New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-12

FFRENT WAYS OF WEARING THEM.
There is one article of dress which. although
u has almost completely vanished from the up
town streets and In general from the better
portions Of the city III stin in the height OF
fashion In Grand. Hester and Mulberry SITS. and
in fact throughout the entire East Side This
Is the shawl, a garment which. in many varia-
tons rerves as the outdoor wrap Of women
Of every nationalty-Irsh. Italian. German and
Jewish-to be found In those crowded districts
The young girls or the neighborhood have, II
b true become TOO familiar with modern Ameri-
can fashions to be willing 10 wear shawis when
they are dressed up" but they stu consent
to put them when they run to the corner
grocery or TO the delicatcssen shop Even the
sharp-eyed youngsters who look pretenatu-
rally shrewd FOR their size. wrapped In
shawls when they are sent tOddlng about on
errands or as they sit on the front steps. mind
ing still smaller babies who are themselves
bundled up in shawls OF many patterns and
hues
This is perhaps not the best season Of the year
IN which to see the East Side shawl IN its
greatest splendor for many Of the gayest and
most decorative specimens are considered by
their owners too fine to b. exposed to the
verify Of winter storms But II those now being
worn are a trine more sombre In general than
they will be later they are no less character
istic for that reason, and there Is a sufficient
sprnlding Of bright -cOlorcd ones to relieve the
streets from mOnot0ny.
one Of the commonest types seen is coarse.
heavy shawl Of a shade which even whom new
must have been wavering between a gray and
q brown, and which when II has seen service
takos on a uniform dirt color difficult to CLASSIFY
by any other name This shawl purports Of
course like all garments Of its kind in the East
Side shops. TO be "all wool" but It's cheaper
varieties at least appear to be open to grave
suspicion on this score 1t is usually edged with
q thick fringe, sometimes knottcd and tas-
selled, and may have besides a border woven In
the stun stripe or conventional design In a
darker shade Of gray brown. BY all ma
uonaltlts this shawl seems To be considered a
suitable wrap in which to do the family
kcung. II shows the effects Of the weather
comparatively little. and its yoluninous folds
make handy covering for the market basket
But there are evidently some people to whom
The gray brown shawl does not appeal They
prefer Scotch plaids, usually in combinations of
blue green and black Some Of thee arr really
pretty while in others the colors are 80 crudey
combined that they are rather startling than
attractive The Italians when they first arrive
In the city are usually provided with the brill
tant shawls which they bring with them from
home. These are Of orange purple red or any
vivid color, ornamcntcd with border Of flowers
In all their natural shades When these gar
ments wear out i'm course OF time their owners
look about for something OF American mako
which viii FIJI the place, and they frequently
pick out one Of the large plaid patterns
he ffI and n
ing procession Of the shawls is still further
diversified by occasional worsted ones OF the
brightest hues some OF which are evidently
knitted at home. Here and there Ia a real old
fashioned brochc or Paisley shawl usually worn
BY fairly prOspcrous-lOoking Irish or German
woman. With its mingling OF many colors and
It's Characteristic paln-lcaf pattern, II recalls
20 elderly people the time thirty or forty years
ago when the Paisleys and brooches worn
lnr second best w we'll 10 do women, who