The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-04-04
RAINBOW TINTs IN DRESS.
Hundreds of Delicate Standings Produce,
by the Modern Dyer.

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Few persons can be Indifferent TO the
exquisite tiniings produced this year by
the chemical experiments Of French do.
sieuers. II Is ayerred by those who may
DO considered good authority upon the
subject that there are at least one hundred
different standings from the original stand.
ard colors, which latter can be summed
up in seven words, viz red, purple,
green, blue, brown, gray and yellow. 1t
10 no easy task to define and group to-
getber all the shades that spring from
those seven standard cplers and which are
employed in dress fabrics, ribbons and
flowers this season. From the original
red we have crushed strawberry, jacque
rose, terra.cotta, blood.stone, shrimp.
peach blossom and coral pinks, lobster
pinks, copper color, crushed raspberry,
mahogany, scarlet, crimson, cardinal,
ruby, garnet and claret---all Of which
shades are declared au fait. Most i'm
ported customs contain at least five diff
ferent shades, but they are so aftistically
blended that the grand total is perfection
itself and do not look pronounced or vul-
gar. The old royal purple is making it.
self conspicuous again, bringing alens in
it's train most charming variety of new
shades, among which are pansy purple in
three different tints, dark, medium and
pale; two shades OF heliotrope lilac,
manuve, lavender, amethyst and dove
color, which latter is a revival of the
antique and a very fashionable tint
century ago, as well as in the sixteenth
century.
This sbadings which emanate from
brown are also very much employed in
dress goods, but not so extensively used
In millinery trimmings. The seal brown,
so popular TWO or three years ago, is now
rarely IL ever seen, having been discarded
fol olive, bronze and chocolate. The
lighter shades IN these eolors are very
numerous. Next to the natural color OF
the olive fruit comes violet wood, oak,
olive wood. amber, tan, fawn, eeru and
cream. The more delicate tints ~ green
are not easily distinguished from blue In
the evening, except undcr q strong cleo
trie light. The darker tints are myrtle,
hunters, Egyptian, olive and ivy, and
then follow The delicate iinis, embracing
emerald ltl,c original color, Jasper,
ponieglanate, pale olive and sea foam.
Yellow commences In the deepest
bronze, followed next by orange, old gold,
Etruscan gold, sunlight, amber flame,
cream. The brightest hints, such rs orange
aud sunlight, ale employed principally in
millinery ribbons aud tiorai gaiDiture, the
most glitteripg and brilliant Of these be-
ing snnball tbistles, nsed in carriage aud
evening bonnets, and the humming- birds,
with breasts aud wings spangled with
gold crystals, cut Into inflnitesimal par
ticles and spiinkled upon the feathers
which have been prepared by kind Of
gum or glue.
Clay Is little sought but the new slate
color and steel viii be worn. The evening
shades are cadet gray, twilight aud pearl
In blue the precious stones are represent
I'd In sapphire, opal and turquoise, the
flowers ia violet, the fruits in bueberry
and plum. The elements iD azure, frost,
moonlight on-the lake and electric blues
Nes York Star.