The Washington herald., 1916-09-24
Dye Conditions Enforce More
Conservatism in Haberdashery

In the style information that has been
given to men for this fall on their suits,
overcoats, and hats the tone throughout
has been that colors will be more sub
dued as a compromise to the situation
on dyestuffs. However you men who
have a penchant for high lights in your
attire can find your balm by a visit to
the haberdasher. Here you will find
that colors run riot in adequate measure
to give you the touch of gayety, life and
spirit that will prove so welcome In your
effort to make yourself both seen and
heard.
In both neckwear and shirts there
seems to be no penuriousness OF color
treatments. Just why the haberdashers
have been so favored in the distribution
Of color materials is a dark mystery,
but the solving, of this problem is not
ours. That It has been solved is suf-
ficient unto the situation and we are
satisfied to accept it and mo questions
asked" A clue may be found in the
fact that the Laundrymens National
Association have resolved not to be re-
sponsible for any shirts fading in the
wash and the haberdashers are standing
pat" on their declaration not to guar
antee any colors.
However. men insist on lively effects
in their shirts and neckwear and the
haberdashers, ever aiming to please, have
seen to it that their desires be gratified
with the best dyestufrs available, wheth-
er OF permanent or transitory colors.
shirts.
To add to the desire for bold effects in
shirts for this fall the designers have
contributed their mite by decreeing
heavy, wide stripes in bright, contrasting
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fabrics but also in the less expensive
shirting materials such as the cambrics
madras, percales, and cheviots. Satin
stripes and luster effects are very popu-
lar in the unstarched fabrics and these
shirts are made chiefly in French cum
style. Basket weave fabrics are also
very popular for fall.
Just as fashionable for the season as
the bold stripe effects are the solid col
ors. These are shown ir silks, crepes
sa tins, sateens, mercerized fabrics and
basket weave madras and cheviots. The
principal colors are pink light blue, ap.
pie green, lavender, hello, tan. and cham.
payne. These are shown in French cuff
style, both soft and stiff. Cross bar pat.
terms are not so strong as last season
Small floral and conventional designs are
also quite popular mostly on white
ground.
In the striped patterns it would be fu.
tile to list the color variety. The colors
this fall run almost the entire gamut OF
the spectrum and about every. conceiv.
able combination OF colors that harmo-
nize are seen employed in interspersing
stripes OF various dimensions.
Collars.
Collars for this fall and winter are
showing more novelty styles than here.
tofore and these are going to be very
popular this fall among smart dressers
Both soft and stiff collars will be worn
with the stifr collars considerably more
In favor. Some of these show fancy
self patterns in small lustre figures
polka dots, minute floral and conven-
tional designs. Others are in vertical
or horizontal stripes. There will be nc
colors, however. in these collars, the de-
signs being all woven into the texture
in self tones. Many of these collars are
for the link collar buttons or fancy pins
extending from one wing OF the collar to
the other.
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