The chronicle=news., 1913-02-04

cape the notice even OF the most
| casual observer that Oriental color
and designs abound In all the new
est fabrics displayed In the shops ~
| the present time. East Indian prints
are used on both silk and cotton;
embroidery in Turkish patterns dec
crates lingerie frocks OF cotton crens
the Moorish arch. a lattice Work
forming rounded arch wider at the
top Than AT rhe bottom. Is a novel
and popular design In embroidery.
| Oriental gauzc. hand printed In
the heavy rich cOlOrs OF the lcvnnte.
and brocaded IN metals, IL charm
Ing material shown for evening wear
Japanese crepe and Jnpcnesc SILKS OF
wonderful richness are both much In
| evidence. and Oriental sashes ana
| FcNrfs whose colors contrast bright
iy with tho duilcr and darker west
ern materials with which they are
used. are seen on everything f:om
evening gowns To bathing suits.
Crepe OF various kinds Is To he cs-
pecinlly popular In the coming sea
son for washable dresses and waists.
A kind OF cotton crepe that probably
VIII he among the most popular is
checked with lines In ratine yarns.
|
shows a colorcd border OF stiff. small
| flowers. done in rather coarse and
heay! cotton. The border Is utilized
for the edge OF the skirt and for cal
larf. cuffs and other touches on IN"
| waist.
Another new wash material Is liar
monica. a woven plated cotton fab.
ric made either plain or with a small
| ali Rn
very fine and tho material has. there
tore. - crcpclike surface.
| Brocadci cotton vciours IN u wash
| able material which makes tho lin
gcri" dress more gorgeous Than ever.
1t is OF beautiful veivety texture and
Is said to launder satisfactorily. 4
vcl,e;-striped cotton crepe. the crepe
| white. the velvet stripe In color. n
enothsr noveiyt. for the velvet II
made OF merccrised cotton In won.
doriul Imitation OF silk velvet.
II One OF the mos, Interesting Of tho
new materials Is "chnt mouillc.' OF
wet cat. This light weight silk plush
wraps. II liz made In chanGca bic
oolors Of great beauty-onc cspec.
iully Interesting combination beins
OF golden brown and dull. SOFT blue
Its rather sleek appearance doubties,
suggested Its name. Lined with
chiffon. II makes mn ideal evenins
wrap for wearing during the warm
summer season.
OuduiInc. another fabric. which
bids fair TO find favor for sprins
wenr. Ia a soft satin whose uud,ilat.
ed surface suggests the SILK reps ri
which Il In an outxrowth.
The coming season II 10 be one
full of color. Almost all Of the new
lingerie irocks aud blouse~ show
touches OF some vivid Grecn. red. yel.
low OF blue or combination OF sev-
eral Of these colors. Lingerie dress
"a have suffs or revers OF brightly
oolored silAs. pipiuRs OF color and
colorcd buttons. Dlouses and shirt
waists are relieved by touch OF
color somewhere. evening dresses
ere almost Invariably bright In blue
and even coat suits are hardly com-
rletc without gay coiorcd scarf,
vest or tie Of some sort.
| 4 trimming which answers the
desire both for metallic lustre and
for oriental richness is oriental mir
OF embroidery. which once before
enjoyed \ reign OF fashion In the
west. This embroidery Ia formed OF
small. shining. eolored bits Of metal
sug&es; :ngs mirrors IN their bright
ness. They are fastened on. sur
rounded with small glass beads. in u
color harmonious with the color OF
the dress on which the trimming Ia
ufed and give n bright and attrac-
two effect.
Lace. stiffly Nuted. IL tho peas
ants Of Norway flute the lace on
their caps. is ound on some OF the
hcw lingerie blouses. Narrow lace
flMttnsS arc also used 10 TOP black
SIR and satin collars OF RobespIere
ana Elizabethan designs. narrow
side-plaited frills OF hemst,tched
null or batiste, Themselves surses.