STRIPED DRESSES POPULAR.
According to the Draper's llcwml, "one of the clear keynotes struck in feminine attire during the past month ih that of stripes." 1 The zebra patterned fabric, as some manufacturers aptly call the olt-repeated line, i, übiquitous in all the West End nhop windows, and is particularly welcomed by the tailor lor the cusuimes they are making for their lair customers. Muslins and cottons, striped alternately grey and white, are promised overwhelm-
in;; popularity. As a rule the stripes are clearly defined. but ill some eases they
are lirnkeii liv a powdering of llowcrs ami of foliage. A Joint diagonal line
of color I? employed in numeroiH instances. to break tl"- formality ot' the hard aud definite stripe. The tendency to zebra effects does not end with the introduction of Mriped materials. Striped hosiery is being sold in colors that coincide with the toilette worn, and the "uppers" of smart lootwear >how alternate black and cream or colored stripes of cloth aud leather.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 4 June 1907, Page 4
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166STRIPED DRESSES POPULAR. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 4 June 1907, Page 4
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