Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-25
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Spring Materials-Striped and Grim
kled WooIs-Changeable Silks
Millinery-Colors.

The predominance of stripes is a
marked feature In new Spring mater
ials, and not only wools, but cottons
and also silks attest their coming pop
ularity. Wool novelties show clusters
of narrow stripes in self colors, or
those of different widths shading from
one color into another varied by
black hair-line stripes; or the whole
surface may be of narrow stripes in
several colors, with intermixture of
black or white. Diagonal stripes are
also in great favor; some new fabrics
showing a ground work of both wide
and narrow stripes, ,traversed by very
narrow diagonal in one shade, also by
inch wide diagonal in another tone; it
must be understood however that
these varied hues, are blendings of the
same color. Crinkled crepons in one
color throughout, or in two harmon
ious shades are very stylish, and
tucked, corded or Grape finished
fabrics of any description will be in
favor during the co ming season.
CHANGEABLE CoLoRs
in wool and silk materials is the great
est novelty of the season, this idea has
therefore resulted in the production of
a great variety of light wool stuffs in
changeable shades even Cheviots be-
ing thown as exponents of this stylish
fancy. tits in silks however that the
best opportunity for display is afforded
and the style most adapted to general
demand, ranges ir price from $1.O0 to
$1.5O per yard, twenty-five inches
wide, showing different shade In
every light, strewn with small white
or black flowers and pin head dots
More expensive silks are in broad,
changeable moire stripes In contrast
ing colors divided by two or three
black hair-lines, and it may be men
toned that the bright est colors yet
in silks.
VERY HANDSOME CoTToNs
show white embroidered figures on
colored grounds of pin head checks,
and spots larger than silver dollar,
woven in plaids appear on similar
surface. These large embroidered
spots and also leaves appear In con-
trasting colors on larger checks;
second attractive style Is in plain colors
and Grape finish with small embroid-
cred dots In twos or threes, or arrang-
ed as tiny leaves. 1t is in cottons that
the most beautiful shaded stripes are
seen, and wide diagonals, formed of
broken diagonals lend additional
variety. All these new Spring goods
are seen in great variety at the we'll
known house of Lord d Taylor; the
name of the firm alone being guar
antee of first class styles and material.
A GREAT DEAL THAT is NEW
appears in millinery, and lace straw
hats in white and all fashionable
light colors will be immensely popular.
The difference in the shape and size of
crowns is remarkable the "Tam o.
Shanter' and "Miss Helyettn being
quite large while others are pointed,
and some so small that they resemble
dolls hats. Flowers of a new French
material called nacre have been
brought out to match dress fabrics and
are really beautiful. Poppies, chrysan-
themums, roses, orchids, ,tigerlilies and
numerous other flowers are in ex-
quisite changeable colors, ,harmonizing
with the shaded moire ribbon, which
will be largely used in trimming lace
starw hats, and also for strings.
THE ARMY OF GRAYs AND BROWNS
are as much in vogue as ever, and |
somewhat on the increase. Very little
pink is seen, and only few tints of
heliotrope, A dull shade of blue.
called sold blue" is noticeable in new
goods, and so far the only crimson is
of deep, rich hue, styled military
red" Serpent" green, and several
tones of sage green are stylish, but
taken as a whole, colors are too light
to be generally becoming
VERONA CLARK.