The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-02
New York Fashions.

darker colors than were ever before worn
in April and May. There are no more
high colors and no more mixed ones, but
many natural quiet hues that viii please
the most fashdious tastes. Brown and
gray shades make up two-thirds of the
importations. Beige shades, tn IT are
natural soft browns, predominate, 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
slve names to new shades for instance,
chlnchilla gray is the Gghtest shade of
the fur of that name argent is the clear
silver gray SO dear to our grandmothers
Oxford is bluegray like that OF the
English linens worn last summer 20
stylish hue is deep stone gray, ycleped
Sphinx I; tenapete (tempest-color) is the
suggestive name of a murky graylsh
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 nondescrlpt
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 predominate.
The darkest natural beige brown Is called
Concha, and a similar shade is Trabucos;
Tunisienne is a 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 a soft pink that the French
call sourire "a smile); and myosotis,
which is forget-me-not blue. Many ar
gent, or pale silver shades, are also
shown.
New black silks are of what merchants
call s' 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.
PoNGEEs.
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.
RAW SILKS.
| Many 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 stnffs 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 or
cream-colored grounds, with occasiona
| bars of cardinal or of navy blue. These
are 81 so ward, and are to form parts o1
/ costumes.
NAe~@~NA-~@A~'~~1N
Checks, blocks, plaids, stripes, damasl
patterns, and matelasse figures are al
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, OF else they have laee-hke blocks
beside a 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 NIGH
be mistaken for needle-york. These
figured grenadines are far more largely
imported than plain canvas grenadines
but the latter viii not be abandoned by
conservative ladies who do not seek thu
latest novelties.
BYRON COLLAR AND CUFFS.
The coming novelties in ladies
lingerie are Byron collars and cuffs in
deed, they have already been introduced
and have become popular with fair young
ladies whose complexion can endure thu
broad expanse of linen boarding -schoo
girls especially delight In them. The,
are like gentlemen's shirt collars, will
rather more exaggerated points. The,
are made of doubled linen attached to ;
band, as gentlemen wear them, ane
would be improved by having a collarett,
of muslin added Price 25 cents. TIL,
cuffs, made to match, are wide ane
square-cornered, and are worn turned NJ
ON the outside of the sleeve of the dress
The fashion of wearing linen cuffs out
side the sleeve is about to be revived
Those now seen are made TO order fo
ladies who lead fashion they are marrow
on the inside of the arm, and extend t.
deep point outside, where they ar,
| fastened by three linen buttons. Othe
new linen cuffs are straight, deep ant
large, with fall below the blltton-holes
which may be edged with needle-worl
or lace, or merely stitched!
coLoRED LINGERIE.
II New colored collars and cuffs of tn
English standing shape are of solid
II colOred percale, instead of plaid o
striped. The entire collar and cuff ar
4 plain lavender pink, blue, brown or gray
with daintily wrought flower embroid
cred with floss of the same color in eael
corner. The set of collar and sleeve
costs SO.
Gingham borders or hens on handker
! chiefs. with collars, cuffs, and necktie
trimmed to match. are the latest caprica