Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-27
SUMNER FASHIONS.

the room and babe me come with her at once
| 10 the opening Whose Opening?" asked,
land of what?' Williams, of course; his
opening OF summer fashions" Summer
| fashions / retorted; "You in seal skin sa elk
and velvet costume going to hunt up sum-
! ner fashions? Oh no! excuse me; the fire
| is too good. Old MyddletOn's money too de-
/ itciOCS and the chair too comfortable; again
L pray you, hold me excused" Then the
| dear little woman opened her lips and poured
ont such steady stream CT talk about bon
| other summer fabrics, such as TOile de
' ,chy. Oxford tOile, perca,1 foularde,
| chine 'd-hiege, cameras tissue. griSSailie-taf.
| ietas, each and all wrought into the most
! charming costumes, of the CorIay du Barry,
| Cardinal, Diadem and Chloe bonnet, of Pc
| lEuolrS seignoiIs in pique, naiusoOk and Vic
| lace and brOderie Anglaise. with bouii-
| lounnes, irillngs and what not, that
| as she paused 10 take breath l rose from my
Chalr, laid my precious book down, went uD
stairs with the air of a martyr. and prepared
| 10 accompany Mrs. Grundy to the opening,
! and what saw and what heard would take
more space than the cruSty editors woulI
| give, and more time than 1 could spare. /
| heaTd-fOr il there is one thing nearer to a
| woman's heart than fashion, it is a little dish
q gossip heard of a famous wedding To
come of in May between a banker and fair
| lady up town-the wedding 10 be quiet and
| the happy couple to go abroad for a year; of
| the engagement of the daughter of an IL
street navy officer to a commander, l.. s. N;
! of Incidents connected with Mrs Ricketts,
| departure for Europe; (her friends were sorry
| 10 lose her, but glad that she was to have so
| delightful vOyage;) that Mrs. Stewart was
| not in California, but at her own Castle,
where she was entertaining several SIS,
| among them Miss Page and Miss PeabOi y;
and of scandal, any amoupt-with my nose
| buried deep down in a mass of viOlets, half
| expecting to find the odor, / was shocked by
the story of how Mr.. l.. had so ill
| treated his wife, well-known as pretty Miss
s., that she had gone home to her mother.
and that the husband-but why try to repeat
| lot hon
fashion, as much scandal as styles and they
all found ready purchasers and willing list
enerS, and each opening is. IL the crowd. and
| chat a fac simile of its predecessor. YOp en-
! ter The store, look round. bow here 10 VI lSS
| Whiftit, there TO Mrs. Switchem, noi to Mrs.
Straws, go up stairs, look at, say UeignOir
| SeigCOir are charmed with its beauty, aII
while smoothing the RULES and carosSinF the
COqUillcs. Becky Sharp ruShoS no: "Oh: How
ii ye do, Miss Brown; lovely day, perfect
goods! Such crowd! Were YOU at the we'd
| Gings last Thursday at st. Johns? Perfect
! jam, First wedding not by cards. The see
Ond wedding, Mr.. LathrOp with Miss Adds,
| was by card only; but people crowded the
| church 10 witness the first and cOull not be
| got out at the second; so there was what we
call a crush. Brides lovely. Heard the latest
| about Senator Jones and his ice house? Dear
| me. havn't you? Well, here, drop down i'm
| this chair and listen" And with eyes wide
| open, fan and hands going. Becky Sharp
| talked right ahead for half an hour. she goes
| TO all the openings, is present at every auc-
| ton, funeral, wedding, ami christening,
| knows every body's business but her own;
| drags out from every closet i'm town the gaunt
| skeleton that belongs there. And with this
| let me break off from my preface and tell at
! once what one is TO wear during the dog
| days. In
| BoNNFTs.
| there is the new style Montespan cardinal.
