Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-24

Velvet Is very fashionable this season, and
those who esnnot afford the genuine article
sport velyeteen. I suppose every body knows
that the difference between velvet and velveteen
,a hss nss g s e s.S the gta, q cot
ereeches" which men wore more than a quarter
OF q century since. ga 81
It Is nov used for ladies' suits, for soys' su =
and for eloaks, and basQues by women Nh -,
tasses are somewhat fine but means limited
When velveteen made its debHf here about 10 r
wears ago Il was three dollars per yard. now
is al. .25 and the quality anything Il better. o.
has the merit OF being warm and looking very
well while IL is new, hut ia not very durable,
and win not stand much exposure.
sasa simple Lyons velvet suit, however. costs
$40 while handsome velveteen could be
got mp for less than nfty, OF course IL here II
distinction there is a difference.
There is no fabric 20 handsome a. velvet. No
Perhaps that is the reason that a velvet dress or
velvet cloak Is the ambition OF 70 many we
mems lives.
Jet black is the popular shade this winter, bnt
blue black with thick soft pile n better TOR
wear. IL has more elasticity, 10 less easily dat
tened and the color does not change or turn
rusty as the jet black Is apt 20 do.
The cssaque with the iul tournure az the
back "a the fashionable garment OF the season,
and. az the material Is thirty-two inches wide,
requires only three yards.
ranged from fifteen TO twenty and twenty-five
collars per yard. very good velvet can now
be obtained for ten and twelve, and there j. a
ypsTy hne SSslsty OF eloas,ng velvet at eight,
the gold standard vet.
The richest trimming for velvet consists OF
BANDS OF ostrich feathers. heading lace. lt i
French cloaks are never trimmed with u; the
French are too good economists; they trim vel
vet with fur or with euipure lace.
there is another fur a cool deal used, under the
name OF " Alaska sable" which would he less
odorous under its real title of sk4sk. Three
ssaSf sf And s.s sss nSs sse VIM sat skunk a.
well as mink?
FaiIle Ithick corded SIX is. however. the new
and most popular trimming for velvet Nothing
can be prettier upon it than bands OF thick grOs
grain piped with fine folds Of satin.
The round skirts Of velvet suits are some
times trimmed with bands Of gros grain, but are
the lower edge with double piping Of thick
silk or satin
THE cHiGNox.
IL anything had been needed TO prove how
much of the hair now worn is totally and en-
tirely false, il would have been abundantly sup
piled by the revolution which has taken place In
the style OF the chignon. Last winter q a
huge bunch worn on the top OF the head and
surrounded by frizzes and light curls; now il
the product Of a single head provided they
were real hair, } worn from the back Of the head
into the nape OF the neck, and even lower. The
change Is so entire that IL renders new chignons
obligatory for those who wish 20 be considered
Sin the fashion" and consequently everybody
has mounted the long braids and displays them
TO the admiring eyes Of the world rs proudly a.
though they were the works Of the Creator in
stead Of the wig maker.
IL is curious 90 observe what absolute frank
ness and absence of art there is i'm the artice OF
dress. Women in the large cities, where every
accessory 20 the feminine toilette Is exhibited
plainly and unblushingly i'm the shop windows,
pretend to very little concealment. and rarely
descend 30 falsehood 90 hide their donnnSs anil
belongings Men also accept the situation
with great serenity, and prefer to pay for a new
chignon rather than have their wives appear dit
ferent from the rest Of their lady acquaintance
In fact, one of them remarked rather irrever-
emily the other day that probably the Lord never
would have bothered himself about hair or teeth
at all had dentists and hair-dressers achieved
the perfection i'm the beginning at which they
had arrived to-day. JENNIE JUNE.