The Washington critic., 1888-09-24
THE WEARING
E L. X G K

Black Is no longer an undesirable costume for
Ladies and Misses not in Mourning, but rather
the contrary, as Il is becoming, comfortable,
wholesome, convenient and economical dress;
becoming, since Black is dressy snd refining to
all ages and compilations; comfortable, because
all weights and materials come In Black; whole
some, since the dye is indellble, and no longer
changes or comes of on the skin or under gar
ments; convenient and economical, because
fewer dresses are needed always becoming,
never out of style, and can be made over and
worn longer than is possible with a colored
dress.
prominent feature OF our Black Dress Goods
stock is the full line OF b. Priestly g. Co.'s cee-
bratod Black Fabrics. both in silk-warp and ALI
wool qualities. Black is more generally worn
In America both in and out Of mourning, than
In any other country, and on every hand may
be noted It's increasing popularity.
The most conspicuous OF d. Priestley's line OF
fabrics is the Black Silk-wsrp Henriettas,
which have many points of superiority over
other black dress materials, not the least i'm
portant being their graceful hanging and drap-
ing qualities. II Is considered the material
above all others for the Widows best dress.
This fabric is shown In a number OF qualities,
made from fine silk and the best Aust ralian
WOOL You can readily distinguish them by
| their softness and beauty ana regularity OF
| finish. The wool gives the softness and the silk
lends the finish, tone and elasticity.-a happy
combination giving an almost classical grace TO
rusty with age. This fabric is also particularly
enectiye when made up in combination with
silk,-either Gros Grain, Faille or Moire Two
shades of Black, Jet and the Blue.casJ. Width
40 Inches; prices 81, S1.25. S1.37l9, 81 DC
s1.62IS, S1.75, 80, 1926, 81. so and SO.
| IMPORTANT NOTICE.
| b. Priestley says: ''There will be In the marke
during the coming season more Black Silk-warI
Henriettas, which have been redyed from un
salable colors into blacks, than there has beer
during the past FIVE years put together"
Is. Priestloy makes no Colored Silk-warp Hen
riettas, and as we sell no Black Silk-warp Hen
riettas but his, we cannot sell you any re-dyee
goods, and you are sure of buying here only B
Pricstley's Black Silk-warp fabrics.
PRIESTLEY'S SURAH TWILL.
This handsome fabric has the remarkabl,
quality Of looking like much more expensiv,
material than it really is--a quality especial!
rare In black goods. A suit of this materia
drapes like a cloth OF double the price 1
| furnishes most effective surface for braiding
and cleans like Priestley Henrietta, and NJ
more need, or can, be said for any material. /
will be found specially desirable. for winte
suits, for habits, for md-season jackets, anc
for what Paris r. authority calls the predS9%4i L n
inches wide, 81 and ST IS per yard.
BLACK NOVELTY" CLOTHS.
All-wool qualities. Forty-inch sateen Hen
rietta Cloth 81. 40.inch Melrose Cloth, 81 ant
Sips. 40-inch Drap de Alma Cloth, 75c., 8.
S1.25. 4Olnch Ravena Cloth, 49,, 81 an,
slips. 42-inch Canels' Hair Cloth. 81 an,
S1.25. 4S.inch ditto, 81. so, S1.75 and S. ID
inch Nuns Serges 81. 56.inch ditto, 81. 25 an,
s1.5O. 42.inch Sebastopol Cloth. 81 an,
$1.12l6 Henrietta Cloth, 46 inch, 75c, 81 ant
1.25. Also Foules, India and Imperial Serges
40 and ~ inches, 5oc., e218c., 75c., 81, s1.2
and 81 80 per yard.
silk Warp Qualities. 40-inch Silk-warp ORA
de Alma, $3.50 and So. 4O-inch Silk.war
Crepe Cloth, S1.25 and S1.5o 42.inch Sill
warp Armure Cloth, 81 ,82I6. 4O-inch Silk-war
Melrose Cloth, 81. % and $3.50.