| II is in something OF the Old fashioned
| Japanese shape, almost an oval surface;
| INSIDE is crown four inches high, aud
| around this DO the sweets cOugregate. lie
| Chevallier, who rs now pre-eminently the
| artiste among milliners, sends a cardinal in
| black chip, with center OF LeghOrn white
| The furnishings are scarlet pOppieS and
| golden wheat, with yellow scarf and facingS
| Of black. with cardinal red and Loghorn
| yellow. Baural who Succ eedS so ably Bauval
| Madam RaymOnde, has for a blonde ex-
| quisite hat of chip, with facingS Of that
| tender Shadowy blue so beautiful and yet so
| rare; around the crown is draped q scarf of
| croisr ribbon garnished with a cluster of
| brueyer blossoms which in France grow in
| wild luxurianca in the fields Around the
| crown are geranium leaves held IN place by a
| bunch OF this same exquisite fca thery flower.
| Inside the bonnet il a wreath Of rich dark
| foil for the spun gold 'tresses, bonnie
| blue eyes and fair complexion of an
IL street belle OF whom we know
The same house sends q diadem bonnet of
| black chip, with drapery of maize-cOlorc1
| taf1etaS, with half a wreath of a tiny flower
| called cO2sc by the French, is mixed with
| SGTOf leaves and is around the crown; another
| IS OF white straw, SlOped Off round the face,
| lined with pink tafietas and trimmed inside
| with a wreath of tinted foliage; a wide
| echarpe OF roSe-colored gaze dipitoa'iae is
| gracefully wound around the crown and falls
| in wide cOIucS ard tGpejS at the back: two
/ small pink and white curled feathers COM
plete this elegant hat.
A DuBarry bonnet from lie ChevalIier is of
| fine English straw, black, tOque crown. broad
| erase border. lined with torSade of cerise
velvet.
| The Belle BOurbonnaise is from Bauval and
| is of black chip, a braid OF mite straw is
outlined around the middle OF the rim; this
Is trimmed with white and with trailing
| lengths OF the fragrant flower known by
| French florists as Girofe. There are dozens
| of Others each III itself a picture of exceeding
| beauty, but for them have no time nor
| space, but hasten 10 the
WRAPS,
| or TO be more correct, drapingS for the hot
days, which We suppose Will surely come
The fichu mantilla, Marie Antolnette fichu.
Sicilienne scarf poOnaise capote, and
the round basque, are each and all novel and
graceful. In the way Of material for suit
ings, the:r name is legion. Mr.. william ma;
shown me exquisite suits fashioned from
plain biege-thin, soft and self colorei in
srays and browns. The chine beige is in two
shades of gray. The cashmere beige is
| striped; or a-carreauX, These suits are quite
simple and very elegant. In
NOUVEATTES
are peiguOirS of the sheereSt Victoria lawn,
| trimmed cNquisitely with cOQulleS of lace
brOderie, AnglaiSe in Fittings, and bouil-
lounes perfect marvels OF beauty. There are
white suits fashioned of the same pure fabric
with gaufieTings Of embroidery.
To person with a limited wardrobe, the
lovely lace and velvet jackets displayed as
specialties by this house are Indispensable,
since by them such maximum of effect can
be produced from a minimum of cause
| These are in velvet, with guipure or thread
lace Over light silks they are peculiarly
effective. To wear with them are tablierS Of
the same rich material. and are exquisite
as useful There are polonaise in summer
Gamers hair, rich with embroidery and a no.
ticeable absence OF jet. In
NGERIE,
there are changes, but the new designs are
in reality only the revival of old styles-the
plain round collar and the upright collar
with crimped frilling. Many prefer white
lingerie, but colored collars and cuffs are in
great demand for neglige, travelling and
mourning costumes. Mouchoirs have been
brought out TO suit the peculiar style of
camel's hair plaids. They are exceedingly
common in appearance, and show around the
borders stripes of brown, blue and gray.
TRIMMINGS
are of lace, in ecru and white i'm linen and
cotton, guipure and French chantilly-rough
braid, Titan or mohair-with the knife
pleatings and shirrings in same material as
costume.
BUTTONS
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