3-077-874 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Advertisement for Spring Novelties at Jay's, 1890. "...Jay's Mourning Warehouse...[has] a splendid assortment of new materials for spring and summer wear...homespun cheviots, plain cloths, and the new fabric 'Crèpon.' This is a very soft-falling, crèpe-like stuff in appearance, made of the finest wool...having the pattern woven in silk, which gives it additional lustre. It...should be a great favourite with ladies both in and out of mourning. Black grenadine will also be much worn...Among those that we particularly admired were a grey with a satin stripe so delicate as almost to appear white, and a black with Bengaline stripe, the pattern being woven with a thinner silk...brocades will this year take the lead..., the floral designs being...handsome in the extreme. Then there is a new silk by Bonnet, of Lyons, well adapted for deep mourning. In the mourning department the firm have some beautiful nun's veilings of exquisite texture, with Bengaline stripes in various widths, also canvas grenadine with rings, stripes, and floral patterns; and...the lovely material called 'AEolian,' which, though extremely fine and thin, is not transparent. The patterns in this material are woven in silk, and are both delicate and artistic." - Court Circular'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.