Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-19
THE EVENING STAR.
FASHIONS FOR sEPTEMsER.
IRON Ue Eollrt

still retains It's reputation. The robe pagnor
ard burnous are very generally made IN Ais
article. and taking into conridc ration the variety
OF patterns and colors In which IL Is nan rfic-
tured IL is not surprising that II should contin
- much in favor. Those Of Indian man ufacture
~ gold, maize OF duet color, form chirnli &
toilettes, NOR OF les drse-y, sccordinE 10 The
style In which they are trimmed. skirt of
plain fouiard Of sup-riVr guilty, Tnnln-d
With two narrow fluid nOuao's. sI-t Tesss
ba-nous CT raute- -barcu-, with one narrow
frill, forpIs a simple till IT.. which may De
wc-r equally by tho n,-t di- nnsn~ iahy OF
fnAhior, or by ons II les prs nfiSns-
A plain violet foul..d, braid Il IA a itrg" ptt-
erC, forming a wrath and n s1ute-en- oarQuc
body. and yestr brlidt 4 "a match, conkI!utss
another style in Inch this article - becominsly
made up.
ir.r-ineO in TIM IuHJs-risl, than white ground
with soGUets OF Iovers scattered over IL 1t IS
also worn Tor eve ming dress In the country
OF at watering plAcss. 4 h.y arr very suitable
Tor Young girls, " hen mad. with sash ti7,t bt-
hind, and i've ions ,n'i-, and iil- SKIRT trimmed
vItn TWO narrow nouuccs, generally wO:n.
They are edged with witt or colored tan-tas.
III the body h. mad. low, ith hOuld have small
fcLu OF tuli,, tTiInrT16 With blond. orluca, no.
rJachIng lower than 20 meet the SASH D"hind,
n. sd, OPP, IN, and terminating IN front with .wo
ICintS. With the POIapztour fouiasd, when
l. body T. low, II 10 {: val % with IL
embroidered muslin y.ste trIInm q with lac,
or WI b a mus lin ruche, edge viii very mar
Tow ' al6ncisnnss.
Many drab dresses have been worn, trimmed
with blue. The cornfiowgr has bren very much
N vogue this summer. but Lhis color is only
sriiable for the long days, a. 1t loses all its
b. auty al night.
Inc burnOus, .aute-cn-ba rque and roton;ie
the only out-of-door garments worn just
now. Shawls are cult. ont OF favor, though
We believe this IL onl for time. The saut'-
6n-bar4ue is made OF the same material Is taa
dre-t, but it viii now NJ begun to BE- worn also
ia black silk There very pretty
models for the autumn. Those of thick corded
tafetas are generally trimmed with 4 full
pinked ruche. II is not carried round the bot
tom, but mp the front anu round the LhrOat AID
sleeves only. Another style III paletoL Is Made
OF plain suPure. hnad AZ through with lilac,
" hite Or slaaraIth. HE roionde is a deci-
dCdly fashionable tOrIu. For the watering
places IL Is very frequently made III white
caShmere. lined with colorcd tltet.Ls. and black
lace laid round il, under which IL a band OF the
same color ~ the lining. 1t is v-ry STYLISH
and, above all other, uo-t adapted fJr young
ladies. II is also made ~ article resemblI ~
white plush, with colorcd stripes ana gold
threads.
We Observed ose-Coior.d taffeta with mar
row " Ike stripes; The skirt trimmed with pis-
See, put on IN a lozenge shape, and reaching up
to Inc knees. EStch piIse-- i -dsed with a mar
row robe and white fringe. The boIy ope!.
square, showing a ChenIseItC, Win "a rosc-cOl-
cred ribbon through the hem around the
throat, and closed down the front by six pearl
buttons The sash of ribbon 20 match ;he dress
IL color, trimmed with fringe, and tied IL Il
large bow behInd. TIE sleeves open, with u
scam ut the back, are also trimmed viii, ringcd
riIsscs like tie skirt,
Another effective dress was of rnaiza- coIoret
gaze &C. CEambgry, with small checks of brown
sill. The skirt has a WIDE iiVunee routii ihe
bottom, covered with six narrow rIlciies OF
brown taietlS, and headed 5y uutIng OF the
color. The Il 10 Raphael Il Father hi-h
upon the shoulders, very low In front, and
trimmed round the top VIII brown tiHctSS
piIsSts. Under il is ch,mIS"tte, formed of
tueks and s-Uipure Insertions, with a rus!ic
round the tLToIt, and insertion threaded
through with ycis IL. The sleeves, nearly tight,
art Open all Tie length oil the seam ~ fie back
Of the arm, ana caught together by bars, be-
tween which are introduced bouiilVnnes vi
tuile and ruches Of brown ribbon.
