New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
FRENCH DRESSES AT Il. 4. STEWARTS.

A r. Stewart & Co. do not set apart a single
day for opening day. but have been exhibiting choice
novelties all the week in their drawing on the fh
floor These consist of of the most elegant dresses
that have ever been sent Ia Newfork by the Leading
Paris dressakers. Pngats artistic toilets and graceful
mantes are especially worthy notice in this collection
In glass case is exhibited most remarkable dress OF
moonlight blue silk and Roman gauze made in the new
princesso shape without hounces, overskirt or any
drapery all hangs plainly from the square neck down.
and the trimming is composed OF nOtched rufies OF
silk making large ruche for border, and OF
LIGHT mink blue and tleul colors. A pOmpadOur polo
nasc dress Is OF cOOred bOurete, the new line
wooden cloth striped with threads OF Roman colos Inc
sleeves reach TO the elbow, and the Whole garment Is
looped and draped with bows OF crean-coor lined with
pale tillcul.or lime green Some OF the new sheer or
candy drcssas that have been announced are dspayeu
for evening dresses They are OF ecru, or OF moon
light blue that is nearly white, or else OF dark
nJz1riue blue They arc trimmed with open needle
work plated founces, aud Vaenciennes edging. These
will be worn at Saratoga and Newport, with Gains
borough hats OF IeghO trimmed with rose wreaths ana
marabOut feathers. 49,, -
For street costumes are polonases OF darker gray
boret with the draperY caught up by steel buckles
and for trimming deep fringes and Titan braids Cancels
hair polonaises are trimmed with elegant ga!lo0n ana
closely to the gure great diversity in modes OF
draping. The skirts are silk with slight Pseomtali
in this domans and sacques OF camel s'ha,i'
black fa and black net rea BHHcs W so are "n
this floor. and show all the novelties RON suGh tslloh
able French milncrs as Pailset, IuVee, frG,, anu
are fashionable yellow shadesImandarn' butter
cup &C. ged with the most vivid contrasts OF NlO
let's cid gold color mignonctte and reSure wnicn Is
rho new glowing flame color. Tuscan sraWs, icSOrns
rustic braids aud chips abound, and there are exquisite
bOunets of lace silk. The gaslSht room just ON
the main show ROOM lighted all day 10 display even
ing dresses Yellow to be the prominent coiOr ~
everything There Is a plating OF mandarin SILK around
the nrcks OF black mantels. On the second moor
the shawl department Is one OF the principal AZ
fractions with it, cashmcres from $40 up to $o,ooO
Here too are beautiful zephyr shaws Tor the piazza
ia Summer time and for invaiids The palmer sllts are
shown near these beginning with calcos ana pefcae at
g. rs for q dress ana rising 10 hundreds OF doliasSut
ing alike the most limited purse and that when Ii the
best filed The Eugene aces still attract crowds on lhs
floor The vilue put upon This 0Veisklrt OF Iacc IN
500 900 and upon the maryelously wrought siaNls
10000. on the first floor are the dress goods. Inc
woolrn department contains all the new bourettes,
kniCkerbOckers, and csmesb cloths by the yard
In All the delicate shades of color. silks
TO match all these are In TIC rotunda, ana
the fine rocades satns and gauzes of the newest de
signs The black silks az tins counter are OF the excel
lent brands that A. T. Stewart has made fmiiiarly
KNOWN IL of the rOtundl Is the glove counter
with boxes filled with Alexandrcs fine Kid gloves III the
stylish gray and tints, ut lower prices tnGn they
have been aimee before the The hosiery Is Of tue
finest spun silk in pale and in dark coors richly en-
broidelcd The Babriggan hose from 90 cents 20 ~ a
pair all the clicked and embroidered designs,
40 well as The cIcam-wbite.