Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-12
Spring Fashions.
COLORS.


French manufacturers are stil happy ia
nomenclature, and have given expressive
names 10 the new shades: FOR instance. chin
chilla gray il the lightest shade OF the fur OF
that name; 0rgf7u is the clear silver gray 80
dear 10 our grandmothers; oxford is a blue
gray like that OF the English linens worn last
summer stylish hue is a deep stone gray.
ycleped Sphinx; teBtpege uempest-cOlOr) is
the suggestive name OF murky grayish hue;
SuedOiSe is cold gray with untold depths Of
blue; French gray is soft dove color. Russian
gray Is like old-fashiOned ashes-Of-roses aud
10 complete the gray list are two nondescript
hues called Ashantee and COOmsssie.
The handsOmeSt and freGhest brown shades
are clear, rich, and deep, without any red
dish Bismarck tintS, or the greenish olive
and bronze hues lately worn. Seal brown
and nut brown predominant. The darkest
natural beige brown is called COncha. aud a
similar shade is TTabucoS; Tunisenne il o.
lovely clear brown, and romeo T. brier brown.
Penelope, Cep and Noe are capriciOus names
for equally capriciOus tintS. NerOnibue is
the name given dark greens whose color -
almost invisible. Hydro IL drab Of beautiful
bluelsh shades. Jujube is the color OF the
dark red paste OF that name. Cratere Is red
is steel color.
dladRde or almond color; cream color that il
unbleached white; Italie, a clear straw color;
soft pink that the French cal son yfrc, ia
SMILEY and myosotis, which is forget -me-nOt
blue Many argent or pale silver shades are
also shown.
BYRON COLLARS AND CUFFs.
Inc coming novelties I'D ladies lingerie are
Byron collars and cuffs; indeed. they have
already been introduced, and have become
popular with fair young ladies whose fair
complexion can endure this broad eXpanse OF
linen; boarding-schoOl girls especially de-
light in them. They are like gentleinen's
shirt collars, with rather more exaggerated
points. They are made of doubled linen at
tached to band, as gentlemen wear them,
and would be improved by having a collar
cite Of muslin added. Price p cents. The
cuffs, made 10 match. are wide and square
fafarT and a.
side OF the sleeve OF the dress. The fashion OF
wearing linen cuffs outside the sleeve Is
about 10 be revived. Those now seen are
made to order for ladies who lead fashion,
they are narrow on the inside of the arm, aud
extend TO a deep point outside, where they
are fastened by three linen buttons. Other
new linen cuffs are straight, deep, and large,
with fall below the buttOn-hOles, which
may be edged with needle-work or lace, or
merely stitching.-HdrpeT'S BdsdT.
p2-"I call that horse car courting," said n
LOckpOrt girl the other evening TO a bashtul
youth who sat stiffiy by her side, with his
hand upon the small Of her back.
ga Virginia City butcher told painter 10
make him sign which should read. Null
tum in Parvo sausage" When he got O..
great flaming letters showed him Mutton in
Porko sausage" IL took three men 10 get
the cleaver out OF MS hands.
s9-A Brooklyn young woman sends this
valuable information To a New York paper:
"All girls are pleased 10 have their attrac-
tiOnS recognized In a certain genteel way
the eyes lingering for an instant only-but a
prolonged stare from a man, no matter how
handsome ne may be, eXcites nothing but a
feeling of annoyance and disgust"