Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-01
Eruption Of small toques and turoan hats and an.

Eruption Of small toques and turoan hats and an.
minutve bonnets made entirely OF pheasants
| feathers In brilliant metallic greens ana some
| shaded browns. These feather hats are pretty in
| the hand, but not at all becoming on the head
| They are not susceptible OF trimming and look
nat and unpleasantly bright and metallic. The
second thought OF most ladies, therefore, nclines
them % the distinguished looking beaver and felt
bonnets with furred borders, which can be worn
| as POKE oonnets or large hats, and which are
pumes.
Feathers as trimming are a rage OF the season TO
me almost utter exclusion OF flowers and the mum.
| Der massed upon one large hat Is almost tncreA-
roe. rive Is the minimum; the maximum de-
VENUS upon The ingenuity OF the milliner I'm dispos-
| ing OF them. The exaggerations INDUCED i'm are
not confined TO the number OF the feathers The
| gear are astounding, and would seemingly suit
isnau'cs oetter than sensible women.
| EVENING DRESSES
The preparations for the gay season are on a
magnincent scale In some OF the new fine houses
| and on the part OF the fashionable moitstes The
electric light is foundto add greatly TO the bril-
liant effect OF ball costumes when placed high
and the finest ball rooms VIII be certain 10 be illu
minated In this way I'm addition to myrlads OF wax
candles In gilt, brass or silyered candelabras for
IL Is not 10 be supposed that every one even OF our
wealthiest citizens can afford 20 initiate Mr. VIM
H. Vanderbilt In having solid silver chandelier
| for grand salon.
There is immense diversity In the handsome
toilettes now i'm the hands OF modistes, more than
mas ever been seen among dresses prepared strictly
Tor dresses OF ceremony, and the reason is doubt
less the greater freedom and latitude In the eNer-
else OF lndvlduh taste and the acquisition of many
beautiful things in the way OF materials and gar
nlture IL cannot be said this season that any one
or na,e Ger predomnaes excepting that the
SILK or satin, even when yelled IN lace or tulle 20
give Them light and diaponous effect In fact,
uaponouS materials are not much used, not at ali
except for young ladies, or debutantes and in the
form OF lace. The preference is FOR satin, satin
rhadameS, satin brocade, satin enriched with en-
|
married ladies, some combination OF MORE antique
with satin and velvet
| fashionable combination consists OF n moire
antique train. an embroidered satin front, and
po1dice also enriched with embroidery; sides pam
| ribbon.
dress worthy of Marie Antoinette consists OF a
Soao vi canary colored satin embroidered with
silver turned back In broad reyers. and faced with
DAINTY canary colored brocade outlined with silver
thread. skirt, OF canary colored satin, draped
WIN white Spanish point and ornamented with
thlstes In their natural color, with twisted silver
stems A robe dress OF red currant colored satin,
and fashioned with buttons which took ike en-,
graved rubies. The sides show a border extend.
ing me entire length; and round the neck OF
mead , embroidery 10 different shades OF ruby
upon black silk net foundation which is. how
ever, entirely covered. An artistic dress made to
order Is long gown OF mouse colored velvet, with
| Delted 'front.' The skirt is perfectly pla in: the
sleeves small leg-of-mutton fun at the top but
ntted 10 the lower arm With this dress is worn a
deep collar and cuffs OF old lace or an antioue
necklace OF coins, which forms a collar An s'eariy
English" dress OF old gold satin, exhibited on the
occasion OF the opening OF the Cooperative Dress
association, has been copied several times TO order
IN bronze satn in olive satin rhadames and In al.
mon-Gnted satin In this also the skirt is cut plain
but full at the back and gored at the sides and In
'front.' The bodice is short and belted all around:
The sleeves long and pulled at the top
The conventional evening dress for young ladies'
consists OF short, trimmed SKIRT the back draped
over Killed fiounce, and the front shirred or
| ascends to the knee The bodice Is a long "
shaped basque with panniered sides, forming an
| the elbow. Surah, in light tnts makes up pretty
IN TINS way, trimmed with white lace, and with al
eGr narrow 1uies OF SIX and lace across the
| lower 'front.' instead OF box peated founce.
| AFTERNOON TIA GOWNS.
For Informal receptions known as afternoon teas
There are many novelties which individualized
by the taste and ingenuity OF their fair wearers
Tea gowns differ from the ordinary visiting dress
In being designed especially for home wear, and
therefore less restricted by conventional ideas A
very effective toilette OF this description was made
recently OF dark wfne-coored cashmere The front
rom the throat down was of wine-colored satin,
iald In very line lei gthw1Se paits. The skirt from
| the wafst-ltne was turned back TO form revers
laced with Old gold brocade, in small feather
paICern. Inc sleeves were divided i'm two large
punS-one at the top, the second coming over the
eibow.by broad bands OF plated satin. A cufr OF
arm, and supplemented by ruffies OF Old lace. A
collar OF old lace arranged for the throat with
JaDot Whlch extended TO the waist the two sides
OF which were held by clustered loops OF old gold
Another tea gown which attracted attention
which lends itself most happily to es,
to the n draPy and ID snn The
punS, alternating with successive series OF narrow
ruiies In plated lace. The sides were trimmed
WIN laDot OF the same lace which extended to
the bottom OF the skirt, and round the neck, the
back forming a Vatican. With this dress was
, mSrn small mob cap OF red SILK, trimmed with
A pretty dress, worn by a lady at afternoon
broidered in silk and steel. The hat was OF gray
beaver the feathers fastened with large, polished
striking Dress worn also by a visitor. consisted
OF coat or red velvet, trimmed with silver plaque
buttons, with figures i'm relief and vest and skirt
OF gold cOlOred satin, with full abot OF white lace
ornamented at the throat with a cluster OF gold
colored satin ribbon, In narrow loops. The hat
n rd @ sa1n WIN narrow Interior facing
ers were in different shades OF the gold color. This
dress was very becoming to slender and very
handsome brunette.
THE SCARLET WOMAN
| There is something unpleasantly suggestive I'm
the passion for fiery red and yellow which has
broken out within the past eighteen months, and
which finds such diversified and ingenious forms
OF manifestations The subtleties OF color have
never before found such expression as i'm the dress
OF to-day. But the employment OF bold bright
cOors, such as red and yellow, is not now limited
coo In order to herben eects or a Sf an ot 1
minating touch. High reds and full bright yell
lows are now used I'm broad masses. The red bon
net trimmed with shaded red feathers, is the bon
net, par excellence, OF the season. The red velvet
jacket is indispensable to the tone and chic OF a
young lady wardrobe and terra Gotta red dress
is rarely absent from the evening assemblage or
| the box at the theater or opera
To soften and tone down these CORY toettes there
| is always the finishing lines OF white lace around
| the throat or about the 'front.' But this simply
| brings the high color into stronger relief, and
makes the wearer still more conspicuous object
There are pale, dainty, neutral tinted little wo-
men who are frightened and not vulgarized by
these pronounced styles, but to the majority they
are more than "trying." They are, as was re.
marked in the beginning OF this paragraph, un-
pleasantly suggestive. JENNY JUNE.
MARRIED.
COX-VERTONGEN. On Monday, October 3lst
1881. at Ga an, at st. PAtricks Church. by Rev J.
Walter, MILAN B. COX to MARIE j. VERTON.
GEN, both of Washington.