Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10
SEASONABLE FABRICS.
Something About the Materials fOr
Fashionable Dresses.

The long-prevailing rage for rich col,
ors sad fine textures is carried this sea,
sen into ali the fresh importations.-
Figured materials designed for combina-
tions are uncomnonly brilliant, and the
plain fabric setting off the figured is
strong in tone. although it may be un-
ebtrusive. Wool goods do not yield any
favor gathered during recent seasons
and noting their popularity. manufac-
turers are making them as delicate as
gauzs, and far more satisfactory. A
plain wool fabric, less closely woven
than India eamels hair, but of the same
quality of Asiatic wool, is called 6l-a-til
and comes in dainty ecru, tan and yell
low-ivory tints. A figured variety, less
fuzzy, but delicate ia texture, is called
Panama batiste, and is displayed in pin
head checks, solid colOrings, and also in
blocks of an inch and half. in white
and oak color, combined with garnet
black, brown, blue, etc. In some designs
q silk thread runs through the black.
Large plaids with a momie-cloth finish
are entirely of wool, and come in such
contrasts of color as garnet and olive,
blue and brown, dahlia-red and marine
blue. White is seen in combination with
different shades of one color. These
plaids have their counterpart Oh all the
fashionable shades seen in plain goods.
Mana Sahib has fine Ottoman cord,
and is seen altogether in dark shades.
Etamine woolens are as thin as bunting,
but softer to the hand Albatross cloth
comes back again in solid tones of gray,
tan and brown, OF in patterns called
rsbes, which are grayish blue tan-cOl0r
and eucre, embroidered in plumetis work
with white sea-islsnd cotton. which has
the lustre of silk. Black albatross cloth
is preferred to grenadine for sumner
toilets worn in first mourning. Wool de
bege and cashmere are as popular as
they have besn-the latter in salt and
pepper" mixtures being largely employed
for secopd-mourning dresses. A novelty
showing this same mixture of black and
white, has the latter in silk.
A new cloth, designed for pelisses,
travelling cloaks, ETC., is called travelling
cloth, and shows smooth and rough
surface in large checks, which makes
wide and narrow stripes or plaids separ-
ated by a line thread of gold. Jersey
Ottomans return this spring, and are in
slate, garnet, brown aud dark blue
shades, Hollywood checks. Botan,
tweeds, with stripes to match, and OK
ford suitings are English fabrics, offered
In minute checks. invisible or Iudistinct
stripes, and in salt and pepper mixtures.
Embroidered yelling and French CASH
meres in one color, chiefly tan or brown,
the favorite embroidery design being an
imitation of Oriental lace. Other wool
or nuns yelling, with cream, ecru, pale
blue, pink. sea-foam green and pearl
grounds, have printed bower designs
scattered over the surface. as seen in the
new sattsens. The gayest of these fab
brics form bouffant polonaises over a
skirt made either of silk or of solid veil
ing, in some solid color appropriate 10
the figured fabric.
Spun silks are among the highly CON-
mended spring goods and are called
Rumchunder, Nagpore or Hansoor, ac-
cording to the Indian district in which
they are manufactured. These fabrics
are as easily freshened by washing as
cotton material. and make cool and dur
able summer toilets beth for ladies and
children.
The rich Pekinees of winter give way
this spriug to charming Pekin Pompa-
dours, displaying stripes of faint cream,
blue and pink, with flowers scattered
over the same at intervals. In attractive
Louisine silks there are Surah checks in
changeable garnets and olive, blue and
brown. lavender and purple, cardinal
and gray. Stripes are also observed, and
there are shaded checker-board blocks
much liked for misses and little girls
dresses. Clear white, mixed with green.
blue and garnet, prevail in the last men,
toned varieties of Louisine silks. Min
ute checks, in black and white. always
neat and refined in appearance, are
varied by the deepening or shading of
occasional lines.
Suralis hold to the favor they have al
ready gained, the solid tones being used
for combination with plain gros- grains.
Black Surah is largely used, and brocad- !,
I'd Sursh, in . variety of color-combina-
tions, is seen with plain Surah and plain
fsills.-Demorest's Monthly.