Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-01
EVENING STAR.
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
How the World Grows young-FIsw-
ers In May Brfdal Trou..eaus-Go
Isg 10 the Centennial Travelling
outhts-Lvenfng Toilets. ana Items
lFrom Our o,Cn Correspondent, !

IFrom Our O,Cn Correspoudens1
NEW YORK, April =.
Has the world. which was old yesterssv.
grown suddenly youngc Orisit because the
sun shines, and the young men with flowers
In thelr button holes, look into eyes bluer
and brighter than ever out OF the roses ana
me lllacs OF The new spring bonnels that ali
AZ once existence seems so fresh, and the
story only just beginning to be toldS What
ever IL is. let Us be thanksul that youth is
always with us. and love, and truth and
beauty, and honor, and trust, as well as age,
and falsehood, and treechery, and let us re-
toice in them, and keep them a guard 20
ward of evil things There are days dark
days, dreary days, when one feels like
preaching the gospel OF black alpaca; OF the
cTucinXion of all one tastes aud longings
and the putting on OF ssckcloth and ashes
for the sins OF the generstion-but not to-day;
not with the earth smiling, the fountains
throwing up their showers OF white
spray, and men and women opening their
hearts 10 the gladness of the season
For to-day, am glad 20 be alive, and tina,
there is so much youth aud beauty 20 spread
JOY and happiness around me. / am glad
there are people whose lives are n holiday
who can wear bright silks aud soft lsaes
VINO can walk In the sunshine and aid the
charm of their presence In the great 10Y OF
being. To day am even rCcOncilei u the
caprices, the whlms, the changes OF fashion.
II seems good 10 have the spice OF an intinife
variety, ard better to be charmed with
never ending surprises. / Will wear serge
and bomespun, and trudge through the rain
In water proof aud over shoes, but my
lady delights me, sometimes with her bon
ret, which Is pun OF tulle; again with the
delicate tint OF her gloves, the grace OF her
uTapery. the antique Oidity or her orBa
ments, the fun OF her hair, and al WAYS with
the amazing fertility OF her resources. Men
may well rec0oclle themselves % tue ineyI-
table, for they would 60 mad with despair q
they had not this fair woman 20 90 mai
about
BRIDAL TROUSsEAUs
Many weddings are taking place in these
Gays, notwithstanding the tax about di-
VOrces, withSt6ndiug the cost OF living
and the hardness OF the times, for nature
thank heaven! is stronger than Thousand
theories, and so long as the birds sing aud
the flowers bloom people will be young, will
love and will marry. Nor is an outiJ Tor the
important event Today matter OF greater
cost or more solemn consideration than 10
was hundred years ago, taking the fact
into account that money is cheaper and time
and labor dearer now than then. People do
not, or at least ought not. as rule, 20 marry
more than once in their lives, aud should
surround that once WI Tn whatever eau lend
JOY or charm In the retrospect. 50 I
confess TO looking not only indu' gently. but
with pleasure, on bridal wear tuat
seemed like masses of delicate Nalen-
c1ennes lace; on corSets of white satin and
stockings OF silk and petticoats and draw
ers OF creamy twilled silk, trimmed with
wide scant ruffies, OF tinted lace. Nor, luxu-
riOus aS this sounds, was IL without It's
counterpart In the times that triet mems
Old lady OF eighty exhibit the stin STAYS OF
corded silk and whalebOne, the dresses aud
aprons of white tabinet, trimmed with
hand-knitted lace, aud the dresses OF silk
brocade, which "stoOd alone. and COMPOSED
part OF her wedding out NJ sixty years before
when she, great heiress 10 a hundred thou
sand dollars, Cd married poor minister OF
The gospel, with nothing but his profession
and her money TO sustain them. So | guess
human nature has not, and never does
change essentially: il is ONLY the conditions
which surround [ sc ra1
not any fault of woman that manufactured
cotton has become so fine aud exquisite OF
texture. or that the facilities for ma king N
have become so great that there is no longer
any necessity or excuse for wearing coarse
fabric, since the fine costs no more than tue
coarse did formerly, and we can indulge our
tastes without hurting anybOdy's pocket.
am sorry for my part not TO have a chance
TO live beyond the allotted time 10 the en-
toyment OF sight and sense, ana touch, for
beauty and hneness fill one with such an in
finite sense OF Joy in existence that 1 would
like to be able 10 IA ke the share in IL. which
with the rapid Improvements ana discover
les, the women OF the next generation may
and will, not my lady alone, but 1 who now
wear the serge and the homespun.
Perhaps unsophisticated readers would
like 10 know what constitutes a bridal outfit
for young lady who may be supposed
the pOssessOr already of a fairly ample
wardrobe. One bridal or Pom pa Our" set,
including skirts of linen cambria. the whole
trimmed with ruffies aud pufls of real vslen-
ciences lace and hand sewed; Il sets OF linen
(FTench style hand embroidered upon the
cloth; l. sets of percale, square cut, Trimmed
with fne tnc&ing and needlework; l. skirts
tucked, rufiied, and trimmed With nee lie
work and embroidery for walking. deml-
trained and ; irlmme for wear with evening
dresses; dozen hose dozen silk (sa ne
richly embrOidered), I dozen Isle thread.
and ! dozen striped. In silk, the plainest
are s. per pair; in Isle thread, tue price Is
S24 per dozen for the quality; and Ia STRIPED.
SIS per dozen. Then there are half a dozen
corset covers OF different degrees or dneness
and luxury; half dozen dressing sacks
rufiied and pulled with valenciennes. the
rest trimmed with needlework; dozen short
underskirts-3 white, fine long cloth, tucked
aid ruftied with needlework, white flannel
embroidered, tinted flannel, best, flushed
with pink and blue and exquisitely embroi-
dered with silk in which there is a slight
admiXture of silver, and India twllle1 silk
trimmed with insertion and scant ruffling
torchore lace; 3 dressing gowns OF nam
SOCK trimmed with white thread lace and
cardinal ribbons, l OF pale blue cashmere
trimmed with heavy silk cord 10 match, aud
another of black silk Cprincesse style but
toned all the way down the back and finished
with bows In front.
This was a very handsome outfit, but IL
did not include dresses, gloves, handlser-
chiefs, laces, bonnets, fans, parasols, etc.
Another that saw recently consisted, on
the contrary, OF these articles mainly; the
underwear had been prepared al home.
BRIDES DRESSES.
One OF the least expensive though not the
least important, was a travelling dress OF
sill mounting OF darker brown shade, &C
companied by a brown chip b at with the
two shades of brown, trail Of pale flowers,
with brown foliage. IL might be stated that
the buttons were the new ivory CheUed or
splashed with brown. A dinner dress was OF
navy blue silk, piped with cream color.
A combination dress was OF brown faille ON
cream and damask brocade. A black
silk suit was beautifully trimmed with
crimped fringe OF graduated width with
tasselled beading. A very handsome ALL
black grenadine with satin stripes was made
over plain black foulard silk, and arranged
so that the stripes assisted the beautiful
black thread lace in forming the trimming
This dress was completed by round cape
covered with rows OF the lace put on slightly
full. A street dress of dark blue silk
was trimmed with the fabric exclusively,
and completed by small pelerine. An eve
ming dress OF pale blue faille was covered
with "juive" tunIc OF damask gauZe, fas-
tened up at the back with q sash of the SILK,
and trimmed with hat braid OF SILK and
silver.
A morning dress was or plain gray faille,