New-York tribune., 1876-02-26
TIE FASHIONS.

Spling silks are 80 delicate. so varied, so
frosh that pon-descrpon never do them Justice
Cool gugham plaids" will he exceedingly popular
There can be nothing simple than the extremely
lined checks in the gray. made up OF oi OK ana
white. Another style appears in down stripes Of WHITE
alternating with blue and white line, and crossed by
line Of deeper blue, edged with thread of black wh'ca
brings out in strong relief white ground Ia barred
with all the leading coors running each way such as
navy-olue, brown. gray, deep prune' More ureiueo
checks OF livelier colors are delcate'y shaded III
light blues and grays The softness and sill
very lightness OF a Summer cloud. There are very
elegant styles in hne gav stripes ana pm
head cheeks-forIned by threads OF clear BLACK
and white The best qualities are now selling Tor II
yard Among other new fabrics is the reversible cos
tune cloth. Upon one side diagonal figures orr
broken plaid and the other de Is plain and OF the same
shads there also brocades and even plads This is
up the skirt and sleeves of the plain sde ana
the overskrt and basque, the poonase of the figured
The economy this is manifest as the good taste In
Japanese goods there STYLES OF what IL called
pongee suitings, in inch AMI half paids. 81 inches
wide. These paids are in quiet coors both broken ana
solid They have beautiful luster and smooth hniSh'
Knckerbocker cloth in close imitation comes in wool and
cotton with tiny dark dots rreulary scattered over the
surface.
vigogne reappears in tuts OF which the very
fashionable crean-color is the predominant one other
tine nts two three shades Of dark bne chestnut
brown, several shadeS or gray ana uelifatc
oolors They sell for 81 50 yard Very beautiful cash
meres are displayed of the lovely ccru eo0rs rang
ing from oreamcolor to several shades of delicate yclloT
again OF tho slightest possible tint OF ycllowsh wne
These ali WOOL very SOFT and Intended for the pfh
aud poonase OyedeSs the Other portions OF the
c stuinc being Of black velvet different shades oi
brown according to artistic contrast. The trimmings
will be OF Cashmere lace elaborate patterns after
the richest old point.
The passion for cream and all &c and ivory tnts can
scarcely be considered strange when one considers
how becoming they bOnle AMI brunette alike; so,
the II fst time in Fashions mory, women arr con
.ent, more than content. happy. 1t ia whispered
tnat the limitations OF this lace will make 1t
common. and. therefore. unpopular; but one
might as well back-ba! vaoncenncs lace the ground
that it Is closely initiated in the TIA ian The easn-
mere lace Il too great fdvoriie to lee readily abandoned.
aud another very soft and pretty syo has ap cared ID
silk OF cream cOlor wrought by hand New fashions In
cashmere show the several gradaons Of 6cru, with
dash spot of pure white. Entire pieces OF Va.ecennrs
lace are shown which have had bath Of ccru dye and
deeper shades nearly yellow su"n- Tea or weaker
coffee will effect this change Somebody has said there Ii
nothing hut what has once been old. George was
d.yoted TO Mecn cravats just off color. and The besuX
Of long past century cambc shirts trimmed wi,L
Malines lace dyed with coffee grounds. II 1t had not
been Tor NapOeou's passion FOR lace the exquisite fabrics
Of Chantly Brusse aud AeneOn would have been lost
forever More than thirty OF the rarcs laces wero lost
through Maize Antoine e. and aiterward the Frenci
Revolution Lace fe with the BOurbOns, bat now Nil over
the civilized world the passion has revived and an enor
nous quantity used from the costliost to tie fine and
excellent imitation.
