The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-18
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

riety letter. lfdisplcased by the change,
accord me ! pray you various variety OF
pardons,
Bnstles are certainly becoming more of
buslesi longer, and sad to say, more prom
inent. More people wear them, yet one
does not yet look outlandish without one.
Let w. cling to that "yet' as drowning mar.
liners, and hope against hope. There is
talk of hooped-skirts, which let ushope will
continue to be talk
Gros grain silks lift up their heads again
and claim supremacy, while following close
upon them We see mention made falpacas.
Desirable because shedding the dust, We
cordially greet again these materials so
much liked, particularly osit is prophesied
that they will appear in finish Of mod
ern improvement
A "colton summer is predicted. All
sorts OF pretty cotton goods are already in
market, aud passing Dy the old familiar
prints, we tind satines, checked, striped and
floral patterned in immense variety. Await.
ing customers, who will generally choose
plain Saline to make up in combination -
generally, but not always
Thirty years experimenting ought 10 pro-
duce something, aud something has been
produced. None other than the new non.
parcel brocaded velyeteens, which have be-
come immediate favorities, and are destined
to great run. They have the advantage
over embossed velvet, as the ground is not
clipped, and their woven broche figures are
much more lasting than those merely stamp
ed by hot irons. Not injured 10y water
they are IN large demand for spring jackets,
pelIsses, mantaiets. basques, or for costumes
10 combination with fine wool or silk. The
prices are nethrd less than velvet. and all
stylish colors are shown; rich shades Of
navy blue, olive, garnet, myrtle, sapphire,
wine color aud black. Designs are various;
some modest, others bold in size, but oil
are very tasteful
Long cloaks have bseu in vogue SO loug
tina, they really ought to be growing short.
er, or growing old-iashioned, or growing or
doing something Instead, they stand
stsuncb aud s,eadtss', the tides OF fashion
sweeping by them, eddyIng around them.
Somehow We have an idea that a long
cloak ought TO be warm one, but pro.
cess Of logical sitting shows that to remain
an idea only 10 Paris lovely spring cloaks
are made Of lace over colored satin, aud
very thin woods are utilized for the same
purpose. So, you see, a long cloak can be
either thick or thin, and can be worn by
either the young or the elderly, especially
tue latter. lhere is a tiippsncy about the
jscket which suits not the lazy who for
many years has westhered tue storms OF
matrimonial nle, and for her the dignity OF
u prolonged garment Is more IN Keeping
Young ladies have greater freedom, and
wear either or both, rs the psternal purse
may give consent.
Each year the fancy for rugs seems Il
grow, and as the fancy grows so grows a
wherewithal to satisfy 1t. 10 place OF car
pets, some very large rugs, the one suth-
cient Tor room, and which are spread over
msttngs OF painted floors as The case may
be. The advantage Ct this over the carpet
that must be re.cut and rc.tit every time
one moves the migratory OF New.lorker
alone eau tell. We think OF these things,
now that The first of May looms up, and
nobody knows where anybody is going 10
be. Flom the above climax of rug, we
have them in every size down TO conven-
tent little things put anywhere, as the good
wife .anccs. AS late Improvement, come
rolls OF Competing with fringe sewn on the
edge. These are cheaper than the genuine
rug, ami also as desirable.
Housekcepers may also note that Hors-
ford's Baking Powder is coming more and
more into favor. This Is the invention Of
Professor Horsford of Cambridge, whose
Acid Phosphate ranks high with the medi-
cal profession, and the same scientific prin-
ciples which have rendered that so excellent
a remedy, have procured ingredients that
restore to biscuits, cakes, etc.. the nutritive
pbosphates lost IN the process OF
boiling. 1t s therefore considered strong
er and healthier than any other, besides
making lighter bread, and Of course grows
every day in popularity.
One set Of fashonsbles have their panes
Of glass cut very small, in imitation OF
some old, ancestral homes, Others adopt
the modern elegance of an entire pane.
II is hard to tell "master from man, AS
the exquisite now initiates as nearly as pos
sible the attire OF his goodman.
Tucy CARTER