, 1870-04-03
Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures
Otuaments---Chig-
mons,
(rnox oUR sfEclAL CORRESPONDENT

shaped them, whitlea through the tired brain
in the most ine1tzicable confusion. Fester-
day, A. 7. Stewart threw open to the public
the entire area Of bis immense establishment.
The sight, from one Of tho upper galleries Of
the rotunda, was simply bewi'de.ing. sche-
herexA4le's vivid Imagination and glib Tongue,
quickened into intensest life By the
prospect Of speedy and horrible
death, never evoked from tho realm
Of enchantnsent hucl palace Of wonders Is
has been called iuto being by this Bsiareus Of
mercantile life. Earth and SKY have been
laid under tribute. and their products made to
bear nuts but eloquent wltness to the power
Of that Which 'sanswereth all things'f Tho
throng yesterday, notwithstanding the windows
Of Heaven had N Opening " too, and tor
rents OF ram fell during the greater. part Of the
day, vas innumesable. 4 collation., with
champagne, ETC., was served in tho basement
An attraction few who are in the habit of
lunching down town could Withstand.
That portion of Stewards storo on the corner
of broadway and Ninth street, which is but
inst finished, ~ devoted to the millinery and
costume departments Nearly all the dresses
exhibited 5esterday we're imported. The dif-
ference between tho chic of ! French costume
and the stiffness and utter absence OF graca af
those Of home manufacture, HAs apparent to
tho most Inexperienced observer, Tie noterie'
lett " kAAo luuEt As III 1pD LQu6E exG04Slt3
quality, but the make-up IL far from xt-
trsctiys. Costumes Of black silk are iuya1iA-
bly, trimmed with lace One of heavy black
poult hAc I narrow biaA rutHe Of velvet,
bo1-rlited over this, , honnce Of silk, ncazly
bali yard in depth, with = pun, and full
above: The oversliH vas trimmed with deep
shread-lsce, very full, With heading Of pas
se7ne7attTe Of new design, in fcEn-ieaves.
Oval sili frogs, strung like beads, and laid
above the trimming, were \ novelty. The
sleeves OF this dress were cut Ike the ordinary
coat to the elbow, from which they gradually
widened into flowing sleeves: band Of silk
and pdsse7neeterie confined them At the elbow,
below which the fe1n-leAves we're laid, ex-
tending to the edge, = ample cord finished
them Al tho bottom. The prevailing style Of
oTc1skirt will be the apron front, with long
ends, crossed, and confined by \ band Of tho
trimming: Or artissically tied. searf-like, be-
superb quality. lad i deep aounce of lie Ia
same, faced With purple satin At each edge,
laid IN side plaits,--the top Of the 1ounce
forming. tie f1in; the houneo wsH
narrowed -, at the eiaes; and fee-
satin Three narrow rui1cs, faced
in the zane way, on the front breadth. No
ovetdfess: flowing Aleerca and hcart-sh3ncd
bodice. to be wor1l with a Stuart .Jraise. The
flirt Of blue silk evening dress, en- tram, was
completely covered with graduated puffs Of
fastened 1t the belt, On the right, was draped
slightly 1t the buck, and caught up in ! long
loop, on the left, With huge bunch OF pinE
roBebuds md green lezvcs- Tho bodice, very
dtroM te, Was covered with tulle, and trimmed
with tIefenes Of folds OF silk and plisscs Of
tulle. Tho sleeves, scarcely half finger in
depth, were made with reversed p]aitingr, and
\ plisse Of tnl1e below. This fage Tor color
upon color ~ nov at n height, but is too con-
tpicuous and too inEossib1c foE ordinary peo-
rJR trS IN oxfa t+-nfp tn a.
cult thing is to combine tho colozs tastefully III
the bodice. Where the uiocut discrimination is
not exercised in thia matter tho most absurd,
harlequin effects are produced. Nauyo and
pink; blue and purple, cafe au ldI and brown,
4 street costume Of linen vas mado with
vide aounce, laid in side plAts, con.
fined by band ot the same. stitched
On either edge The ovazskut was
quite long, open 1t the sidee. and Was held to-
the same. The trimming on the short, slashed
tdc9ue, a. well ~ the upper skirt, WAS III inlet
Of inserting and fall Of unbleaehed C1uny lace
SEw WATERWAYS
A few outside garments Of black silk were
shown; hut the dency to costumes n suite
OF industry. AuEap called the panier Bedouine
mantle, nade Of soft woollen long shawl,
las pointed hood, o1nasncnted with two tzs-
tels of white Angola inst under the point OF
tho hood, and midway from the top, : cluster
Of plaits gives sufficient fulness for tie still
increasing hustle. Anew dtess material, called
Bsrgs, is trimmed with wool fringe Of SELF
colors. One peculiarly Of the f1ipgea, aside
from their Ta1iety, il that, instead Of being
sewn on ~ heretofore, they ire netted into tho
occasionally into the edge OF the upper skirt.
