Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-30

front, round side odies, with pockets, trimmed
with bows, plain back, coat sleeves trimmed,
gauntlet cuffs. All the drapery In these fash
ionable costumes is made clinging, TO show as
much as possible the natural figure; the fuiiness
is consequently all mAssed at the back. and q
drawing string ia 80 arranged underneath the
skirt as to accomplish this easily, and also to
give graceful flowing shape to dress made
on traine.
This season the distinction between
HOUSE AND STREET COSTUME
il more marked than ever Elaborate trimmings
and prononcee effects are admissible on recep-
ton and dinner toilets while street costumes
are rich and stylish in effect, they are simple in
design and trimming. noticeably simple but
VERY STYLISH sTEET COSTUME
has lower skirt of dark brown silk, trimmed at
the bottom with flounce, pleating between and
ruffle above the basque EN- tablier was COM
posed of invisible camels hair plaid, ecru shade
the overskirt was trimmed with pleatings OF silk,
and looped at the back with bows the basque
has cuiraee front, with oddly shaped pockets
at the side and coat-shaped back the sleeves
are coat-shapcd, trimmed with pleatings and
bows of the silk.
ANOTHER NEAT COSTUME
has the lower skirt OF black silk trimmed with
knife pleatings, polonaise Ell tablier of embrod-
cred cashmere, garnished with crimped tape
fringe.
Some very pretty combination suits in the new
quiet grey aud brown paids are also shown, the
foundation of the dress being OF the same shade
in plain material, deliberately trimmed with
hounces, pleatings. folds, and bows of the plaid.
Among the novelties exhibited in outer gar
ments we noticed handsome guipure lace
sacque. ecru shade, ornamented down the back
with Vatican pleating, composed of dark
brown silk and lace, gracefully arranged.
THE SILK COUNTER
is perfectly dazzling with its array of choice and
novel shadings. The new colors are chinchills
argent or silver gray, zinc French grey, sphinx
acier or steel grey, Luidoise, and hydro which IL
tinged with blue. In brown there are seal skin
and Trabucos ; and III light brown, ochre, non
cha, and Funisenne. Then there are capre,
veronique sourire, hae, Penelope, and cep--in.
desciibable hues India silk, novelty in the
market is shown in black and white mixed
and shaded checks, and French silks in shaded
striped aud checks. These goods are special
ty or this house, rs are many other of its mosl
beautiful productions. We have only space fol
the notice of a few new styles in the
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.
Here we find camel 8 hair plaids in solid ant
broken blocks and neutral tints, plaid wool d.
beges, serge de beges, wool damasqne cameli
hair serges in plain colors and plsids, fine WOO
cretonnes, in choice and delicate shades sill
brocaded grenadines barege hernanis, Mexi
Gaines, foulard cambrics, and many other novel
ties. Trimmings to match the various styles ane
shades of dress material are also shown, so tina
lady can select her goods, match with appro
pirate trimming, and have it made the choices
Partisan modei, without further time or trouble
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL AND INTERESTING DEPART
MINT
is that devoted to the exhibition of ladies'
misses chdren's, and infants underwear Til,
choicest and most elaborate designs, both il
style and ornamentation, are shown in thes
goods-marvels of fine embroidery, tucking
putting, and lace ornamentation, in such exqui
site designs as to make one wonder whether i'm
palpsble fairy fingers were not employed to pro
duce such delightful results. We have seldom
seen more tasteful display of
PARTISAN NOVELTIES
than were shown at this expositi n, and indee
the style of goods generally shown by the firm
of Homer, Colladay Il Co. are such as would al
ways distinguish them as being the best pro
ducts of the world