, 1873-02-23

camel's hair cloth. for polonaise and wraps, wi]
| cost about 50 yard.
ALpAcAs ..
are next in order, and coat from 40 cents to SIT
| a yard. The first are coarse. cheap goods ant
! those known US briliiantines at about 81 q yard
Will be found tho most servicable.
In tue ordinary alpaca, that at 60 centa WiH Of
best suited for general wear; and, next to It, tht
nolair 1ustre, at IS cents, will be the most oe
| sirable quality to buy.
| In light colored goods, there are all kinds OF
| PoPLrSs,
| varyiuc in price from Is cents to 81. The lower
! priced ones are apt to shrink from dampncss
Wash poplins. at 40 cents yard, are OF WOO
and cotton, and make good dresses; while BLACK
and white p1aid mohai1B cost from so cents to x
] cents yard. Those at so cents are the medium
qualities usually sought for. All these goods
! being staple, can be recommended; each season
| however, brings an accession Of himsy goods, il
! new patterns anu with new names, but which
frequently arc not worth the trouble Of making
Tor mountain and seaside wear, the gray and
nayy-blne
FLA1SELs
are desirable, and one such dress should form &
portion Of each tourists outfit. They cost from
IS cents to 71.75, according to their width.
oRESAD1SEs
are OF Ill qualities and colora black, however,
being the essential dress for frequent wear. The
colored grenadines, OF black with broche figures,
cost from 25 cents to 91.25 yard the best OF
these goods generally proving the most aaFaa- "4
ton grenadines, at from 20 cents to 40 cents, sold
largely last year, but we're not worth tho trouble
of making up, as they held the dust, and grow
rusty very soon. Those in all-wool we're much
better, and cost 81 yard.
Iron grenadines aEo sold At prices ranging
from 60 cents to 36 q yard. The first is mix
ture of wool and cotton, and soon loses color.
The last is two yards wide, and is very durable.
That known as Canvass grenadine, at 81 yard,
two yards in width, is good article to purchase.
II striped and broche figures, they cost d
little more, but make handsome polonaites.
The most durable of these is the sewing silk
grenadine Of twisted silk narrow, being only
about twenty-five inches wide; and sold for
$3.50 to IS yard. It will prove the best to buy
in tue end.
DnIAsK GAUZEs AND HERSAS1s
will be the principal fabrics used for thin ont
side garments and oyerdresses. These cost from
81 to sc yard, but make elegant garments.
WHITE GRENADINES
cost nearly the game prices; but the common
white cotton or cotton-and-wool, costing from
25 cents to 60 cents yard, make pretty, lnex-
pensive dresses for summer. The English
baregcs are also cheap, and nsefM for summer
wear r,-costing about IS cents.
OHGASD1ES
Cost 11ou Uu C6HLS u 81 d 9dIu III CC1OTeu
goods, hut require much care i'll laundrying.
They are always cool and pleasant to wear in
summer. Lawns are sold from Is cents to 60
cents yard, and are always pretty.
IN WHITE GOODS,
which have formed part Of the stock costumes
for the last few years. are fine French organ
dies, over yard md half vide, costing from
ST to s1.75 yard. The finest Swiss muslin
costs 81, and is so finely finished it looks like
linen cambria. That at 60 cents yard makes up
very nicely.
Victoria-lawn, which has been made up so
largely in suits, costs from IS cents to 90 cents
q yard. The usual quality sold is about 40 or
30 cents q yard. Bishops lawn is thinner
goods, at much tho same prices.
CHECKS AND PIQCEs.
Oriental checks cost from Is to 50 cents
yard, and are used for morning wrappers by
Inany people. Piques are sold from 20 cents
to s1.75 q yard. The cheaper qualities
make up nicely for everyday wear, while the
heavier ones are warm enough for winter house.
dresses, either for adults or children. The
ribbed pique, at so cents, makes pretty house.
dresses for warm weather.
pERCALE8
cost from rs cents to As cents yard The lat
ter are sold this season in dark co1ors, with
polka-dots, are soft finished, and closely resena
BILE fou1ards, and are 6aid to wash and wear we'll
SCOTCH QISGuAMS,
suitable for daily wear by the little ones, cost
from so cents to IS cents yard-
CALIcos AND CA3fBRIcs.
French ca!icos and cambrics cost from IS cents
to 50 cents yard, and are in beautiful designs.
English cambrics are 20 and Is cents, but are
narrow; while American cambrics are much
wider, prottier in design, and cost the eame.
BAT1srE
costs from IS to 50 cents yard, is cool, but
wrinkles very easily.
TUCKED MUsLNB
for trimmings cost from 81 to 50 yard, and
save deal Of labor to the sempstress. Iheyare
both woven and machino-stitched, and make
pretty blousen.
We hope, in another article, to give the M
initiated, and those who are dependent upon
their own skill and industry for the production
OF those charming effects which We frequently
see in feminine toilettes, some idea OF
TIE QUANTITY
usually necessary for different articles Of dress.
Many women are entirely dependent upon their
modistes for their ideas Of quantity, and it is
needless to say that almost invariably it is the
minimum amount which they assert to be
necessary, as they are not usually vary economi-
al in cutting or trimming