Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-14

SPRING SILKS TOR WoNEN's WEAR.-h
midwinter prepare for spring, Is the import
er's motto and amid snow and ice We have
the first glimpse of those tender hues that
are to appear with the balmy spring days.
An inspection Of spring silks j. full Of Sug-
gesti0n. The fabrics are not new-soit,
lustrous faille~ Of medium heavy cord being
retained-hut the colors are 4 study. In
p0rters and buyers Just returned from the
Lyons factories assert that blue viii be the
leading color of the season. The turquoise
blue and lophophore (greenish-blue) now 80
prominently worn in Europe, form con-
spicuous part Of spring importationS. and it
i said an effort viii be made here to have
them take the place 50 long held by gray and
brown shades. But as these mongrel shades
can only be well Worn hv blondes. they viii
! scarcely supersede the bronze and reseda
hues that can be made becoming 10 all com
plexions BY the color- associated with them
All the peculiar quaint colOrs of the win
ter are again presented, but in the light,
delicate shades appropriate for spring
Paradi>- lizard, peacock, and various kin
dred names are given TO the half-ehaced tnts
Of greenIsh-hge already mentioned. These
differ from the col0r> now worn, merely in
being the tainte>t possible shadows of shades
| Very pale gray shades. tinted with green,
are also imported Among these are
Souchong, or tea color. ah>inthe gray with
1 deep green hseS, and the well-knoWn reseda
and SAGE color-. Norwegian gray is a
charming. cool shade, with blue tints. Alma
Is black. shading into gray. \ tender gray
called pr3GfsnpS. j. pretty. though not new.
What the French call gr7S clair l. scarcely
TO be found and ihe same is true Of brown
hues, a. these are also affected by the all
peryading green. The stylish brown Is
called a'rdiH. or copper color Verde
antique. black bronze. and various other me
tallic shades are shown. The purest brown
Is Dordore, light golden hne Prrenche,
or periwinkle- i the new purple shade. For
evening tailleS, there are quantities Of blanc
mat, creamy, unpublished white blue
whites may answer for day wear. but they
look gray by glslight.
Solid colors will prevail among rich heavy
silks, and two shades viii still appear in a
| costume. Figured and brcche silks have not
been largely invested in. Cheap light silks
for spring and summer wear retain the
strines Of last season eu oEmaleu. that IS. in
dark shades on a light ground, and also in
stripes ola color contrasting with the ground
Little broken stripes, enc wide and the next
narrow, and irregular clusters Of stripes
are the new styles. Among the canoes are
two shades Of lophophore or two Of reseda. or
the new copper shades. having the darker
stripe displayed on a lighter surface The
beauty ofthe contrasting stripes consists in
the grounds being very slightly tinted, while
the stripes are bold and dark Thus on
Nile green are bronze lines, ecru buff has
green stripes, lavender has cherry peneilings,
palest gray i seen with blue lines. and
wood-color with periwinkle stripes Ombre
orshaded stripes are also produced in blondine,
maroon and purple. The staple grisaille
silks. that always find favor in the spring.
are now brought out in argentine shades.
The grounds are silyery grey and almost
white. with clusters and broken lines Of
black.
Polka dots promise to be the fashionable
design for all spring goods of qualities below
the fine grades Of silk This was fore
Swallowed in French dresses Of last wear. and
among the new importati0ns one Of the most
evident features is this round. moon-like
spot Of white on a dark ground, or else a
broche dot Of self-color. These are found in
foulards, pongees, grenadines and prints
Harper's Bazar.