New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-25
THE FASHIONS.

In the advance of artistic tastes, the linen
manufacturer takes his share IN having the centres Of
table cloths as white bleaching can make them wha
into the borders colOred threads OF exquisite
beauty OF design Tho necessity of white centre
arises from the presence Of heightened coors in pottery
and flashing sparkling cutgass the emerald purple or
ruby uted chaces opal beaker ice frosted decaners
spraled gobets and iTdeseent raised stahus WIN
wine glasses Of every form and tint Absence OF oody
color has been the greatest defect In pottery III was
always the cold white against cold white eioth
and the cbncss of silver. Now TO return TO antique
art for examples: the Egyptian red and black ware,
the dark red and darktoned eoors OF the Greeks ana
Romans the delicious ivory and purple tints OF WedRe
wood the fesh-coOr and exquisite unity oil piue WIN
green OF the Chinese the blue and the rose, ana INC gun
Of ROYAL Dresden and sevres and other poteres give
warmth and relief to the snowy cloth. The latest lm
portatons of table linen from the French Exposition
show departure from the traditional rose shamrock
and thistle spots stars and foliage. The eXQuisneN
fine and lustrous damaSk represents panel FORMED pS
creeping plants and the lotus flower ana the panel hAo
cstening water depicts the lotus rising up from out INC
lake Among other charming designs is one altogether
floral in water lilies, PUSHES and waving grasses hc
ing toward the centre of the cloth dropping down To-
ward the border are roses jessamines maTgueres No
LET'S and the acanthus vines in high rehet OF slNcry
whiieness There are white and bun ana paie' ivory
tinted satiny damask grounds, with the designs III
white OF a marine view, landscape, FACADE OF
Gothic cathedral, IagOuas covered WITH
columns and vases, cbariots and the chase
The passon for embroidery TO its height and
Al il worn upon all of fabrics on Indla EaAes
I'm fade coors Persian gauzes in arabesques ana du
reds yeows and strange blue tints, and Egyptian US
sues i'm red aud black and gliternS golden threads
Light silks deliberately embroidered III such sh"oes
ms China pink bronze Old gold and scarlet, ana Six
game. are embroidered in medava styles with chenille,
gold silver silk and thread When done by hand these
fabrics acquire the value lace but the WORK by
machinery in some instances quite ourNaS mana "orA'
An exquisite of two curtains OF the finest lace pos
sibly intended for sleeping room, is embroidered III
white vase is represented standing upon an ESyp
tian altar piece, ded with flowers OF the lotus ana
curtain drapery is held back 10y graceful figure OF
Sleep with the stem OF poppy distributing poppes 10
Morpheus. The shading OF the White emproidely
is perfectly managed Tho border of the curtains is
worked with twining vines, leaves and canope' ana
dropping lilies. Among some OF the most charming OF
the embroidered evening dresses is one OF gray tule
worked with scarlet mOunain-ash berries and sVery
leaves another of frost flake airy game is embroidered
with floss silk and silver thread sraw-coored tulle
Is exqusitely embroidered in liy-oi-tne-valey
and pansy design done in natural coors with chenille
and silk floss and there plaques OF silk, tue gauze
and velvet embroidered IN the most brilliant coioTs 10
place on dresses. These daphanous fabrics without
embroidery simply rest like tiers OF feecy Summer
clouds upon underskts of net and all stray grace
ful cordons OF Marshal Neil roses Clusters OF nolse
roses the Capucne tea and primroses are care
essy arranged for the and for the spots where
scarfs abers and dbOts of soft lace are 10 DC held IN
Mace India null muslin dresses, fine as n cObweD
show mass of soft little rules, hemmed with floss OF
silvery white brilliant color to correspond with
cascades of ribbon and clusters OF hOwers or garahds
Of the creamy sprays Of jasmin and lilac. More costly
costumes Of rich black silk or satin have panels and
scatfs richly embroidered. dress OF black SILK has
embroidered scarfs done in hOneyucke pattern cross
fat la Ali
The back aud descending the train The edge OF the
skirt has a border OF very fine knifepleating The
basque shows very deep vest embroidered 10 cor
respond with the scafs, the cuffs are embroidered on
The lower edge aud completed with knife-peang and
knots of satin ribbon, showing gold color on one SIDE.