or garment. Aoire Francaise il Esyiral Of
the Watetcd silk worn some yeAIs aSo. Thia
silk h. to. be had IN two, four, or FIX
watered stripes, and ia much softer md
TielsF I'll! tlan Aoirs A"siqs.s In tbs, re..-
purple rettcoat; 61sek -uvetdress, skot With
purple, tho spots On the bodice and sleeves
somenl,at smaller than those on tho ekirt pur-
pie recers and deep cu1s, with purple belt and
lard overdreea Of black With delicate ep.aYs
OF green; quilting on the jnpo'a, OF solid green;
striped easli, double ends 1Enged. Novelties
in the way Of summer curtains aud bed-sprcade
are offered, made Of alternate rows Of wids
Ciuny inserting. and bl1o, crimson, Or rose
deep row Of Cfuny lace. The unusual de-
| maud for lace has produced what merchants
call Fa1enciennes, "a counterfeit, not IN i1ni-
t2tiou, Of the real. The sauae thread is used
| in the manufacture Of both, and, after one
, washing. the mort expert would be puzzled to
| from that made by hand. Twelve yards Of this
beautiful lace, Of the width generally used for
| trimming hoslnees au1 ruf1es, il ~ be had ior
| fifty ccnte.
| DoSSE7s.
Bounets are already lArger. Some Of the
| imported one. have ciu;:r,-a positive. un-
| doubted cruvn,-and, what:s more, cape. On
| the standard, or in tho hand they are the nost
| dtnure, modest little things imaginable but
| when assumed By the bef1zzed, becu1led
| young person in attendance. the Transforms
ton u positively startling. The crown is
| rerchet1 higher and more forward thAn ever; !;
while the apparently inodeusire cape, made Of
ssin cAip straw, stands out behind ~ graceful
I i - Iore finger, OF \ Euide-poa. 1t ! country
crossing. The round hats, or high foq1tetE, A1e
simply . framework upon which to pile do1ess,
1}uInc tsig7tttes and lace. The ho~rr-pot
tias bands Of velvet around the crown; i naz-
| row baud at the bxse; I wider one above, sur
mounted By two the width Of the first; lArse
| e1eT< DE- Chin< bow u front and tcarf, With
side. Many Of tha h.ts have large bag, Of
net, of dotted 1tussals laoas with = thread
edge, intended to 1t looeely ovar tho ch,9son !:
the long ends below are brought round
and tied On the bTeast One imported
| hat, Of 6ne 1aghotn. had \ high poink ed
| crown. with very broad brina. q Ia Quaker
| fun quilting Of tulle was fastened under the
b.ir,, extending A.tle beyond the edge \
hugo bow OF rhito gros grain ribbon in front,
With st1eamers Of the sa1ne behind large
sde. % Anothez, 10 % also of Leshorn. h.d : hrin
slightly rolling on the left side, faced With
blue velvet !; tho nght TUNED fat mp against
the uowp, and covered with blue foryet-n1e-
nots hlua velvet bows and 11oshe1-of-peasl
butterfly ring u tEu.s4
1 ovetaki1ts Of white orEapdJ With fTrteGEs,
| put14d and tucked, or TRIMMED with Yaien-
| cieppcs hae, zte worn for dinner or home
evening dress, over hlaci sil1s. \ Ro4An
scarf or sask. Of come btaght, bold oaaor,
grief Aspect-
| TotteiAe aheN osnxmeuts of al shades,
| from the highest amber 70 the darkest BROW,
IT. R iasss = Sso's T. IL. css s patsS faEte
steu zaade ~ open nd slose Ike 4fao. -
| wcl3 ~ handles md tops inlaid with gold, will
be carried during tho coming resson-
Ftills and taekeE1 OF. laee inserting, With
| folds between, viii almost coEar the front Of
boaiecs, which will t,c uzde SQUARE and heart
| shared Han4lkerullafs Of sFottad silk lAcs
Lid IN plaita,-as cur Er1ndosotheTs starche4
| mpeain ones were,-edked with = roE OF black
| velvet md blonde, viii b, wo1u with the point
cd bodice
Although the rs;1liaezs ASSURE Is that the
iac1cahe in boaae:s p-esaSea decrease u
e!tfa,o1,s, tho hxir-5eAle1A uas1st that there
vii be no change for the present. 1nd ase
making eaduldines longer thsn ever, Hair OF
mora Asn ss1d in length r 50 t;ltaent q
set, md 20 enormously expensive, that SIN
Euls4 DEVICE HIS been reaoste1 to hy o1S>lead-
ing hair-i1sssers. Hsir about two hnGazs 1one
j. woven into strong vsb m lengths o. y1F,I
md han: these arc covered wah s1nal
| quantity Of long haie. and. when hEA1aea ass
+ fully eqsal to the mos4 expensive cAaieaz1snes
The price is forty dollars, and there are soo1es
Of wouaen in New York Who have paid from ous
hundred and fly to two hundred dollars To-
cha:dcia< braids thAa xre no. - b conpa1ee
With the.c for Eehtnese and comfort
| FASHIONABLE cHARlTI-
1rr;ot. fhr ,,ast week the fs*hfonAbleA re