Wichita eagle., 1889-03-13

! tAl @AEHLSN silk or mohalr mixed
/ ME& GIhTJ In the weave to in
| MN y TX a sure texture that
| NM ~AMszW will shed the dust
| N5YAHA AGNxI There can be little
! wlSEksS 6e3&E3sAITS doubt that the popu-
| MES sasa Stt<T larity of soft rough
finished goods has
| gore by and that people who like them be-
cause they lent themselves gracefully to
/ drapery and because of their beautiful
dead surface are beginning to weary Of
them because they catch the dust. Cloth
was never extensively popular because it
made too heavy dresses. The new mohairs
are not as becoming as cancels hairs in
colors, because of their glace surface, which
is peculiarly trying to the complexion; but
they are delightfully."- light in weight and
shed the dust like a taffeta silk. Black
mohair is likely to become standard goods
for summer, although at present more of the
colored mohairs are sold.
Mohair and brilliantines are shown in col
ors in plain goods and striped with fine lines
or broader stripes in silk or mohalr as bor-
der or all over the goods. These striped
mohairs are used in small patterns for en-
tire dresses or made up with the plain
goods, the striped material forming the I'M
DdTLS
of the gown. Fancy mohairs range in price
from sixty cents to one dollar yard and
are thirty-eight to forty inches wide. Plain
mohairs in the same width are fifty cents to
one dollar and quarter. In the finest
quality they are lustrous as handsome silk.
English storm serge is a new goods in our
market, the genuine salt-water-proof serge
having never been imported before. 1t will
hn in md for
ing gowns and other dresses. These storm
serges, which are well known to ladies who
have bought them abroad, are shown in the
standard blue of the glish navy, in black
and cream white. They are not water-pr
m our acceptation of the word, but the
goods dries after it is wet with salt water
without any change in the color or texture,
as no other goods known to our market will
do. Cameline silk is a revival of wool
pongee under new name, and In this
goods manufacturers believe they have Sc
cured material that will not slip. These
camelines are shown in plain mixed goods
and in fine stripes In double-width pat
terms they are sold at one dollar and half
per yard.
For travelling wear and for substantial
morning shopping gowns cheviots will still
be worn, although they are no longer new.
They are imported in variety of French
and Scotch goods in indistinct stripes and
checks, and need no commentator, as
those who have worn them know they are
among the most dutiable goods in the
market For young girls and children's
wear cheviot Of narrow, even blue and
white stripes, or white and red stripes, is
sought for blouse dresses and for general
wear Lightweight camel'S hairs are still
shown in all the colors of the season, IN
PLAIN goods and IN goods figured with the
broche patterns of leaf flower and fruit inn
ported this season from French manufact-
urers. The most beautiful of these goods
are in patterns finished with borders at one
edge with white hens on delicate colored
green or golden brown or other colored
grounds. wide pattern of embroidery
in gold or copper thread is wrought at the
side of the goods, to extend partially over
the white hem, threads of colored silk en-
broidery frightening the effect. Still other
wooens are finished with hens in a pattern
of Irish point lace, varying in width from
nine to eighteen inches and wrong ht on the
goods in an intricacy Of colored silk and
metal work.
The most picturesque goods on a mer-
chants counters are the printed challies
and Hght-colored printed mohairs in pale
blue rose, Nile green, buff or cream white
grounds, covered with flower patterns in
eighteenth century style, printed with
cashmere patterns in the most exquisite
soft and lovely effects, or in the large, scat
tered sketchy, conventional patterns just
now considered desirable. Old blue Delft
or rose-colored grounds are scattered with
irregular white patterns, family outlined,
but nearly covering the ground. The soft
dead surface Of challie wool is far more be-
coming than mohair, but economical women
choose mohair because it does not be-
come soiled so soon. These goods are for
simple afternoon dresses, still made with
out combination with slight trimmings Of
dark velvet French chalhes cost from
fifty to sixty cents yard in twenty-seyen-
inch width.
While woolens are shown chiefly in vail I
rgs and fannels, the prettiest white fan
nels for entire dresses are finished with /
fine silk stripes. In double width they range /
IN price from one dollar to one dollar and /
fifty cents yard. a sheer, light, twilled /
flannel, which is so shorn of the nap that it |
will scarcely catch the dust is shown in plain |
white and IN white with colored stripes for |
law n tennis suits, and this flannel merchants |
believe will wash and wear satisfactorily. |
Nuns vaillngs with plain hemstitched Dor
ders are shown in all delicate evening col
ors of the season and In some dark shades |
Pure white vailings are imported in plain
goods and in goods finished with broche
stripes, either in all-over patterns or as
simple border TO the plain fabric
Black dress goods are shown in cashmere
Henrietta cloths and vaihngs and other
goods. Many of the new black mohairs are
finished with border of gros grain and
Bengaline silk at the side. Black grens-
dimes in elaborate escUrial patterns, the de-
Sign outlin ed by large cords, are intended
for combination with sewing silk or PLAIN
grenadiue, according to the fancy.
The light texture of the new bonnets thus
Tar shown at importers is noteworthy A
arge number Of chip hats and of Neapoiitan
hats are offered among these bonnets,
which are universally trimmed with sheer
trimmings of tulle and other light fabrics
Ind with flowers. Yellow is popular color,
Ind all the popular yellow spring flowers,
bustercups, dandelions and yellow
FOCUSES are represented in the new MILL
lery. The hats for country wear and out
Tide city streets are large, but the bonnets
ire no larger than those now worn There
ire some curious combinations OF two light
olors TO which we have not vet become
lsed, like straw color and gray, which are
combined with white il he new millinery.
Host Of the small bonnets are finished with