As the manufacture Of flowers has been made
scence competition grows less among the florists The
dark crimson JacQueminot roses arc indispensable in
bouquet especially they are more costly in winter
than the other variety OF selling for SIS dozen
The Marshal Neil OF a deep yellow color cost 30
cents apiece and the charming harmony of tints is in
creased by the exquisite variety of tea roses and the
small uO,Sche roses. selling for 80 cents bunch The
Capucne exceedingly rare, taking on the hue OF the
yellow pink of the cOnch Shell and there arc fragrant
and charming specimens 81 te ote pe pn UueHTSs
sweet lly-Of theyaliey rivals the rose TINS season,
partly fragrance and for its ralty selling at tho
height of the fashionable for % cents spray.
For the decoration OF drawing ana dulng rooms the
pnmy pampaS grasses placed here and there III huge
apanese lars cOntrasted happily with great baskets,
stands and jugs hed with the brilliant tnis OF
The eac the scarlet leaves of the ponsetta toned
down hy the soft gray green of the dustymer and by
moses, grasses and ferns, with dropping vines OF
smilax The Of color is seen IN the glass zzas
and side pieces flowers where the greens are not
grass greens the reds OF brick color ana the ytOws
are like the color Of line leaves when the sun shines
Diamonds have lately so uctuated in value that these
flowers of the mineral kingdom yield precedence 10
pearls sapphres and emerads. Other stones OF rare
eve Of the East Indies, the lustrOus and rare moon
stone oriental topaz and the idesceut, wOdrous-
tinted opal. The last Is the only gem that cannot ne
initiated. Pearls are very fashionable. One OF the
most exquisite necklaces, fresh from the hands oi the
workman, shows an Intricate design III red gold, with
three white pearls OF perfect shape and purity falling
like a cluster OF snow drops at regular distances. Inc
monds magnificent pendant cross with the four ends
Of equal length made open S %h wb ps TEe
mink pearl OF the East euds flush TO the metallic usle
of the Panama pearl the other graddtlos OF ght ana
shade softly blending IN tue opal pearl, the yellow pearl
OF China, the copper or bronzetnted, the biackead
c1ored pearl and the lustrous white. A large black
near drops from the lower edge. tiny diamonds flash
from between the pearls and twO-OveTskn0t OF dla
A Guant PAIR Of earrings is set with three small dla
mOnds, a pink pearl droplet pendant from one ard
bronze pearl from the other Wild rose lace pm IS
studded with diamonds. WIN large uOy OF pigeon
blood hue glowing in the heart The cunning leaves
and stem are diamonds ana tue rose can ne uettcheu
and fastened gold halT-pln crescent OF diamonds
has fringe of graduated pearls showing inc d1erent
opaiue. largo double crescent OF large diamonds has
ruby and diamond star set Ia the centre ana near IL
glitters lace-pn OF diamond forge nOts DOhs
in the heart of each Hover pearl 81 aeTent color,
OF the most beautiful or the elaborate specimens
of handwork stalk leaf and grain of wheat wrought
in dull yellow gold on this are perced three BIRDS win
Outspread wings, showing suC1 COl0rs as rtd copper
and green, in the different alloys OF gold. From each
bill diamond hangs gllterlng Ike dew drop a ialr
of earrings accompany this artistic acepn. some eX'
QuisItey lovely jewey sets In graceful sprays OF N.Y.
Of-the-yaey Marguerite and clover leaf designs are re-
arkable for the charming shadngs OF color surround
ing pearls and diamonds varying rom the palest yell
copper, and DrOwnishrtd produced by the
application heat of different degrees 10 the plates OF
gold. Reptiles find extensive appreciation OF par
TWO ooed serpents with two ruby eyes, for the other
arm IL golden coil with rams head. Ii Will he seen
that the present caprice lends itself to oddities and
omes as well; in case article OF pair is lost,
need not be thought eccentric II the earrings and brace