East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-27

once known under this
name. The new goods has more body,
it is supple and comes in nearly every
design used for silk variety.
Cotton bengaline. cotton repps, a
mercer.zed ottoman, crepon and num-
berless other goods that are woven
to resemble the silk and the wooden
goods are offered the buyer with pri-
ces that range from 25 cents up.
Perhaps there is no summer gown
that IS SO satisfactory or serves so .
many purposes as the linen frock or
costume suit \ French linen costing
so cents a yard and thirty-six inches
wild was a particularly fine example
Of the new linens. which are eXcep-
uona,y even and finely woven with a
soft supp-e finish \ display of the
new linen costumes shows them large
ly made up of embroidered parts
such as the front or hide panels. the
fronts Of the coat garnitures for the
waist; and for the dressy costumes
very little OF the plain linen is used.
Wide bands Of the plain material are
used as a frame work for the setting
i'm Of these beautifully decorated
pieces. Some of these gowns or cos
tunes come IS do the lingerie robes
ready for putting together.
The conservative woman VIII no
doubt prefer buying her linen and en-
/ broidery separately, as better quail
| ty can thus be secured for the same
price and such women are not fond
of so much over-elaboration. The
/ offerings in embroidered trimm.n .ngs is
very large and some wonderful combi-
nations of embroidery and lace are
shown this spring.
In the semi-made robes of lingerie
/ linens, organdies and muslins, there
are hundreds of beautiful patterns;
one of the favorites is that of colored
embroidery upon a white ground, and
some very beautiful effects are thus
gained number are made with
borders and hemstitched hem in the
color of the embroidery.
one of the buyers of our largest
New York houses assures me that the
linen gown win be as much in evil
dence this summer as in the past. that
the colored linen will be largely used
on the street, that the white linen will
be considered the dressier and worn
:. on those occasions when the colored
linen would be out of place. At least
this is what the makers are trying tc
, effect.
The white serge suit will come tC
the fore in a few weeks first for those
, who are fortunate enough to be abl'
to go south" a term that covers {
6a n ri
: tv Of the white serge is owing to ii
, usefulness to the traveller or woman
: Of affairs, as it clings easily and al
! ways looks well.
. I have been asked if brading vii
! be used this season. While tn
. . amount of braidng has been lessene'
- the rat tail braiding is very fashion
;, able and is particularly effective whet
applied to net or canvass-meshe
goods.
A letter from Paris gives us tn
names of some Of the new color'
pain brules (burnt thread) prune d
monsieur, a purple having a dash q
- blue mousse. which is a little darke
4, than the ordinary cream shade? Sal
front and cannelle. when it has NOR
, Of brown than yellow IN it; line
tlleu' Rleu de mutt, blue black,
shade our great1 1grandmothers wer
= fond of; and ardoise a new slate co
or.
The new patterns IN Scotch gins
- hams and the zephyrs show a variet
- OF designs and will make up well il
to all sorts of utility gowns' For chi
dren's clothes their wearing qualitiC
are unsurpassed.