The Red Cloud chief., 1877-03-08

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Silks-Hints About Millinery.

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SiIks-Hints Abou Millinery.
One OF the novelties is Persian sill
In very bright cOlors, sOftened by
graver ones, In the intricate geometri
cal Persian patterns that have become
30 familiar. These designs are also
shown in mixtures of silk and WOO
that are light enough for summer
dresses.
The soft yielding silks in brOcaded OF
damask designs are largely imported in
very light qualities, scarcely heavier
than the plaid LOuisness 80 long in
vogue. Leaf patterns will remain
stylish among these, and especially
what the French call Ieutlh Eossile, OF
skeleton leaves On a ground of darker
shade.
Grenadines are more largely imported
in dark colOrs than they have been for
many seasons. Until last summer i'm
portatiOns were almost entirely n
fined to black; but last year the colored
grenadines came into favor, and will be
very generally worn next season in
dark blue, brown, myrtle, green and
gray.
Very small checks and very fine hair
stripes will be shown for summer silks
The first choice in these will be designs
Thai mlngle the two shades SO closely
thai at a short distance they appear to
be all n color. Two shades of seal
brown, two of dark blue, and the con.
trasts OF black with white and ora
from the bulk of these importations.
The same soft cashmere finish soan
on colored silks is liked for black gros
grams, and the medium grain is also
chosen. There will, however, be few
dresses made entirely of black pros
gram, as the variety of damask. ar.
mure' and brocaded silks. is largely in.
creased. and many of these are 40 incon.
splcuous in design that the most Quiet
tastes will be pleased.
Evening silks are brocaded in all tho
designs just noted, and are accomna.
ME by gros grains of similar shades.
I1lleul green and yellow shades. deeper
than the cream color of last year. are
those most largely imported. For even
Ing dresses there are also gauzes of
delicate tints in the silk designs. For
bridal toilettes are very heavy po,1lts
de sole IN all the blanc shades.
Novelties are shown L the light
gauzes for evening dresses. Among
these are plush stripes half an inch
wide, with armure stripes between
These are cream. tilleul, pale blue. and
canary color. Very rich brocaded de-
signs between velvet stripes are shown
In these light colored gauzes. Lilac.
meuve. lavender, and other kindred
hue are revived. and the clear sea-
foam green without the yellow of til.
leul is also shown.
Inc smallest armure figures will he
PROBABLY the first choice for the silks
that are used a parts of costumes in
combination with gros grain. These
are tiny oblong horizontal figures. like
parallelograms with their ends rounded.
Ihey are shown in a long list of colors.
as moss green, gros blue, myrtle.
cream, etc. They will be used for
prlncesse dresses, polonaises, and for
basques with tabliers.
Inc new s~elf-cOlOred grOs grains have
the soft cashmere finish, with demi.
lustre' and medium reps, neither very
heavy, like poplin, nor too small. a. in
taffeta The cOlors that predominant
are blue, brown. dark steel and smoke
shades. ct brown shades, seal brown
Will remain In favor; the largest inn.
portatlonso OF blue are indigo tints; green
ranges from the creamy tilleul, or lin
den. to dark bouteille and myrtle green.
Bourette is offered as q novelty. but
has already been made known to our
readers by Madame Raymond's letters
and the importations of the fashiona-
Die modistes. It is a rough-surfaced
1aorlc, made of waste silks of different
shades, and in contrasting colors. The
ground is twilled, or is comparatively
smooth, and is almost covered with
rough raised figures in irregular damask
patterns. that are most stylish as they
are most irregular.
Importations of spring silks will be
smaller than they have been for wears.
The largest buyers have been exceed.
'ngIy cautious in their purchases, on
account OF the advance in the price of
raw silk and because of the depressed
condition of the country. European
manufacturers are also complaining of
he hard times, and have not attempted
. produce many novelties, hence We
have the Encouraging message that
here will be very few new designs and
'hese will be marked at higher prices
han silks have been selling within the
asst three wears.
The milliners are anticipating very
ew novelties. this season. Chip bon
'ets of ecvu shades continue in vogue,
mt q great number Of fancy straws
vill also be imported. There will be
partly of chip and partly of
sce straws, with brims of one and
of tho other. The capote shape,
is predicted, will prevail. The fronts
. oil horrota will ha cloaA against the
ace. but there will be some variations
4 the crowns. Trimmings will be tied
losely around the crown, and follow
8 outlines, instead of being massed In