Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-22
THE EVENING STAR.
Late P0Fia Raahkans

Coral, and especially the pale pink pariety,
ts again very fashionable for evening dresses.
Tunes are frequently embroidered IN sprays
OF esraI, eeaos being introduced among the
Werk so rs TO give IL more relief With bro
eaded dresses. trim mings made with precious
stones are IN vogue, beeaRse gimp Is not con-
fdered en- 6ciently rich for such very hand
some materials, consequently buttons made of
in ersat demand.
Very few flowers are used in hesddreeses
peared Many young ladies only wear q hand.
some comb, with either q silver or gold top;
and II Hover is added, it 10 very tiny one
indeed. Vatican wreaths are occasionally
10 be seen. bnt they are composed Of Liiiputian
roses, pinks, &c. BY way Of contrast, enor.
nous flowers are used for ornamenting ball
dresses For example, . whits tulle dress
with boEtilosnes skirt will have over II a
tanic OF white and cerise striped silk, EN-.
6rOidered round the edge with -cerise chenille
The tunic forms point at the back, which
point is turned back, and . spray Of monster
roses, pinkf, &c, is passed inside, and falls on
the white tulle.
lately introduced; 1t is to trim them with a
large revers, which 10 lined with silk of diff
ferent color from the dress, and 10 fastened at
the back with bow, or buttoned on with a
gimp button. This style Of dress is only worn
ca Sranae toilette, when the underskirt is in va.
riably cut with train. These revers are al.
moot Invariably made of white silk, embroid.
cred with chenille of the color of the upper
rkirt.
Very pretty toilettes for children have been
prepared for the New Years fees. For boys
wear there are costumes in velvet cloth ana
yeiyeteep, or English velvet, as il is called in
Paris. The trousers are tight at the knee the
Jacket Is straight, and has pockets; q large
square linen collar completes the costume
There is much less implicitly displayed In little
girls frocKs. They are dressed il the same
style as their mothers, only in miniature-short
SKIRTS, petticoafs with pleated borders, &c A
very pretty costume Is called the Flor d. Aiiza
Imagine a low dress, cut Ia Princesse, with 8
tuhIc sim ulated on IL, and opening square In
front en- tabtteT. This tunic is sometimes
straight and sometimes scolloped. White CASH
mere Is much used as a material for frocks for
girls between three and seven years of age the
tunie being simulated with a white silk ruche,
or " Ith q rotsidW OF blue elk. FOR older girls
poplln Is the popular material. A fayorits
Toilette IS an Eon- grey poplin, the skirt short
and scolioPtd out and bound with blue poplin
A blue cashmere petticoat, with a box pIeated
boz der round the eoge.
Both blue cashmere Garibaldi and a white
muslin bodice are made with the style of skirt,
Plan poplin Is also q favorite material for
young girls; they are usually trimmed with
black velvet. 1 must net omit to mention a
novelty, before closing my letter. which has
recently been introduced. They are flowers
made OF wcoI, so fine and delicate that thew are
easily mistaken foc real ones; they no more re-
senble the Torsted flowers Of y ore than the ar
tifcial productions Of florists Of TO- day are lie
those Of thirty years ago.-Q.een.
Took LAUDANUM TO END HzR TRouBLxs-
Last eyenisg young woman, apparently
about "a years of age. good looking and we'll
dressed, was found on Nam street, Charles
town, in dying condition. She was taken 10
the City Marshafs Office where a physician
was called and rendered medical aid. After a
short time she so far recovered as 10 be able
TO state that she purchased fifty cents worth of
laudanum NJ an ap0thecary store, and had
taken the poison as she was tired OF living
there being so m UGH wickedness in the world
At the present time. She also said that she
boarded al No. Broadway, Chelsea Oficar
Whittier and another gentleman at once con-
yeyed her TO Chelsea, stopping at the office of
the City Marshal, where she was taken in
and appeared TO be in dying condition DR.
Pool. the city physician, was called and pre-
scrlbed for her, and in a short time she began 70
electeome of the laudanum from her s,orn ch
and could articslate few words, saving
"Send for my George" She subsequently,
stated thai a young man in CharIestown
named PATTERSON, had been paying his adj.
dresses 10 her, had got her in a family way
and then Told her il was 'sall up between
thsm. On this account she had taken the
laudanum, and wanted TO die as soon al nos
sible. letter was also found on her person
IN relation 10 the parting OF the Young man
from her. She gave the name of Susan Mer-
rlii. was born IN Brighton, and her husband is
row al sea She was kept az the msrshal's
shee last light, and comfortably cared for as
II was unsafe to remove her to her boarding
house. This morning she rallied sufficiently
10 be conveyed 10 her residence.-Boston Her