Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-01

| HSbD1ol es-Wn0t the Metropolis
show their Patrons -TravelinE and
Sesstde TO1lettes.
tFrom Our DUN Correspondent
| NKw YORK, May 29-New summer fabrics
nave long Indian names, which have to be
translated here into Anglo French or Saxon
| Imagine q New Highlander asking for twenty
yards OF Reshmina l. guIrez- 1. aim, a polo.
| naise OF Reshmina- i.tehiap. or the latae,
novelty, Bannat i-hind
| These, OF course, are out OF compliment In
Ins Prince OF Wales, In whose arrival from
INDIA we are not SO much interested as we
might be, because of our own Centennial,
But the accession Of Indian dignity To the
Crown OF England creates new interest, at
least for ENGLAND, in everything that relates
70 that country. revive the Juror which once
existed for Oriental styles and fabrics. and
naturally, as we follow suit SO closely to the
old country In design, restore them to us.
It was when the Prince OF Wales was In
tn1s country that the "Arab," q burnous
oraped at the back, was At the height of its
success, and in the thin, striped silk aud
wool cloths, now used for over dresses and
Princesse polonaises, it was used for opera
cloaks and sorties du hal. Shall we have the
Aiso over age 10, and the wide striped scarf !?
ana Will the numerous "cashmeresv be-
siOweo upon h1ghness, and which he must
distribute between his wife and his sisters.
revive the fashion OF shawls? Certainly
some chdDge is imminent. Ladies are be-
coming heartily tired and sick OF the untidy
Duncn1ng and massiDg In folds, which is mis-
calico 'drapery, and would welcome almost
a9y cnange which would give US simplicity
WHAT WOMEN FIND AT THE CENTENNIAL.
Nlne-tentns or the women who visit the
great exhibition at Philadelphia will want
to see, first of all, what foreign countries
have to show in articles and fabrics for use
ana ornament, and quite naturally. But If
they are wise they will begin at the begin
ming, and discover what the world has to
offer in the shape of material upon which 10
base fashion, and they will he surprised to
ma now few in number the principal and
which they will see In New South Wales Ia
one enormous lump. perhaps five feet square,
slik, which they will fluid in the original CO.
coon; wool, flax, and cotton. These are the
main sources from which manufacturers
draw their supplies, and the permanent tex.
lures lures are hardly more numerous. Why,
then, should We be tOrmented to death with
these 1ncessant and ridiculous changes in
fashion? In genuine fabrics there is, after
all, very little change; there is vibration,
We play see saw between checks and
siTipes and plaids and figures, and, after
an, depend for our "best" upon the good old
plain rich silk, which was the best of
mother and grandmother before us.
Fafh1on Is very well for fools who have no
Drains Tor any thing else; but the wise woman
kite, for it takes all her money and
strength, and prevents the acquisition of
really beautiful and permanent things. One
OF the eiories of the exposition is the magni.
fcent display OF pure amber, q Gorgeous
chandelier is made of it, pipes win iyorv
bowls, and the most beautiful of orDame tents
fashionable. but ii is Infinitely better: it is
always distinguished. 1t is worth tons Of
Pasty stun like "celluloid," coral. or base
i nnita as Of precious metals. Once &C.
really beauty and a joy forever. who has
not some old ring or small antique breach.
Ss 1hs was
by day as 1t grew older? But this is never
the case with shams or limitations.
hooKlng az the cottons, the woOlens, the
sllKen 1abr1cs from every quarter of the
globe. We see how limited Is really the range
permitted 30 good taste in clothing, and how
We nSa IN tnas respect II has been reached.
and hgures, and striking contrasts, but that
is 10 go back, or We can easily see by step
ping into India or Africa, and from there to
we nave outgrOwn. There is sturdy con-
Tort In the dark, stout cottons from the
Nstherlands, the serges from Ireland, and
granite WoOlens from Scotland.
one leeis that they are as enduring as the
far-famed Scotch pebbles" which is readi-
na mounted o. ab IN solid silver or 10 karat gold
queen or prfncesse, when she has searched
Lne world, or had 1T searched for her, can
md nothing better to wear than silk and
ing anything more exquisiteiy lovely. A
small piece OF this precious fabric ennooles
the possessor, while prOfusion of cheap
ART INDUSTRY.
A gentleman SAID, after an examination of
me woman's department. OF the Centennial,
mat 1t testified everything the Saturday Re
tf.W had ever said about her. That was
pretty severe, but it was almost true; vet,
though, 1t stands as the very poor represent
feature In the exhibits of the art Industrial
school. The finest OF these Is the school of
design from Cincinnati, and 1t is fne be.
and in the execution of which it demands
the best energies of its pupils. 1t is good
not only because 1t teaches women to put
use, but because it teaches them to sim lify
forms, II they would make them artistic and
noI thIow away time and good work upon
will never buy fringes fifty cents per ward
for eighteen cent muslin, or muslin deISine:
nor will they have SO much labor put upon
strength. time or money for shaping IL into
dress several times as much as the cost Of
fabric. Simple designs are better for cloth
Ing ns OF an kinds, but particularly for inex-
often. Time spent In making over old cali
co dresses Is not wisely spent when print is
Only SIX a cents per yard Better give them
economy to make over old clothes nor do
machlne- made clothes admit Of 1t as hand
spun goods used to do. They are quickly
placed; but We cannot replace them III we
are foOi1shly going to embroider them with
our Time and money. What would be
thought OF road makers who should strew
precious stones for cartwheels to roll over?
save time and strength to put into some-
tn1Dg good to keep, and use as little as posi-.
the day. 1
READY.MADE SUMMER CLOTHING.
"A visit TO the great repositories of ladies'
dy-made clothing would induce any IN an
or inexperienced woman to suppose that the
problem of "what to wear" had been satis-
tactorily solved. Garments sre there of
every kind, In dozens, and Of the aggregate,
IN tons. How people can buy them and wear
mem out Is the mystery, until you buy
them and wear them, and then you find that
they have been put together easily, to be re-
placed quickly. That they have q way of
dropping apart. and becoming demoraIized
TO an extent which, while 1t does not really
wear out the fabric, wears out human pa
thence. and induces the owner to set out on
quest after something better. And IL is
becoming possible to ind it, but not in the
factory made articles which lie in long rows,
as like as two peas, labeled from 50 cents up
10 several dollars, the prices increasing with
the amount OF tawdry needle work and rows
ofmachlne stitching and tucking. No, il is
in the French hand made work that one
hnds sOlace. In class of soft finished per.
Gale garments, with much less work upon
them, not at all SO snowy, but well emf sen-