New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-19
BEAUTIFUL DRESS GOODS AND MTLLTvERT.

The house OF Il. Altman a. Co.. Sixthavc. and
Nineteenth st. have exhibition their spring
and summer importation of French costumes. wraps
and fine millinery. The French dresses note
worthy this season for the rich. handsome materials
and for their graceful simplicity Of cut and drapcry.
A dinner costume from the house Of Worth Of
stone blue fac. yelled with black Chantlly lace and
black net embroidered with coin spots in threads Of
gold and studded with Jet. The bodice Of faillc.
yelled with lace and net was finished with high
puncd sleeves Of black net. cmhi oidcrcd with coin
spots. over fallc. \ charming dress If pale Suede
colorcd crcpon CLOTH dotted with pnhsai dots. WI;
made with "a plain skirt. finished at the bottom with
Vandyke points Of suede fac applied TO TIE wool
with border Of suede passcmcntcrc. The French
waist was finished with high sleeves Of fallc and a
brilliant poppy red silk waistcoa dotted with fine
dots.
a beautiful costume from Felix OF black
marqnjsc lace over emerald green silk. The pointed
bodice was fastened to the full trained skirt by
golden eirilc and finished with high collar of gold
braid and full geot sleeves OF pladed velvet. in
shades Of green. An exquisite mauvc crcpon doth
made over a black pladcd MORE SIX in shade, Of
mauvc was completed by low bodice Of the
plaidcd silk over high cor,asc OF the
crcpon cloth still another gown from Felix. II
violet crcpon cloth made over silk. fitted 10 the
figure with exquisite grace in the effect % drapcry, and
trimmed abou tho bodice with leather pas>cmcntcrcs
embroidered in old renaissance metals.
Among dainty simple costumes was little Hun
carian peasant dress OF bat,tc ncn finished with
insertions Of white net In stripes and made with
full sleeves Of net coming from the shoulder.
The display Of rich carriage wraps hy this house was
exceptionally beautiful. \ long taIcta six wrap I'm
the ncw shade 81 burnt almonds Wa modelled from
"a similar garment worn by Il'rnliart ia her new
play oi Jeanne dare The wrap falls 10 tho
feet and j, quite fl bui Is held In al the waist hy
an armor corscct II gold net and brown pa-cmcntcrc
cord. The high tx O-mution sleeve IS finished by
closc long sleeve, below the elbow. covered with the
pa>scmcntcric cord and gold net. Another exquisite
carriage wrap Is Of red cancels hair. vccd with black
Chantilly lace still another in pale violet Is Dor
dercd in white In the pattern Of old Venetian point
and finished with square pendant spanish sleeves
long wrap. 81 fine black cloth fitting gracefully {"
the figure at the back and loose in fnpn is completed
by high, narlng stuart collar which T. faced Win
stuart elan plaid coors IN silk which extends down
either 81 the front IN ful rIohc Just beneath
the edge and faces the bottom.
The display Of millinery was hardly less beautiful
than the wraps showing large garden and carriage nat
in fancy straw and black lace aud '0lpis and mall
close English toqucs and b0nnets. gtne"'ul round
trimmed with black tips and lace. and finished WIN
fall Of lace from the brn. underneath winch nestle
single crimson rose. Another large nat OF 1l., a
trimmed with fun garland ~ roses, ~ mo
new aubcgnc SHADES yelled Dy black LACE y dainty
little toquc Of black NcapoJtan braid T. trimmed sim
plv and .tylishly with "A knot ~ black velvet md
cluster Of white crepe de Chine caught hy Jet dagger
dress bonnet composed % narrow Nile green velvet
ribbon eid black Jet IL trimmed win cluster OF
pale green grasses and yellow slips
Iarasos never made bcior. of such sheer
dainty materials As now. Crepe DC Chine, embroidered
net crepe li>>c and other delicate gaulcs are thlrr1
over six boiling cloths 20 make light and partially
transparent para>ols Sticks are usually Of natural
woods mounted In with gold or silver. or
finished with handles Of Drc den china.