The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-17
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minute but men think twice. whel
the purse is strenuously invaded TO
their apparel outlay.
So the shirt makers have gone ;
long way to meet the men who ar
more conservative in expenditure. tt
off set the real elegance Of the sill
shirt-its shimmering radiance, 1T
soft richness and the impressive col
orings that silk textures offer, there
is launched for this spring an end
less variety of novelty textures thai
dence the glossiness of silk, very
handsome pattern weaving and ia
brics that are less costly and more
durable.
Never before has such progress
in the identifying Of fibre silks beer
offered as is evidenced in the spring
lines. Many of these shirts are sc
| handsome that it takes close ex.
animation to distinguish them from
the pure silks.
You'll see lot of these fine fibre
silk and mercerized weaves worn by
mighty we'll dressed men and you'll
like them. Even such shirts will
bring from Sc to $40 this spring.
Then there are many other novelty
weaves that will appeal in beauty of
patternings, richness of cloths, dur
ability and price moderation. These
aree fine madras cords, chambrays,
oxfords, poplins, cheviots and per-
Gales.
A very prominent note in mems
shirt fashions for springs are the ma
dras and percale shirts with stiff col
lars to match. Broadway has taken
to these with unmistakable favor and
they really are exceedingly dressy.
Flannel shirts, too, are becoming
more popular and the rich French
and English cloths in these, are con-
sidered very smart.
In the silk shirts the baby broad
cloths and Jersey knit weaves are the
finest, most costly and most popular,
as men find the lighter thread silks,
taffetas, pongees and Jap silks are
too fragile to warrant an expendi-
ture of the prices they command.
In neckwear, prices, too, have TAX
en- a bound, but this is one item that
men will indulge themselves with in
order to get the richer and finer eff
fects to be found in the more ele-
CANT silks. These ties are of import
ed silks and satins from Italy, Swift
zerland, France, England and the Far
East.
The pattern effects in these are in
heavily woven cords, embroidered eff
fects of printed floral and all-over de-
signs.
Mogadors and grenadines are also
very rich and tasty and present very
lards in floral effects, conventional
figures and polka dots are good and
will find many adherents among
those who want the more moderate
priced scarves. Knit and crochetted
ties continue fashionable. These are
in hand-trimmed effects with embroi-
dered figures, cross bars or heather
mixtures. Plain color knit ties are
also very dressy in the darker tones
of which plain black is considered
exceedingly smart.
In hosiery there is not much in the
way of novelty revealed. Very smart
dressers who formerly felt that their
social position or reputation for good
dressing confined them to silk hose
now find that fine cashmeres, camels-
hair and imported worsteds are high
ly fashionable and just as expensive
as the silks. These are in small two
tones or heather mixture effects and
solid colors.
There are not quite so many of the
fine silk accordions and embroidered
effects shown in recent seasons but
clocks of self or contrasting colors
are still very smart.
In the plain silks and isles but
few new colors are launched. Some
of the more recent shades still hold
over, such as sand, mustard, oyster
grey, Kelly and hunters green, CO.
co brown, cordovan and mahogany,
champagne, burgundy and amethyst.
In gloves we still have the same
popular finishes. Cape, Arabian-mo-
cha, suede, buck and chamois in
standard colors or off tones. from
these. Spear and embroidered backs
are the only ornamentation with
pearl buttons slightly favored over
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