Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-02-06
NEW YORK FASHIONS


Spring and Summer Fabrics-w Woods, Silks
and Cottons-Styles in Making
Millinery.
Dealers predict from advance sales,
an immense demand for crepons and
in view of such fact, they appear in
corresponding variety, some showing
very large crossings that are placed
regularly or irregularly, while others
graduate to quite small indentations.
The greater number are in solid shades.
but lovely examples that display artis-
tic combinations of color, tempt the
buyer. Among the latter class, ex
amples may be quoted which are woven
in effective transitions of the same hue,
as where dark shade is brought into
prominence on pale surface, or again
the most refined mixtures of contract
ing oolors, appear in dashes. Pompa-
dour crepons show pretty floral sprays
on white groundwork. Black crepon
however, is in more demand than any
other style and will be very extensive
ly used for skirts, with silk or chiffon
waists, although it will be popular to
have skirt and sleeves of solid colored
crepon, with waist of fancy silk or chif-
fon. From this, the inference is evil
dent that for
INDEPENDENT WAISTS,
there is a positive Juror. More than
ever, they will appear in Spring and
Summer outfits and thus arises an ex-
traordinary run on black skirts, MOI
only of crepon, but other materials as
WE'LL The corsage is the picture in
dress and the black skirt is the frame
work. All leading shops now there
1o or Of 6r
black skirts. For general wear, wide
vale serge is reckoned specially stylish
and will be largely used for skirts with
independent waists and it may be add
ed that serge in other varieties, retains
all its former popularity. Small checks
for general wear, are good again anG
soft mixed cloths are woven with rough
bourette dottings.
STYLISH COSTUMES
are made of materials woven in mix
lures of silk and wool and prominent
here is a new fabric showing large rep,
that are set in Irregular, crosswise
patches. Small, closely placed dot,
are likewise noticeable and variet.
OF colorings appear in dashes. Alto
gether, the appearance is unique anc
very handsome. Jardiniere patterns
are charming in light quality silks and
some show prettily between narrow
stripes.
PERFORATED
silks may be taken as a matter OIL
course among Spring fabrics, but the
eye has become accustomed to them
and greater novelty characterizee
numerous batistes and lawns, of which
the chief feature is that of perforations
of (what is really the same thing open
work embroiders. Wheel patterns are
chiefly in favor, because lending them.
selves most readily to perforations and
they appear at times in markedly large
dimensions and set correspondence
far apart, but frequently the designs
though still on the wheel order, are so
close as quite to cover the material.
Stylish varieties also display lines OF
small perforations that cross each
other diagonally and with excellent eff
feet A visit to
LEADING wORKROOMS
gives evidence that skirts will again be
simple and close fitting about the hips,
fullness being massed at the back and
while plaits will be used for compare
lively heavy goods, lighter fabrics will
be gathered. This is indeed most fit
ting and it may readily also be sur
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wider than the first mentioned. The
greater number of thin skirts reach
seven and half yards at the bottom
and are made with thin Innings to pro-
duce the desired flare, which is still a
marked feature. Wool skirts are much
narrower, running about four and a
half yards and very much gored. 1t
may be added also that in leading
workrooms, there is large employment
of Clark's Mile End cotton in place of
sewing silk, because it most nearly
equals silk in smoothness, elasticity
and strength.
NEW MILLINERY
is characterized by great breadth In
trimming, which is carried so far at
times, as to reach the grotesque.
Wings, especially those made of span
giles, reach out on either side and this
fact taken together with the innate
loudness of such garniture, render
styles often the reverse of refined
Single roses placed apart in front, are
also favorite mode of giving breadth
and punches of violets as we'll. Hap
PLY however for the large class having
round faces, to whom such contours
without modification, would be fatal,
there will be much use also made of
high trimmings. Open work straw
take the lead and though great pro-
portion are black, yet numerous ones
are dyed to match gowns and trimmed
with very bright ribbons and flowers.