The creamcolOr tint extends to walls IN lace gauze.
crepe nssc. and gremalne. Lace walls are pmin oi
dotted with cheule Of ths color. The ides OF Aarci
will disclose b"iDsts hats aud bbon zee Of cream an
ivory tins Delicate and elegant fIbncs " pure whit
wool haya Just imported. TO be cohbncd with
such coors rs Violet with ts tendercr shades of
dark myrtle green and dark blues, ch stnufhrOwn, ana
baok velvet The seht"st possible glimpse of thc
andersen will he permitted and 1t VIII gracefully
hang In artistic drapery the costume of tie
Marguerite of Faust 1t IA made without Trim
ming - simply the accomaaDnents Of hanging
poa,-t aud glr1ie. collar aud cuffs. one side Oi the
.kirt caught up by the pocket considered OF the
most cOIuet'ls Sso1es OF dress; hence modstes
show great ingenuity in producing many designs
possible made oi side Daitngs Others OF hnc
snife plating still Others nearly Ike tbr oJ-fasi-
ioned reticues drawn up tho top aud headed With
little rune. only Is sufficient either side, and
tbs dainty bows upon them. the bouquet OF flowers
for evening dress. make thcn all the more
coquetilsh.
In tr,yrlnc-lress goods there are browns OF
shade In six and WOOL Summor poplns, pong es, soft
light dig gouas s5Iipel and itte s;us of a-woO Foe
easld nablc stripe shaded finely II done by the
artists brush, from quarter of an Inch to the hnai
possible hair line. There spmc checks Ia bishct-
woven wool fabrics of quite large sze. aud again other
~ small As a pn-icid Trey ar: br'I ild cream,
brown ar1 darker brown blue granite gray AMI gray.
navy blue and black aud white som, Of the pl Ids
and stripes are outlined slender bar OF bright bur
or rrd.
The ever popular Grand Opera brand Of alpacas reap
pears They iOubefaced and doubc warp
Of Ane user selling from 50 TO 80 cents yard O TINS
manufacture IS also the handsome silknish'd beaver
mOaar brand, OF pure blaok an1 in. I'm sh from GO
~ > "A II IA.
and lustrous blc briliauunes rnk in elegance next
~ bicx 4 k. selling fron 90 cents 10 - 70 yard
The excellence Of these bran Is o bcS gons c0nSss III
ther dula1iity al'd ccohony DON hi''s % oc'b a'ih''
they always scrvireable can bc oetn@l or even
washed rcmfdc, and ,elitllmmrd after years Oi wear
nor 40 these fabrics mold dlt of become ~ uHn
ness. Daring the last two or tafcc drcaita Drons nu~
snc, got use, such n goats hair Manila hcIh ana
te, tnrts wool and H. silk and cotton SIX IN Ilin'
adding thereby beautiful svery luster. A"nnt W
impOrtatiUns Of black the GranI Oirr, Drani
ranks very high for beauty OF finish aud tx,urr' ana
VIII h. fashOnably worn In connection win hIhcK -lk
TI,e, are OF Amer exturo tam before of .mouta ts IN
M xed rays, ecrn sia aud AL fasoiah" cioth c0l"s
There are aicash stuff Of color SUPERB In Their
I1ch quality and heavinrss These jacquard fabrics
GENERALLY crt4n-cO0r ana they arc also found Ia deer
blue, aud granite gray and ght gray Dal,sas come L.
creacoOI, soft aud elegant. and IN dafA"r shades OI
cafe-aI-lait and buff again H. Goru 49,
Black greDadnc returns III enormous quintue- iron
grenadne its pace standard fabric; there arc
fshcr aud more attractive s'y such striped aud
ed lace strives alternating wtH phih stripes
small thick c1ecHs aud open ldce-"Ork Det"e'h Dilish
and brocaded grenadines very elegant AN can be
combined with planer styles the VeivetD1rroi ana
striped grenadines 0f last season are revived, and the
satIu-striped aud polka spotted arc obsolete
Tue wool blrcgcs OF several years ago rtt1in
In such delicate ivory cream color, bc VcFe s-
rpe wheat. ami ole mnr (ripe wBoaD Od-iashoned
cOlors giugaiDs are son: blne ana whtc-Wnat Was
once called plan alton cheek; blue aud gray ana queer
suun browns grays Toile dAIace IA "a hue, soft
stun made O cotton Resembling gIngham, ana l. a. cool
IA llneI This also Ia Two and thieo patterns IA
dIeoS one side leTiectiy plan; inc otn1f mas o
patake OF this peculiarly, which Isl great ec1noiny anu
aid besides ia dTessmakng Cirat, PLAN Sr9dnd awbe