Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03


Part OF this is credited to the lessened
demand for maehine-made laces. and be-
cause of the de-
Inferior in Quality creasins prices.
to the Laces of Old. !, anu . : = ;ne Of
profit. the manufacturers have selected a
lighter. cheaper thread and use fewer
threads to the same pattern, thereby re-
ducing the weight OF the lace per yard.
In consequence of this the laces sold I'M
der certain well known names are in
ferior in their wearing qualities to those
put forth even two or three years ago.
The craze for Irish lace is on the wane,
one reason being that it is so easy of
the Irish lace now sold comes from Ger
many, France and Japan. instead of
from Ireland, since tie effect of the GRO
Chef patterns is easily secured. The
makers of the real Irish lace suffer great
ly from these attempts at duplication.
and an effort now is being made by i'm
porters to have laces truthfully named in
the importing lists.
Frequently some incident or circUm-
stance will be responsible for creating a
demand for some article in wearing APP
parel. One of the reasons siven for the
popularity of the heavy laces this season.
especially those IN Arabian patterns. is
the enthusiasm with which the play The
Garden of Allah was received in New
York last winter and the number of
rabians who made up the cast. Quite
number of these We're lacemakers. and
one of them in particular. Mohamed el
HAM, received many fashionable visitors
during the day while he worked ct his
lace loom. thereby multiplying several
times his earnings as member of the
band OF native troops upon the stage in
the evening.
While the full reports regarding the ex-
tent of the newly developed manufacture
of laces in
Extent of Industry America are
Not Definitely Known. o nu, -. tes
wholesale buyers say that it Is quite in
keeping with the increased demand for
laces The demand has increased more
than 30 per cent. and dealers say that the
manufacture OF superior lace in America
has kept the importations of foreign lace
from increasing. The few American lace
who are now planning to
supply the best trade are bringing in
quantities for foreign laces to be used as
models in the designs of their own pat
terms Some of these firms also distrib-
ute certain amount of imported iaces in
connection with their own manufactures.
In this connection it is interesting To
know that the only luggage saved off the
ill fated Titanic was carRyall filled with
fine laces belonging to an American lace
buyer.
Fads seemingly involving but small
sums while they are in vogue sometimes
add thousands of dollars to the profits of
the dealers who distribute them, and
often cause a corresponding loss to those
who are unfortunate enough to have a
heavy stock on hand when. the fashion
changes. Last spring came the announce
ment that rough fabrics of the Turkish
toweing type would be in great demand
They had a short run in popular favor.
however. and within a month the mer-
chants who had stocked heavily in this
tity remaining unsold. and within three
months il had passed from the better class
stores to the cheap bargain counters,
where whole bolts in every conceivable
shade We're sold slowly at prices which
must have been less than the first cost
al the factory. The quality of the ma
terial was as good, but the fad was over
Such happenings are frequent in the ex-
periences of every one who depends upon
materials for his income
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One of the newer fads which is likely
to be brought over from London this fall
is the feather
Feathered Vest ed vest for
One of Newest Fads, o"eH' - oe
the tailored coat. This is to be made
from the breasts of birds in whatever
color is desired. and il will in all proba-
biliay meet with a strong protest from
the Audubon Society. Milliners are plan
ming to supply hats to match the waist
coat and manufacturers already are ar
ranging for the manufacture OF cloths
which will initiate feathers in appearance.
The fads in various kinds OF neckwear
as well as in shoes and stockings. give
activity to the trade circles
handling these articles. Sometimes an ar
ticle like the knit silk tic will have so long
a reign as to make it almost a staple
product, but such instances are the ex-
ception. Each season there are thousands
Of dollars worth of jabots, side frills.