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Show 11 NEW FABRICS IN VARIED DESIGNS HE He Bllu Thnt It is tlio fabric which Inspires Bflu tho finished gown Is a Baying which BIMg receives fresh emphasis by a glimpse HtfMj at the- new materials for spring. As BHJ yet but few of them have appeared In BhHj shop windows; they nru yet on stock jfVf shelves, waiting to luako their bow HIS to tlio public. Ono look nt tho soft- II ncss and nt tho varied designs at the MpH new folds of fabric, and to tho Imngl-Bj9K Imngl-Bj9K nation n wholo panorama of spring Hl gowns and summer frocks appears. HI , Already tho designers bavo begun to BJBJJ crcato now dresses out of the rich IH chotco of material, and Uoy will have Kfl nono of trimming nnd d. ntlon. Thoy BfjBJj ronflno themselves to tho .harm of the BtBil fabric and tho dresses they havo mado H o far nro Indeed worthy of tho In Bglfl Foe a long time, wlillo tho wnr was Bill on wo were- forced to accept a moro J r less limited stock qf mnterlnls, but BAB now frora overywhero tho materials HB aro pouring In those from foreign Bfl parts being only an addition to thoso KMW which wo In this country havo suc- BjflW cccdcd In creating. And tlicro Is llttlo BBBJj to chooso between thoso from abroad BBl and ours. Thoso of our own mnko nro tBB as beautiful as theirs, though tlio on en HHJB that como from Europo nro extremely JVJS finely woven and not to bo equated by II our moro plentiful variety as far as DBI cxqulsltcncss ot workmanship If con- Bffll corned. 9 BIK Silks Most Fascinating. HBI Tho 8k"t perhaps, aro tho most fus- I clnnttng of all Uio now fabrics, for It BBBK Is In tho sprlng-and summer that theso BBBJ materials havo their own best oxpres- BBJ lion. During theso seasons any kind BBBJ of n gown can bo mado pf silk, not Hl only thoso for dress-up occasions but BBBb thoso for street wear ns well, and BBBa thoso for morning and sports wear; BBBJ nnd now that there havo been erected BBBj so many heavier weaves of silk, this BBBJ comes Into tho realm of "Suit matorluls BBBJ by common accord. B FPlin .till... .lint mam t. ... At Httll. BBBJ or for tailored street costumes an BBBJ most numerous, which Indicates that BBBJ there will bo ft great vogue during the BBBJ coming montlip for daytlmo dressing BBBJ In this materlnl. Tlicro aro tlio hoary BBBJ crepes nnd tho trlcotlnes. This year Hb somo of tho knitted fabrics havo been BBJI printed, nnd they fako on n most lllu- BBf slvu air by reason of this newer treat- HVBj ment. Tlicro nro tho sport weaves, BBBJ among which "Tally-ho" is onotthat Is BBJB . being featured extensively, It is a sort BBJI of crcpoy ground, with patterns In BBJB plnlds and stripes mado from threads BBBJ of artificial silk, which lvo tho fabric BBBJ an Interesting variety. One particular BBBJ fenturo of this silk, and It Is tlio case BBBJ f with many others of tho newer weaves, BBBJ Is that itho stripes run from selvage BBJ I to selvaVc, tho material being forty HftW Inches wldo. Uy reason of this -llttlo HAW tilclc tho material (ends Itself most VV gracefully to the nloatlngs ot various HBM torts that havo been so popular for BBJB skirls of this character. BBJB Tho Pussywillow fabrics havo been BBBJ printed with bordere that anrmost In- BBJB tercsting, and theso borders have tho BBJB Mtno happy way of running along ono BBBJ selvagi, so that thoy, can bo used for BBBJ, tho trimmings of tho' horns of .skirts BBBJ as well as Incorporate Into tho bod- BBBJ Ices of tho sunhner frocks. HB Tlicro Is a lovely silk fabric called BBH ''thlstledu." It comes -In rill Uio pastel BBBJ t shades, yellows' And blues, nnd pinks, HJB that aro Just tho t flings for streot suits BBBJ nnd for daytlmo dresses. This fabric, BBBJ wlillo t Is all silk, has very much tho HBb look of n 'woolen .'homespun. It Is BBB lighter In weight, of course, but Ifhns BBK that samo Jooso baskot weavo which BJ: gives a certain body to tho material