Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-02
THE WORLD OF FASHION.
NEW YORK STYLES FOR JUNE.


ana MALE Dressmaktng.
tFGskieR Core poRdeace If The ErcHiag Sfdr.l
NEW YoRK, May 81, 1873.
Spring has ne yer had q reputation to be proud
OF in these latitudes, but the spring of 1873 will
long lie remembered as enc of the ereariest of
its hind.
People say we had such weather before the
war, and predict hard times i'm store on the
strength of it, bat 1T does not reg uire prophet
TO foretell hard times somewhere in no very dis
,ant future for peepie who are only bent on
cent day to get rid of s. trouble who con-
slider dnty :. bore, ;" and live as generously ON
interest OF the money they own.
business men complain of their "hari work -
which consists principally i'm talking about the
Modocs and hunting up somebody willing to
haorse their premises to pay; meanwhile th cir
real interests are in the hands of hired employees
who are not likely7to attend to them any better
than they themselves.
At home their wives complain also OF the
terrible hardships encountered with servants.
ana remedy it 10y staying away from home as
mucb as possible, finally by breaking M
housekeeping and living at an enormous exDense
in a " family hotel
The evils caused by waste and expenditure
are everywhere remedIed by greater waste AMI
larger expenditure. Certainly there must come
day OF reckoning sometime.
But. In the meantime, Strawberries are cry
ing In the streets, the park and the avenues are
gay with equipages and outriders, and sunshine
has enlivened us at last and people are beginning
to ask (thOee who have no residences in New
spend the summer?''
Now it is all very well to say "oh. Mr..
has found delightful farmhouse, whose only
draw back is that il is a considerable distance
rom the city, and he will not be able to come
TO see us very often" But in her secret heart
the speaker is often not all so much pleased
with the rural prospects as she pretends 10 be-
ana is little to be eRvied after all.
Inc attractions of country farm house" to
one who dislikes eggs, who is a jew in regard TO
pork and cannot drink milk, are not 50 great
AFTER all; and when to these facts are added the
knowledge that one or two choice friend. re-
mann in town, that several short excursions
nave been planned Tor ''Over Sunday in W hich
she can have no share; the most innocent OF,
women naturally begin to suspect the effasion
with which her husband sympathzes with her
"cares,' and his anxiety to see her and the
children securely and cheaply housed for the
entire season.
THE FRESHEST IN FASHION.
sudden freshness aud simplicity have crept
into the fashions; whether IL will rems i'm or nor
Ii lasts
Paniers have been abolished: the enormous
tournures have disappeared. 4 ready dresses
look Old which are pufled up in huge punches.
and the straight gote-simple distin-
guished-carries all before it.
The distinctive parts at the latest costumes
are the redingOte, the belt OF black velvet and
Its attachments of oXydized silver, and the
umbrella.
What is il that has rained upon ms snc,
showers OF umbrellas, that has all at once
raised the umbrella into an article lie lurs of
the greatest importance?
Every shop is full of them. and the prices
range from nine TO twenty-five dollars. The
recent styles are of the finest twlled silk
changing dark blue or Plum-col0r into black
ne halhiies are comedian, agate, iyorc or solid
silver, finished as crosses as straps with buckIas
as the open calyx of a flower, and in yarious
Other devices. The club handles are losing
their prestige; the newest designs close into a.
M
ne rage for flagree ornaments of oxydized
silver Is increasing. The favorite model is A
Sfea aed ern gate elasped in the mid
0Iher antique heads. Tat 1S,as,ens the heIt
ipe s'ue ALI .ments for umbrella and vim
algrette should match. The set costs ten to
fifteen dollars. Of course, these are not sil,e,..
but what is real nowadays?
A lady whose husband has been very wealthy,
VINO lived abroad tor years. who hourished at
the state balls of the Empress Eugene, was
supposed TO possess fortune i'm her diamonds
All her friends knew that they were furnished
by the court jeweler, and matched i'm appear-
ance the magnificent jewels possessed by the
Empress To-day her husband rs a bankrupt,
and it turns out that her diamonds are paste!
though they have passed current IN the chest,
society for years. SEA 3
ance is the ruff for the neck. sMedIcis' and
Elizabethan ruffs are taking the place of the
modest file OF lace or pleating of muslin, which,
succeeded the time-h0nored collar; and ii the
dimensions continue to increase in the same
ratio, il is impossible to tell where IL win end.
Inc predominant styles now consist OF the
run and the fraise; the latter consisting of a
double Fleating OF crepe lisse cut high at the
back OF the throat the former of net or muslin,
laid in straight. close, hollow pleats, sometimej
repeated In the material of the dress which
forms an outside ruff, the lace or muslin coming
next the skin. A little exag geration OF the
modes would give us the fiarng, wing-like an.
pendages OF Queen Anne's reign, hut at present
style.
RIDING COUNTRY HATS. 4
There are two styles for young lady eauestri-
ans this season, both of which have their adj
mirers and which may be seen any fine day upon
the bridal. paths IN the Central Park. One is
the "Brigand," the Other-tbe 'sRotten Row
and both take their names from the hat which
accompanies the costume.
The "Brigand" is of the cree italian TYNE.
ihe hatis high ,conica felt similar to the .'Ty-
rolean." but instead OF seve raj narrow folds, is
ornamented with q single, road band OF gros-
gram; and slight stillei.l lookis: feather,
me fashionable color is eef cert coffee greenj
Princess style, with a small basque at the bach
Is of coffee green cloth, b. ,ided In darker
shade OF the color, ana 10 aDted with artistic
gut or oxydized silver butts. Lace ruffies are
worn at the throat aDI WIZ, s.
queter, ''''' 20 N'u'"
close cutjacket Of ma y blue bottle green,
" . 1laek cloth, simply b5nnd with narrow,
lated cuffs, real turn 0Ter collar, and vest
pocket. Black silk beaver hat, a smaller edi-
ton OF the one worn by gentlemen, around
which gauze veil Is las. med and tucked shirt
with narrow collar OF linen cambria edged with
fine English embroiderr. Narrow neck ties,
dogskin gloves with luntlets. cashmere
skirt is often worn with these cloth jackets A
lady's whip is undoubte, Y for ornament rather
than use 1t Is q slender coy, with handle OF
coral, ivory, comedian, liver. or onyx; cut or
turned into crosses, horss shoes, or other en-
blematic devices.
Broad brimmed hats have appeared i'm straw
and muslin, under the name of sscountry" ami
garden hats. Very handsome "country'
hats are Of leghorn with slightly oval crowns
and broad brims raised at the sides over q spray
Of flowers, or a pretty ornament of lace AMI
ribbon. The outside T. INNING is a long plume
laid fiat against the ri, c Of the crown, or more
frequently grOs grain ribbon and flowers. a
bunch Of roses or dropping pond lilies. The
muslin hats have r. und, soft, cap crowns
rather hi Oh than broad, and surrounded with
deep indented brim covered with straight, sin
gle plating Of muslin, exactly like the kit
plating OF skirts: The edge Of the lace frame,
over which the Plating Is laid. is bound with
black velvet, and band of black ribbon velvet
with bows and ends and spray OF moss roses
completes the garniture.
Imported hats Of this description have the
muslin laid over colored silk-lfke the Nor
mandy caps worn by little girls-but the plain.
white muslin, fine and soft, in close plsits Is
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