The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
PREVAILIN FABRICS
 AND COLORS IN VOGUE

certainty that ginghams will be very marked in preferment. Wash fabrics at about fifty cents a yard are mostly shown in printed goods, self figured et- fects and brilliant surfaced cloths that have the appearance of pure silk. Some of these are advertised for even- ing wear. Crinkled crepe novelties in light fabrics that have tnt appearance of crinkled silk are shown by smart shops. In wash fabrics the light shades of brown and tan are extremely good. Blues are also stylish m all tones Ct the shade. Copenhagen and green-blue shades rh@t have been SD popnlar in wool goods are now shown in wash fabrics. bother gool shades in wasn materials are heliotropes. purple, RrIys and smoke.
 The Spring fabrics will be lustrous and 1t Is therefore to be presumed that the various mohairs will be largely worn, and as late as next Autumn as well. In tussahs there Is q lustrous finish that promises to be smart. Rough weave linens. French linens and Shantung linens will be very popular for onu-oiece frocks. bI1 piaue seems to have the preference for out lg suits Open mesh goods and crash will also have extensive following. Himalaya cloth, closely resembling the genuine Shantung, Is newcomer In grown materials. It is a double mercerized cloth. has the small knots like th troned many times without affecting the knots. It can to used for any thing from petticoats to gowns and dust coats. Crinkley crepes on the order of the Japanese crepes. which, by the way, are made In France. are shown in both plain and figured ef- fects of both large and small designs. nra this material. chiefly rosebud and wistaria. In wash populins there is a new effect. It is a double bordered sort, forty-eight inches wide. with border at each edge. In these fabrics the body Is the plain poplin. and the borders so far, are In plain ribbon types the ribbons being bands of gra- duated widths.
 For evening wear and elegant after noon costumes. dark colors are exceed ingly fashionabl this season. Blue is worn more than 1t has been for years Various shades of green. most of them showing yellowish tones and including hunters green and laurel, are favorites Gray is seen In many styles and the new tones run from London smoke to silver and putty One of the loveliest of the new shades is called grape or Concord. Catawba is also very fash ionable and wistaria, new shade of lavender is quite the rage. Browns in reddish cedar tones are good, but all browns must be selected with dis erection. as they are lhcoming to but few. Pinks are very fashionable in Paris now. and therefore will be here very soon. Faded pinks, old rose, coral and new raspberry pink are shown in all materials from silks to broad cloth Taupe Is still popular, as Is amethyst. salmon. fruit red citron vel low, lemon, mustard, orchid mauve and pastel shades of ciel. Fashionable shades of brown heinz most favored are dark seal. Havana and leaf brown. Kahki, buff and suede are also popular, Bronze. nile and suede are also favored. Bronze nile green. apricot. aubergine or egg plant are wondrousiy rich in tone Peacock tints. gold silver steel mulberry. maize, plum. and prume are most stylish. Reseda, olive and Elm pire greens are fashionable for street suits Taupe. prume and dull blue are stylish for carriage gowns Atlantic green is very high In favor for young girls. These cover q wide gamut of color, but the dyer and chemist has never before had such glowing oppor- tunities as have been given him this season The exquisite showing of color in quasi tones indicates that he has realized his responsib ibilities to the ut most. The new color treatments are truly evanescent.