Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-13
JOHN 1MAAKER,S.
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THURSDAY.
PHILADELPHIA.


t A figured silk without exampl
hitherto came yesterday from Pari
a a gros-grain, warp of one color an
woof of another; which would Civ
a changeable effect that is neithe
new nor desirable of itself; but tn
newness and wonder of it is in tn
shadowy figure Of many shades, bu
Of only two or three colors, whic]
blend so lovingly as to lose thei
separate force in most gentle an.
winning harmony.
/ 1t is not brocade. The weave i
that of perfectly plain gros-grain
The blending of these ghostly
shades is a mystery then Is ii
printing, like the wonderful sateen.
Of these two. years (ne1t-outer CYCLE
| IMftcentn street Sntrahcej! Navel Oul
the woof. 1t is untouched by any
color, save its own. But look at the
disengaged warp, after you have
raveled the woof out. There is the
figure clearer and in brighter colors.
1t must have been printed there
before weaving.
The dimness of outline is explain
ed. The least miscalculation in the
printing of the warp silk would
cause it. The artist who designed
the pattern knew this, and adapted
his design to the fact. Instead of
seeking an impossible perfection of
outline, he turned the inevitable
inaccuracy of the printing into a
merit by obscurely limiting at beau
ties beyond sight.
The gentle gradations of shade
are explained. Think of piling up
colors enough on a brocade to &C
complish such master-work as this.
1t isn't attempted. Damasse work
isn't imitation of nature it is con-
ventional in the highest degree. But
in printing it is only matter of
number of colors. The wonder is
not there. 1t is in the adaptation
of means to the end by which a
most singular beauty is expressed,
with a jaunty, almost careless ease.
81 yard.
We have but little of this particu-
lar silk-our buyer sends us but
little of any one such. We are pay
ing the newspapers for printing this
too long account of it much more
than our profit by the sale Of it.
But this incident out to serve as an
advertisement of the stream of
novelties which pour in upon US
while the buying season lasts.
Next-outer circle, Chestnut street entrance
Tapestry carpets are made in the
same way; the pattern is printed
on the warp; brussels being of the
nature of brocade.
We ought to say more of carpets
and mattings but not to-day.
North gallery.
Nuns yelling, and silk-and-cot-
ton fabric very like nuns yelling, of
street and evening colors, embroid-
cred all-over with bright silk bits of
leaf and flower; plaid nuns yelling
embroidered the same way; $1.25
to $3.50, according to embroidery,
rather than fabric.
Nuns yelling is getting into ex-
travagances beyond all recollection
of the nun.
Fourth circle, City-hall square entrance.
Two camels-hair melanges at 81,
which last year sold for $I.5o; of
styles that are good, so long as
melanges are good; and melanges
are Just as good as they were last
year. Probably these are last years
nobody knows or cares. Grays
and browns; some of them strong
melanges.
Third-circlc. southeast from CENTRE
The Arcade entrance from Chest
nut street takes on a new form to-
day. 1t is no longer a mere passsge.
way to the main building; it is also
part of the rooms. on both sides
of it.