The Osceola times., 1888-03-17
FASHIONABLE FABRICS.
wooIens, ChaiIIs and Benssiines for Ds.un
Season Costumes.

WOolens, Challis and BenSnines Tor Dou6
season Costumes.
Chaudron or copper shades prevail
In the new checked or striped woolena
which are now made up of two tones Of
color instead of having alternate white
checks or stripes The effect is very
neat and this smooth light wool will
be used for tie entire dress instead OF
being combined with silk or with a
plain wool; for this reason these goods
are called "suitings and will prob
ably rival the Cheviots employed last
spring for tailor gowna The small
pin-head checks and penciled stripes
are represented for those who prefer
small figures. while those Of bolder
size and width are also imported. Zig
gag stripes, and clusters of light lines
forming wide stripes that alternate
with plain twilled stripes, are seen in
these copper-colored goods. ana the
same weaving Is repeated In Gobelin
blues, ehina blues, in Suede colors,
golden brown and bronze; among the
prettiest are plain stripes nearly an
inch wide alternating with diagonal
stripes showing white with the color OF
the plain stripe. I'm
The popular challis Of last year are
again offered for summer dresses, but
with much larger figures than the
sprigs and spots formerly worn. This
fabric is of lighter weight than a CASH
mere, yet not SO thin as nuns yelling.
aid may be of the finest wool. or OF
the harsiisr qualities mixed with cotton;
the latter are sold at one-third the pr %
Of the pure wool challis, and are among
the few cheap materials that experience
ed purchasers think it safe to buy.
Their coloring is usually 80 delicate
that darker plain material - required
for their trimming, such as q collar,
revers. or plastron, aud cuffs OF velvet
water silk or plain Bengaline-
The printed Bengalines introduced
last year promise to be the fashionable
material for next SINNERS dresses for
afternoon, for garden fetes and for
watering-place wear generally These
are light reppcd fat ries showing an
entire surface of silk, but with substan-
tial wool mixture in the reps. The
coloring is pretty, with light cream.
Suede, pale blue. or ccladon green
grounds strewn. With y gay chints
figures and flowers. while Tor darker
dresses are copper grounds 'strewn
,sith great branches Of creamy white
elder blossoms. or poppy red with
white leaves. golden brown with ecru.
or the indigo blue or more grayish blue
with Suede figures. The .loveliest Wat
teali coloring is seen with clusters OF
natural flowers or of fruits on lemon
yellow or creamy white grounds.
Pompadour patterns OF pale rose and
blue have stripes of a solid color. with
white stripes strewn with small flowers
or garands. and the Dresden china
Bengalines have disks within disks
holding bright wreathss of flowers on
pale gray or rose grounds. on serpent
blue or green, and on light golden
brown surfaces Boughs offthe jap
anese ounce are fayorite designs, with
their wide-spreading branches OF pink
blossoms without foliage, in their nat
ural tints, aud in other ooIoring not
known to nature. as yellow ounce
blossoms with. pinkish stems, or blue
blossoms on brown boughs Other jar
dinierc patterns are small nosegays
held by blue or rose, ribbons tied in
great bow-knots, or white medallions
holding pretty sprays Of carnstions or
chrysanthemums. while vines of small
buds and leaves are set in rowsto form
stripes on osel blue. Rose Dubarry,
Suede color, or pale green grounds.
Black Bengalines with yellow or scar
let peoples. roses or stripes are also
shown; and there are pointille designs
of the finest dots of color on white,
black or cream-tinted surface, TO which
larger figures or flowers are some
times added. When only two colors
are seen in the new Bengalines, cream
white is always present, and forms
pretty stripes, or vermiceli patterns
or large outlines OF leaves on gray
blue, navy-b'ue copper. or poppy-red
grounds. -Harpers Bdzar.
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