The daily sentinel., 1909-03-09
tBy Catherine Mann-Payzant.l

New York Mar. 5.-This is the
month of special sales, and from 1t
one can form a good idea of those
fabrics that will be most worn. In
all the show rooms are to be found
the styles that with various modifica
tions will be seen in plenty during
the coming season.
One of the sales of wash goods
brought to light many novelties and
revivals of a host of old favorites.
This broad and varied collection in
cluded the new bordered effects, the
new foulard patterns. the new pom
gee weayes, the newest styles in ging-
hams, in all the new and staple de-
signs and colorings.
The new Henieta cloth in the new
colors, as well as the chevron serges
and the chiffon broadcloths, will be
as frequently seen in the spring suits
as any goods in the market. There
is a French twill flannel that will
be much used for yachting costumes
and bathing suits.
In trimmings for the lace counters
a most careful search of the lace cen
ters of Europe, including the most
obscure towns of Ireland. Belgium.
h rance, Switzerland, Austria and It
ally have done their share to enlarge
this varied and vast assortment.
among which is the round point
Duehesse. real Irish crochet. point
Venise. Valenciennes and other beau
tiful laees. which all will be popular
this season. The point lace and
Duchesse robes for bridal gowns are
particularly beautiful.
Some of the new laces are woven
in the form of yokes. collars, cuffs,
scarfs, etc, all ready to be put in the
dress, and the patterns are so de-
signed that they are suitable for
these uses only. and for that reason
are far more lovely than those made
of the all-over laces.
Taffeta and mohair braids are to
be seen on many of the new coats
and silk soutache seems still to be
leader for the decorating of the panel
and yoke effects of the present styles.
On some of the new coats of chiffon
broadcloth and silk the seams are
outlined with a braid that shows a
chevron stripe and is very effective
on smooth plain goods, while
plain silk braid is used on the serge
coats of the spring. Many of the
light coats are simply trimmed with
machine stitching.
One of the leading fabrics for the
warm months is pineapple tissue. II
is the new relative of pineapple silk,
years past The new goods is an al
most transparent, very crisp tissue of
high luster finish. If you add sub
stance and brilliancy to a French silk
batiste you will about get the idea of
pineapple tissue. 1t is said to wear
beautifully and comes In .Arious col
orings. and will make pretty summer
gowns for dancing. 1t is also to be
found with borders all on a white or
cream ground. u-
Cotton eoliennes make smart sum
mer costumes and one in grey hay-
ing fine mercerized stripe will make
very lovely street dresses.
When summer comes we all look
for thin frocks and a thin goods of
durable quality that will not wrinkle
is hard to find. Now Tamise is thin
and yet is like mohair-a mohair
that has had all the stiffness taken
out, which you might call a chiffon
mohair. Temise is a good dust-shed-
der and does not spot-just the ma
terial for shopping. motoring and
travelling. Its usual width is "A inch
es and the price SO.
Tweed and cheviot make good
tourist coats. These coats should be
seven-eighths long. close, double
breasted, displaying a mans notched
collar, faced with velvet and large
patch pockets.
A second model is of eating mix
ture, and in waterproof goods makes
fine rainy day coat. It is pretty
nearly full length. closes single
breasted and is trimmed on the
shoulders with curved self-strappings
decorated with buttons. The collar
is military in its cut and of velvet,
plain velvet bands on the sleeves and
two big pockets, one on each side,
give a natty finish
For morning wear nothing is neat
er than the shirt-waist suit, made of
some of the new fine linens it is al
ways in good taste. The skirt is cut