Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-01

trimmed skirts maintain the leadershin over All
e1 t,ons s,yleS for woolen materials or combina-
| nrndno. vi SILK ana wool, but the same effect "A
oe produced by half princess dresses. which have
) ttmmnd o,oht, princess back and draped ana
| accomnan,eS upon lining: These are always
which no longer close IN fronp h9,, 1ooa w MesI,
SNOW snow Ihe vest beneath, or are tbemse,vsS
nnished with straight s,mu,sfea yn, e,ne
Is buttoned, finished with Sows svse Mnicn
10 hang loose according TO taste or conven,erce ~
Mhat are considered very new and ssVWsn
toilettes which have been reoenfiy imTsnssaDnn sxn
They look like the revival OF thirty years An
they are cut round and low In the neck. With
sleeves that are sleeves, though they are short
The latter are usually composed OF two narrow
plated ruffies OF black thread lace over deeper
iuffles plated with equal f1neness OF white
way, the lace being laid upward and fitted IN
the neck by threads run underneath.
Embroidery with an fntermtxture OF gold e
fact mceh s used & for the thinning Of these dree u
conjunction with the black, and white Is rarely
used, except for the interior finishing OF lace
Inc low pooices are not separated from the
skirts but are cut In one, In the princesse STYLE
the drapery being arranged at the sides, or in.
YER tssrtwlned, according to the taste and sldn OF
The revival OF colors for day wear has
made black once more available for eve
ming purposes, and as high-neckod black
dress cannot be made sufiiciently dresay In ap-
pearance for grand occasions, the low cofsaee
Is revived, as affording more opportunity for
tasteful finish, and the display Of a beautiful
neck or arms.
BoNNETs AND AIsATIAH BOWS.
Inc greatest novelty which has made fts ap-
pearance SO far Is bonnet In rough and ready
straw, the braid OF which Is composed OF 90
many colors that 1t would be difiicuit to count
Jnem. II has the popular, square crown, and
the open, Irregular bftm, which is becoming to
almost every one, and Is trimmed with broad,
fun plume, In as many colors as the straw
Inc Dand at the back and the strings N<%s.
satin ribbon also striped In numerous colofs,
but the effect OF the whole is not at all 90
SNOWY as might be anticipated. II is q charm
cursions to the White mountains, where the
the the color an actual refreshments TO the eye and
hi9 hhu. AmOnQ colored straws and soft chips.
M oiack or tinted white, are the most fashiona6ie
among many varieties OF plain, embroidered.
fhere nnnt c4loIeo on chips and straws. Perhaps
these, and that is the new open leghorns. Which
are very handsome, and OF course, somewhat
eHpenslve: one OF these was ornamented with
trimming consisting Of striped red and cold
satin nbbon, and the interior lining OF the brim
craSe was OF gola ooSred satin softened BY plated
Inc very newest bonnets are OF English
straw, with very large crowns encircle6 or
hn nea n h at tne top with masses OF May or haw-
morn blossom. On the top OF the crown, and
falling over II, are great loops OF plated Breton
lace, and this forms q scarf which is brou0hf
d9Tn %aa ana fastened as strings under the chin.
II
mixture OF wheat, poppies, and corn aoWcrS
yp WITH plated Breton lace, and gold coiored ssiin
10 comn1efe tSe wsH REQ 1iue black and masc
Inc ASat1an bow has become % universal a
70 De an amusing feature OF all millinery and
lancy storeS In each one an entire counter q
oevoIeo 70 the display OF these peculiar capfico0
In millinery. They consist, as every one knoVT
OF from two TO four enormous lo0p0 ma6e ~
We very Mide @ sort ribbon, and laid close together,
placed upright against the comb.
III, Ia soaiG0n 20 the rows upon rows OF brown,
gIeen, purple, blue, red. yellow and mixed bows
Aisatian bow is TO be seen at every breakfast
table, at every lunch at every dinner az every
6ea6s of al ~ s1y SOFT and In rows te
sitions behind the counters OF miIlinerT an0
furnishing establishments and sen the c1veted
The AlSat1an bonnet, which Is the favorfoe
mead dress for concert, opera, and theater, CON.
sists simply OF an Alsatian bow, and q double
plating OF Breton lace which sussains the bow
an9 % iofms scarf strings fastened a. the sade or
unaer the chin with pretty Lace pin or golden
GLOVES, RIBBONS, HOSIERY,
all the accessories OF the toilette, as all the
fabrics seem TO be perfection. The exquisite
shades OF mastic, almond, and cafe Gu lait are
seen to the utmost advantage In flne, son, I'M
materials which are used for spring suits ana
costumes. These shades match also the pure
tones OF new material, 1ne as China Grape,
in ivory, cream and pale cafe au lat ttnts, FOR
summer and summer evening wear, called
"Khyber" cloth. II Is fashionably Trimmed
bons I'm combined colors, mastac, red, blue. snd
brown or olive. The embroidered gloves have.
bad no success, because they are found 20 b %
plain styles q dressed s or u undfes%d s % al n Ss
cate almond and cafe au lait shades ana tants,
are Infinitely TO be preferred.
K1d.nnished thread have also been improved
1n<1y "a
them without feeling shumiliated,n e Vas
formerly the case according TO authoritative
OResi than we tss ss s%P s .p soS Sg e
obtained In open work spun SIX, ana N eveGY
shade OF delicate color. II beauty can be "a.
ess sss @ d 1svsc so .as sas o % sse g %
have spoken OF the beauty and var,sev az
Them the Ss but pages might Se sa
In lovely coloring In dainty devices, "a s1eees-
tive forms and delicate harmonies. They sre
made 70 suit every style OF handeome efe@
can surpass the rich blending OF Incsan and
Persian colors In the wide raw sflk rfbbons and
scarls, untl you see the new faience blues and
dark green's and crimsons, brocaded n tiny
leafet and mower patterns upon white
United satin grounds, or the stripes upon satin,
old gold olive ana a line OF white. The black
satin and gold, and brown satin and gold, are
works OF art, and the forgetme-nots upon
black grounds, the birds and fans In brocade in
Imitation OF the Chinese patterns could easily
De mistaken for hand embroidery.
BANDANA DRESSES.
Thls name has been applied to costumes
made OF checked gingbam. the plaids of which
are over quarter OF yard wide, and the col
OTIS such as are seen in bandana handkerchiefs
ted round the heads OF negroes. They are as
toDfShiDg productions. but some ladies are raw
ing over them, and they VIII doubtless have
their enthusiastic admirers. JENNIE JUNE,
THE MURDER OF YOUNG HoLrzc1.Aw.-Con-
ffssion Of John Williams, the Assassin.-John
Williams, who is under arrest at Warrenton,
Va, fer the murder of young Holtzclaw, the
telegraph operator. has made q full confession,
which fully exonerates Kenney and every other
person as an accomplice In the brutal murder
He says he had been In the habit OF hunting
with Jake Washington's gun, and had shot Oh
the load that Jake thought was in IL about the
middle OF January. On the last day OF that
month he had reloaded 1t with No. shot
fought OF Mr. Wetmore. In loading at that
typo O hfc Aa