The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

Manufacturers Here Take Advantage of the Opportunity
Created by the WarNovelties for Spring and Summer
Rival Foreign Made Materials in Quality and DESIGN

many more high class novelties than
usual, and many experiments made for
the FIRST time on this side of the water
have been gratifylngly successful.
Especial emphasis has been laid upon
the cotton voiles and cotton crepes. and
both In plain color and novelty patterns
these two materials certainly surpass
anything the American factories have
heretofore turned out along those lines
Add TO that the fact that they are of
course cheaper by about one-third than
foreign made goods OF the same class
and one has ample inducemcnt for the
buying OF cotton frocks. No one will
be foolish enough to deny that the
French imports will be missed. but
most assuredly our manufacturers have
greatly m,nimlzed the loss and the
women who couldn't afford to buy the
expensive imported cottons will benefit
greatly by existing conditions.
The cotton voiles and crepes that
will sell AT about 20 cents in the retail
shops are amazingly varied and pretty,
and more expensive lines at 81 show
block print effects that would do credit
to the best OF the French factories.
Some of these hand block print
cottons are not only so fine in weave
as to court comparison with the i'm
ported stuffs but have achieved dis
tinction in design and color that brings
them w to the level OF the French
cottons. Quaint and altogether charm
ing ohintz designs on white grounds
are among the best OF these and the
Pompadour idea Is exploited In a host
OF delightful ways that have novelty as
well as beauty.
One factory that has done excep-
t!onally well with these fine block print
lowered lines has also some machine
! print crepes and voiles In designs of
somewhat similar character. That is.
the designs in these cheaper stufrs have
touch OF the originality and quaint
lattractiveness that distinguish the block
print materials, though naturally they
cannot challenge comparison with the
latter Especially good among these
% cent sprigged voiles are two that
SHOW what the designers are pleased
to call the Russian lily" and the
japanese lily" Russian and japanese
lilies may have furnished the motifs.
but the little flower clusters scattered
at wide intervals over the white grounds
have a prim conventionll.zed air and
clever color combinations that are odd
and unusually effective.
! Evidently the manufacturers have
banked heavily upon lowered off, cts
both in large and small designs. though
= with preference for the little sprlg
ARRANGEMENTS but in order not to miss
any chances they have turned out too
an exceptionally attractive lot OF striped
cottors in all widths Of stripe from the
awning stripes launched last year to the
pin stripes and in innumerable color
combinations though now, as always
the stripes in white and color are the
most effective.
Unusually lovely shades of blue have
been obtained in the cottors this season
the clear, exquisite gentian and ciel
tones that are so beautiful in Connec-
ton with white and delicate, joyous
shades OF rose and yellow and lavender
that have proved so elusive in earlier
| experiments. These come out partcu-
larly well In the hand blocked chintz
and pompadour designs and will doubt
less tempt many a woman to blue rib
bon and muslin simplicity.
Pompadour stripes are many An inch
wide broken stripe of black with tiny
floweret stripe filing in the gaps in the