Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-06

striped gauze over dress, with the pleatings on
the skirt sho wing the blue stripes. With such
dress garlands OF roses of various shades, from
paiest pink to deep crimson, are very effective.
Stripes are also seen in other materials, such as
silk and velvet. French costume worn at an
afternoon wedding has q poiOnaise of alternate
stripes Of white silk and black velvet, with a
white silk skirt and striped pleatings; the bon
net fer this dress is a fancitul Normandy crown
of black velvet, with white and black plume
and feather ruches. The princesse dresses de-
scribed a year ago, when Worth revived them,
are worn by matrons and elderly ladies tor full
dress occasions. dress prepared for receiving
New Years calls is of plum blue silk, made
with waist and skirt in one, in the princesse
style, simply hOunced around the demi- train
and up the sides to the belt, while the plain
front is merely ornamented with Q row OF steel
buttons cut like diamonds, and very expensive.
The back of the skirt has puff at the top and
fat sash. Satin is being used again in Paris
for trimming evening dresses, and Is especially
pretty whe used with tulle or tarlatan. Young
ladies wear tuile skirts covered to the belt with
puffs and pleatings. The over-skirt is then
made of two long square breadths OF satin open
in front, hanging smoothly on the sides, and
drawn backward war IN the fashion OF the demi.
tulle sleeves made of puffs around the arm.
French dresses OF latest importation have the
basque and over-skirt trimmed with rows of
hanging loops, like those on the beautiful bridal
dress worn by Nilsson as Valentino in the opera
OF " The HilguenOts." The rolled cap above
the sleeves aud the double pointed ruff OF the
Cavalier costume are also worn. Rosebud
garlands are the fashionable garniture for
young ladies' evening dresses, and the boQuet
of natural flowers carried in the hand must cor
respond. These bOquets are large and round
and are made up of long ste mined buds loosely
put together in 90 Boston, fashion, Some are
entirely of pink buds Of various shades, Others
are of pale tea-rose with pink buds, or else
Iightest yellow buds ana dark velvety crimson
ones; violets are pretty with pink buds, or with
the pale tea-r0sss; heliotrope and pink buds
with merely the rose foliage, are seen together,
and the odors blend deliciously. Thus there
te fashions in boquets as in other things, and
the florist of to- day must be an artist In his way,
ptovidiEg not only perfect flowers and arrang-
ing them in unique combinations OF color, but
,ssociatipg those whose perfumes enhance each
ether, instead OF providing mixed bOquets with
dozen conflicting odors.
VARIETIES.
The prettest warm bonnets for little girls are
close cottage b0nnets Of white cony fur, trim
med with pink or blue ribbon, and sold for 81 or
$3.50. They cover the ears and the back Of the
head, and are far more CO mt0rtable- looking
than Normandy caps. Gray cOny bonnets are
also shown, but are not so child like as those of
! pure white. Elaborate bonuets Of black velvet
| are also made in the cottage shape for these
| ''little women" and are trimmed with vslen-
ciennes lace, ribbon, r0se-buds, and ostrich
| tips. They cost from 90 to S12.
Ribbons are exceedingly cheap this season
Fancy stores fill their window We sttractiyely With
| boxes Of gros grain ribbon Of every color and
shade. two or three inches wide, at IS cents !
| yard.