Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-30

grace about them, tie D S; styles. which assoc,-
e them quire vorthny with the names by
One one which are loaded down with a mas OF
soATs HAIR
Hs quioe Pleasure To notice the hne pol DO
oAerTe or 'gak" cloth Is revived As one Of In.
prominent materials Of me seas,D .ra - -
tcuisriy adapted % hate spring -,it. n,, ,,,,-.,
ing &resset The coloTs OF tints rather f.,r ~,
pale ash grey and ecyu (bud0 can hardly ~ S.,seI
SCTri ooSss, s,ine,l.lly Q, thsse which have
leaf shade The pale bur, however. Is decIdeigy
the fAvorfte.
These suits are trimmed with frtosr the -.
rns nae OF ne materia and black velvet, With
t~eeh. very handsome suit OF gsk cloth "a.
e1hinted At Stew great opening a few davs
So .ne loweI skirt trimmed with dat pleafing,
auppet win crimPed fringe OF the 80 me shs1e
a. a. ue nsterial, box plested. hows on the ton OF
me sleeves and 70 loop up the SKIRT OF blaes
The finest linen suits were ,rtruea ,,,. a..
pieaung, unblesched gutpure. and hlack velxet
Ihe short suits just imported were universally
confined 20 evening dresses OF ceremony
eRANDE roTLKrrEs.
The costliest dresses, excepting In black and
white, exhibited hardly any contrasts. Rich
fdite tsoft, but heavy, and finely corded silk,
seemed 20 be the rayorite material, trimmed
and mounted with nounces. pufrnes ana over
dress OF China crepe OF the same shade trimn "a
with lace or fringe, headed with ruches of silk
feafhered out, or with bands OF feather trim
,nsgr,sc., ~. ., sne same color There were some
blue, green, pink, white and mauye silk ana
sstin dresses, and the effect j. greatly enhanced
so,n ~ me suSeie gsrnitures OF flowers which now
left side, and not unfreQuently a oor,ios. which
connects the one with the other.
the most effective were houiIIopsse TrnnsH
mounted with hounce and tunic OF biacl Isc.
and ornamented with black velvet and aRen
foliage.
resctionary dress OF very heavy black ora,
gram attracted much attention. The hoil :.
was cut square and very low, and hordered
around with rich old Venetian po,nt hea. .
with band Of curled black ostrich feathe.
inc ne sleeves were ruffied and trimmed TO mat
One OF the great houses in Paris presented l.
each of its lady visitors on its opening day love
American merchants follow 20 charming an
exampie2
Among the materials for the seaside walking
dresses, ordered by the Empress Eagenie, are
tartan. a shepherds check, and a beautiful am
Der. These show excellent taste I'm the selec-
ton.
Outside CABINETS.
Cloaks seem TO be less In demand this season
than ever. The suits are 80 complete that they
need nothing additional either for warmth or
drapery. and are so pretty that IL Is q sin 20
(like the polonaise,) and ntted into the figure,
are the favorite methods OF completing street
suits, the upper skirt or the polonaise forming
GRACEFUL moscston OF tse rIs srssy umense rma
very ungainly' protnberance.
CaPes have nearly disappeared, but there is q
pretty little mantelet which is as convenient
and more becoming. The Metternich" IL in
stalled into a place OF honor as o very excellent
and most useful garment-not youthful, but ad-
Ma -lsS
in cashmere as q graceful extra" for spring aud
autumn wear. IL has been extensively made I'm
muslins, grenadines, and other thin tissues, 90
complete sufts, and is need ~ substitute for
the WdtfeaE cloak, which obtained brief vogue
a year ago.
Over-skirts are longer and less bunchy than
they we're through the winter. They are made
of soft materials-orepe and the nke-and are
draped more fovingly. Inside runies OF lace
are much prettier than the fiat muslin ruffs
edged with imitation Nsllenciennes, which are
now flooding the fancy stores. Still prettier are
the narrow French ruffies finished with a soft
cascade Of lace i'm front.
The de medios collars, forming stemscher as
well as q collar, are now almost universally with
dinner and 'at home" toilettes.
HoHsekeepers may be interested 10 learn that
pure patterns, have been imported, and sell for
fifteen 20 twenty dollars per window. They are
quite handsome enough for back parlors and the
bed rooms of country houses.
Striped furniture chintz is becoming very
for draping and furnishing sleeping
rooms. The fashionable aCretOnne" chintz il
one shilling per yard in London, and ten shilings
per yard in New York.
Carpets are very much reduced in price; Royal
Wiltons. in crimson and gold, (the fashionable
combination are four dollars per yard, Amin
ister three, English Brussels two, Tapestry
Brussels one dollar and fifty cents.
The most approved carpet lining IL composed
OF two thickness OF stiff brown paper, with wad-
ding between. IL is one yard wide, aud twelve
and half cents per yard. Stair pads made
in the same way, but thicker, are twenty-five
cents each. JENNIE JUNE.