Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-01


reser> alton, and in place of the irst a breast
OF bird or some ostrich tips selected for the
bonnet, and ribbons for ornamenting the
nee X, dress or hair And In regard IN the
latter, real and imitation false hair may be-
all discarded, If the bride to be has an average
quantity of her own. The method Of ar
ranging the hair is now and has bsen for
some time very simple. 4 crimped fringe
/ across The front, halyed on the top, and
braided knot broad or iiat looP at the back.
surmount this with a comb, a few puffs or a
! srafced eoronet OF hair; but the young bride
has TIE privilege of her years, for some time
| at least, in keeping herself free from all such
| Acknowledgements OF insufficiency.
SILK CNDERwEAR.
IL has never seemed possible until re-
! Gently that luxury could go further i'm under
| wear Than fine liuen, enriched with lace ard
embi oidery, and when silken garments mex;
.he SKIN were nrst spoken OF they seemed
purchase display at the expense OF cIeanli
| Ia S. The hing was not SD impracticable as
| II seemed, and SILK drawers, silk petticoats
| : lk corset covers trimmed with lovely Va
| lenciennes or Smyrna lace, are nov recog-
| nized facts, regularly imported by a. L.
| Stewart Co, and probably soon u be hal
! IN common with the finer kinds OF linen un-
| DER" at all the large furnishing houses.
Every one who has used the ivory white
/ SIX haDdkerch iefs which have recently
I taken The place SO largely OF linen, for ladie,
as well as gentlemen, knows how fine and
/ soit and exquisite they are TO the touch.
SIX underwear is made of the same kind of
SIN, Naples SILK, IS il is called, only IL is
! quite as frequently pink or blue a. ivory
white. In white or color, however IL washes
perfectly, requiring care, as all delicate fab
/ RIGS do, but 10 more than a clever laundIess
would naturally beStow upon linen. Nat.
| nIaly they arr not ltended for people who
give their clo hing bard service or who can
not have them nicely washed, or who stick
/ 10 them as long as there is any LEFT, but the
! charm of their touch alone makes them a
great luxury for those who can afford lux
uries.
The "set' consists of drawers and corset
cover, TO which petlicoat is often a ided A
cbemise is dispensed with, the pale blue or
| pink corset being placed over silk gauze
vest, and the corset even doing duty as
cEtmise in conjunction with the dra Wers
which are ample and protective A fiounced
silk IetticOat of the same color over these
drawers, trimmed like them, and like the
corset cover, or bodice, (Which il truly isl
with white lace (edging the fiOuncesl is all
the aGdiI ional underwear needed, and forms
also 8 complete underdress, over which
PrIEcesse dresses or others, of muslin, gren-
al ne, gauZe, or any thin material Can he
worn most effectively. The cost is not very
great, niEe dollars for drawers, seven for
corset cover, thirty, or thirIy-five for skirt.
The whole complete and ready TO be put on.
I'll ski IL may be added, is demi trained.
Quite number of ladies have had complete
sells made in each color, pink, blue, ivory,
and canary color. Many others have had
one set made expressly TO take to watering
places, where they would make bat a SNORT
stay, and The ivory sets seem likely to be-
come rage for brides.
BRIDAL SETS.
AT the same house, and in conjunction
with The silBen underwear, are bridal sets
the possession of one OF which would be a
boon TO many ladies who require occasional.
ly underwear OF extra fneness, because they
show such excellent judgment and "a ste, and
are selviceable as well as beautiful. They
consist OF square cut chemise and night
dress, drawers, corset cover and traInel
Skirt the chemise, drawers and corset cover
made of fine solid linen, and all profuSely
trimmed with the new, fine Belgian lace,
with blue or pink edge. The cost for four
pieces, without The skirt, is SGT, which, con-
sidering the quality and workmanship, is
very reasonable indeed. All the ten jencles
row are towards cO.OT in every part of the
dress delicate colors ia flannel are Ia King The
place Of white, and from present appaara ices
IL may soon be as rare to see any part OF the
urde1clOthiug white as il is now Ia see white
hosiery. A lew method of trimming hand
some trUuSse8us, when the body part of the
armepl is all white, is with ribbons in seV
eIal shades OF color. The Pompaiour pink
and blue, one Marie ADtoinette shades
cream, garnet and canary, or moss green
pink a. blue, The three, or, as in the frs
II stance, the two combined together anl
used as lows, CO scades and the like.
NEW STYLES IN HOSIERY AND GLOVES
These are, some of them, very pretty and
very elaborate, but they seem abSurily high
Can any one explain why silk stockings
should be ten to fifteen dollars per pair, black
mitts three 10 five dollars per pair and gloves
with some ugly embroidery on the pack
which en'arees the hand, ten TO twelve dol
lars the pa ir? There Is no one who can affoad
10 ray such prices, and they seem more0y er
to bear 10 relation 10 the prices formerly
charged for such articles, or TO the cost OF
more important products OF the silk manu-
facturer. Hosiery of all kinds has advanced
enormously in price since the Introduction
OF The dark colors into the dyeing OF the
thread, which at the same time rots il very
often, so that the stockings or socks do not
last half so long. This is especially the case
with children's hosiery, and Ii is not, there
fore, advisable for ladies who cannot afford
10 take risks TO purchase the fancy, dark
blue, or brown hose, unless they are sure OF
the quality.
Quite transformation has been effected
10 gloves during the last quarter of a century.
Ten or fifteen years ago gloves were wCrn SO
short that buttons were the exception instead
OF the rule; and many con sidered them an
afieciatiOn Of style totally unnecessary,
and not at all 10 be commended. With the
additional length, however, the trimmings on
the hack and wrists disappeared, a great i'm
pIoyement &c the shape of the hand, which is
seen 10 the utmost advantage in plain. per
ftctly fitting Kid glove, which extends over
the wrist as far, but no further than the swell
OF tie arm. Length OF gloves now is being
carried 10 an extreme, and will probably
reach its limit during the coming season.
Twenty four buttons on each glove, forty
eight 10 be buttoned and unbuttOned every
time the gloves are taken on or off, will ex-
haust the endurance of a tev tee of fashion.
ECCENTRIC BONNETS.
A rovelty In country straw hats consists
OF coarse straw, embro dered with colored
wool balls, such as are seen on the Nice, and
Hsvre baskets, now com monty used for the
implements of knitting, and netting in this
ct,untry, and which are almost bonnet
shaped. The idea will doubtless be utilized
for the Florida, and coarse chip hats of
Amer can manufacture next year, but at
present they are confined to imported styles.
A charming new design for evening wear
has been introduced In place of the French
"fiower' bonnet, which consisted of q br'm,
and curtain OF tulle, or lace, the crown filled
In with flowers. The brim and the curtain
Of this are the same as the flower bonnet
they are OF white lace, or tulle, but the crown
is filled in with exquisite white feather tips,
very huhy-while round the brim, beneath
an edge of the lace, is sometimes placed a
small wreath of mossey ferns.
CHATELAINE WATCHES.
Watches now, instead of being valuable as
tiInekeepers, are mere appeudages 10 the
belt. The chain has disappeared altogether,
or is used TO Suspend the fan, and the watch |
is hung from a chatelaine, the top of which |
hooks into the belt, or the girdle Some OF
these ornamental appendages are costly, and |
are made of precious metals in two or three |
coiors, but many Of them are mere oxidized |
metal, and have no permanent value. Ii is |
the fancy just now 10 ornament them with
designs, Indications of personal preferences