Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1916 — TAFFETA REMAINS IN FAVOR [ARTICLE]

TAFFETA REMAINS IN FAVOR

No Diminution of Its Popularity Seems Likely, at Least During the Coming Summer. Now that the Paris spring openings for 1916 are over, and our own spring is really started, we can take stock of the fabrics that are to be worn next summer, and go fearlessly forth to shop for warm weather clothes. Taffeta, from all reports, is as popular and as smart as it was last summer. At Palm Beach and other southern watering places there has been much talk of rajah silk, and it is quite probable that we shall see much of it in the North this summer. It is used in combination of plain and stripes in jacket suits and one-piece frocks. The stripe of color, usually blue or one of the lovely coral or fuchsia shades, against the neutral tan background is decidedly effective. Satin, too, is used, and there is some use of tussur for afternoon frocks. Perhaps the greatest novelty of all spring fabrics is jersey cloth and silk, under various trade names. One of the most popular French forms is djersette, a Rodier fabric. This material is really admirably adapted for frocks and suits.