Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-23
FASHIONS FOR WINTER
Silks and satlns-- -Molre Antique aaIle
the Thing.
Scotch PIaids all the Rsgs- Sailor Suits
Stylish.

StyIiSn.
From the New York Citizen. ana
Round Tables entertaining fashion ar.
ticle we extract the following for the
lady readers OF the APPEAL:
/ cannot understand what rational
people want with Antwerp silks.
Fancy a black silk at so per yard.
OF course, it is fabulous width; bat
would not the dreSsmaker have to cut
il up anyhow, and in this case what
is the advantage over narrower
makes? Talking OF Antwerp silks
minds me Of old Antwerp and its
ghOstly cathedral bells, which wake
up tourist travellers at abnormal
hours. Townspeople are 50 well used
to them that they never wake up.
Was ever a Jolly, fat AntWerpisin
burgher ever really awake? And 1
would like to spread myself little
about old times, and Sir Thomas Gre
sham and his various "artful dOdges.''
aud his subtle dealing with sober old
Antwerp town-c0uncilOrs and alder
men in obtaining several and sgIdry
loans for one English King and two
! Queens, whom she served right
nobly," as an old historian has it, al
though for my part cannot see the
nobility of building up a huge, ugly
wall swiftly and suddenly in one
night, in the courtyard Of his grand
house in Hrentford, because her Most
Gracious Majesty Elizabeth, ~ the
grace OF God, turned up her most
aquiline nose at its vastness in the
evening after dinner. And = hiohfv
approve Of said ''virgin'' Queen fog
turning up her aquiline Gos- again
next morning, after breakfast, when
size saw the magic Improvement
which the notorious flunkey had
erected overnight with unDarSlleied
zeal and the aid Of tiVe hundred ma
sons. Exit Sir Thomas Gresham, the
richest merchant in London during
the reigns of Edward, Mary and I9lizz
abeth.
Striped satin serge Is a popular ma
terial, good width, moderate 10 price,
and in great demand at present for
general aud house dresses. 1t Is too
lnqistInet 10 be pretty. l do not ap-
prove of mOngrel materials. Some of
the richest and finest satins which
have ever left the loom are specially
made 70 order. They are so thick,
and yet fine in texture, that it is next
to impossible to crease or spoil theIs.
and l have no doubt that q 0feSs a.
this satin woHla 0Ntisst' three Of an
interial description. The blue satins
are too beautiful to talk about even.
Noire antique is to be quite fashion.
able this winter. tits always rleh and
regal, and no Gresa is nGre imposing
0a the person of a matron than a
stately, rustling MORE dnfi0lte.
.AThe richest Lyons P9ls1 De sole, scat
tered win rare bouquets, all hand
elnofnili'..ccred, with an exquisite touch
and finish, and would make a-r0be lit
for an Empress. splendid satins with
broad black velvet bands wrought in
them at intervals across the width,
which bands are intended to be used
as the trimming. Green, purple.
brown and blue are the most popular
colors in this style Striped silks in 9
variety of colOrs, good TIuality and
pretty wide, 3F0 eStfemely'rich in ap-
pearaRce, and makeup magniaceatlf,
4 white pOutt de sole, with broad
heavy crimson satin stripes length
wise, would make superb train for
matrOn.
The little scarlet cloth square
sacques are pretty enough for demi
toilette and on quite young girlz, but
although they are made in a great va
riatT, and SOME most mgehfonsly and
richly braided, they are not destined
to be a universal success. Fine dark
blue sailor cloth suits, with an attempt
at nautical dash, have not the true
jolly tar.ish air after all. They are too
begilt and begirded with tinsel and
silken cord, and far too minc;Ee ia
get up" Yet they sseIn TO be quite
faYGIite eestunl9. They are, uhde-
iilably, becoming, and, of course. eau
not be worn without the ,ittle shiny
tarpaLl n hat, yThITh Is Irresistible Cf
tseif To my mind those sail3F suits
would look far betYrt II made OF a
roqghaF material, with a square cut.
and larger buttons and less gilt filagree
absgrdities aud unnecessary tfnsel
braid. have seen young ladies wear
complete sailor suits with, of course
hat TO match, at the theaters of even,
ings, and the manifest ineQngraity Of
so doing struck mo as Indicative Of ex-
ceSsslITa CGlgaity of taste or idioey'or,
worse still, a desire to be remarkable,
No lady with sciHtiiia Of good taste
or a gEmmer Of an idea of the "ht>
ness Of things" would go inside a
theater so attired, except, indeed, to
perform a nautical character on the
Stage,
White velvet short saeuues are also
very fashionable and dressy for out
door wear. The different colored
plush jackets, so much worn the latter
part of last winteE are no Longer In
style, although a few have made their
Appearance here and there; still they
are just tOttering to the grave of OBJ
iiviOn like the striped satin pettiooats,
which are now locked ON rs awfully
old-i9shlGned. Quilted satin or silk
petticQats are the extreme of good
style, and look quite charming. 1t is
quite cheaper to buy these pettieOats
ready-made at some OF our respectable
retail stores than TO have them made
up at home. There are some magnifi-
cent Scotch plaid silk ones which can
be worn as ejthar 0re5s skirts or petit
cpas5, | Noticed one superb black and
white silk with a series of vandyke
fiounces placed quite q Great distance
from each uther, and marrow rows of
black and White feather trimming be-
tween. This was a most stylish dress,
Waist material TO match can be pur-
chased by the yard at the silk counter.
Caledonia, rejoice. Nothing but
Scotch plaids. Every conceivable clan
is represented in the grand unfurling
of colOrs-Cameron, Macdonald, Me-
GregOr and BOnnie Prince Charlie"
The whole town will be gay this win
ter with a clannish brightness, TTre
Z Ee9ssGis, | know somebody who
will be glad of this Scottish fever.
Somebody who likes the sound of
pibrOchs and the stent of heather and
the twinkling of blue bells, and looks
kindly at snOoded heads, and heark-
ems kindly to the homely music of the
pipes, and so I hereby take leave to
tell her that the Draw bonnie pladdies
are Just inaugErating a glorious reign;
and how warm and winSOme the har-
moniOus combination looks, to be sure,
after great dead flats Gf gray or auda-
cious twO-eol0r contrasts or unseemly
tQilettes of one glaring decided hue
without tone or relief. These plaids
are made in the coaTsast wo0len cloth
as well as in the most filmy gauze; in
the richest and finest velvet, i'm the
softest silk and most dainty satin; in
gingham, alpaca and cotton goods.
They are made in ribbon Of every
width, in braid, in trimmings, in
buckles, ip bracelets, even; in fans, in
p0rtem0nnaies; almost every article
YOU could menti0p-in fact, with the
least pretensinn TO style, is either malle
entirely of or garnished with eGe or
other of the tartan plslds.
The new d.T1esses which arrived this
week from the Rue RichelIeu, Paris,
are elegantly adorned with Scotch
trimming. Plaid velvet sashes half q
yard in width, with enormous looms
and long ends, accompany these splen-
did suite =and narrow Velvet ribbon
Of the SAME plaid, bordered with rich
black lace, is exquisitely introduced,
i On 90 t0 form a Gfri = fuu and mora fas