The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-07

at $50 each, come in soft,
Indian shades of blue, scarlet,
green or black, in plain color and twill.
each two yards wide and four long, and
are chosen for elegant polonaises and
evening wraps, especially in white.
The lowest India shawls with filled cen.
tres are 500, and $4,000 if the highest
price paid, except for special orders.
As seen, real India shawl may be had
for little more than a nice Paisley,
though people buy Paisleys all their
lives who w"u.l feel sinfully extrav-
agant at the idea Of getting CASH
mere. The taste of fine shawls demands |
a large amount of black relieved with
white, well covered by the pattern, but
clear. Oh! the beauty of those splen-
did shaw1s, where not colar but what
was delicate and true, thedark groun1
with white branches like the light on
blades Of trepic leaves, overspread with
myriad stitches of different colors, as
though woven with colors from all the
gems; soft Indian blue between tur-
Quoise and azure, or breadths Of pink.
as if dyed by the petals Of damask
roses, the leading hue shot with cams
4 Of gold oarnation and cream yellow,
With fine fantastic patterns Of strange
foliage, arabesque and bell. 1t was
like studying painting of Meissonier $.
| All the shades were blooming but mel
low, and each seemed the choicest one
to 20 with its neighbor. One gets the
good of such a shawl almost by looking
at it. But for those who are never sat-
isfcd without possessing them, there is
a delightful surprise in the Freach
cashmeres, which it seems libel to call
imitation India. These copy the
pattern of camel hair shawls
yes, out as one artist copies the
painting of another, without servility,
and the material is quite the same, the
cashmere imported from the East and
manufactured by cunning French looms
So one may have nice little shoulder
shawl in blue ond scarlet, for $3.50
and fine striped square shawl, the
original Of which cost 1915, for SS5
A copy of 1000 franc Indian shawl
about $4OO of our money, identical II
size, and 50 far as ordinary judges
could say, in coloring, with the rich
soft pupleish rose bloom and blue, was
shown for $75, just what friend paid
on principle for a common looking
Paisley in red and black. She might
have had q Decca shawl. embroidered
in the long overstitch by hand for any
price between $25 and $50, almost
any of which would be handsomer thar
f her ugly extravaganza. never cpulc
, sec the depravity of point lace Rt
, cashmere compared with broche
, shawls and Mechlin, when one costs Al
much as the other, and l never heart
: of a woman who lost her temper BY
| getting an India shawl for Christina
gift.
THE GRAND DUCHESS
+ is a velvet shawl, reversible, OF fin
S finish, either for the carriage or shoul
e ders, striped in shaded dark gray, ant
4 broad plain scarlet with spaced tassc
l fringe. Those heavy shawls do goot
t service in winter travel, but for genera
use the favorite must always be the fin
e SCOTCH LONG sHAwIs
; in clan tartan. Among score OF thes
t the favorites were pointed out, wit
o their different colors and crossings
e The Campbell plaid was blue and gree
a with yellow and white cross-bars; tn
S Glengarry indigo and green, with
IS good deal Of dark red; Mckay all blu
: and green Clan Douglas, blue blac
K and green plaid, with white tape-lin'
e Graeme sea.green. crossing blue An
light green; Dundas, blue and gree
blocks, crossed with scarlet, and th
,f flaming Rob Roy in scarlet and blac
It from one to six inches across. 1t woul
% ,ake Scotchman to the tartan born
K distinguish them all.
n But there is even more variety in d
IS signs for
. (which the printer. Of course. will sPe
) without the accent The coa.ings al
J. :. too well known for description. II
:. Oxford cheviots are thick twilled ha
= = mel soft and light. in gray or fawn brow
r. shades, with faint blue cross bar
y Wool, matelassee. both for suits m
jackets, is more acceptable than Il
:. expensive silk material. The style
~ ~ the latter preferred, is large branchi,
= designs called tree matelassee.the steu
:. and twigs raised on the surface like rit
,, cord embroidery, and rich it is. costil
- from $40 to SIS yard, q inches wid
:. In contrast to this are pattern suits
= :. fine cashmere embroidered by har
- with silk. in the same color, for t25 Il
=. full dress. Embroidered Watte1
morning dresses in scarlet or brig
n blue cashmere, are from SIS to 81
:. For simple house wear. winter debeg
are liked, thicker than merino. vi
firm threads like fine crash. Anoth
excellent house material is the fine
:. armure with twilleA and wavy thread
!; When made solely for the house. vi
:. demi train. many folds Of silk and nj
9 pleatings these dresses have IN une
$ pressed preference over silk. With |
!. the variety Of fabric broug ght in Il
= = season, merchants ssy there never We
m. re black cashmeres called for, q
J" the Ill black goods woven n plsids :
= much liked By those who dressed ca
- stantly in black.
~ TIE RUSSIAN WRAP.
s, . French garment for mid-winter, Is
re brown or black matelassee, with lol
ID front and deep back. belt and cape
o. the waist, bordered with fur. the loo