The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-18
NEW SPRING. STYLES
N v0NfA'S CLOTHES
Maya Trimmings Seem to BE the
VOGUE For All OF Womcn's
Wearing Apparel.

An interesting development In tne
women's clothing industry IN Ne"
York of late has been the Introduction
of the Maya, or South and Contra
American Indian influence. by one Of
that city's stores.
This New York store is featuring
silks. cotton dress goods. sport coats
sport suits, sport dresses, mumers
hats. waists, smocks, pxrasols. hand
kefchiefs, etc, all in these Indian-in-
spired colors and embroidery effects
The offerings for the coming sea
son consist of tussah sport coats lined
with the .brightest and gayest color
cotton blankets, tailored suits with
bright embroidered bands and other
trimmings, dresses with Maya work
blouses, negligees, ribbons, etc. all in
Maya colors and designs. There are
also sport hats OF coarse natural
straw. trimmed with Maya scarfs. and
also smaller shapes, silk trimmed with
The Indian embroidery.
Suits are naturally selling in large
way for this coming season. perhaps
leading coats and dresses but spring
Is always a large suit season. The
question has risen, however. as to
whether coats and dresses will lead
by as wide margin over suit sales
mis- coming fall as was the case last.
Dresses and coats have by no means
been neglected for spring. the vogue
Of the automobile enlarging it year
after year. but viewed from the vol
ume of strictly dress materials already
sold for faIl by the mills. 1t looks IS
though these garments would sell In a
very large way for that season again.
II is even asked Ii in the future there
viii not be established a definite sea
son for suits and also for coats and
dresses.
In New York now there are many
more houses which are planning n
make all three items--coats, suits and
dresses--than ever before in the his
tory OF the market. Whether this &C
tscr-ts planned order to ehxiats the
possibility Of house not getting a
normal share OF the business regard
less Of which way the style trend
turns. or whether il Ia because OF the
ever present uncertainty concerning
womens styies, is open to argument
Ever since the spring manufactur-
ing season got under way there has
been 4 strong tendency toward the
Use OF belts and girdles. both for util-
,ty and decorative purposes. In sew
arai quarters considerable business in
leather belts Is reported with the cut
ting up trade by makers OF such ar
ic'es. The vogue OF sport clothes and
the trimmings Of Chinese. Japanese
indian. Persian and similar effects has
rough, a demand for crush sirdles
embroidered ia such patterns.
Eelts are now being featured in a
de variety OF leather with buckle
ocered to match. These are hia elk
and white ideas. and combinations Of
lack patent leather and white kid.
VIC.
Wooden. beads, large effects in long
strings. are utilized to some extent.
hess have long tassels Because
here are 50 many IDEAS featured in
She nav OF belts. IL is dHficult TO say
what Will lead the season just at pres
ont
This trend toward different buckles.
rides. etc, IL not strange. Last fall
- and suits were helted, half belt
-. cug4ter-beited. side -belte:l. etc,
ts,c Lie change TO the leather and en-
.oidcrcd effects vas only to he ex-