The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

The sand. biscuit and putty shades
bid fair to continue their popularity. and
though a month or two ago il was hard
To find these shades i'm tho materials
one wanted they are available now IN
every sort Of silk. wool linen and cot
ton. Coverts are in great demand, and
If Paris indorscs them for spring they
Will he more than ever a mania: hut
there are many other lightweight wur-
steds in the covert colorings ready o
contend for their share of feminine ia
Vor.
Paris promises To do much with VIC.
let's. grays, the tan tones and certain
blues. and i is practically certain that
ali white, black and white or white and
black effects will he extremely modish
some charming models have come over
in white and black stripes and in white
and black stripes with tiny flower sprigs
or vines in the white stripe or with
hair lines of color introduced. Some cN-
cecdingly attractive radium silks are OF
this last design. inch wide stripes of
white and black being Hvcncd by vari-
ously grouped hair line stripes Of gay
color gold or rose or blue or ccrise.
Stripes figure prominently m all
classes Of material. and the manufac-
turers have evidently counted conhdcnt-
~ upon their success. In silks one finds
stripes in every Width from hair lines to
three inches. tho latter usually in one
tone coluring and alternating stripes Of
soft taffeta and satin. Sometimes the
jafieta stripe will bc Of shot coluriug and
one Of the lovclic,t new things shown
among recent importation uf fine
sill 81, e
satin alternating with stripe of the
same width in shot cicl and violet.
Tho spriggcd and large lowered taft
fctas and faillcs arc very lovely too
and particularly bcwitching are certain
soft shimmering ivory white taiIctas
embroidered thicl,ly IN the most minute
Of flower sprisS, a host OF flowers and
colors being represented.
Tho hand blocked chintz floral do
SIGNS on crepe, radum, toGcta. cotton
vuilc, cotton crepe. &. are beautiful
and similar designs In rather small iig-
urcs ON chiffon sugEc-t cVlul.itci,
dainty summer evening froCk-.
Linens " many UcaNcs arc iu cy.-
d,ucc and some or the newest arc -
culiarly soft which is a fortunate thing
In view Of jhc increased skirt fulncss.
yet Of body that fits it for tho sort uf
models to which linen, arc dedicated
Is u cotton gahardiuc which is v,iy
likely to meet with conspicuous sue
cess. II is made 10y tho domestic manu-
racturcrs IA admirable quality and
wide range oC aitractiv" coluriucs. b.
said to- laundcr well and altogether is
very desirable where thin cotton Is not
wanted.
Cotton whipcord, cotton Bedford and
cotton corduroy an come IN good color
iuG- too and viii probably hc much
used for separate skirts, sports pur-
p sos. Sc.
Cotton Noilcs multiply rs he sands 90
the sea, ana fin cotton orcpcs arc not
C.r -hoiind Th"r" are particularly do
lightful stripe designs IN the due vo,lce
rough silk stripe, in tho same color
as tho ground Of the material or IN CON
trastinG material and even more fetch
ing stripes in white and color OF the
same weave but in varying width. \
delicate rose pink vOil'. say, viii he
hroton into inch or inch and q half
stripes 10y groups Of hair lines I'm white,
alternating with tho PLAIN spaces Of
pink. or thc ground may "a" white
and the groups of fine lines in color. or
between inch wide groups Of delicate
co'orcd hair lines a little win" stripe ~
the tiniest blossoms ana leaves may run
along "A white ground.
Dots are effectively used too among
the shear cotton stuffs and are in every
szc from the small snowflake dot To-
the coin dot as large as cent piece,
or even larger. Black dots on bur, light
blue or rose have "A certain smartncss
that Is likely to commend them.
Organdie dcntcllc, an orEaudy with
m open work weave suggesting shadow
lace printed in delicate floral designs
Is among the novelties Of mcrt.
Bordcrcd materials do not seem as
insistent as they usually are in the
early showing of cottons, and yet the
new season promises rather more scope
than usual for their use. Borders are