"As he grew used to Miss Wilkinson, and his shyness left him, he began to like her better; he found the French accent picturesque; and at a garden party which the doctor gave she was very much better dressed than anyone else. She wore a blue foulard with large white spots, and Philip was tickled at the sensation it caused."

foulard
Fou`lard´ Pronunciation: f. fÔ`lår´; E. fÔ`lärd´
Noun 1. foulard - a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

today, the most common use of foulard is in mens silk ties.

most mens ties are still made with a soft, light weight silk twill (cut on the bias) with all over printed designs and stripes. fabric like this is still sometimes used for woman's blouses, and scarves, and for decorative linings of vests and jackets (especially on better made clothing)

foulard is at once soft (from the silk fibers) and somewhat crisp (the twill weave) so it drapes nicely, and holds its shape--(in a tie, it will knot snugly(the effect of the crisp twill weave) but still be soft, and hang smoothly, (silk effect).