Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-04
NEW YORK FASHIONS,
SPRING STYLES.

in April and May. There are no more
high eolors and no more mixed ones, but
many natural quiet hues that Will please
the most fastidious tastes. Brown and
gray shades make up two-thirds of the
lmportations. Beige shades, That are
natural soft browns, predominant, and
range from the deepest noisette up to
cream and flesh tints. The grays are
clear and deep, with occasioned blue
tones. Deep green, blue, violet, and
plum-color are so dark as to be almost
black.
French manufacturers are still happy
in nomenclature, and have given express
sive names to new shades for instance,
chinchilla gray is the hghtest shade of
the fur Of that name; argent is the clear
silver gray so dear to our grandmothers !;
Oxford is a blue-gray Like that of the
English linens worn last summer a
stylish hue is deep stone gray, ycleped
Sphinx !; tenapete (tempest-color) is the
suggestive name of a murky grayish
hue Suedoise is a cold gray with un-
told depths of blue ; French gray is soft
dove-color; Prussian gray is like old
fashioned ashes-of-roses and to COM
plete the gray list are two nondescript
hues called Ashantee and Coomassie.
The handsomest and freshest brown
shades are clear, rich and deep, without
any reddish Bismarck tints, or the green
ish olive and bronze hues lately worn.
Seal brown and nut brown predominant.
The darkest natural beige brown is called
Concha, and similar shade is Trabucos;
Tunisienne is lovely clear brown, and
romeo Is brier brown. Penelope, Cep,
and Noe are capricious names for equally
capricious tints. Veronique is the name
given dark green's whose color is almost
invisible. Hydro is drab of beautiful
blush shades. Jujube is the color of
the dark red paste of that name. Cratere
is reddish-brown. Capre is dark rich
green. Acier is steel color.
Light shades for evening dresses are
amanda, or almond-color cream-color,
that is, unbleached white; Italie, clear
straw-color soft pink that the French
call sorire Ia smile); and myosotis,
which is forget-me-nst blue Many ar
gent, or pale silver shades, are also
shown.
New black silks are of what merchants
call "finer Makes" meaning smaller
reps instead of the heavy cords lately
worn. They have also more luster than
they have had for years, and are of coal
black hue instead of that blue-black once
in vogue.
RAW SILKS.
Mf.ny novelties for spring suits are
shown in raw or crude silk fabrics that
are very similar to Chinese silks both in
color and quality, and also in designs.
Indeed, the tendency in spring goods is
to represent soft Oriental stuffs that
drape prettily, and do not crush easily.
The matelasse caprice is also repeated
in these crude silks as the designs are
copied, though the fabric is so light and
thin that it has not the wadded appear
ance of the heavier stuffs. These dia-
mond, star, compass, and other "quilt-
ed" designs are found in ecru, beige
brown. and gray raw silks that are
similar to the pongees Of two years ago.
There are also crude undressed silks
woven in plaids of beige shades on
cream-colored grounds, with occasional
bars of cardinal or of navy blue. These
are S2-50 yard, and are to form parts of
costumes.
The serviceable pongees once so much
priced In their quiet gray and brown
solid colors have been transformed also
into gay plaids. Some of these have
lavender or gray grounds with maroon
bars, or else they are all brown and ecru
with occasional lines of blue, or purple,
or white.
GRENADINES.
Checks, blocks, plaids, stripes, damask
patterns, and matelasse figures are all
brought out in the new black grenadines
for next summers dresses. The checks
and blocks are in square canvas meshes,
alternating with solid reps of the same
shape, or else they have lace-ike blocks
beside brocaded square. The mate
lasse and damask patterns will probably
be popular, as they are new. The bro
caded figures are so fine that they might
BE mistaken for needle-work. Thest
figured grenadines are far more largel.
imported than plain canvas grenadines
but the latter will not be abandoned b,
conservative ladies who do not seek thu
latest novelties.
BYRON COLLAR AND CUFFS.
The coming novelties In ladies