The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-04-23
NEW SILKS AND CiIALLIES.
How to Toll Them from Leftover Goods
Some Beautiful PATTERNS

How to Toll Them from Left Over (,oods
Some Beautiful Patterns.
1t is cold comfort to read of the beauty
OF the new China silks, but thew and
the challies are already in the market,
and the interest of the shopper centers
round the counters where they are dis
played. The distinctive novelty of the
new silks which invariably distin-
guishes them from those left over from
last season is the chameleon effects in
the silk and in the figures A black
Japanese TWILL which is rather SUPER
seding the plain silks in favor, in that
it is newer and richer, is sprinkled with
pale lavender orchids, which as it turns
in the salesman's hands change to the
dull crimson so often seen in this
flower. A rose-fgured black silk
changes as by magic to silk
OF different hue as it is manipulated
in the sun. A beautiful bit of woven.
glimmering moonlight is a faint rose
when you look at it one way, and pale
lavender in another light, and has
delicate pattern of white bow knots
running all over it.
Another feature of the new silks is
that the ground of the fowered kinds
are diversified with satin stripes before
being sprinkled with flowers. A black
silk OF this kind has broad, black satin
stripes alternating with plain stripes of
equal widths, and has bold Marie
Antoinette pattern of pale yellow rib
bon tied in bow knots at intervals
around sprays of deeper yellow and
bronze chrysanth hemums. The new pat.
terms, while bold in design, are not de-
tnched, but are connected by running
vines or wandering ribbons MANY of
the large patterns are made up of fine
flowers arranged in clusters and
vines. The ground is often well cov-
cred between the large figures, with
smaller flower sprays. Jardiniere
effects of many colors. all delicate, like
the Dresden tints, promise to be well
worn in the white and light silk. In
color the silks are more pronounced,
vivid green's, strong old pinks, and old
blues and yellows all being found in
frequent repetition in the backgrounds
The silks in greatest favor just now
are the striped moire antiques. The
silk is usually white or light and in very
delicate moire effects, and is striped
with one or more colors. Very pretty
rainbow stripes of many tints are also
very effective. The favorite trimming
Of these gowns is chiffon of the color
seen in the bright stripes of the ma
tcrial. The waist is sometimes made
entirely of the chiffon or mousseline de
sole in plain color, the skirt cut en-
tirely on the cross and edged with
ruffles like the waist. A handsome
ly-jeweled or jetted corselet and
the ubiquitous bow at the back
finish the gay gowns which these
silks are designed for. The old-fash-
ioned poult de sole is returning to
favor in new colors. Pekin antique,
seeded bengaline, and Velasquez lace
patterned are all worn, and hand.
some heavily corded silk, under the
name of cotele, is much used, particu-
larly in combinations with cloth.
In thinner materials printed and EN-.
broidered chiffons, spangled gauzes,
and mousseline de sole are safe pur-
chases by the bargain hunter, who will
soon find these materials much reduced.
preparatory to receiving new stock.
Brocaded crepe du chine is still IA
vorite material, and is used in stronger
eolors than last year, including very
decided shades of olive, light green,
yellows, shell pinks and pale blue.
Crepons come usually in self colors-
beige, tan and gray. The favorite
decoration for these, as we'll as for
,verything else cloth, vel vet and silk.
3 the popular coarse meshed lace
;nown as poins de gene, which suggests
I'D Mechlin in tint and mesh. N. Y.
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