, 1885-03-22

Some exquisite fabries are shown in this
new importations- Tbs reign OF color Is on
nn now. Many OF the new fabrics look like a
gay garden, or brilliant kaleidoscope views.
1t is a fact, by the way, that mnny Of the
figures for dress goods, carpets and wall
papers are actually obtained from the com
binations Of the kaleidoscope.
Rcd viii enter more than ever into the new
spring costumes, and even advance into sum-
mer. There are plain WOODS, aswcll as katincs,
In brilliant Turkey red One TACT Il 10 b.
noted; While the new wooden fabrics come
In combination suits Of plain and checked,
plain and striped, or figured, there are no
combination suitings at all shown in the cot
ton goods. Satines, batistes, percales and
other cotton fabrics have the dress made all
OF one piece.
Arnold & Constable, of New Yotk, show
an immense variety OF both woolsns and cot
tons in new styles for the spring md summer
trade.
wooLEN
There Is a revival Of black cashmere suits
to some extent; also plain colored cashmeres
viii be considerably worn in light weight
goods One ~favorite fabric among the new
goods win be a brocaded cameIs hair bour-
rctte, with n fne tinsel stripe running through.
There are many fabrics with rough and
fuzzy finish, md yet the goods are soft and
loose-textured. Some of these have a rough,
bright-tinted stripe alternating with a
smooth one, the color of the ground
Of the goods These are for combination
suitings, the skirt striped, the overdress
Of plain goods. Dark myrtle green, red
and the grays will be favorite colors in COM
bination suits. There are many of the broad,
bright-colored striped fabrics, as well as OF
the pin-checks. Red and gray Is a favorite
combination OF color. Get that and you are
in fashion. The two colors are very softly
and tremendously blended in these combina-
ton suit goods. In some handsome costumes
the waist and overdress will be Of gray pin
check, the skirt of broad stripes, red and gray
stripes alternating with a pin-checked one TO
match the overdress.
Plaids will be much worn in children's
dresses. Navy blu and red are also another
popular combination of color, though this is
not so new as the red and gray. Wool plush
in a sort of raised large check upon a plain
ground is a pretty fabric for combination
with plain goods. This raised
WOOL PLUSH
check, or stripe, on either a light or dark
ground is something quite new. As usual.
red predominates in the check. This wool
wraps, too. 1t is also pretty for trimming
plain suits.
For tailor suits the plain cloths heretofore
worn viii not be quite 50 fashionable. They
viii be replaced by cheviots and tweeds in
pin-checks. The checks and broad stripes,
however, wherever seen, will not he OF the
glaring kind that hurt the eye; but soft and
so delicately blended that they are really re-
freshing to look at by way Of variety, The
art Of blending the gay colors so that they
will not offend the most artistic sense seems
to be perfected in the new dress goods this
spring. Brocaded fabrics-the figure woven
in the cloth, like silk brocades-is an idea
which has been carried both into the new
wool and cotton goods this year. In these
designs there are some pretty fabrics.
FRIEzE
Is something else new for combination suits.
1t Is, in fact, a wooden v~elvet-nothing more
or less. 1t has a wooden pile to it like vel
vet, and comes both in the cut and uncut
forms. True to the idea Of brightness and
color, a tinsel stripe passes through some Of
the patterns. There are fabrics especially
for lawn tennis and roller skating dresses,
with gay striped skirts Of red and blue.
Loose textured soft wool goods under vari-
Gus names, as burlap cloth, canvas cloth, ETC.,
will be fashionable. SO viii our ancient
friend that we used TO call chafie, a smooth,
hard-twisted, wooden material. 1t has its old
name still, and comes in design similar to the
s~atines, pretty cream-colored and other
grounds with figures printed thereon. Goats
hair cloth Is another l~ustrous, hard-twisted
fabric that Inns reapDeared.