New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-09
THE FASHIONS.
THE OPENING DAYS.

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Fashion openings are continually announced,
Offering fresher inducements TO purchasers and newer
excements, like sensational serials in weekly papers
enhance the beauties OF newest and very
latest styles Of oil increase the Vaccinations OF what
already supcrlatively fascinating and, by adding per
fume TO the make csprcious bellies weary OF oven
the rose itself We have been rejoicing In most onAn
ing weather, whom all Now-York poured out 10 ENJOY
itself and get ts pockets picked while staring In at shop
windows reading bulletins Of city
elbowed, hustled rodden upon, and Knocked about In
pleasantly hilarious manner common to gregarious
GOthamites We have heard the sweet song-ulrd Oh
Sweden, and know what to wear and how 70 wear H.
What can woman want morei just now the ICY proael
Of the old Morse King Of the need OF furs ana
all comfortable wintry wraps
For pretty house dresses aud mourning costumes we
find the daintiest French and English calicoes inc
French are dark ground OF chocolate and coffee browns
maroon and black with bright Roman colors In ntte
figures or In gay stripes initiating cashmere In Droad
palm leaves roses climbing trellces-a pretty con-
ceit for Winter day. Then, again. the English cacoes
are 80 bright 30 dainty, only thank the manu-
facturers most heartily for nvonting goods 30 attract
I've as to do away with the slightest intention Of making
old faded fnery serve for homo dress. More English
chintzes are Of black and bright grounds, with cherry
and scarlet stripes-what pretter for brunette with
snowy collar and Of ribbon TO match also In two
shades OF light brown upon black ground and dark
blue ground with ugnCor Du6 IN
matrons for mourning they come In black with long
diagonal stripes, q close imitation OF serge.
In the darkness Of gloomy wintry days ladies should
study to be the Of homo brightness to be
the sunshine in q shady place, In dress. Women
are too prone keep their holiday attire for
use, realizing how much more precious to loved
ones at the sight of dantly dressed household
fairy or tasteful mother whose only aim Ia to make the
home hearth the happest spot upon earth to the barns
I.a. hona naffo uhnD ha
are scattered the inge nook deserted and the warm
heart modered into dust careless mistress Of house
never commsnd respect; therefore we are not az
aching much Importance to the topic since dress
Is of those symbolic straws which show which way
the wind blows. 1t Is true calico s calico, nothing
more, yet 1t be made to assume all the grace and
perfect at OF silk Bridget may wear her dingy purple,
or brick red yellow colo IN the Kitchen but the mis-
tress can wear her bright tasteful calico, fitting eIqus
itely with pretty design in dressa polonaise or
blouse waist In gracefully flowing Gabrielle, with Its
becoming te-and presiding the breakfast table
bear the slightest affinity to the kitchen deity
1t Ia too thing to say in regard 70 faded,
stained silk merno too far gone for shoT sgood
enough for morning." Dye the silk for excellent Innings
and dye the other faded goods for comfortable quilted
Winter skirts, make them into wadded jackets
for the little Ones thus losing personal interest in the
old garment and you will feel like sinbad when he lost
the old Of the and douby amiable In pretty
bright chintz, fresh and new, or q delaine-
Tycoon reps are articles OF attire gay enough to
please the veliest TASTE These Of ordinary width,
% cents yard, thick, heavy rep the black ground
strewn with the very brightest deSgns-rather large
figures in leaves trefo clover leaf and bouquets
of and poppies they would make excellent wadded
wrappers for invalids and good smoking or morning
sacks gentlemen. These In cashmere patterns.
They also make up In pretty polonaSes; worn with
dark underskrt and like the Cretonne chntzes OF last
aup will sarv wa1 and chair
covers, for morning polonaises. Eight yards win
make the polonalse
There is a new and handsome material, yard wide
at e5 yard, called Cciian cloth" Exceedingly
lustrous something Of the alpaca fabric and quite
soft q cashmere; OF a fine rch black, and makes up
beautifully in suits. Another new material comes In all
bright shades. called diagonal reps; on the sell
wedge . thick wool fringe Is woven for trimming.
Among French importatons are new styles Of plaids,
all ranging In price from 20 cents to g. They have
small plaid irregular in black and white bound with yel
low green, scarlet and white, with admxture OF
black the peculiarly in these plads consists In sprnk
ling them like sand, and are called plaid sable,
sanded These excellent for children Another Ia the
smooth glossy sane plaid representing all Of the class
imaginable The plaid AateIano called from looking
quilted goods, Is very pretty and new besides being
comfortable and double width. There ia very hand
some all wool plaid. with narrow silk bars, In reps,
called EpingelineS Of higher price. Black and white
plads this frightened with buff green,
scarlet bars.
lusters low and 80 cents, and hand
some chine usters, called Htlange, In rich dark coors
are IS cents yard. Fine black French cashmeres
offered by one princes at 80 cents yard
and handsome Empress cloths, always fashionable and
useful from their durability for 20 cents. Fine French
mernoes the most lasting OF oil materials useful while
scrap left selling at rs cents yard and In mourn
ing goods are fine Grsaille silk warp sungs, IN half
mourning at rs cents yard. all OF which prove very
comforting for shoppers that goods very much
reduced In price, and really better possible In quality.
For finer material black silks Of PonsOn and Bouvet,
and Stewards family silk can be had at the low rate Of
q yard, and excellent black silks OF special grade
for q 10 and g yard. Exceedingly pretty fancy
silks In stripes are as cheap as rs cents
and O., and a beautiful silk called CoreLe,"
both sides alike, for d IS, which will last
many years, admitting Of many changes and as much
turning the most economical could desire These
all suitable what Is called In careful households ones
Dress" to be laid away jim lavender for special
casions Ranking high with the family Of black silks
the beautiful lustrous Beaver Mohair and the
"Buffao brand Alpaca" which have been brought into
quite state Of perfection by the msnufacturers the
heaviest rain will not dim the luster, injure the
fabric These admit Of turning, both sides being
alike Many Of the socaed Mohair goods become rusty
time and cottony look, but the real "Beaver
Mohair" like wine, loses nothing by and retains its
gloss the last thereby rendering 1t the cheapest of the
fine goods to be purchased
An cheap gray goods should be avoided Shrinking
with dampness the black mixes with the gray In the
most unartstio manner and few months turns
these goods into absolute shabbiness few dol
ars well expended will purchase good pongee, popn,
serge or Empress CLOTH ell substantial and servceabe
materials The Atwood saxony rep goods, before men,
toned 1t must be added. yard and quarter wide,
at q IS o yard, requiring extra trimming, Is the
fringe woven the selvedge This lie to be found also
In plaids 1t must be that great difference
exists In cashmere and menno. which often taken
each other Cashmere has stwl only upon side,
while merino has wrong ade.
For making drasaAA home the old htYle Of