The Cecil Whig., 1883-07-28
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW GooDs-NEw STYLES.

Never were such latitudes allowable as
in the fashions and fabrics of the present
season.
Imported toilettes on display at the
leading houses are respondent with gilt
tering garmitures, soft tinted embro-
deries and costly laces. The mandate
respecting the fit of all garments is in
flexible as the law of the Medes and Per-
slams. Irrespective of the fabric, fash
ion, finish or combination, the modistic
symmetry must be-in measure-per-
perfect.
Short skirts are pleated in double hol-
low pleats just resting upon a narrow
band on fluting of different color
around the foot.
Evening toilettes have court trains
flowing ont in soft folds from the waist,
which may be removed at WILL some sort
of Tournure to supply the multiplicity
of draperies has become a prime neces-
sity of the modes. Bodices may be
either plain, pleated or gathered, accord
ing to fancy.
Basques of every style and quality
share favor with the poionaise and Prin-
cess styles. Sleeve may be capped or
fulled into the arm-size. Some are shir-
red into puffs to match the plastrom, but
the plain, close-ftting American sleeve
takes precedence.
At Lord & Taylor's they have brought
the science of dressmaking to fine art.
Costumes made there are certainly su-
perior in style and finish to those i'm
ported and that is perha ps Why many
toilettes worn by noted ladies who grace
the "1etes' of the creme de of New York
and Washington are designed and exc
cuted at this famous house. Moreover,
their modistes only require an accurate
measure in fitting out purchasers from
distance. They are always ready to give
any information respecting styles, and
estimates on application tlcm the great
store, corner Broadway and Twentieth
street, or send samples of the new fabrics
of which current industries have pro-
duced this season an infinite variety.
Materials run all the grades in the tex
tile calendar from the gauziest greradine
to the most substantial silk, satin velvet
and velveteen in vogue.
The "Nonpareir' brand of velveteens
introduced into this season last year has
become standard fabric of fashion.
When stylishIy made the quality at 50
per yard is equal in appearance to the
best Lyons velvet at SO, and the fibre,
though supple, is strong as iron.
NEW BRoCHE vELvETEESs.
The manufacturers of this brand have
succeeded in producing a beautiful bro
che fabric i'll the richest designs, and in
all the fine shades of myrtle, plum,
claret, brown, ruby, black and others SO
much admired in the plain "Nonparell'
velveteens. These fabrics have the vel
vet figures woven in, not stamped, so
their beauty continues to the end, and
the cost compared with the cost of fig
ured silk velvet, is mere triile and the
effect equally rich and fine. Beautiful
costumes are made of the broche velve-
teen i'll conjunction with satin surah, and
also with Ottoman silk and their success
can hardly fail to create a revolution in
the use of broche vclvets. Ladies should,
however, be sure they get the genuine
article, which has the name "Nonpareil"
stamped on the back of every second
yard. and do not lie persuaded to buy
any other. This is found on the back of
the plain and brocle both.
AMERICAN SILKS
Those introduced this season are un-
doubtedly handsome, and will outwear
TWO imported costumes of similar grade.
The new style Ottoman is silk of large
cord and rich quality. 1t is single faced,
fast woven back that will not pull nor
slip, and is shown in 90, - and 24-inch
widths. They are highly recommended
for durability, and forms an exceedingly
rich, elegant costume for little money:
the retail price being 81 80, $1.15 and 50
per yard the latter quality quite as rich
and handsome-looking as the imported
goods for which twice the price is asked,
and which will not begin to wear as well
or give as good service in any way.
These goods are manufactured at the cx-
tensve silk mills of John n. Stearns &
Co., on Forty second street, where are
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such an attractive novelty this season.
These brocades are the cheapest and
most beautiful goods in the market. The
quality is rich, and the combinations in
colors reveal the most artistic taste. For
pelisses, basques and house jackets they
are the most durable goods made; the
quality compares favorably with with an
imported fabric at double the cost.
THE NEWPORT SASH.
The Newport Sash" is among the
fashionable novelties in New York this
season. 1t is brocaded after an Oriental
pattern in the same color as the back
ground, and fringed all around, the
! fringes cured with narrow selveges. 1t
is very graceful worn as corsage scarf,
is two yards and seven-eighths long, and
comes in two widths, one of eight tn
the other fifteen inches. All the fash
ionable shades are represented, the pink
shades being lovely, while the garnets,
blues and browns are extremely pretty
for children's sashes, and can be utilized
in various ways for ladies' wear The
wide one form most beautiful finish to
plain toilet, while it enhances the rich