Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-01

nlfb Of sSs. - NE 70 DC The rule In trimmlrE
a. AlsU white uToh Witt. With very 49, =
guishsd results. But the leading colors Of 49,.
s'sson sre Qusker grave and brown, the so-t
OF that red, which vas known ~ the ~
msrCk" brown. OF course the entire family of
Rrsys hare IN tic present sunshine OF fashtou-
abe iaV'r from silver gray 20 the tnky blue
gray, now known a. 'lechen" gray aud psie ar
g,sy 20 iron or Norwegian gray. witch j. aim 1t
tlACk. 1hSn there ls slate or Russian gray
sna roche or heron gray, In al twenty-five or
thuty dintrent shades, and the same number OF
brow ns, but the pure drafts. in which there A.
no uhge OF lavender, and the wood and nut
L ,LSs are The shades demanded BY Aokno~-
legged representatives In the world Of fashion.
sUNNER DRESS NArERIALs
.nete always novelty" IN dress material
IN We spring. Wh.re would be the u-e OF fssh-
IONS without novelties? and OF coarse ~a hax.
got y this year 10 lie an open me.he.i hnrn
fabric, oosrseiy barred, In the natural color 81
we .l nn son'et,mes plain aud sometimes trscet
With lines OF white Elk hoss. IL looks samethin-,
Ike thickly barred buff mosq uito netting -
u already called Sing Sing cloth AMI :. A nc
can i~esd, But the d,eiculty Is how 70 make
ungsinly, Goes net drspe easily but bulge utr
swkwsrdy from the figure until Il has b.,
worn little while, sud then falls la = str,us
But then 10 II daring and ladies say. ''oh, ha-s
stylish, and n H. Si25 per yard next wear Al -
survives, Il will be IS cents. aud a vtr, TAR
price for IL too. Almost this differences IA, o..
made between the striped aid agure bstistao
last year, and the same fabrics IA wear. Las
year they were the novelties =" aud sold for :
to Sl.-3 per yard, tins year they are from 81 %
cents.
Pure silver and steel gray mohsirs are anon
the most desirable materials tor spri.g sur
and travelling cos umes, heiug easily freed from
dust. zine IN iilcd cballtts have aisO reappear,I
IN colorings, and are better adapted tar lst,,
sIring ard early summer street wear than "a.
new croise cloth, sometimes called "baskrs'
serge, NE, Ser-COlOred. all wool fabric. iu
what are known IN cloth r. fancy - atay,r.l
patterns. thus latter L. a charming material.
However, Tor IoionsiSe OF house drcss, oter
black, or uI'on cool DAYS I'm summer
In silks. lighter fabric OF pure oualitv Al,
plain, hair striped or cirsr patterns a. sr,,,.r
soded the heavy fdi3ss and gro. ~ ain.. AZ lss.t
Tor the present, and very properly, IN. l.,t.r
dust - 'N
But OF all the summer stufs. the solid c,t,o,s
and linens are the mot satisfactory. How r.n
We be grateful enough for the soft silk aud satIn
FINISHED csmhrics aud piquss, the " ite strit,ed
muslins fer morning dresses, and the pretty
corded lawns, with chintZ and fern Leaf h,irysr-
ings, 20 cool, 30 delicate, 20 hecominy Pa an
somen, yet 50 inexpensive that halt a dozen
can be hsc FOR less than the price OF one grena-
dine. OF course, gren sdines flourish a. ey-r
but they are MT In quit such fashionable de-
mand as last year, and consequently rot quite
20 high III price.
ACCRseoHrRs
l have no space left IN which % sneak NJ ,,f
lette accessories, though they are most tmnor-
tant. With the gray and brown cOstumas the
s0Nes anu nat or IT'S trimming must he care
July matched In shade. Indeed, for E.ster
many ladies are having hats made of the ma.
teTi1l OF the costume the design c.,p-istiog ooI,
OF a large tull crOsu, surrounded with band
OF tOfsade and ornamented With heron : t,lufns
and 4 dagger or buckle, or large clasp of r,t
steel The Chesterfield" hand kerchtet of .hffa
t"lled fix H. worn around the throat GI,yes
are perfectly plain, with small g,ilt buttous Tor
Fastening riyeted in. Necklaces are disaope.r.
lng, but bracelets are worn upon the uf,,,.r a.
well as lower part OF the arms m evening dres.
Small max wells are revived, Dor i.rei Win
me jet hinge. Skirts Icing" more than ever
new hustle, highly approved, l. m ads OF cora
All dresses are made demi train AND f,t.s -
buttons and loOus tor the street Tn. regins',,s
dies, but the PolOnsisc suryives-sensihle me-
cause the latter h better adapted 10 summsr
ana II VIII be easy - resurrect the r.diuyofs
when II If wanted. .TPNNrEJrss
ATTEMPT To rHROw TAG SPRAerss tNro
BANKkUPTCH.-PToceed IN baukrupt-y
against the A. ~ W. Sprsgue Manufacturins,
company were instituted YESTERDAY by tbs
National Bank OF Commerce. AZ Pfovi {sncao
X. l., and Citations were issued but Al e NOT Vel
served on the defendants. The announcements
OF this proceeding in Providence YESTERDAY
caused intense excitement among business m11
al Iay' anu eAtrsordinary efforts were made 10
INDUCE a suspension or discontinuancs OF the
proceS dings. A call for 4 meeting of the stock-
holders OF The bank 10 request the directors 70
suspend action has been signed by representa-
uNes OF twelve Thousand Ihares. II was under
stood, however, that the pressure has heso
unavailiIg. MIR. =. Chsffee trustee Dnbli.nes
abatement that the Spragues have up "a date
Iulhlled All their obligations under the deed of
trust and says that IL the action in bankrupfcy
Is pressed the mills must be closed aud from
twelve TO fifteen thousand pers1us thrown out
OF employ he declares III AT such prozress
hao already been made in the settlement of
thClr Affairs that in the absence of baDkruptcy
proceedings they would be able 10 paw in fuIi.
within reasonable time, every dollar of their
obligations.