The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-04-21
New WOODEN Fabrics.

Fine soft wooden stuffs that drape
gracefully, and are precisely what they
appear to be, are now chosen for spring
and summer dresses in preference to
silks that are moro snowy, but are too
seldom genuine. The French buntings
and nuns yelling were the first steps
toward an improvement In wool goods
that has resulted in producing several
sheer fabrics rs thin as grenadine, and
a. soft and pliable IS null muslin, yet
made entirely of wool. These will be
worn throughout the summer for after
noon dresses, and are now used for
simple toilettes on full-dress occasions;
they are made up over silk, which Is
nowhere allowed to appear. but merely
serves as . foundation, and their duh
surface is frightened by trimmings of
the sheeny satin merveilleux, ,embroid-
cry and lace. The newest Of these
wool muslins has tiny spots, dots or dia-
monds OF embroidery in silk all over it;
the dots are the same tint as the wool,
and this comes in faintest tints of blue;
Dream aud rose, with also pure white,
it is single width, and %. rs yard. A
similar white wool fabric has white sat-
In stripes, some OF which are nearly two
inches wide. and others only half an
inch; this Is costly. however. and will
be chosen for evening dresses, but there
are beautiful sheer woods in double
width as low as $l yard. Instead OF
borders there are open-worked lace and
applique designs wrought on the
selvedges Of fine black or white nuns
yelling to serve as trimmings for the
overdress; these are expensive, because
the price of trimming Is included. and
are SO tine that the plain nuns yelling
70 combine with them Is eS yard.
The Algerienne striped woods are lower
priced, and will make youthful-looking
dresses for summer afternoon; the satin
stripes are horizontal. and the double
width stuff IL Sits. Many of these soft
wool goods are not folded down the
middle. although they are very wide
measuring forty-four to forty-eight inch
es; Is the creased line defaces the width,
they are rolled their whole width to
avoid being marked.
In heavier wool goods the novelty is
the introduction OF CAV lengthwise
stripes down half of the fabric, while
the other half IL . solid color. This is
utilized for over-skirts that are now
striped around the figure, and give bay
adere effects; the stripes are also
plated around the lower skirt. Bay
onnaise, which is harder twisted than
the wool buntings. is shown in plain.
striped and bordered patterns. Soft
shades of drab, tan-colors, and all
Quaker-like hues are shown in fine wool
stuffs to be combined with other striped
woelens that have . great deal Of dark
green, olive, and some gilt threads in
troduced. The beige and creamy
shades of last season are very much
deepened in the new goods, anu instead
OF old gold the phrase new gold is
heard. while the dull yellows are bright
ened to jonquil shades. The fancy
beige checks and the Cheviots with
slight illuminations of red and yellow
have already been mentioned rs the
choice for early spring suits and for
travelling dresses. While all these stuffs
have. the sheer flannel weaving. twilled
goods are by no means given up. Boxes
containing each q dress pattern Of
twilled wool of some quiet shade. and
gay bayadere-striped wool for combin-
ing with 1t, are arranged in stylish
colorings that would not occur to the
unpracticed eye. Almond. olive, drab
and green-tinted blues are for the plain
parts of the dress, while the striped
parts are dark grounds with very gay
illuminations; such patterns are $22 and
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