The New York herald., 1870-12-20
STEWARDS SILK SELECTIONS.
Gpeuina Day d; the TENTH street Puisce
d'lnaustrie.


d'inaustrie.
Thc Individual VINO Is scepticaI IN regard To cheap
silks should 20 TO rtcWarts. 10 be sure, isn'L
obliged to buy the inexpensive article, there being
some millions ~ dolars' worth 10 choose nom, and
those who froip principle avoid cheap goods bc
suited with shsmnde purpose for plethorc pnrses.
But FOR the average ten thousand, who want dress
well ana spend a3 ntte money as possible, the
six department. opened at Stewartfs Is Il very at
tractyc place. Yesterday a. grea. many more
people bescgcd the counters than the captive clerks
could attend 10, all anxious to see the charming
fabric, onered u, R0cn wonderfully low prices.
the busy looms OF Lyons have been buster than
ever during the past year weaving sllEs for
rms MARKETS or THE WORLD.
and some o The best and most beautiful, are 10 bo
seen IN stewards. The Lyons manufacturers,
alxton, to get la OF their silAs at any price on ac
count o the mixed mp state OF affairs brought about
by the war, glad To sell at hair their original
value tho most perfect goods In their possession
thus large stock intended for the Paris market j.
at the disposal Of The ladies OF New York.
With view to making himself Independent FOR the
present OF the fluctuations or the sk marko
stewart mas lately purchased
stLks 10 THE AAouNr or NINE MILLIONS oF DOL
LARS,
aud WIN thus he able 10 supply his customers for
ength OF time IL all the looms IN the world still-
For the lat SIX days the sales In the SIN depart
100000.
one OF the best articles shown is the A. 7. stewart
brand maze expressly for this nrm or carefully
selected raw material. These silks sell from three
10 live dollars per yard, 1000 pieces being made
every year for the house. new brand OF very sti-
poror quality IS called tho Alcazar. Iais silk IL
SOFT and nstros, aud sells from So 80 TO 81 90. The
represented py new brand called the cyclops,
exquisite specimen OF whica Was marked NJ SS-
Many OF the black SILKS are reduced very materially,
the difference Ia some brands being from 81 10 81 20
per yard.
some very falr black silks are shown At two dol
lars per yard and those ladies' who llnd themselves
unable TO exist without SIX dreNs, and are al the
NOT As RIcu - THEY MIGHT RE,
will he glad oI Gs reduction IN prices. Thc Amcri-
can silks made 10y cheney ~ Co., of Hartford
warranted to wear extremely wei, but owing the
want OF perfect looms they nave not vet attained
The softnesS and finish OF the Imported article.
Many skilled workmcn are beng brought from
Lyons to assist IN The American Six manufacture,
and there Is no doubt that the present disturbance
Of European N 'nulactnres VIII give an impetus 10
TINS important branch of Industry IN America. The
coIored silks range irom the fabric ''stn with lavish
costneSs' 10 the pretty striped SIX quite good
fine silk AT the latter price reminds the buyer o the
good old times. For one dollar aud one dollar and
a half some very good striped silks are seen,
SOME LOVELY pouLT De SOLE SILKS
OF the most exquisite colors pearl roseplnk, straw
Prussian pink and Russian sea green. are from one
10 two dollars less than the former prices. Some
magnificent brocadcd silks are shown in styles tbae
have not been worn for the last fifteen years. The
tendency in the newer patterns Is toward The days
OF onr grandnoiher. and II these revercd ladies'
should suddenly appear IN tlleir stif brocades they
Wouin md themselves qulte ''upH IN the fashions.
novelty ~
SILK WITH DOUBLE FACE,
OF contrasting shades. For instance, white tuf-
Ieta Is striped with cherry. the cherry stripe pe,DR
raced with violet white moIre antllue has trail
ing towers OF exquisite colofa u pattern To each
breadth. The pattern Is painted upon the warp be
fore the silk u woven.
A department OF cheap suits aud shawls 4 opened,
vita prices 10 suit the million, shaws being shown
frolu Two dollars upward, ana suits from four dol
lars. Irish pOpiin5 aC TWO dollars per yard o.
| iered to the many who admire thet desirable mate
rial, ana handsome popln called Lyons ~ shown AZ
\ as low figure AZ scventy-ive cents.