The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-10-15
FOR THE LADIES.
Something About the Autumn sty

SILKS.
The use of satin has brought into vague
again lustrous silks with satin finish for the
principal parts of the dress. Some of the
richest Partisan costumes for the winter are
made of black satin de Lyon, which Is silk
with satn-tiinished surface 50 closely woven
that the reps can not be seen on the lustrous
side This comes in jet black shades OF beau
tiful qualities at 30 yard or 800
ward Gros grains also take on an added
luster, and Notwithstanding the general add
vance in prices, very handsome qualities are
found at s., % yard, to be combined with
the richest brocades When gros grains are
chosen. those with very decided reps are
preferred to the medium reps lately used,
as there will probably be return 20 all RIB
bed and Velour fabrics. The heaXy Antwerp
silks sometimes called cathedral silks, are
sixty inches wide, for cutting circular and
other large wraps. These are $l3 yard.
There are also armures and satin de Lyon
in these wide silks for wraps. The brocaded
black satns or those in one shade of any
fashionable color, are chosen for combining
with plain silks. The designs are small and
quaint, such as olives, stripes with birds In
them, japanese fans, shells, palm leaves and
thorny branches, polka dots, etc. w hen
several cOlOrs are introduced, the designs
are intricate and closely, vowed, and in
many cases they resemble embroidery. The
striped brocades remain in great favor, 10
cether with most striped fabrics, which are
becoming generally known as peluns; thus
there are silks with brocaded satin stripes,
and satns with stripes of brocaded velvet
sometimes only one color is represented, but
the newest and richest brocades have the
various colors combined in India and Per
sian cashmeres. Other rich fabrics for com
bination dresses have messy stripes on
ground of a contrasting hue, or else there
are fiowers-roses, buds and leaves-or ma
tural colors, in raised velvet pile on satin
grounds. Changeable effects are shown in
silk, satin and velvet, in the quaint old
fashioned colors worn generation ago.
Ladies' who have dresses of these shot silks
that have been treasured heirlooms can
use them again, as almost any pattern can
be matched now with the striped change
able silks that are sold for $l.50 yard.
The brocaded satins and yelvets are far more
expensive, ranging from $500 to IS yard.
For dresses that are to be remodelled, and
will probably last only a season there are
silk and linen striped goods that give the
effect of a satin-striped Sicilienne, yet cost
only 1925 a yard; this is especially COM
mended in black, but is also of good value
in coors when the fabric is soft and pliable.
Plaid satins in regular clan tartans and III
fanciful combinations of colors are largely
imported for parts of dresses they cost
s.. so and upward. There are also plaid
velvets in the gayest and richest colors for
trimming dresses of solid color OF cloth,
silk, satin, and even of velvet. Bandana
plaids with much red and yellow are shown,
and others have drab, pink or plum color
for the foundation, on which rest the gayest
bars and stripes.
BRoCADED WOOL GOODS, ETC.
Brocaded wool goods of Oriental designs,
especially those with palm-leaf and arabes-
que patterns, form the largest part of the
| importation of fabrics that are meant to be
used in combination with other goods. The
richest of these have silk woven with them,
| sometimes as much as two-thirds of the
fabric being silk, yet the wool is kept on
the surface, and the effect is as rich as that
seen in camePs hair shawls. These come
| with black grounds nearly covered with
palms, or else the ground may be pale blue,
| scarlet or cream-color; they are double
width. and cost 81 or IS a yard. Other
broche goods of similar designs are woven
| in single widths, and cost, from 81 20 up
and many are cut off in short lengths and
put up in suit patterns, with plain repped
woods of any of the new stylish colors.
For morning wrappers, for dressing
sacques, and for Innings of wraps, there are
camePs hair hannels in new patterns of
brocaded: stripes The contrasts of color
pale blue, garnet with dark blue, cream
with red, or brown with gold. These cost
50 yard, and measure a yard and half III
width.
For travelling suits the dark tartans in
soft twilled wool are shown again, and 1T
is found that the largest plaids are most
popular, especially those that combine blue
with green. They come in three qualities
costing from 81 rs to 81 % per yard.
NEW WOOL GOODS.
The new wool goods are pliable and o
light weight, yet give the effect OF thick
heavy fabrics For plain costumes made
entirely of one fabric there are cloth. like
msuitings." with indistinct threads. lines
and checks of many colors mingled, anc
presenting the effect of selfcolored stutts
in fine wool and double-width these are
81 90 a yard. In the same class IS tn
Maiolivue cameFs hair, in two shaded
stripes of dark contrasting coloTs, such as
gold with the darkest japanese blue, or will
garnet, green or brown. There are varlou
glace shaded wool goods. Some are plan
grounds; others are matte, with SQUARED,
, woven threads; and others are pekIns
T having very small stripes. Red shot viii
green is evidently a favorite combination
z AS it is shown in changeable fabrics OF al
| qualities. Plain colored goods, in all tn
: new shades of blue garnet, brown and gree
f are imported in Chuddah stripes of zigza
weaving, in mummy-cloth surfaces OF Irreg
ular waved dots and specks, in small armur
| figures, in crinkled Grape cloths, in rep
) / across. like velours and cotelines, or els
< Ieupthwise, as in Biarritz cloths, and tn
e heaviest twilled camePs hair cloths, as we
t as those of light quality, like cashmere
1 All such goods are double width, and COS
G according to their weight and hnenes