Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-22
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
New York Fashions.

From C0u1ers Street .Su1on and SLAP. |
4 new feature in linen goods is the fringed
and bordered Tasso linens These linens which
come in thenatural colOrS are twenty y-elght IN
ches wide. Thestnpes and fringe, whch! are a
darker shade will make very neat and Servlceaole
trimmings for these suits. The colors are fast,
and trimmed with this self trimming such suits
will cease to be the terror 10 laundresses which
thew arc at present. They can be done up ut
small cost bv an ordinary laundress, and there
is no reason why they should not look as we'll
after being washed as before they needed 1t;
price 40 cents yard.
A new fabric, called Grenadine Ray, has
caught the popular fancy. 1t is q thin shiny
looking fabric, with stripes and figures on
black ground Ladies who can afford better,
are buying this material in preference to good
grenadine 1t posses a certain amount OF gloss,
but warp and weft are nothing but glazed cot
ton and it probably will not retain what little
good appearancc it has to the end of the season.;
price thirty cents yard The goods just men
toned is poor imitation Of a fine black grena.
dine which is shown at the same counter, and
which is bordered with stripes and flowers for
trimming. The patterns which show either
white stripes or white flowers are the most
popular. -,
Stvlish Costumes. costume which has
been worn for some time in Europe, andwhlch
has recently made its appearance here. con-
sists of fine black grauadine worn over light or
bright colored silk An exceedingly handsome
model has the first skirt trimmed With L
scantily gathered nine-inch founce with a
putting above both are lined with blue silk,
while the skirt is faced with the same coored
silk a short distance above the hounce, or to
where it meets the overskirt. The latter, with
narrow putting and hounces, is lined with the
same silk also the basque waist and sleeves.
White Costumes handsome white
costumes are those which differ from the ster-
eotyped styles which prevailed last summer.
An exceedingly pretty one, which is made OF
thin nainsooE, has 4 wide bottom founce of
machine worked muslin, the work consisting
of single spring in every scoop. 1t is
scantily gathered and sewed at the top under
Il narrow band, which is heiided by cluster Of
small tucks A narrow trimming of the same
kind is reneated upon tlic OycrSkfrt and bas-
oue. Black velvet is the tavorite trimming
abroad for white dresses.
The Ecru Shade. The fancy for the ecru
shade continues. In fact this color belongs 50
especially to fine class of<goods that 1t Will
probably remain more or less IN vogue ,,; so
long as these goods remain in favor. Inc
Oriental or real pongcc and the pongec,, 10uI-
ards scrges, and the ,pongeec Grape :, all hnc
goods, come in quiet colors, of which the ccru
Is, by far, the rrettiest. The real pongee is
seen ' only in ecru aud dust color. Although
costumes in these popular shades arc added to
tho summer wardrobes, yet the fancy for black
has not, by any means diminished. Black silk
unless worn with white ovcrdresses, is not SC
generally seen, but light braid Of black cash
mere and various other kinds of black goods
continue in favor.