put together with little trouble. bu
to make the length right by taklnf
from the top. others have the borde,
at the side and nre wide enough t
! form the skirt with the border at the
bottom. For the waists. especially II
the Jumper suits or semi.princes.
modes. the border Is used for the necl
! which Is in U shape as rule. or fol
the surplice fronts. the armholes, thu
Japanese sleeves. the belt and in an,
place that It will be artistic an
serve good purpose. In the case O.
the short women the border is GOO
Idea by which to gain alditiona
height of appearance and may be-
used for side panels or between plat!
OF the dress or as bands on the skirt
In ufing checks or small plaid:
length is gained by using the good,
In diagonal fashion, especially i,
straps on the skirt and waist. Ofte,
there Is n two.piece strap placed Ii
chevron style with the points turnin:
: downward. The belt and cuffs nnt
collars and waist trimming are mad
of cross.wise pieces OF the goods O.
cut on the bias to gain another effect
When bordered materials are use,
for the semi-princess dress. the bordc
can be used in straight bands or II
tunlc effect. When fashloning til,
jumper and bor,lerel edge OF the fab
ric forms the finish on the front an,
back edges and on the frill sleeves
The skirt should be trimmed accord
; Ing to the height and fullness OF tn,
; figure of the wenrer. These borderef
goods may be found In all grades o
materials and are one of the mos
fashionable modes of the day.
Jumpers are still in the field 70;