The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06
Woman Must Be a Spartan Indeed
to Resist the Call of the Dainty
Cottons and Linens Displayed

INV sum N'i' ~ ~ N'''' ~
the frock with bordering narrow frills
or ruches OF the same tulle. Where
the color needs relieving mex the face.
as is often the case, "a mere wisp or
flesh colored or cream tulie is laid In
side the colorcd tchu
Exquisite colors are offered In the
new silks of the tarfeta. II grosgrain
orders and a one tone of changeable
silk such as this. very simply but
modishiy made and untrimmed save
for "A fichu. is "A useful frock for hard
wear. There Gems to he no doubt
about the popularity of %taffeta. and
attractive new t~affetas are being
shown in plain. shot. striped. barred
and lowered effects. Combinations of
stripe and noscgay are many and
beautiful. and these tit In well with
the apparent trend Of the modes. with
the wide hipped skirts and petticoats
and fills and narrow ribbons. &c.
But taffcta is not to be the only
summer silk. may. perhaps. not even
he III" most popular summer silk.
Fongeos of the soft heavy tussor type
are making IA strong hid for favor and
showing admirable reasons for their
claims.
Never have these goods been made
In more attractive guise and the de-
signcrs are showing very prompt APP
probation of their possibilities. TTtE
SUN mentioned last week the striped
silks of this class in which regular or
Irregular stripe designs Of clear gay
or dark color were repeated on a
ground OF natural raw silk tone or
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ano'"er "csisl Is 1t c.rcIe Oh inc "arh
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n me oi rauiuin slNs, Wi'cn range
from o'u ivory uo"h liIouGh a'hher
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the statesmen can TAN lhou-h IL uo-
serves ana certainly must nave Il more
worthy ana dlstlhctiNe name
lhere are many "'her lovely things
III radium Tor the delectati"n "t IN"
women VINO. Whlle "tiler silks come
ana GO, StoutlN demand. cach summer,
4 radlum ouiar \ more charinlilS,
comfortable II practical silk for sum
mcr wear II would he hdrd To imagine
and its perennial popularity is well
deserved. THIS season, The anuia
turerS, If one can judge from AN early
showing. have either given more at
tention 10 radiums or have been hap
pier in their designs. FOR some of the
most effective things displayed in silk
have been in this class.
Stripes are emphasized here. as
throughout the new materials, and one
smart looking line of radiums has "a
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