New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-13
SPRINGTIME FASHIONS.
sT1rDIEs IN THE HARMONY OF CoLoRs.


ury Of color too frequently neglected by those VINO
ignore artistic beauty for the extreme development OF
extravagance which too often involves great deal OF
bad taste All this is happily. gradually being correc'eu
by the skill Of chemists and the works Of great coiorss
designers and artists The marvellous colors OF nature
are carefully followed and complicated Without fatigue
or confusion All hard botcy colors now replaced
by softly clear tns, usrous as those OF jewels, yea
without meretricous glare There is preference Tor
n red not like blood or bricks but the pure Egyptian
tint green not like grass, but the delicious color OF
lime-leaves when the sun is on them or gntleflne
through them, and again OF tint which LOOKS ike ah
AQUA marine or o spoonful Of wafer from niagara
cloudy blue. neither gray, pearl nor OPAL
but union Of all with inner depths and few shades
of warm and mellow nchen, sage, yehoW-Dro"h anu
copper OF the several shades OF yellow the pure de
cate creen-Rod OF the primrose to be the favore
A connosseur ia praised who buys picture because
il is an exquisite piece Of color II IL then no longer
matter Of wonder that these charming combinations arc
duplicated in the carpets and hangngs OF the mousse rs
well in womans dress
CARPETS.
Carpets on the principle ofthose Of Persia and Turkey
with thick tufted pile, are now commonly made IN
Europe The Gordon chenille Administer Is the only
Garnet OF the kind manufactured in tins country These
magnificent whole carpets are like field OF soft velvety
moss woven without seam perfect throughout one OF
these NAV be lkened to river in the East graygreen,
ripplne centre is surrounded by wide border nearly
black graceful in the curving with palm trees
tufted with leaves, the sides gay with gily-
flowers, delicate white bean flowers, grass tufts,
and tall PUSHES. Another style OF the
same manufacture has ground like green wheat; the
wide border of a mellow yellowbrown Is frnged WIN
thick clusters OF palm and strewn with creamy clover
blossoms branches of acacia and almond flowers; two
narrower borders Of intense red IN two shades nave
curving corners of large banana leaves eXqusitey
shaded.
Another style has n broad notified creamgray ground
covered with pale almond and apricot blossoms amber
shaded leaves and cactus the black ground OF the Dor
der is covered with waving of feahery palms, in
terspersed with the foliage and blossoms OF lime or lem
on trees and pale buds in the corners of the outer
narrow border of deepest red tufts of the amaack
An Indian blue ground is closely covered with the
acouhus leaf and delicate blossoms; the wide border Is
tinted like ashes ofrOses showing the same design TWO
narrower borders OF pale blue edged with narrow
lines of black and gold. On Of the largest carpets
the creamy green of the centre is set with
waving designs the wide border IL eX
duisitely picturesque, edged with broadleaved
white lilies under the shade of dropping
willows blue forget and starry prmroses CLEAN
like Jewels from the sedgy grass the tall reeds ana
adcrs the regularty Of this design adds TO its beauty
and the coors can be changed to please the taste
variety of this style OF carpet shows japanese designs
and coorng the central large square has dark maroon
ground mOitlc0 Will Irregular NNh'S "
gold black and pink the wide border has buff ground
covered with several varieties Of chrysanthemums In
chesnut-brown white and lavender. intense PINK and
graceful convolvuus vine twines in and out among the
foliage; the curved separating the wide from
the outer narrow borders show cumps OF white hydran
geas Another OF these chenille carpets made to order
has rich cream-colorcd ground covered all over with
notified spots OF Indian red the border of the same shade
OF red has graceful floral designs and delicate vines and
clustering little blossoms the walls OF the room Tor
which this carpet Is intended will be covered with
beautiful satin tapestry OF the shade ana designs
foreign Administer Of the largest size has an intense
Indian blue ground the wide border is massed with
cream exqustcly shaded spatliate leaves Of cactus,
thick tangled vines the narrow onter borders ana
small panels set IN the corners nave wie grouh1s WIN
single clusters OF lowers Not only IN the new chcnc
the wilton. body Brussels tapestry ana veveis the COZ
and designs are mostly Oriental ~ some o, these
India shawls are maryellousy Initiated; so with rugs,
porteres and wall draperies. For very large houses
where there many rooms on one moor carpets are
intense color with wall drapcrics and poreres mat VII
harmonic for n state drawing-rOOm. for instance But
library I'm rear, have equally elegant carpet
of quiet ground gray rich brown, cream maslc' or
any neutral tint with handsome Indian or japanese or
Egyptian wide border that will never weary The eyes
aud viii harmonic with any other color IN Tnus OF
hangngs. New and fashionable pOreres and draperlrs
OF every description are seen III the approved Shena
cloth
Touching bonnets their variety is infinite and their
nameis legion years have passed since
the straw tunnel in which wOmens faces resided.
was abandoned for the little cottage ornec. Now the
coal scuttles,the large gypsy,the wide flowing brmhed
I'm with bya flower garden and deli GIFTED by the great
GRANDMOTHER this generation return in the revival OF
fine chip straw leehorn and split straw The feminine
mind is exceedingly agtated by the novel extremely
wide hrims flowing that necessity exists OF inside
trimming, which must. Of course. be howcrs Very few
compilations can bear the close proximity Of flowers by
daylight This vexatious question can only be settled
by letting the delicate blossoms be Hhrouded IN creamy
lace or the transparency Of crepe SSe delicious
effect like the sun peeping dscreety through hay
clouds Fashion. this season. is equally liberal TO
blonde aud brunette. The delicious creamy beauty Of
the Mermet shading INTO amber and PINK, or
the perle dcs idrdins with TIA golden tints,
the favore Marechal Mel the golden, vevety mangod
or sunny blooms OF the wall Hover. any OF the
warm wine tnts mingled with maze hali-indden III
misty creamy lace VII b an 10 nd e ywd r or
vioets panscs forgetmenots the white bean Hover
OF the Nile any of the Indian blue shades ana dhy olive
But the pale blonde II there he suspicion OF red in her
hair. must avoid pink; the beautiful SoWceIitT de MAI
mnot softcncd by lace, or the scarlet OF hneones
lending radiance 10 the cool heotrope or mignonre.
strawberry blossoms and foliage with coudlkc gauze
and tulle, all these she may wear without lear IN the
interior of the bonnet while she strictly avoids pale
yellow, masc putty color. ecrn and greens Of al
shades. \ charming bonnet OF black SrAw Is poke
shape, with dropping hrlm; hau wreath of Marechal
bore their fruagc born 10 bloom and drop crosses the
sid of the bonner on the other side Is cluster of nod
Si i , "t,;I ~. ,b brir j. iiued yitI o,,iiil
rows Of creamy Spanish lace in this is haii hidden
a little cluster of primroses and seeded meadow grass.
FLOWERS AND LACE.
Some OF the bonnets are simply the beds from which
the flowers spring in the utmost extravaganza OF uXuri
ance. Never has the marvellous handcraft OF French
and Swiss artisans been more plainly visible tnan In
these charming flowers true TO nature. small poke
bonnet bed of double, crumpleieafed peoples and
silken hOllyhOcks gradually fading into soft green
woolly buds. Another hat, composed OF misty light
gauze covered with large with snowy patines
like moonlight. All the flowers very large and there
is great deal OF ACE in rich gold straw color
ecru and paest primrose tints. Foliage prcdominates
woody brown twlgs gorse and heather with trailing
arbutus seeded wood grass srewn with the golden bios
SONS that rancd DANE. OF the small flowers in
clusters are that only nowadays in old