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Show C0HE SUGGESTIONS New York, January 28. 'All over our country January Is known as the month for "white sales." Then It Is we thoughtful ones lay In supplies of table and household linens and materials mater-ials for lingerie to last the year through. This year, there are more sales than ever, and wonderful bargains bar-gains In silk remnants for the mid-season mid-season and Easter frocks, and dataty voiles and other summery goods. 4 If one could only keep one's head when suddenly surrounded b these endless possibilities, one could really work wonders with a slender purse. So, perhaps, it would be an excellent Idea to make a list before the shopping shop-ping tour, of just what is absolutely necessary and also of the different uses of the materials Which will probably prob-ably be on sale. Short lengths of lustrous silks make VSMll Modi , 1 Charming Dreaa of Flowered Silk stunning slip-over blouses, or if there 1 is more in the piece, one of the new narrow tkirts may be cut from it. When one may make an entire dress from two yards of fifty-four inch material, ma-terial, It pays to buy the wider goods. Palm Beach Newt. Palm Beach is wearing calico! The quaint old patterns of our grandmother's grandmoth-er's day, dots, squares and ridiculous little flowers, have been made up Into adorable dresses. There are ruffles and flutings and tucks to add to the bewitching effects, but the main idea , of simplicity is never quite lost, and so -we may be fashionably dressed in sensible calico to serve our country. DoubtlesB the "calico craze", of 1918 will , repeat the "gingham craze" of 1917. Variety of Materials. There is great variety In the ma-terails ma-terails for the coming seasons. Wool (mentioned in a breath on account of the government's need of it), sparingly sparing-ly used, silks, satins, foulardB, and I I Jj For the Separate Waist and Skirt materials of silk and cotton combined, are shown in all colors. The new costume cos-tume for special occasions will doubtless doubt-less be made of two matrials, serge and satin, for Instance, for street wear or satin and Georgette crepe for the house. The foulard dress will take the place of the serge one in many Instances, In-stances, though for street wear, serge dresses worn with a fur scarf or cape are especially good, as a coat will not then be necessary. |