New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-10
THE FASHIONS.
STYLES FOR THE COMING SPRING.
FANTASTIC coLoRs AND PATTERNS OF DRESS G0oDl

| AlIlSIlC utSlRUS Oh cOUlDlIdilOn tOSlhulCi
still remain triumphant There are new and eccentriJ
fances and bewllderlng pcrp.eXy Of coors shades OF
color styles and materials The Cheney American sks
appear twenty-five thirty coorngs or shades OF
color I'm gros grain facconne Radzimir5 MOdore gris,
rubis all shades Of brown ecr, beige, gray or earth
COLOR Tho soft foulards take on all delicate tins OF
.hrmp cream strawberry pale blue, water and lettuce
green white pale gold tawny amber These are covered
with set floral designs such ~ a three-eayed brown
clover on lettuce ground banch OF heather and
tufts OF brackcn anemOncs, daisies, tahglcd vines anu
apple blossoms blue bells and daisies dehcaey colofeo
ana shaded. There Is always the accompanying pau
fabric for tho combination drapefes. The new importa-
tons show glac6 faccOnnes with ground OF two coors
blended like sunset cloud together vaporous gray and
falle Francois and gace with brOebe figures WIN
both shades is made OF the two colors that form tho
fabric; glace broche and pO de sole with blue and go
floral designs satin fcconne of rich brown Il radiant
with strawbeTy-red and shades OF green Oriental dc-
signs; a brown satin gacG accompanies this fabric.
specimen OF corresponding style shows rose branch
with tossing bosses Of crimson buds; over u al i
neecy haze and boss OF reddish gold There Is another
of creamy tint with shadows falling across II 81 sot
grays greens and the shaded red blossoms OF tho
| cactus On a ground of gac6 fscconne OF two coiors
large rosebuds OF intense pink half hidden In mossy
foliage the moss high relief that would he pro-
duocd by hand embroidery.
Another fabric OF this spring IS check or block checks
In three shades Of color and OF two coors OF SIX ana
satin A still later ana more 'lIlhIuS ld"iS "'" ~
novelty might be called the ribbon fabric, composed of
eight tripes OF glac6 silk and Pen that make tho
width OF BREADTH the first stripe OF pale Celadon ONO
has a red underwear and these two colors play INTO
each other the gace stripei the next two are warm
chestnut brown satin and the glace stripe OF reder
brown; next reddish gray satin, and the two shades IN
termngng in the gace; and the last two OF olive sath
with interviewer threads OF red which make changeabe
stripe of the last; pn-wdth stripe OF black separates
each pair Of stripes. Blocked satin broche Lyons idp''
show faint medallion and floral designs These are To
for 81 81 yard
Changing grounds are revived again, where blue pays
into green on the fine repped ground maroon into do'o
or lilac India-buc into srawbcrry-red gold INTO Deise'
and over all are brOcadcd designs Of medieval ana on
entail figures in high relief. Upon other ehanseabo
fable grounds exquisite Chine velvet Designs OF
autumn-mossy stems and twigs bearing yellow scarlet
and dusly gray leaves bright bronzcd fern branches
primroses ana purple voiets and pale crumped pinAs
Poneees of delicate and cream assume new ap-
pcaIauce They covered with SET emDIomer'n"e
signs such as crcsceuts, doube-crcsccnts, double rings
inerlocllcd wheels, rosebuds and leaves daisies anu
sprays Of leaves This work Is generally done IN TWO
shades OF cream or light brown floss Three styles OF
pongcc must be for costumes the emboidereH lot
the waist plain for tho skirt and the emOIoloere'
bands for other trimming.
Among the new fine woods the Tricot offers materials
for 70 graceful costume The dark-bue grouhu o' 'io
ripca mart has a wide stripe of fine checked maroon
and olive The skirt should be composed OF the Du tNe
ovcylress Of whatever shape OF the striped ana inc
other combination is OF the colors OF the stripe me So
cool Corah silks covered with superb nora decol'
ti,p such as tvv-caved Ipomcas, roses, lilies AMI
strange flowers Of the East with shaded white patinc
rale gold broad eaved blossoms, quaint blue Oriental
flowers ferns and palm and intricate studies he
longing to India shawls In poppy red olive Indlanabne
shrimp, and browns with mustard yellow.
