The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-24

new loTk, REQ. Git cannot eS-
cape the notice even of the most casual
observer that the oriental colors and
designs abound in all the newest fab
RIGS displayed In the shops at the pres
ent time. East Indian prints are used
on both silk and cotton; embroidery In
Turkish patterns decorates lingerie
frocks of cotton crepe: the Moorish
arch. lattice work forming round
ed arch wider at top than at bottom.
is novel and popular design in en-
broidery.
Oriental gauze. hand printed in the
heavy rich colors of the Leyante, and
brocaded in metals. is a charming ma
terial shown for evening wear. Japa-
nese crepe and Japanese silks of Won
derful richness both much in eva
dence, and oriental sashes and 3rfs.
whose colors contrast brightly with
the duller and darker western mate
rails with which they are used. arc
seen on everything from evening dress
es to bathing suits.
Crepe of various kinds is to be espe-
cially popular in the coming season for
washable dresses and waists. A kind
of cotton crepe that probably will be
among the most popular is checked
with line in ratine yarns, The crepe.
white checked with white. shows a col
ored border of stif, small flowers, done
in rather course and heavy cotton. The
border is utilized for the edge Of the
skirt and for collars, cuffs and other
touches on the waist
Another new wash material is har-
monica, woven plated cotton fabric
| made either plain or with small en-
broidered design. The plaits are very
| fine and the material has, therefore. d
crepe-like surface.
Brocaded cotton velour is washable
material which makes the lingerie
dress more gorgeous than ever. 1t il
of beautiful velvety texture and is said
to 1aunder satisfactorily. A velvet
striped cotton crepe. the crepe white.
| the velvet stripe in color. Is another
novelty, for the velvet is made of mer-
| cerized cotton in wonderful imitation
of silk velvet.
| One of the most interesting of the
new materials is chat mouille." or wet
cat This is a light weight silk plush
I light enough for summer evening
wraps. 1t is made in changeable COL
ors of great beauty--one especially in
teresting combination being of golden
brown and a dull, soft blue Its rather
|
it's name. Lined with chiffon. it makes
| an ideal evening wrap for wear during
/ the warm summer season.
Onduline. another fabric. which bids
| fair to find favor for spring wear, IS a
soft satin whose undualted surface
| suggests the silk reps of which 1t is
an outgrowth.
| The coming season is to be one full
| of color. Almost all of the new ling
erie frocks and blouses show touches
| of some vivid green. red. yellow or
| blue or a combination of several OF
| these colors. Lingerie dresses have
cuffs or revers of brightly colored
lsilks, pipings of color and colored but
| tons. Blouses and -shirtwaists are re-
lieved by a touch of color somewhere
| evening dresses are almost invariably
bright In blue. and even coat suits are
| hardly complete without a gay coiored
| scarf. vest or tie of some sort
A trimming which answers the de-
sire both for metallic luster and for
| oriental richness is oriental mirros en-
| broidery, which once enjoyed a reign
of fashion in the west. This embroid-
cry is formed of small. shining, col
| ored bits of metal, suggesting mirrors
in their brightness. They are fasten-
| ed on surrounded with small glass
beads, in a color harmonious with the
color of the dress on which the tim
| ming is used and give bright and at
| tractive effect.
/ Lace. stiffiy futed, as the peasants OF
Norway flute the lace on their caps, Is
found on some of the new lingerie
blouses Narrow lace fittings are also
used to top black silk and satin col
lars of Robespierre and Elizabethar
designs. Narrow side plated fri11s al
4 hemstitched null batiste, them
selves suggestive of fittings, are used
sto edge the box plat OF front closing