The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-02-15


iCr spring and fall has taAen on body
and loughness.
h linens already shown run
Though the gamut of wea,es wlth
which women have been familiar
the preference being shown, as II
VAS last season, lor the ioughe,
wea\es resembling the hand-wo,e.l
material, though Lheie is also a good
showing OF the line, smooth lines.
The range OF cOlors Is enormous,
and some particularly good, dali.
deep, blue shades, the light and cool
browns and class OF sole res. tone.
seem to have al ipealed especially tc
he designers OF smart Southern
liocks. One uptown tailor is show
ing some very attractive models of
linen in tn Sc tones and also in
white. made up on the Russian lines
which are likely to be tiresomely
oNerdone before spring is well under
way.
The more conservative coat and
skirt suits have, like the wool tail
ored suits coats trifle more fitted
and shorter than last years models
and the skirts are, as a rule, plain
over the hipe, gord and with plait.
ing introduced in some way toward
the hem, a group Of plaits of ten be-
ing set below a fatty stitched box
plait.
Smart little linen frocks on the
order of the one-pi ce linen frocks
SO well liked last summer, are mum.
erous among Southern models, but
most of them have belts this year
and many of them blouse ust a tri-
fle. Sleeves, when the oNersleeve is
not cut in one witch shoulder or bo
dice, show a trille more funess, and
the makers say that majority OF
the French models are short-sleeved
though many American women as
for the long sleeves.
Real Irish lace in the narrow in
sertions and narrowest edges still
remains a favorite in the realm o.
lingerie neckwear, but it is offer
softened by combining it with Val
enciennes, and the latter and Clun
are also much used without the Irish
Handsome Venice is also used fol
some of the expensive neckwear, but
is satisfactory only when of a quail.
ity so good as to be exceedingly ex-
pensive. And even then II is 81
heavy chat it does not give erect
as charming as those obtained with
more pliable laces.
Trim, snugly fitted stocl,s or col
lars without attached frills are in
great demand and ars made III many
attractive designs. These may be
worn with various frills or merely
with silk or satin cravats as IA oe-
coming finish to blouse otherwise
dark. Plated collars of very fine
lawn, buttoning straight up the front
and turning down at the top, with
a narrow hem of plain or figured
color, are made up with turnover
cues to match and are exceedingly
attractive, as are frills of the fine
white lawn batiste, with narrow
hens of plain or of some fancy little
stripe in white and color.
Collar and cuffs are appearing in
great variety for spring and summer
purposes and are of all grades OF
elaboration, some of them being mar
wells OF exquisite hand embroidery,
Some dainty sets are double and nne-
ly plated, with narrow lace edglng
the frills and little embroidered dots
scattered over the fine lawn.
Already the Louis XVI model of
hat has appeared in straw in one OF
the leading shops in Paris and soon
such models will be seen in New
York. earlier is the venturesome
person, who Is also making a charm
ing draped turban of supple straw.
combined with liberty satin. Straw
hats of natural colored braid and
faced with black velvet will be the
early spring models. During Fep-
ruary and March, however, muire
shapes trimmed with velvet flowers
will introduce the lighter hats.
Huge flower-crowns, gardenias be-
ing the favoritss, are new for tur-
bans. The entire snaps is also fash
ioned CT very dark blue violets, with
q rncnttn Or nlill of lnnunc nIn coz