The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17

one of the effects Of the European
war viii be the partial abandonment
of the silk froc<s by. the ayerage
American woman. "A movement
looking towards the substitution o.
cotton for other materials in WON
ems clothing has been initiated in
number Of cities and is rapidly
sweeping over the country. Wnii'
only the extremists will go so far al
1 to insist that the enttre wardrobe
must be made of cotton fabrics
there Is no doubt but that cotton VIII
| fill a larger place in feminine cloen'
II Ing than ever before.
The Chicago club women nav
taken for their slogan. cotton
Chicago" 1t is predicted that Dy
|! December i every society leader IN
the city Will have fallen into line
L Mrs, George Earle is the prime
mover In the Chicago campaign ano
I she is rapidly pushing the mater IN
I to public notice. Last week a mas
4 auerade ball was given in the 1ak -
| view building. at which twen.y ~
/ of the women guests wore COTTON cos
4 tunes which did not suffer either IN
1style or elegance by comparison with !,
the silk and velvet gowns worn a.
similar former affairs.
I! The women of st. Louis are MOI
! allowing Chicago much lead IN tnis
matter. At the ball OF the Neneo
Prophet, which Is regarde9 as So nI
most Important in the early social
season, practically all fthe women
iwore cotton gowns. It has infor-
! mally announced that this entertain
ment established a precedent to ne
GENERALLY followed IN st. LOUIS
/ throug hout the winter season. :.
/ Gertrude Atherton. the writer. u
tcredited with having given the nrs'
! impetus to the cotton gown cam
naien In New York. Miss Anterior
! has always been an admirer of SOIL
cIinyy materials, especially foI
| gowns to be worn indoors. Tne
dainty weaves of voiles and other
| fabrics offered by American manu-
facturers appeal strongly to net
sense as well as to her pairtot1ssu !.
She is strongly advocating their ND
eral use this season. Mrs Stuyves-
ant Fish and Mrs. Borden Hartman
| are among the other we'll known
/ women who are advocating COTTON
frocks for formal occasions
The cotton exhibition which was
so successfully held in washington
last week was only forerunner on
many similar affairs to be held In
different parts of the country. Ma
turally. the southern women are
king the lead in tkis matter, and In
Nashville and Atlanta plans are well
under way for cotton exhibits to De
held after the tourist season opens.
Women in all parts of the southern
cities will vie with each otner ~
wearing the product of their country
in a manner which will inspire their
northern visitors with desire to I'M.
itate them.
New orleans has long been giver
/ the palm for the distinction and ele,
gance of the cotton dresses seer
/ there. Many northern women make
/ frocks during their winter stay II
that city because the assortment Of
beautiful cotton fabrics seems great
4 err there than elsewhere. 1t is also
claimed that the New Orleans womeI
have greater skill in developing cot
ton frocks than can be found else
| where New Orleans merchants arr
going to emphasize their adyantags
| this winter so that the northern
woman who goes down to this his
] toric old city with her usual ward
robe of silk and satin is going tt
! bring home a more liberal supply o.
cotton frocks than usual and she
[ will wear them more freely
| Several phases present themselves
| in the consideration of the cotton
| frock movement. 1t originated IN
the desire of the women OF the ma
ton to relieve the distress caused by
the closing OF the European markets
to the American cotton crop. Like
every other innovation 1t has brought
forth many objections, most OF
which can be set aside. It was
claimsd Iaas creating run upon
cotton would decrease the demand for
other goods. whose makers would
suffer quite as much as the cotton
dealers, and also that most of the
finest cotton fabrics are imported, SO
that their use does not help the
American manufacturers. These OBJ
jections have been partially answer
ed in circular letter recently Is
sued by Mrs. Pennypacker, the pres
lident of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, in which she strong
lily endorses the movement
Objections can be set aside said
Mrs. Pennypacker. .if you consider
that most of the cotton goods are
manufactured in the New England
states. .And that America for years
has been producing thres-fou rths OF
the worlds cotton supply. che Grip
ping of the cotton industry by a fail
ing demand means the loss OF many
millions of dollars this. year which
southern cotton growers would spend
chiefly upon commodities manufac-
tured in other states If their cotton
crop is taken off their hands.
It has been stated that the use OF
! cotton for women's clothing will
lessen the demand for wooden fabrics
which are staple article of Ar.erf-