Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1910 — Uses of Velvet. [ARTICLE]

Uses of Velvet.

Velvet is used in this season’s modes in ways that would have been called odd a few years ago. Even white lingerie dresses have borders of velvet, applied like deep hems, and the velvet is used for revers on the gowns. Another striking combination is to use velvet with the English eyelet embroidery on white linen or cambric. This embroidery is sometimes made up over black silk and bordered with black velvet Sometimes the velvet is the foundation and the embroidery is used as a sort of tunic. While black just now is the most popular, the Colored velvets seem to be rapidly gaining favor with the fashionable, and they, too, have their share in the sudden popularity of the fabric.