Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-17
GOSSIP ABOUT THE FASHIONS.

From the Milliner and Dressmaker1
Long dresses are used only for full dress occa-
sions and for the carriage, costumes rdz de terri
being used for town toilettes; the puff becomes
daily less and less aecentuated, and graceful
drapery falling over the underskirt become daily
more in vogue Much artistic talent is shown in
the draping and general arrangements of these
costumes, and your English houses will do well
to study the mode in this respect, for the puff is
which gives the death blow to so many modes.
GRENADINE DRESSES
are much in vogue. These are of fine make and
trimmed with revers of eolored silk; bows of the
same color drape the tunic and ornament cor
sage and sleeves. Robes of poplin are much
worn. A beautiful model is OF grey silk poplin
(irish), trimmed with three bands of violet vel
vet; slee res very large, and lined with white silk
An original costume is composed of Oriental
cashmere, worn over petticoat of black silk;
the bodice Is Princess shape, and cut in one with
the upper skirt, which is gracefully looped and
retained in position by colOred passementeries.
Gaze de Chambery is also to be largely worn.
At the edge of the first skirt a deep iounce is
PLACED; this is headed by two smaller lounces;
the upper skirt is very short, and Is ornamented
with BrUges lace; bodice open enchale edged
with lace and bows of mauye faille; Louis XIV
sleeves.
THE coAL-scUrTLE REDIvTvUs.
We predict that another season reproduces the
which our great grandmOthers lived and were
All dresses, whether for house or out of door
costume, are cut low IA the throat, and with
deep sleeves. The fashion of
CUTTING THE DRESS Low
at the throat in the morning dresses has produced
pretty and becoming fashion of wearing nette
or tulle folded across the bosom. The under
sleeve Is large and richly trimmed with lace or
embroidery, and the favOrite morning sleeve Is
wide lawn sleeve gathered in at the wrist to
band Of hne embroidery, and finished by frilI
Of muslin or lace. White muslin costumes
trimmed with black velvet are also going to be
much worn.
New York.
ICourier'S Street, Salon and Shop.1
DRESS GOODS.
Many CT the handsome dress goods have dis
appeared from the shelves and counters of
me cry goods houses, while there is consider
able reduction in the prices Of mOhairs, goat
remain. Cheap fabrics offered for % cents
yard, and which are sometimes a MIXTURE of
SIX and linen, or poor mixture OF cotton and
wool, are exposed in the windows and at the
doors IL IS TO be hoped that if ladies purchase
these fabrics they viii find time TO do their own
dress making, as they viii hardly pay for the cost
OF making.
WHITE AND LINEN SUITS
Though white and linen suits still retain their
Popularity ladies are beginning to feel the weight
nutlngs, which were 50 popular Lass season, are
not so wei liked this. Upon the linen suits dis
played at the furnishing houses, folds and simple
plating have taken their place. Many of the
white suits display the old and stereOtyped styIe
OF trimming, which consists of a fiOunce with n
on the second Tuffies and tucks headed by
another ruff1e, and the same trimming re-
peated on the basque. A ruffle runs the
length Of the sleeve and trims the bottom of il
iaundress to do up the costumes, and as %
about the lowest price which is asked, the COS
OF washing soon amounts TO more than the
or ginal cost Of the dress.