The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-08
FASHIONS OF NEW YORK.
The Silks of Spring Displayed In
Tempting Style.
STRIPES, PLAIDs AND CHECKS.


Crapes-MiIIinery Hints.
copyright. 1885, by American Press Asso
ciationI
Passing by u famous dry goods store to-
day, I heard ono lady say to another: at
do wish 1t was against tho law to mako
such displays of lovely things i'm tho win
dows. go homo everything L sec them
and mnko myself and every ono around
mo miserable because cannot buy them"
thinking 1t over, l wondor if more than
ono woman does not feel the samc way.
The new silks, muslins, laccs and made
up garments arc so beautiful that 1t is
not sin for n beauty loving person to
want them. The sin Of covctousness is
doubtless n real one, but If the storokccp.
ers Will persist in putting their prcttiest
things in the windows think they ought
to bear pnrt of tho punishment
Tho heads of the great stores look upon
this matter of display from another point
of view, and l certainly do not blame
them, ana just now it seems us tlAsugh
they had surpassed themselves. One win.
dow this week is given up entirely to the
dainty now silks, and rs this particular
house always makes its spring display
while the Others arc trying to sell marked
down" winter goods, it is not only up to
date, but considerably in advance of date.
III this lot of spring silks tho thing On,
first notices is the softer and lninticr col
crs, and next it dnwns upon one that they
nearly all arc stripes or plaids or fine pin
head checks. This last named design has
always been favortc ono and is neat and
pleasing There is frosty sheen over the
surface that is unusually pretty and Is, l
was told, duo to some application of cleo
tricity ut some period of its manufacture
This Kind is crisp and like the glazed tn(.
fcta.
There arc clan rlaids, but mostly in
medium and small designs. in solid blocks
The stripes have the delicate hayincss that
comes with the surah twill, though tho
silk is not twillcd. Tho stripes Vary in
width, some being almost hair limo. others
inch wide and some pieces have striucs of
the widths set rather far apart. There arc
also numbcrlcss pieces OF silks in solid
color and in n def mixture of two shndcs.
Black tnffctas ana soft lustcrlrss indins
and pongccs arc shown, too, and am told
that they will be made up into bodccs and
hlouscs of every description and also that
the pongcc will be employed to make up
lounSlng ana homo summer dresses They
Will be in Il modified Mother Hubbard
shape, with yokes of rcd yellow or blue
velvet or silk with laco drawn over them.
Pcau dc solo and some faillc are presented
Tor richer wear and no end of black silks
with satin fSurings and also duchessr
These latter are for separate skirts.
Tho Barred tnffctas are in all the tender
now spring colors, among them the prin-
cipal ones being salmon and coral pink,
rcs"dn, cadet gray, fawn and beige. Cher
ry, lilac turquoise and blue arc all among
tho now colors. The brocadcd silks will
not he worn except for separate skirts and
even then tho preference is for ottoman,
siciliennc and tho ribbed bcngnlincs and
more. In ribbons there seems to he every
thing Tho roman and bayadcro striJrs
will doubtless be useful as trimming for
children's hats, and also for some run
about hats for their older sisters The
wido plaids for sashcs are very rich. but
will cost too much to be worn very gen
orally. Tho dainty striped satin ribbons
arc 80 Very artistic that it seems us if every
one ought to want them just to look at, if
not 10 wear GatXc and other TRANSPARENT
black ribbons arc light and will make
handsome garniturc for the straw hats
now in course of preparation. poplin
wcnvcS AFRO shown in some of the striued
ribbons, the stripes being in satin. Satin
ribbon Is seen TO an unusual extent and
in all widths. IN black il will he used to
trim all sorts Of garments, either in flat
lines or plated up into ruchcS or rutiics
Plush and VclourS du nord ARC among the
goods for spring mantlcs and it is predict
cd that they and velvet will have n run
next fall never before seen. Satin bcrhcr
and bcngalinc ought 10 he cheaper than
they arc, seeing that there is scarcely any
SILK in them, nearly the whole weight be-
ing obtained Of linen, cotton or hand twist
cd wool. Poplins are now offered in solid
colcrs and it is pretty enough, but very
little use for hard wear
In tho now woods we have old wcnXcs i'm
new colors and designs. Whipcortl is ono
of the odd materials. Nothing is handson-
or, unless il is fine broadcloth, and this
has some points better than that one is
that IL has no nap 10 wear Off 1t is one
of those stuffs that can be worn to a''wcd-
ding or y funeral. = In black il shows
braiding mp most beautifully. This season
there are about so different shades and
colors, mostly dark and refined. Nigo-
rcanx Is another prime favoritc, especially
In granite weave, ana il is Il sterling stuff
TO BUY when one wants u strong and use
FIJI gown. Oatmeal weave in all wool and
two toacs is another fnvoritc though this
is II comparatively new stuff. 1t makes
useful and refined gowns.
Among the materials put forward with
q confidence that will insure success one
finds black crepon in new ripplcs and con
Tnintions. The background of some OF
this is almost solid, and the crinklc is
above it, making u strong and compact
fabric that will not sag out of shape whcr-
ever IL is ut all bias. and all skirts must
have bias parts. NiSzag crinklcs and 9TH
crs where there is set design are wrought
on II solid surface with crcpon weave.
Others have stripes part solid and part
crepon in rolled and billowy relief. Pin
head checks i'll black and white and hair
lines of white or black and some glowing
color are wrought in tho fabric and sub