The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-28

eaEeN AH In Chicago. and willis tRA a1s
noes are always Precious the new oneo
are almost equally pretty. A novelty Of
this season is colored chantilly. 1t Is
blue, lilac, old gold, pink and red. It
viii be largely used in trimming the
sheer muslins and lawns that come in all
those shades and the widths are unusual,
being sometimes 10 and 10 inches.
There are many new black nets shown
now, and 1t is said they will be largely
used to make summer gowns where the
underdress will be princess, and this
lace will hang loose from yoke.
The silk figured drapery nets are made
a5 inches wide for the purpose, and there
are other nets where the figure is plain
and open, like fish net and Russian. Mar
row velvet is needed as trimming at the
bottom. The new wells in purple, blue
and green are really beautiful in spite of
their high colors. There is also new
chiffon veil, which is very becoming, and
oldest of all are the grenadine veilings
with plaid borders. Black wells with
and without dots and figures are always
popular, and saw some round wells in
chantilly with exquisite borders and
dots in the center. Rthink should have
called these mask wells, as they are only
about large enough to cover the face.
Among the more expensive laces were
many novelties in pattern and design in
point alencon, ierre, argentin brussels
point and combinations of effect of black
and white or cream or beurre shades.
The difference in cream and beurre
shades is just that between cream and
butter, but not the very yellow butter of
commerce.
noticed many beaded laces and
spangled laces. The white laces have
white glass beads, pearls, or "satin bu-
gles," which are long beads of glass
with satin luster on the inside. They
are sewn on in a manner which repro
duces the design of the lace and are very
pretty. The black ones done on chan
tilly lace are very handsome. The jet
beads are usually small and fine, but
some are long and futed and by aid of
the difference in their shape the figures
in the lace are well followed. The lace
becomes very heavy by this treatment
and is only suitable for trimming heavy
goods and to some extent in millinery.
There are some new spring dress ma
terials this week that are very well worth
special mention, and among them there
is changeable diagonal which is indie
scribably rich. They claim that there
are "a distinct colorings in it, and that in
that manner it produces four times as
many shades as it folds and moves. Life
is too short for woman to spend her
time counting them, but the goods is
study of effects in light and shade and
superb in quality, and the general effect
is of one soft, pleasing tone.
There are some Scotch bannockburns
of excellent quality, and they make up
into such serviceable gowns. They are
mostly in natural wool and tinted effects
and misty, broken plaids. They are al
ways good value, though a little costly.
There is crepon, with check thrown
up, of plain color over an iridescent effect.
/ do not think it has ever been at
tempted before to try for changeable
effect in cotton goods, but this season
nearly half the ginghams, chambrays
and some sateens have at least two
shades combined in that manner, and
certainly one-half the silk and several
wooden fabrics. Some of these chame-
leon colorings are very beautiful, and
some moro striking than truly elegant.
Some have red and blue combined, 50 as
to look like purple dove. Others have
gray, blue and pink. Others again show
red and green in real fighting shades,
and yet they are all beautiful, breaking
up as they do into new surprises with
avery move HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.
New York.