Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-01

nist appeared. Inc smaller checks are In
snadee OF blue or lilac with white or gray and
N the borders are lines of red or gold, or pink,
Sne Atter being usually associated with pale
Clue ana Iag gray and white: Twelve handler
oveTsKlrt or polonaise two handkerchiefs are
LAID together. thus converting the border into
Droao stflpe or robing The border also forms
ming.
A handkerchief dress of pink and white was
D0rdered with f1ounce and had an overskirt
which was shirred upon the front and trimmed
with the border on each side the shirring so as
10 form robing which was carried around the
back as double border. The bodice was
straight around and open, the sleeves half-long,
and both were finished with the border which
formed ruff1es. With these dresses it is de
,'age'tr to carry a gingham parasol to match
and wear coarse straw hat trimmed with
hedge roses, or violets, or pink and white
daisies, the tints corresponding to those of the
G0St ch OF a nandRerchie1 bonnet, with
These Bingham outfits are charming for coun-
try wear and the flower Ornamentation may be
repeated most enecuvely upon the bodice and
upon the border OF one gore OF the parasol but
care must be exercised to carry 1t so that the
flower will occupy the left SIDE
pretty idea for morning wear in the country
Is an apron made OF Bingham handkerchiefs and
trimmed with two or three rows of torchon lace
and ribbon bows. In some cases the gingham
| Is ruffled with the border and the bows are
omitted, but the lace and satin ribbons add very
! much to the dressy appearance Another style
IS made OF the plain handkerchiefs, to which the
|
dered. In these the lower left-hand corner of
the apron is turned up with a satin bow, and
the right-hand corner of the bib Is turned down
with a second bow, the reverse side of the mate
rial being of course In gingham the same as the
front side, and therefore offering no obstacle.
SUMMER PARAsOLs.
me new paraSOS are very costly and very
1anclful. 1t Is almost impossible to find one
plain yet elegant. They are made of the fig-
ured satin foulards. in rich figured silks in self
colors, and OF chintz Saline and bordered sltinS
| nlah, f,t,
r1cS are further enriched with wide white Or
black lace, or with particolored frinyes
the latter containing the colors of the fabric.
Sticks are OF white and light woods. sometimes
carved, sometimes painted; the former show
natural leaf and vine designs upon which metal
insects, lilies wasp, or garden bug, are fastened.
White silk paraSOls are worn plain. They
are always OF the brOcaded fabrics, and are
bordered with wide white Spanish lace; the
lining Is perhaps shot" with gold. Sunset
silk.a brilliant red and gold changeabe or
''shot" Silks used as lining for some black
| parasols, but Is not SO Objectionable as might
De imagined because it is not extended to the
| half way. Still one can hardly imagine any
thing more exasperating on hot day than
TO have blazing sun repeated to the sense Of
| sight under the cover OF ones parasol. Imita-
| tfon Mechlin lace Is the new trimming lace and
| is USED for cotton Saline parasOlS in preference
TO Br1tonne. Satin foulard parasols In which
| yellow and some shades OF red predominant are
| bordered with black lace and trimmed with
! satin ribbon OF the two cOlOrs. The handles
are black pimento, ornamented with brilliant
crawling or flying insects and ring OF black
| pimento, to which Is attached a cord and
| thick tasselled ball Of silk is passed over the
| top: This is the revival OF an old fashion. The
| pla1neSt paraSOlS are OF ecru pongee lined
with pale blue or white and having lovely
| polished handles OF white wood and the cheap
est are the country parasols OF gingham and
cotton Saline trimmed with torchon or imita-
| ton Mechlin lace. OF course these are plain
| and cheap sun umbrellas but these offer no
| points of difference to chronicle.
SPRING FANCIEs.
Ladies are ordering for the coun try half high
SHOES, which are coquettish limitations of the
peasant shoes worn by the women of the Black
Forest, Germany. Some are made In prunella,
out those for young ladies are of kid and the
more elegant ones for their mamas, OF black
satin. The best are trimmed with ruching and
with bow which has dlminutive dogs head
upon it or tiny antlers. Another decoration,
the successor OF the "alsatian' bow for the
hair. Is the Ely" bow which is made OF black
lace or silk and initiates the unspreadlng
wings OF an insect precisely on larger SCALE
while the way In which they are set on the
head renders the ''f1are" all the more uncom-
much more becoming to fair haired wearers
than shining fabric, and when lace Is used 1t
IS always real A quaint little head dress is a
three cornered kerchief Of satin dotted with
tiny fiowerettes In gold or silver filagree. This
is worn with two point extending to the fore
head and Is pinned down to the head with gold
%o pn Pins ely as lady
days when ladies did such things while sweep
Ing and busting: Below one edge Of the ker-
ee haT Is arranged In fiat rings and at
now beginning to be worn low at the side OF the
head as formerly, and there Is a prospect that
half century ago viii make their appearance.
One OF the queer freaks Is the sudden rage for
yellow, or yellow and red Observation-Disclosures
cups, cowslps, daily -down-dillys or red and
yellow roses combined, is a feature OF spring
costume: 1t is the most striking adornment Of
m toe atld In oIn Io,,
carefully regulated to the complexion Of the
wearer. the most delicate blonde being able to
wear the bun and Straw yellows, while the
deeper orange and naSturt1an tintS can only be
ventured upon by most decided brunette.
One OF the stylish effects produced In trim
ming by clever dressmakerS, Is 10 lines of black
ana yellow TO Initiate Wasp'S back, and when
produced in gduze 1T Is almost too suggestive.
Bow and arrow combs are pretty concert in
which the arrow is crossed by the bow, which
sparkles With crystals. The metal Is gold or
silver and on the silver combs the ornamental
ton is pearls, mock or real. One of these COMBS
Is made still more elaborate by chain OF cryst-
ais. forming the bowstriDg, which hangs as II
relaxed. Seldom is comb so prettily fashioned
and ornamented. The arrow alone and the
bow alone have both been worn richly jeweled
as hair ornaments, but this graceful combina-
ton dresses the hair with effect even when
worn quite plain. Arrows OF gold filagree tipped
with small rubies are worn and bows OF silver en-
velvet, beaded with gold crystals form hand
some head-banding for the fiat styles now so
popular.
The skull-cap is bonnet fitting close to the
head like askullcaD, except that It opens at the
back to admit OF the diagonal pufTS in which
the hair is dressed. The front of this bonnet
has fringe OF jet, and this decorates the bead
ed black lace covering the shape. For further
trimming there Is an ostrich plume. black and
yellow, which Is set high and curlS, jauntily
forward so as to form a helmet-like curve In
the hollow OF which is yellow rose. Here and
there In the beading Is what Is called "gold
crystal" glass bead underlald with gold
which very greatly heightens the effect OF the
black beads making the crystals the centres OF
the stars which they form. One of the skull
cap shapes is closed at the back In deep
curved prOlOngati0n, which admits OF dressing
the hair extremely low. This, however is less
becoming than bringing the puf1s at the top
high above the feather.
COACHING FASHIONS.
Coaching has become an institution In New
York, thanks to the enterprise, the liberality,
and the persistence OF Mr.. Delaney Kane, the
proprietor of the Tally no" and the president
OF New Rochelle, where he has established
terminus at the old Leland mansion under the
name OF the "Castle Inn" The spring parade
OF the Coaching club is one OF the great events
OF the season. not only On account of the bril-
liant spectacle they present. but the elegance
| OF the assemblage which it calls out, and which
occupy Fifth avenue from Madison Park to seth
street. The tOletteS of the ladies of the coach
Ing parties are matters of interest," but they are