The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23

has gone to such serious extent ns tos
defeat It's own ends. and to cause ladies'
pearing wares to an unexpected extent.
polntedly suggested recently that the pubs
lie Is discovering the weakness eng &c s
of metal in the low-priced but SNOWY. silk
cloths, and cites the direct demand onM
the part Of Gus for
in the city quite confirm the fact that's
silk in Its cheaper grades Is now Z being
instance the question was addressed TOD
the bend OF a firm doing what Is known@
as a hlgh-class Wholesale trade In under-5'
DEMAND INCREASING.
His reply was emphatic that for cheap I.
silk petticoats the demand wasfpercep.t
seem, has been the first consideration In 4
catering for this particular market un-ls
til buyers have discovered that their 81 Won1
ranted to rustle'' Is, indeed a costly outs
itlay. After it had been worn two: or three
times it had cut" or slit in all directi ons
be patent to any intelligent person that
real silk at such a. price was an I'm pos
sibility. but the brilliant anilne coorin,g,,
| Of luxury ware for n time irresist tble:s
| Even in It's higher degrees II rs alessI. ~
request, for extravagance has It's iilnlls;s
and IlneSLF DtlLlStS WILL
embroidery Is being preferred
PRETTY. UNDERSKIRTs.4
It would seem that the ayerase. DIE
does not t. speR1T merf IS
to give n reliable silk at that price there e,
is no difficulty VIVA In turnlag . oIss
really Sharmng f and wel Manufaeturera
10 the Dy perfeetns e this fabris Nhic5
In its higher auailltbfes Is Veil as the
s Wift n Of colorings; it can be plain or
watered surface striped With t gatitn.
6 6p eteaaq are those printed ana so
With a ground Of duck 's-egs blue. 5, 81
I'D pink With fowers II g bla No less
t trout s IS Expended on making them,
in the great factories OF Finsbury, lsllInfg-s
ton and eseThere TIE beSs mod ines
f Finest accordion killing are freely used ta
i've tEr,' Wares var M and Hardly less dainty and
fascinating than silk itself.
SALTS IN TIN.
The situation Is similar with regard to-
b9uses Two Or three years an as9 raao e gaes
Institution In the shops, but here againS
the insensate competition OF mere cheap-
ana ana more more substitution for the silkeEs
strands. satisfactory substitute ,WasS
found In the fine thin Japans2e Was atatss
e
from the far east to he finished ana DYED
at Macclesfield. Bradford and other. con-
ters, and one need only study any drapers
window e see how widely these are ps 49,
day, as may bo learned in the city, the
rivalry Of fine DEALINGS y g9 n e ns
The colorng and printing OF these far
surpass anything shown before. and prats
conjunction with them for blouses with
tty lace and trimmings are being used IN
lavish profusion. Linen. TOO, later On
THOSE experienced in meeting pop y 1o,e
against such grossly adulterated silks lx
has already begun. and they p3lahir ig an
the the present novelties In trimmings and
ing that lat smnrtness and good effect are
oblainable IA other Ways than v sssp ~ th
iSngiis il manufactured this IS entirely adj
yantageous for the cheap silks whose iaiI.
and Germany, those from FRANCE s,,s se nnf
Of higher quality and cost, ana M mus nn natas
tive showiness.-London TELEGRAPH