Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-01

cloth, and eolored skirt, walking length of
some thin woollen or striped cotton material
dhu me outht embraces all that Is necpsSaTV
most useful and suitable.
DRESS ENBRoIpFRIEs
me one great and prominent feature of
Isah9 ,SIeEant dress lS hand embroidery in col
o. orS. ms Is executed upon lace and silk. upon
six musiln, upon creme de chino up,n faiua
upon cashmere upon Saiin unnn SeIyat 'nsnj
everything in fact which has a plain surface
NOTWITHSTANDING the rage for small ingrained
hCureS ana stripes, and checks there is moth
ing quite 50 elegant as plain rich p,,tsrSaI
eNqulsitely embroidered. Delicate white six
musllns, hne as gauZe, are trimmed with EN-
hroideIy executed in white floss which has
the appearance OF silver froSting The com.
blnations require the finest skill and artistic
taste, and happy thought i'm this direction
mas pecunlary value. Usually only two colors
are united, bat sometimes five and even seven
may be found In one design. Where black is
not ground color, IL is nearly always intro
uS GuSea rSd Also and yellow, or old gold, which
IL more like mustard mixed after the French
helhSu; OhNe green and brown also enter
largely into conjunction with pale blue and
ptlh isno,, OF crimson. new contrast and a very
soe smeStNe one Is the pale mastic with
scarlet or the darker shades of beige. with
r0ppH req and green. MaStic is exactly
mites uSsa o 10 pS shown as Whitley brown and
uhltes Wei with olive green, and scarlet or
cardinal red. The embroidery upon the i'm
ported linens Is generally executed I'm black.
red and blue. or black, red and yellow Thase
embroiderieS, il should be understood are
executed upon bands, not upon The nice,
goods. They are often bought separate from
Ihe costume. ol course the rage for the work
does not eNpend itself wholly upon the dress
III extends TO the most minute details of the
wardrobe Ii must be limited because il is So
costly, and probably this is the secret of it's
fascination, Tor those who can afford 10 wear
II, that il hangs in but few shop windows and
is not met upon the street corners.
MINOR MENTION.
lie double-iaced satin ribbons are the nov
ely OF the season, and display many new
effects in combination of color. But they are
costly, and only 10 be found at the best houses
1he short costumes are invariably made
with waistcOat and cul-away Jacket. often
with Two waiStcoats-one Of silk or wool
matching the costume, the other of white
piQue.
Lace collarettes are now made i'm the form,
OF feSteS, aud are accompanied by very deep
straight cuffs, instead of a bow of ribbon. A
small bouquet of flowers is now worn with
them, high upon the left shoulder A set of
real DucheSSe of this description costs from
twenty five TO fifty dollars.
lhe new maStlc or putty color is very fash
lonable IN soft chip. Ii is trimmed with satin
RIBBON OF the same shade, and pale oats con
uaSted with scarlet.
French thread gloves are made very long
upon the arm, are without buttons and fin
lShed Ike an open work stocking. Long wrists
IN black and light tintS, have been prepared
Tor summer wear. Some of them are oi fine
real lace, to which an exquisite embroideI-y ia
added, but the ma jority are OF netted six. and
range from one TO five dollars per pair
Neck ties are in gray, green, and maslic and
btiSC SndutS, DtdulllullN embroidered uUOn
tne ehds In mixtures OF color, Indian, Pom
perlan, Egyptian and Italian The latest
combination Is bronze, old gold, and red.
street garments are smaller and shorter than
last year. The round cape, single double or
triple, the revived CiSite, and a small Straight
manlalet taking the lead The Jacket how
ever, Is by no means dispensed with. A great
deal ol cOquetry Is now displayed in The dress
ing OF the ieet. Low shoes, Oxford ties and
the like. have largely taken the place of high
buttoned boots, even upon the street, and the
all inf
adapted 10 the costume, as means will allow
Zine stockings in thread and silk are delicate
ly open worked In straight lines, or embroid-
cred sometimes in very striking patterns: and
II is great fashion with girls Just now To en-
brolder their own plain hosiery with the color
OF the dress, With which il is worn, or its trim
mlngS.
Oh eight new dresses furnished recently Ia
lady, all were white with the exception of
one grenadine. Every stitch upon them was
taken by hand, and several were mere masses
Of real lace.
All the new grenadines are damasked or
brocaded. PLAIN iron grenadines all silk that
lormerly sold for two dollars are reduced to
nifty cents per yard. Pretty country dresses
1or young ladies are OF Scotch gingham and
fine mixed checks, made with yoked waists
and trimmed with torchon lace. The beige
shades are the most faShiuna be of the season
from very light 10 dark. The use Of pearls i'm
garnlture has stimulated production a hun
dred fold
Many Of the new pearl ornaments used for
the trimming of bonnetS are taken on and
worn in the evening as jewels When one can
be tine fOr dollar il is evidently folly not To
be fine. Pocket handkerchiefS are articles d,,
lure nowadays. They are very small and
hnlShed with many colorS and much gay EN-
broldery upon the edges They are not useful
but then wno would be SO vulgar as 10 suggest
use for pocket handkerchief After having
been Japanese, Chinese, POmpeiian, and
Egyptian we are TO be strictly Grecian We
are TO get rid of all our puffs and false braids
arrange the hair in little curls and riyulets
close to the head and bind il with a classic
hllet, or triple Greek band without any other
ornament whatever.
High bOdiceS cannot be cut too high, but the
numerous seams extending up the back, and
which have been SO diSfguring to the form
and fabric, are discarded, and the French
back Sloped under the arm, high cut upon the
shoulder and without any seam at all 10 break
its surface, substituted. Sleeves are still
SNAPPED to the arm, but they are cut shorter
than formerly, and for summer wear will NOT
extend far below the elbow, mitts or long
gloves covering the lower part of the arm i'm
the street. The new paraSols are generally
rather large have round tops, slender ivory or
ebony sticks with carved handles and are
either embroidered in pattern which forms
border fringed with loops of ribbon The
very small carriage paraSol are some of them
very beautifully embroidered i'm colors upon
whlte or black to match the dress.
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