The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-03

cient to fill the most minor de-
mand and the picture will be I'M
changed for the next few months,
Mr.. Bishop said, unless the situa-
ton is relieved, which doesn't seem
likely Men will find it most diff
tcult to purchase shirts and pajam-
as in the quality to which they have
become accustomed. Wooden goods
is plentiful in very fine quality,
as we'll as rayons. Staples, however,
are few to be had. Those who find
cotton yard goods are fortunate
indeed, as these are practically off
the market.
Soft Suits Lead
Fashions big word of the NOM
ent-and nearest my ladies heart
are suits, the most important single
item to enter the field. The 1914
suits are worn for every occasion,
unless the invitation requires alb
solute formal attire. Soft, dress
maker types are much in evidence
as the incoming collections are
viewed, Mr.. Bishop stated. In days
gone by, the average woman pos
sessed many more dresses in her
wardrobe, but now the reverse is
true and there is an almost over
whelming trend toward the beloved
standbys-suits.
Color news is that beauteous pur-
pie this year is vieing for honors
with gray, closely followed by the
ever popular black Brown is next
in importance and then tans and
muted pastels.
Coats and Dresses
| Goats, according to Mr.. Bishop,
are perhaps mostly untrimmed and
should blend with the suit. In fur
! trimmed coats, tuxedos. while very
hard to obtain, hold an important
place in fashions favored spot
Flat furs in shawl colored types
are out of the picture due to their
scarcity and foxes of all types
badger, lynx and welfare on the
heels of tuxedos in interest. In tbs
limelight again this season, how
ever, is the most noteworthy oil
coats--the chesterfield.
The strictly tailored dress, to @
large degree, Mr.. Bishop declares
is losing its Significance due largely
| to the versatile suits. Dresses are
"dressier" than they have been fol
many seasons. Prints are of defin-
lite Importance in this field anc
drapes-both modified and extreme
are the details most significant.
i Cafe dinner dresses, while popu-
lar in the East, have not reached
any Importance in the West and
according to Mr.. Bishop, it seem!
very likely that the long dress FOL
evening will maintain it's promiu.
ence.
Millinery Original
: Millinery has reached unbeliev'
able proportions of originality ane
lfemininity. The demi Cor half hat
is the newest bit of predominatins
chapeaux, worn straight-on with {
charming naivete Most models ar,
extremely dressy even for tailored
clothes and this is quite correc
and of paramount Importance il
fashion. The small sailor and off.
the-face bumper brim, both lar9'
and small, follow the demi. Ths
coolie-hats, influence of traditional
headgear from far-flung China, art
also in the picture. And of course
the tailored sport felt perennial Il
a major fashion.
Very high colors, festive and with
unbelievable combinations, have
been done in provocative and ef-
fective designs as creations of Am
erica's most famous milliners. Prac.
tically every hat has yards of veil.
ing and flowers.
Stacks OvershadOwed
In sportswear, the pinafore, .
| jumper, has entered the field tu'
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