Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23


destroyed their Distinguishing features of fit
and finish. For instance, would YOU ever
have designated as tailor-made, design by
Felix as follows:
THE FRENCH EXTREME.
"a brown shirt of checked wool, made in
straight English fashion; basque of darker
brown cloth, opening on a double-breasted
waistcoat of pale fawn-colored cloth, cut
out at the top like a mans waistcoat, dis
closing shirt front of pale blue crepe de
chine, box-pleated, feather-stitched and
tucked; the blue crepe extending up to form
a standing collar, while the back is of the
brown cloth turned down; the top of the
w2istcoat edged with a galIoon of jet and
gold beads; two rows of cut steel buttons set
on the darts below the bust; the coat sleeves
full enough at the top to be gathered and
set high in the arm holes, with inside cuffs
of pale fawn cloth extending In points up
the arms, and bordered around the wrists
with the jet and gold galloon."
Now, French or no French, isn't that Just
horrid? l really think If were to close nv
eyes and succeed in seeing that conglomer-
alton Of colors, materials, jet gilt and steel,
in all its awfulness, should have the night
mare in broad daylight.
And now take up the cross of fashion and
follow me and will show YOU colors and
creations in tasteful contrast to that of Mon
sieur Felix, and that could only have been
designed in happy Dreamland and not dur
ing sleepless nights, as some one has re-
marked. Sleeplessness. the result of brains
sweated by the travail of thought is not
productive of such happy results as are to
be seen bordering the selvedges OF spring
suitings; instead Of flowers and harmony
we would have had hobgoblins and discord
WHAT THE SPRING OFFERS.
Cancels hair serge, this spring, is not the
sntiq uated fabric one would expect from the
name, but a beautifully fine novelty, carry
ing its own line Of trimmings, as do also all
the new guitings. These French serpes
cheveron cloth, English suitings, foule suit
ingE, alpacas and even the venerable cash
mere all come in the new shades, with
which we may as we'll right here and now
get acquainted.
The seven original colors continue to
multiply and replenish" in a way script-
urally gratifying. From the old cardinal
stock we now have enough red to paint the
town and in shades unknown to the oppo-
site sex. We mention the new tones only.
Ponceau is a twin brother to cardinal; Bor-
deaux is the same color blended with pur-
pie; mountain red is light Bordeaux;
Titan is a yellow-red, ard is named after
the famous artist who so delighted TO crown
his ideals with hair of that uncommon
color; acajou has a terra-cotta dash; FIem-
ish is a new name for an old color, being
old pink or what we last sea-
sou called Vieux rose; orchid is the
same color spelled differently; rosewood
is purplish redi teu, flaming shade;
corail and chaudron, light shades of old
rose; imperial, deep rich shade, etc. In
greens We have macy shades, cythera,
tilleul, baltic and nile, for evening wear;
lizard is blush and reseda grayish green;
Verdette is mountain green in leaf and
pine shades; mousse is bronze rechristened
aud sages remain in favor. There is nothing
newer In blue than the Edison or electric.
Goblin, zaphir, royal. navy, Persian and
ciel or sky, are represented in all fabrics of
the season. Biege is a new shade between
mordore-a golden brown-and ecru and is
popular; the silver shades remain pre-
eminently elegant; but
ANY COLOR SO IT'S PURPLE
seems TO be the motto of the most dressy.