TRIMMINGS.
The persistence OF Worth and other foreign art'tes OF
Ii has recognized and II used
70 an unlimited extent The lately imported passemen-
ferries ce and fuges to have reached the climax
Of extrayagance Many OF them are over hall ara III
width wide band is made OF fine cut bugles ana De'us
into field flowers catkns ferns; the edge Is Doiueeo
with n fringe OF fine chenille and silk cord ca-tails
some fat large daisies have st4mens OF Jet and satin
cord the leaves are very large OF fine cut jet Natural
sized hazenuts OF fine chenille drop from chenille ana
satin cord arabesques, Jet studded Wide jet bands arc
topped with of the loOs and the pspyrns the
jet fringe is six more inches deep stu wider oands
are massed with heavy sword blades Of the palm tribe
and the ronds OF eBcrused with large cut beads
and fine bugIes There are graceful shapes OF OAK leaves
valicgated with chenille tut oSSS o5 cai {o'
V covered with line bnees There are large clusters OF
cherries and foliage with deep massive hinge.
very e"6G9le mm 1,6 e G0n s, D % pyi %eG
below lyre-shspe OF piping ana Irnges OF lIt aug
and fine huges surmOm ted by tiers OF mes Roses are
closely initiated in high relief; the petals OF me yet are
loosely laid caCn Uthci a III hditit' li,rc at'
gracefully placed in Topped chains OF foliage ana drop
LACE
The black lace n0uncines and trimmings are superh
aud elaborate. These covered with limitations OF
point de Bruxelcs POINT do Alencon. Chany and other
aces of "a fine web and floral geonctrical designs.
The work I'm order 10 represent closely the long stitches
Of the lacc-worer, Is done with bHgle, a fine a.
needle Of the designs very Ike etchins> OF inc
traceres of the Renaissance period antique figures OF
Re- de and mtdgiOuS In
lily aud rose patterns fine chenille Is worked in with tho
bugc- lace founcng three-quarcrs OF yari wide -
a 2ttcring mass OF ioathery sprays ana WIN movers \
ups. passion flowers and roses wrought VITA naSllB
buge,. Antique lace for TRIMMINGS !, Wiio3-hl Win
bugc, in stdacics, pen-ie branches ana c"ird ,l"'
White lace Is heavily embroidered win me b" i I'i'
Black silk grenadluc for portions az back tort's -
heavily worked over in set designs OF cut jet beads
satin l. also embroidered over IN sprays dots lines anu
long curlcd designs.
METALLIC BEADS.
To correspond with the brilliant dyes and brl-ks
coors OF dress fabrics ideas IN the way OF
tiny steel metallic beads in Place OF the glass rides
cent beads of year ago. These are woven III bands
for instance Of oak leaves Of shaded chenille the buds
and acorns of the tiny steel beads also shaded in tho
same coor3 Another style is of pale pink busles shaded
with pink chenille. the fringe Of pink pearls. pear
shaped and long deep droplcts OF little metallic peaus OF
rainbow hues h vine Of irdescent shaded brown crys-
tai beads has clusters OF golden brown metac Irul''
Garauds of flowers altogether ot the steel beads $40"
every color OF precious stones The "oIA Is H4u'o anu
very fine without lash or glitter.
There are other trimmings Of shaded strawberry
into dall blue tint. outlined Win me sl'' ool"
-. "a hr,,ot ornaments are made OF pearl. A clus-
ter Of mothcr-o-pea cherries droops from ehqulSitey
.I loves of large curved shape; two gray carved
Iuios form another design; and dragon OF carved
idcscent pearl is coiled in hoop with naihhs Ieu
ayes Three pear-shaped pearls droop from Iea'nefy
-, - t,rt nearl Brown aud white wood is used
naIc mo ornaments for mantles coaks and 60nnet'
The White wood delcaely carved ana po'eu ne
mis- is made into sets of clasps and two sizes OF
h,,t,ons for te wrap A pair of dogs heads are carver
of brown wood; these linked together 1oI ornament
or use ,--, .. ,...,arf,. Tlera