The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-15

to-wear garments and articles have
advanced nearly double in price, but
that the public of today has been
educated to these advances and will
not complain when ii places down
teh cash for its purchases this fall
This advance in prices was explain
ed as follows:
Cheap labor is leaving the tailor
ing establishments to take work in
the factories where they are earn
ing $40 a week by working seven
days. On night work they are paid
time and one-half. The pay offer
ed by the factories has largely
crippled the business Of the big tail
oring establishments in the east
whose heads find 1t impossible to get
help when factories are paying such
wages, and as a result they are
beginning to offer more to keep their
help with corresponding increases
being made on the outputs. A ladies'
ago, is valued at $50 this year.
Fargo Openings Early.
The Fargo openings are early and
surprises may come onto the market
from time to time, which may cause
a complete revolution. One mer-
chant made the statement that in
these days one revolution more or
less would not be much of shock
In fact revolutions seem very pos
sible for the inside of different
models being shown in the display
windows are simply just riots OF
color.
Purple and green are among the
favored colors during the coming
season. Pussy willow taffetas are
being shown in a wide variety OF
these shades printed in unique and
fascinating designs. Varied and
charming, dealers say. are the cob
lections for dancing and evening
dresses.
Among the fashionable cloths
being shown are featherweight
Nanken, glove skin, and rein
deer-all named in the order OF
their comparative weights. These
cloths are to be had in wide
and desirable range of colors and
are frequently used in combinations
with satin and fur Gilt edge pop
Inns can be had in all desirable
shades-both for house and street
wear.
In the Silk Crepe Offering.
In the silk crepe offering many OF
the new crepes have a satiny finish
Among them is Panne crepe, which
is extremely fascinating with Its
flattened weave and lustrous sur
face. This is an ideal fabric for con-
cert, dinner and housedresses-alsc
separate waists, Fargo couturiers
say. The satin striped crepes are
marvelously lovely and are shown
D.. vxvt{ a ~F
ors. Irresistibly charming is a
brocaded satin striped crepe in a
wonderful shade of crushed rasp-
berry. Moon-glo crepes in brocaded
and plain weaves are shown in
white and a wide range Of lovely
colors, and are especially suitable
for bridesmaids dresses-also for
dinner and dancing .frocks. One also
sees many charming separate waists
and daintiest and neckwear featured
in plain Moon -glo.
Jersey Is Still Alive.
Fargo buyers say that many
charming afternoon dresses are made
in Jersey, ard their buying trips in
the east they found Jersey to be
very much alive. But this season, 1t
seems that it is the silk Jersey
which win carry the honors. Among
the delightful new silk materials Is
very interesting one with q satin
back, being e. pretty compromise be-
tween charmeuse and Jersey. The
favorite colors are blue, dark green
brown, copper, dark dull red and
black.
Materials for the suits mostly used
are moufflon, serge cheviot, duve-
tyn, homespun, bura and especially
velours de laine-that is coming in
many varieties and will be used ex-
tensively for suits, coats and coat
dresses.
Collision Is Seen.
Fargo fur dealers say that the
weatherman appears to have been in
league with the furriers during the
spring and early summer months
for the weather was cool enough To
don furs not only for fashions sake
but also for real comforts sake
and the truthfulness Of the old say
ing lit Is an I'll wind that blows no
body-good" is fully verified this
season in the success that the cold
winds blew to the furriers.
Dealers say that among the many
fascinating capes--Kolinsky and
Ermine appear to have something of
the monopoly. One of the models
attracting attention this season is a
cape of Kolinsky so fashioned that
the tails form a fringe of fur.
The broad collar Of the eyeless
ermine forms an exceedingly happy
combination with the deep rich sable
color OF Kolinsky. There are also
numerous collars of chinchilla
squirrel so shaded as to stand away
from the throat, which are said to
be meeting with high favor as the
season advances-for collars on
these lines leave the throat exposed.
White Not So Popular.
One also sees a vast number of
animal scarfs in dovegrey, slate
pointed and Poiret fox. Those in
white are not so popular as they
were last season. As the fall adj