A charming dress OF Chambhry cause, Ill
pale shade Of sSoif, rino with little hlIck spots
Embroidered over il, Pirticularly attracted our
notice. The bottom ST the skirt. made with
JLree narrow fOUDc"S. g;iuifsr.6t, trimmed with
very narrow black Euipurr. and the fiotnces
separated from each Other by insertions of gui-
pure. The body i trimmed round with Il
quilh.d frill and COuJle Insertions OF guipur-
The sleeves, whl>h are very wide, trimmed ca
sEite with tie skirt II long suIpur| SASH, ;Iet
bhind. or simply OF the SIIne material us tie
dress, edged with cuipurT.
An elegant ball dress OF white tuiie Illusion,
over rCsC-cOlCTCG tIffctl-, produced an excel
lent effect. l. IL made with two skirts. The
bottom of tine lower skirt L. covered wi!h hotii-
tonnes a. the bliss. v hieh ttre Separated ~ 4
hight branch Of lI.Ih and hlte UrlaT roses. tn.
second skirt forms. in appearance, rather long
tI,nique, trimmed with q wide iiouRce OF white
lace, above which winds another branch Of
l
and q wreath Of flowers round thu Shoulders
Another bali dress is oI white iaridt..I- III
bottom Of the skirt trimmed ith :. iiO;,nce OF
rich black guipure. headed by Il tart
ruehe, VI hich Is edged with Il narrow guipuTa;
the second skiri, caught up by Wreath Of iiaic
flowers, Is bOTGvTed with a ruche, headed by Il
nouEee Of GuIpuTe falling IN fes looms just Over
the Tuche. The body, trimmed with guIpur".
IL crossed by wreath fastened IN the shoulders
With i bouquet.
the hats Of this season, which are Rot pre-
CIsriy cEapraEX d. Villas il IL only the tE-
eeptioa to see them WON n the tow-n-are OF
four differ ent .hapcs, and comprise the ciiipeau
Ibs,taliCrU, hicE is the largest; the cha,,e.u
marin. OF SMALLER dimensions: The chapetiu IL
dor, " iii raised sides; and the ehapeau Imper-
eiriee, which l. fiat AZ the sides, slightly fail
H. both before and behind, and "A raised crown.
The month of August has added a fifth. which
Stems TO be gaming favor. We allade to the
Marie Antoinetie form, the crown of which Is
small and high, ant; the brin narrow and Hat
IL i y,fy much trimmed with feathers and
flowers, placed just on the top Of the head.
The hair Is drawn back aEa crimpcd, with
large curls on each side OF the head and piGi;s
Al the back. Those made i'll black and white
crinOlne or Lausanne straw are much uSl,d
for travelling. and are generally trimmed with
small punches of flowers OF fruit.
The head dresses for the present season are
much lighter than those . orn in the winter.
The jsrdiniere, made of delicate wild flowers
MIXED with different grasses, H. perhaps the
moot elegant. Some of the best houses are H.
Producing lace and velvet, to mix with the
towers and feathers; they have a charming APP
pearance made win black lace and pink. W hite,
or ilt3c marabOut- A beautiful wreath for din
Rer-drsss Is composed OF punches of sorbier
mixed with black velvet; smother with egi9n-
tire and green velvet; and a third of black and
white grapes, with foliage in shaded green
velvet. Very elegant wreaths also made
OF white roses, with their buds forming de-
0caed ooquets, joined together by d wreath or
yine-l-aves. The leaves must be quite Young
and small, or thu color would b. too sosnbre
PRENTICIASA.