Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-12
LATEST FASHION NOTES

TVTHAr we arc going to wear is
 W universal question. However.
 the styles and fabrics are % i'm itlrss that every taste and whim has been catered to il seems. The ma terials are wonderful in color and texture. both for street and evening wear. White is always popular and most becoming. The suitability Of i. must also be considered, as one ieels vel. dressed Tn gown or suit of any white material. PerhaDs one ot the most important items is the very gener- elfavor shown to the wool jersey cloth or ''iersette" as the French material is called. It is really a very attractivs fabric IT. takes beautiful lolr foldj. and while originallv and in simnlsr form it was u-ed for sDorts costu7les only its usefuiness Is being eXter le1 to va-ic'is realms.
 Suits and piece dresses Of the iersey cloth ;n blues of delicate shades Rrs reported as beinq extensively used fer morning wear at Palm Beach and resorts ol the sort. They are admir- ale for the cool days that are sure t0 occur. and 1t will be good neNs 10 many readers that dainty pastel colors ars the preferred ones both for these eos tunes and for many others. We have had rather an overdose of the brillian, ard startling.
 While unuuestionably + is true that the Baskt influence is r'orc or les, irii in costumes as in fabric. the echo of his genius will bc found more exten- sively exploited in evening and dinner gowns than in those designed Tor ths earlier hours Of the day. That the really Baskr effects are superbly beau tiful cannot be denied even while D some minds they may be aggressive. They always are well designed there is definite aim in view. they are origin to the orient and they are of course brilliant and even scintillating. but il is the unfortunate copies that create distaste. The copies that mean crude colors instead of artistic color, the copies which have been mad. without recognition of the underlying thought, which have been produced merely from the outside so to speak and it is just such copying which is responsible for many disasters. Wa sec a garment rightly handled an1 rerfectly designed and it is exquisite. Before long it appears in cheaper ma terial. in crude instead Of carefully selected color and as the next step it becomes passk Fashionable women do not like to wear what has been vulgar;zed It Is to the cheap imita- tions that much of this rapid change of fashions Of which so mIny of us are complaining, Is due.
 The jersey material with which this discussion started is lovely in pastel colors Exquisite shades of peril wrinkle. porcelain and French blue are especial favorites. It may be added at once that they appear in other ma terials as well as in the jersey cloth. and promise 10 make something of a feature of the incoming season. Since the pastel shades always are more sug- gestive of coolness than the deeper colors they are especially appropriate for spring and summer wear.
 Russian blouses are liked for these suits. An extremely beautiful ore is of white wool jersey made with a Russian blouse showing wide hem ol soft grey wool velour. and the collar and cuffs to match. The skirt IS a simple one with the edges lapped at the front and slightly draped at each side. just enough to give the uneyen hem that seems such desider-