The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-13

ningly woven petals.
Here we have gathered in
one enticing array the artistic
trlumphs of to-day's dress
goods world. Matchless move
ties on which the light OF day
has barely broken. Creations
ready to bow at the bidding OF
the "hand that rocks the era
die and rules the world,' all
subject to woman's supreme
dress sovereignty
A glance here and there and
after that you shall be your
own best guides.
Among the new fgurec
tabrices.
Those sott-toned 'Jacquarc
Bedfords." How dalntily de
signed! How dexterously
woven!
Or the "Bedford'' with those
harmonious contrasts Of bunch
ed stripes.
Or again, those neat quite
lady.like plain " Bedfords. ,
Talking of "Bedtords" fash
ion declares the craze to be
still at high-tide and prophesie:
it will be there long.
This dainty lady visitor they
caIL1Hrcd rhe7eIlNc, ombre
striped. See how prettlly it il
outlined with that delicate
"Bourette', cord in tinted ct
feCts.
Then another Spring strang
er, the fashionable rhcv-0N witt
its quaint zlg-zag patterns il
vigoreuX colorings.
In these, as in many of the
others, you notice the prevail
ing shades are soft greys, tans
and faint blues. Fashion ha:
determined them.
This seasons thoughts TUT
more than ever toward the
styles in tailor-made effects
Neat checks and stripes. NJ
need to blush, if one does liker
them at first sight tovery prett.
fanciful trouserlng. It's merely
the faithfulness of the art tina
wrought them.
Cancels Hair has became
part OF dry-goods history
This season you come across
it in various novel forms.
Grey CamePs Hair boucle
striped soft pink blended will
grey is one out OF man,
varieties.
Bouncle-bordered II.s0reH1
bids strongly for popularity
And SO to plain and yet no
less lovely forms Of dress
goods.
"Berder' richly satin-stripee
in thirteen ofthe new seasons
shades.
''Damasse," another new
and dainty dress-goods cloth If
tans, greys and blues.
Satin-faced "Bedford,' an
other handsome shoot from
the sturdy Bedford stem
That new blue they cal
"Gunpowder, "perhaps because
it's not altogether unlike the
pale blue smoke that accom-,
panies the cannon balls pas
sage.
But we must quit dress
goods-regretfully.
A last LOOK at Queen "Plisst
with her futed accordion-likt
effects, that take us back il
memory to their inventress
that one time stage-queen
"kate Santley.'
And now to the Challis
counter:
'Twould almost seem as tho
the sun had never yet shone
on such a world of Challis, Sc
many and so eXquisitely con-
cerved are the creations of 81.
Here you have a wealth OF
soft tinted grounds-cream,
he:liotrope, violet, b/ue, BACK,
peep out at you on al sides,
And the flowers:
Challs scattered with lilac sprays,
or dappled with wild rose blossoms, or
sprinkled with clustered violets, or
dotted with spr1gs of forget me nots.
Subtle color traceries that in the true
ness of their tints would almost shame
their flower sisters of nature.
Javinais," is another bud of the
Challis plant-an ectasy in cream
grounds, flower decked, and traversed
with soft silk stripes.
Side by side with the Challis, soft
clinglng substance that bears the name
of Embroidered Crepon." This in
cream grounds and studded at inter-
walls with flower like stars of
Baby Blue, Canary,
Rose Lavender,
Reseda. Cardinal.
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