Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-27
Spring Fashions ana Eab,;c.

In spring maiden's heart lightly turna IN
thoughts OF new dry goods Tennyson did NOT
sy oNaetly this, although he might have done so
without being tar from the truth. snrin- reoIIv
seems TO have come at last and the dust-eoverad
neapS OF frozen snow which have encumbered the
saes Of the roads ever since last December arc
ualy growing smaller under the Increasing warmth
tns sun sun rays The streets, especially those in
Whlch the dry goods stores cluster most tbickJv
are thTonged with ladies, whose fur-tritnned rar
uients, however, are beginning to look rather
warm ana uncomfortable Boas mufTs and furred
oolIhans ", must soon be packed away IN campbor.
"nio Suns hernahis, poplins and score of sea-
son aoic materials must supply their places
Subdued colors will be the order for the conipg
scasoh' FIRST VIII come sages of nearly dozen
Varying depths Of shade, then grays metallic blues
ll ouns anu blacks Striped goods will be largely
worn, especially those having n bael, groun1 Of
lighter shade OF the same color "a the strInp
Ot the materials which will be fashionable. We
may nrst take SILK fabrics the moro beautiful
and also, 1t may be added, more costly. Mile
slN comes IN all the new coors, with an almost
tnhhlte variety OF intermediate shades They are
. inches wide, cost from So 80 to 50 a ward and
When trimmed with the same material full anti
requires y to 80 yards, or ia some cases as much
as 20 yards. Tafietas and gros grains also come
III tie same shades, and cost fFnm 81 40 to 50 a
yard They are OF the same width as the flille-
cray and black, gray and white, and white and
0lack striped tatfetas will also be lnroely worn
Ihey cost from 81 80 to So yard and with a
ehene lower skirt of the same shade as the stripe
make up into very handsome dresses Brighter
eoi0rs WIN DC worn in Lyons silks, with inch
Wide stripes. The Materials from Is inches to 20
inches wide, and costs from 81 SO to g. 50 n yard
queen gray taicta5 are very beautiful, and cost
from u % TO 50 90. The richest perhaps Of all
tue SILK fabrics offered this season, are the black
SILK grenadlne, with satin and UrOcadcd stripes
very handsome grenadne, with wide broca-
dea stflpcs having u watercd silk centre stripe,
CoSts rom S5.1J to 50 with plain satin stripes
from Sl4o to S3. They are % inches wide They
VIII he very largely used for polouaise overdresses
Ior winch about ID to 20 yards will be required
/ fan Ollck hcrnanIs aud with brocaded aud also
| satln stripes make up into very becomiug over
/ dresses The plain black cost from IS cents to
SOU, with brocHied stripes from $3.50 to $3.50,
aud satin stripes 81 soto g. Irish or roll poplins
are lll all shades They are 20 inches wide, and
cost from Sl.5O TO SOD Striped japanese silks,
with tinted ground, i'm all the new shades, will be
worn Ihey are very handsome and cost from
% cents 10 SLID, Gupure grenadines, with al
| teruate heavy and open lace stripes cost from 75
| cents to 81. Silk and wool aud silk and linen
grenadines, with satin faced and lace stripes, and
| Silk ana linen EonGecsi colue in - inch Widths
| lhey cost fro4iT3 GEMS to Sl,d1, Japanese pop
| llhs, ~ inches wide, striped and in all shades,
cost from 26 cents to 50 cents. BaIerna cloth
nOhalr pongees aud silk striped mOhairs are in
| y widths They cost from - cents to So cents
| ana require from 70 TO 25 yards tor a suit TassC
Is new linen, gauze fabric, like grenadine. Il
Is OF The color Of unbleached linen, and is in 3
widths IL costs from % cents 10 80 cents, AMI
WiIl pe worn tor sIInnler suits, trimed with ecru
lace. From 20 to - yards arc required for 4 suit
BAtista cloth is new cotton fabric, heavier thar
lawn, but lighter than pcrcale. IL is a yard wide
and costs from 30 cents TO 90 cents Il come
with side bands for trimmings, and is suitable 10
morning or house wear.