BBS and enough weight to mnko It drnpo Br . and hang interestingly. Tlicro have S' been soino suits made up In this ma- JB terlal Just plain tailored suits with ' llttlo straight box conts. Thoy nro (somo of tho best looking of the ad- - .. vanco models that havo appeared any- I where. Another fabric allied to tho one Just described Is awonvo called "Usher-maid." "Usher-maid." It Is so loosely woven that there aro vcrltablo holes between the crossing threads. But It makes n material ma-terial that can bo beautifully draped and generally well handled. Tho colors col-ors In It nro all that could bo desired, and thcnfor a chango somo of It is printed. Now when printing is applied to this very loosely woven fabric a great deal of tho pattern, ns may bo supposed, disappears Into tho great unknown, which only adds to tho general gen-eral novelty of tho effect and greatly Increases tho charm of tho material as a wnoic. Crepes, wo hear from all sides, will bo tho fashionable, silk materials for tho coming senson, and so wonro presented pre-sented with all sorts nnd varieties of silks In this particular weave. Crcpo sntin Is one of tho most popular, and It Is irfost often mado up wrong sldo out or with tho crcpoy nlda exposed to vlow. Of courso this voguo mnkes tho crepcy sldo tho right side, though hcrctoforo It lias been considered Just tho opposite.. It makes no difference shlny or dull tlio fabric Is ono to be marveled over and wondered nt, for it holds great possibilities for tho dressmaker who wishes to comblno It with ono of tho woolen materials or to mako It Up Into n frock by Itself. And gray In crcpo Is still tho good color. There can bo nono mora becoming, becom-ing, nnd many will welcomo this reiteration re-iteration of thqgrny note. It was good toward tho end of last summer, It has held Its own through all tho winter, and It certainly will bo very popular for spring wear In silk' ns well as In other fabrics. Fascinating Printed Deslont, Somo of tho crcpcB show printed designs de-signs In tho mo&t, fascinating figures and. patterns. This Is a now idea to print upon crepe, ns usually this sort of silk was seen only In tho surfaces sur-faces that wore moro or less plain and smooth In HiiIhIi. Tim eronn nrlnts nro beautiful In themselves and doubtless will mako up into frocks destined for a long and Interesting career. Serges for spring woar aro ns good now as they always havo. been nnd many aro tho now weaves in this favorite fa-vorite of nil materials. Though many of tho best suits nro shown In the lighter mntorlalN light both as to colors and weight still sergo and all ot Its slstor materials hold their own. Thu dyo and weave of this fabric nro being perfected so that n good sergo nowadays lusts mfTch better than formerly, for-merly, Tho twills nro firmly woven nnd correctly dyed, and the serges, both mporlcd nnd domestic, aro much tf bo admired. The soft, light weight duvctyns are used largely for tho moro formal of tho spring suits nqd dresses. This Is q material which always carries with It the nlark of distinction. And ns thu weaving of tho silken fabric be- comes perfected It subjects Itsolf to greater possibilities of wear. There was a tlmo when duvctyn wns passed by because .of tho question of Its wearing wear-ing qualities, but that condition Is-fast changing, for tho better duvotyns ' they go by many distinguishing names aro out to stand tho "ravnges of tlmo" as well as fabrics that havo hitherto been classed as sturdier. Homespun In wool is losing nono of tho favor which lyis been shown to It during the present season. It hns proved Its right to .distinction. Tho suits made from It hold their Bhnpe marvelously that Is when tho weave Is authentic homespun. 80 much cannot can-not ho said for somo of tho cheaper Imitation varieties, nnd ono 'should bo careful to select tho genulno urtlclo If tho purchaser expects to havo It wear us homespun Is reputed to wear. |