The Penn's Grove record., 1892-04-08

legends clearly demonstrates the fact
that they we're inspirational sugges'
tons OF thoughtful minds, OF scientific
possibilities, to be sometime develop d
by those who had knowledge of exist
ing qualifications in plant or metal,
and as we'll possessed tie ability to
utilize such valuable elements.
The childish faith in the bene6cent
fairies who enabled beautiful captive
maidens to accomplish such seemingly
impossible tasks, as the spinning Of
golden threads out of wisps Of straw,
aids one in these later days to accept
as realities the glittering iridescent
garments Of spun glass, and the gossa'
mel tissues, veritable spider web, as
~diaphanous as the legendary burial
veil of the blessed Virgin. and IS light
as the down of the Irish thistle.
Many a pretty flower Of the milk.
weed has been plucked, without giving
knowledge that fine, strong thread
could be spun from its stem fibres,
and q lifetime night be passed listen.
ing to the ''murmuring pines" without
learning through their constant sigh,
ing about the notwithstanding "wold
wolle," or the flannel made of the pre-.
pared fibre Of those slender odorout
needle-leaves Of the singing pines o
Georgia and Germany.
In all the wonderful story Of dresi
there is no incident better known, OF
more pathetic than the tragedy of the
innocent silk-worm which spins its own
shroud, and is wantonly murdered tina,
with its death gown women may b'
clad in silk attire.
1t seems far less cruel that the sad,
eyed camel. and the wild goats OF
Ihibet and Australia, should be called
upon to furnish fbres for the making
Of the countless specialties known al
Cashmere Valley, real Indias, Camel
hair goods, and superior wool stuffs.
FASHIONABLE BLACK FABRICS.
Illustrative of the extent of the pro.
duction of dress goods of the combined
materials stolen from the silk-worm,
the camel and the goat, is a marvellous
collection consisting of. owe fifteen
hundred varieties of materials in solid
black, and in gray, and in gray and BLACK
mixtures, in different weave effects, and
all bearing the distinguishing brand Of
b. PrieLtley & Co., the celebrated Eng.
lish manufacturers of high.class, beauti.
full and durable unchanging black
dress goods.
All reliable fashion authorities, for.
eign and domestic unite in pronouno.
ing the most elegant mourning garb,
that made of Priestley's jet black silk
warp Henrietta, combined and trim
med with Courtauld's English Grape,
and it is well known that most stylish
costumes, for ladies who are not in
mourning, are fashioned in the medium
and heavy grade Pr1estley fabrics fol
general wearing, but it is only recent
1y that the lines of these goods have
been augmented by the introduction Of
novelties, exceedingly light in weight
and beautiful in appearance, in other
words fabrics have been presented,
which are designed to take the place OF
materials Of similar weight and thick
ness.
SUMMER sTUFFs.
Among these light weight black dress
goods may be noticed the exquisite
Clairette, and the Crystalette, both
with siik-warp, and fine wool filling in
lustrous black, which hue is not
changed by exposure to dust, damp
ness or salt sea air.
A new silk and wool fabric called
Carmelite varies materially from the
other stuffs, as it has a hard lustrous
clean, surface finish, that is there are
no hairs left from either silk or wool
upon its glossy face, hence it proves to
be a real dust--resisting material.
Then there are numbers of other q =
tractive specialties, such as the silk.
warp Algerine, Diagonal. Drap de
Toulon, and Tamise, with silk and wool
mousseline and Ar1stine, all presented
on vanished boards, bearing the
Priestley trade mark, and all stamped
on every five yards of the selvedge
with the name of the manufacturer
B. Priestley & Go.
LANsDowNR IN RARE oo1oRs.
The same protective pride in q high
class material is exhibited by the Phil
adelphis manufacturer of Lansdowne,
VIM. f. Read, who uses a perforatine
stamp in place of golden letters, on
every five yards on the selvedge o,
these dainty stuffs.
These lustrous Lansdownes come in
most delicate tints of all colors, and as
we'll in rich dark shades, and while
they are very light in weight, they
are closely woven, and possess
greater draught resisting powers than
can be found in much heavier loosely
woven textures. Most charming even.
ing dresses are now fashioned in
Lansdowne, and it will prove equally
NEestive in day toilettes for summer
wearing.
FASCINATING ooTroN FABRICS.
Mentally borrow the active brownies
20 often utilized for industrial pu,.
poses by Palmer Cox, set them to
work in a Southern cotton field; just
imagine the mischievous mites plucking
by moonlight, the snow flakes from
open hollis, so prettily fanked by the
green leaves, and you will have
ground work, for an ideal dress story
of the materials furnished by COOL
Mother Earth, but no magic trans.
formation scepas can be filled with
moro interesting events tnan are acuu.
ally realized in the many methods
employed by which the vegetable snow
is converted into the popular cotton
dress fabrics, icurne ing in its various
stages from the sunny South to perhaps
a New England or a Pennsylvania
mill, and at last landing in cultured
Boston, liberal New York, or in sedate,
modest Philadelphia, where the largest
business houses in the world are located,
and the most gigantic railroad deals
are effected, and the most widely cir
cuIatIng Home Journals are published,
and still Philadelphia is called slow
In the Philadelphia sample rooms OF
Wm. Simpson Sons Il Co., the widely
known manufacturers of fast colored
cotton specialties, are wonderful exem-
Publications. OF modern loom facilities,
and the artistic skill of designers,
shown in curious effects in weave, and
exclusive and original printed c%onceits,
in aniline dyes, in and upon cotton
cloth ground.
THE NEW BRANDENBUBo CLOTHS.
Brandenburg cloths are to be large
iy used in constructing charming
dresses for flower festivals and for
Uoparal uaartno Nhasa attractive