The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-19

+, can manufactnre. Gut the supply Of
i wool is limited. Last year 1929 81
Il 265 pounds of raw wool were IN
ported from Europe. The ShnttlEe
Ion of this supply is Hkelysto cause =
4 scarcity of wool. Cotton cannot PC
used for all the purposes n1ted y
lwool. but with the excess or the cot
/ ton supply and the threatened short
age In wool. the women feel that
i proper sense OF value necessttates
the use of cotton wherever feasible
/ AS material for dresses, cotton mis-
the need admirably.
While many of the finer cotton
( fabrics have been imported. lne
iAmerican manufacturers are pro-
lducing much better materials than
has been generally supposed Most
Iof the elaborate designs which nave
ibeen imported can be dupltcat ted IN
this country within q few mQntns.1
Now that the supply of European
fabrics is cut of. American manu-
ifacturers will be stimulated to pro
iduce finer and more pleasing designs
lar thew have sufficfent encouragement
| from the trade. The effort or tue
women Of the country to bring ABOUT
This demand has already been noten
as a substantial announcement
Last week a New England manu-
facturer sent into New York me
| of samples of a number OF new 1ap-
| RIGS which he had not previously az
tempted because his factory mas neIe-
/ tofore produced only such staples as
ginghams. calicoes and muslins-
Other manufacturers are preparing
tsimi1ar samples.
The cotton dress movement may
| be as economical or as extravagant
las its follower desires Many
women in this country are having m
/ ~ aae
| of the European difficulties Inc
Substitution of cotton clothes for SILK
will materially relieve them. A
woman so situated will, surfer no
Illumination IL substitution becomes
AN esta Slished fashion as 10 almosI
lcertain to be the case. 1T Is quite
possible to secure cotton materials
| for an entire wardrobe for less actu-
| al money than the materials for one
dress of silk or velvet or of even
some of the finer grades OF wooden
materials.
ON the other hand. the woman OF
means may be wildly extravagant
and yet wear only cotton frocks.
| Ordinarily, a dressmaker charges less
for making a cotton dress than Tor
one of the other materials THIS
Will not be the case If elaborate de-
i, signs are insisted upon. 1t has oeen
argued that the advocates OF cotton
gowns will bring about the simpnc
4 OF living which is supposed to accom-
pany them. but this does not neces-
| sarily follow "A woman may pay
five dollars for the material In
cotton dress which which Will cost
! her fifty dollars to have made pc
cause of the decorations put upon IT
Inv her dressmaker. A SILK gown
might be secured for less money.
Since the lace markets OF Europe are
closed to us, our supplies OF lacss -, a..1
lime trimmings may be diminished.
Hand embroidery. fine tucks. pun
iings and shirrfngs are being called
into service to replace them. Wnicn
| practically fixes no limit to the prlce
which may be charged by the dress
maker for q cotton frock.
! The cotton dress movement -
likely to lead to a greater NUMBER OF
dresses than before. This is an exc
Ecellent thing when it can be anordeo,l
/ because it creates trade. The woman
i who makes her own dresses may
/ have several cotton frocks for the
! price of one out OF other materlais'
IIf she has no special need for econ
MIXING, she is really exercising pa
ltriotism in buying as many coe.oA
/ frocks as her fancy suggests.
/ The woman who decides upon
COTTON wardrobe this year may pc
surprised at the variety OF materlalsi
presented for her selection. Her
tailored suit comes first. For TINS
size may have some variety OF the
popular ratine, "a newly designed
cotton serge similar In appearances
| to its wooden counterpart, or an
other new material known as bara-.
dine If she desires something
heavier, corduroy is most practica,'
For calling suits the varieties OF, vel-i
vetsens and cotton velvet fall little
Snort cs silk yelvets in finish and de-
sign.
gowns the variety is almost limit
iess. For satin-like effects, the new
mercerized satinee are being utilized.
bsome exquisite effects In new satine
Known as Venetian have recently
been shown. These have beautiful
hdesiens in Dresden, pompadour ana
hrocaded effects, which, IL properly
maxe up. will be almost as enect1Ve
in appearance as the imported SILKS
they duplicate. These fabrics may
he secured in practically every SHADE
and coloring at from thirty to hfty
cents a yard. 81.
For evening wear. also. some co.z
ton voi1es are 50 delicately transpar-
ant az easily to be mistaken for the
finest chiffons. Nets. crepes and seV.
araI other fabrics give the effect OF
tar costlier ma erials, while, for the
woman who prefers what frankly
IrocIafms itself as a cotton gown,
here is endless variety In the way OF
orrandy. dimity. lawn and other old
70 hioned materials used by our
grandmothers as becoming now as
then.