Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-01


match, high heeled pink satin shoes, hair pow
dered quite white, and straw hat set on one
side and trimmed with a wreath of small pink
roses without leaves, were Of course de riguev,
and produced a charming effect, quite taking
one lack to the seventeenth century, and TO The
Al adam groves and shephsrdesses, whose poetic
lives were in such strong contrast to our prosaic
ones.
There were quite a number of very good fancy
dresses worn by ladies, (the gentlemen were not
50 successfully particularly Fire in scarlet
and red roses, in gold leaves; same In the hair.
Also, Spring, in light green, over white, with a
wreath of primrose and yiOlets. a mermaid
dress was very much admired, and consisted OF
a long skirt of light sea-green fdiUs, almos
covered by atunic of crystalized tulle OF the
same shade, caught up on one side only with a
trail OF sea weed and coral, mixed with crystals
and water ililies; a wreath of the same in the
hair, which should be blonde and flowing. Shell
or mother-ot pearl jewery should be worn with
this dress, and not set OF deliberately cut and
carved coral, as was the case on the occasion re
ferred to. most peculiar dress, andone which
excited constant attention, was that OF
'the White Lady of Avenel." Ii consisted sim
ply of long, plain trailing dress Of soft whit.
cashmere, without trimming. or anything shin
ing except broad silver belt at the waist and
silver eirclet round the head, below which the
hair hangs loose, but covered with long white
veil, which can be used to conceal the face when
required.
OF course. the ladies acted as ushers and
waited upon the gentlemen, calling for them
in Carriages and taking them home in the
most approved style; also furnishing them with
bOquets. 1t was a forfeit during the evening 10
was reversed, and the ladies were always pre-
sented % the gentlemen, who put on airs and
pretended to be engaged for all the dances, and
carried tiny lace handkerchiefs on the tips Of
ices with a great affectation OF not eat
ing anything at all. Altogether the leap
year party was most successful, and
there is talk among a select and intimate
another N which m
tlemen shall be attred a. ladies', and the ladies
as gentlemen, the vagaries OF costumes in both
This is to take place at Delmomco's, aud il the
idea is carried out. some immensely grotesque
effects will be produced.
NEW VISITING COSTUMES.
Several decided innovations in visiting cos
TUNES have been exhibited recently, which were
both striking and distingse. Instead OF the
time honored black velvet cloak, modern;zed
INTO the polonaise, and worn with rich black or
colored fGtile dress, or the complete velvet suit
always elegant and lady-like, some leaders of the
ton have lately displayed visiting toilets com
velvet and long embroidered polonaise of white
or light grey cloth, with hanging sleeves, and
boTdei ing below somewhat deep braided en-
bfoidery OF rich fringe. The mutt and small
round bonnet are of black velvet the former
trimmed with narrow hands of grey, or silver
fox fur; the latter ornamented with q small grey
The gloves are OF of light grey, or the rose
tint. and no jewelry is worn except broad fiat
gold cross which the boa discleses when it is
thrown aside.
Very light grey will, it is thought, be a IA
y0rite spring color.
Small round velvet bonnets in black myrtle
green, Or chocolate brown, are the favorte
winter promenade and visiting styles. The soft
crown stands up from the head, and is sur
rounded by quilting of velvet, or q straight
narrow brim. Very little trimming is used
only bow of velvet and a tea rose, or a small
plume set at the left side in place of the worn
out aigrette.
SPRING SUITS AND CAMBRICs.
Most OF the spring suits in preparation are
made up with the Queen Margaret poonaise.
the waist Of which is cut with a spring, and
forms small basque at the back. There are
others, the upper garments TO which are cut in
the Gabrielle polonaise style, that is, whole
in front, with ornamental bows or ro-
settles and simulated basque back. The
most stylish of these upper dresses are
cut very long and very little trimmed. The
underskirt, for example. is rather long, and per-
fectly plain; the upper dress reaches within a
quarter OF yard of the bottom of the lower
skirt at the back, and is simply cut out in wide.
shallow scollops and bound. Some are looped
at ALL
For a spring house dress. nothing can be
prettier than light blue pOpIi an SKIRT and long
overdTess of soft, light, gray cashmere, bound
with blue. 1t could be readily caught up with
buttons and loops for walking. Cash mere of a
brown would form another stylish combination.
Lorg, soft, graceful folds are now quite taking
the place indoors of the pulled out skirts and
paniers, while for the street, the walking skirt
with deep pleated or scOlloped fiounces and plain
long casaque without rufiles or putting, and
only sufficient fullness to give grace to the
tchrnure has superseded the short, punched up.
Tuffied skirts, and divides the honors with the
sack mantle, which most charmingly completes
some of the prettiest and most young lady-like
forthcoming suits.
The pretty striped cambrics and percales
which always make their appearance with the
hrst OF the crocuses and snow drops, cannot be
put to better use than by making them up into
long sack morning tresses with or without
deep hounce. sewn to. not put in the skirt or
into rather long skirts, and sacques simply fur
nished with broad hem and belted in with a
DOW atthe back Of the belt. In the latter form
they can be worn as summer street dresses i'm the
country. JENNIE JUNE.