Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-11

0l the great nov flllfFr tti'l' 'tF ''
TIGERS. We call hem"
SWISSES AND ORGANDlES.
The shopper certainly was right about
the choice being fine. The cotton fabrics
are bewitching this season.
First are the printed Swissos in grounds
OF nght-blue. straw. Niic-green. pink
and mauve. with "a wayy white cord
thrown out on the surface. and wave
effects OF several shades IF color. as rose
chocolate. gray and yellow on a punk
ground. or pink. llght-green. ana steel
on NHe-grcen.
In both Swisscs and organizes pretty
GREAT care has been taken by the de-
signcrs and importers 20 furnish attrac-
tive and small patterns. and 10 choose
taking colors.
This fdea. though, runs AN through the
new cotton goods. and il has us origin
in a practical cause. Anticipating the
fact that this is to hc a season Wllen
the general public Will buy cdfctully ahi
less eXtravaEantly than usual on account
of tho s%tringency in money. which mas
been felt by all CLASSES. the shreWd pro
d,cers and importers have provided a me
Of inexpensive and very attractive goods
both in cotton and wool. which VIII
hiring n lot OF pennies into Their pockets
without too great a strain upon the pur-
chasers.
The fine French organizes at s. cents a
ward. A inches. are exquisite. lhey nave
lunches of delicate gentlan
was one which especially ad-
mired-scattered over the surface
with the white ground dimined
NV the faintest gray and pink
lines I'm "A vague pattern. which had simply
the effect Of taking the glare off the white
ground. What dainty. summary dresses
these make. md how already visions OF
hotel-verandas and blue waves and June
roses. fit before ones eyes.
HAND-PAINTED ORGANIZES.
Among the fine imported organizes is a
black ground. with punches Of blossoms
.haud-painted." so the salesman told me,
I'm colors and hand embroidered in out
line with a silk thread. embroidered dots
were scattered over The goods, woven In
the same color, Ike any dotted Swiss.
The price OF this great novelty. owing
TO the manipulating. was $50 the yard.
and was a inches wide. When one counts
the added expense Of a silk lining, and the
fact that they wish 10 sell from ten 10
fifteen yards of this width 10 make the
dresses this coming season, II Will be seen
that a cotton dress of this description Is
far fom cheap. and deserves 10 be reck-
oned. as 1t Is in Paris. as one Of the hand
soonest gowns a woman can have in her
wardrobe.
The same embroidered and painted mus
lin comes I'm pale yellow and other deli
cate tints, and is really very pretty.
There are American-madc organizes and
Swisses which retail as low as l2t2 cents ire
yard. ! saw an exquisite American fabric
OF dark-blue ground. with small bouquets
OF pale ~violets. for % cents.
Violets are some of the favorite designs
In this thin fabric this season and Tor
Yetme-not blue" or Mysostis, as its
French name goes. IL n new color much
seen in cotton goods.
In the dotted Swisses there are white
grounds with lunches Of sweet-pea bios
SONS and white dots, black grounds with
moss-rose figures; cream grounds with
forget-me-nots. and cream grounds with
chrysanthemums scattered about. with
white dots: and black grounds with blue
and lavender blossoms with tufts Of
.sknotted yarn" az the ragged-looking dots
are called, drawn through the ground.
An exquisite line OF Swisses comes with
narrow PompadOur stripes of varied
widths and colors with small bouquets or
delicate blossoms between them on the
white ground. The quality is extremely
sheer and they retail from 80 cents 10 eS
cents per yard. They are lovely MADE
over White satin. and old ball dresses can
be utilized In this way.
DUCKS AND DIMITIEs.
The stylish duck and canvas suits
which were so admired and worn last
GUNNER will be as popular this season.
IL is impossible 10 imagine anything
prettier In wash material than the printed