Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-27

- always want something new,
3 exclaim the French manufacture
ers. no matter how much We
beautify and improve the old fabrics.
the first question the American buyer
asks is, is it new?'"
But what is the reason" you your
Jelf are perhaps inquiring, why we
lan't have more new materials every
fear?" Well. for one thing, there
DOESN'T seem to be anything left to
invent, and for another. even varla-
don in an old material is q risk that a
manufacturer is wary of embarking in
unless it has been fayorably passed
upon by one of the famous makers OF
fashion.
Take the much-run-to-the-gr ground "a
tine for example. In the early fall OF
1910 a well known American costumer
visited the ateilers of Nine. Champot
on the Rue Royale. She showed him a
revival of an old fabric. 1T is called
ratine," she said, and the manufac-
turers are prophesying a wonderful
season for it next year. What do you
think of it?"
1T is new. Nobody else has it. and
It is good looking" replied the cos
tuner, but should be afraid of 1t fol
suits and gowns because it will not
press we'll"
Became the FavorIte.
For this very reason the fate of the
old-new material hung In th , balance,
but there was nc other decided novel
ty for the next 'ssason and ratine Cor
eponge If you wiz became the fabric
of the moment in Paris and New York
Perhaps you ihink it has faded out
of existence this fall Not at III, it
has simply changed it's name. More
correctly speaking, it is masQuerading.
with but slight differences, under three
new names, besides its old one "Drap
/ de mouton." so-called because Its de-
| liciously soft woody texture is like
the skin of short sheep. is one. 1t
can be had in beautiful shades of delft
blue, brown. taupe and navy, and sells
| for SO a yard
"Drap dagneau" is practically the
/ same as "drap de mouton," only a
! slightly finer weave. Three and four
dollars yard is its price. "Frisse" is
/ the third variation. In some respects
! 1t has more character and briliiancy
to it than either of the others, but for
! this very reason the majority of Amer
lean women will be chary of adopting
it for anything but afternoon wear
] The background is an exquisite shade
of blue. garnet, green or gray, rather
sparsely dotted with tiny black curls,
which give a curious but rather fas-
! cinating effect.
! Besides these one can also find the
original all-wool ratine, which. how
] ever, has taken to itself a stripe of
| lighter color, black striped with white
brown with lighter brown and blue
with lighter blue. These are pretty de-
signs and should have an exclusive
/ patronage considering that the cost
runs as high as 81 yard. They are
much better looking than the so-called
| two-toned ratine, which is a weaving
| of two shades of the same color and
results in a more or less notified ap-
| pearance.
! ne new Sultin9s.
These suitings are by all odds the
! smartest OF the season so far, for the
| tailored morning suits, and they are
/ the ones 2pon which Paris has set her
seal of approval Many American won.
en-, however, will not care to pay these
! prices and they viii choose, as they
! have done for a number of years back
native woven cheviot, zebeline or
diagonal suiting. Any of these are
/ good, particularly the latter, but the
/ finish should be as rough as possible
and the cord as wide
! There is a merry war of words over
| the place that broadcloth will occupy
! this season. Some say it will be re.
vived; others say it will not Here is
! the belief of a man WHO has made a
! life study of fashion tendencies and
who is close to the leading fabric buy.
! ers:
yes" he said when the question
was put to him. there were few
broadcloth models shown at the open.
1 ings. and undoubtedly some women
/ will do as they always have done and
wear broadcloth. But despite all this
! il is not a good choice for this sea
son, and the woman who has a suit OF
| IT viii wish before spring that she had
/ chosen one of the newer and more pic
turesque fabrics"
| 1t is a fact that not for a number of
years have there been so many really
attractive novelties. They all. how
ever. have certain characteristics in
! common. For instance, they are de-
liciously soft and silky in texture, and
so supple that they naturally fall into
the most graceful lines All of them
/ have an inclination to roughness.
/ either by raised cords or a raised con.
ventional allover design.
Really Striking Novelty.
For example, take one strikingIy
lovely novelty-"Luyan d'orgue"-in
other words, pipes of an organ. There
is a wide, raised gray velvet cord on a
contrasting colored ground. emerald
green, Marie Louise, blue or delicate
orchid color. Can you imagine the
shimmering. almost iridescent appear.
ance it presents? Five dollars a yard
is the price. and one wouldn't feel like
/ begruding it
Almost, if not quite as lovely. is the
new corded velour de lame" a used,
wide wooden cord With an undertone
of contrasting shade A black cord.
for example. on a ground Of turuuofse