Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-30
FASHION WRINKLES.


with rare taste.
The NEWEST nuns yelling has It's edge
wrought IN open-work designs.
THERE Is more satin manufactured at present
than any other goods made OF silk.
The NEW PURPLE Is not heliotrope but Iris,
and is taken from the f1eur-de-lys.
CARNELTTB, or old silver. Is favorite color
with English girls for spring dresses
A SUNsHADs adorned with the romantic name
of Robinson has fifteen ribs and Is embroidered
with flowers.
THE SKIRTS OF sill short dresses though very
narrow, are much more deliberately trimmed
than last season.
THE handles of some OF the new sunshades
are very elegant and entitled to be classad
among works OF art.
EIGHT BIG ROSES are worn as belt bunch by
New York girls. Daisies and Capucine roses ara
combined for breast knots.
A PHILADELPHIA SHoPKEEPRR remarks In his
advertisement that some persons know nothing
OF beauty or OF pTopriety. and buy like ModocS.
SHIRRING Is tae capital feature of all dresses
at prese mt. Dressmakers seem to have shirrlng
on the brain To plait Is human, but to shirr
divine.
A CONCENTRATION OF detached wing, of
birds" Is the pattern of new style OF surah,
according 20 an advertisement published In
another city.
CHENILLE EMBROIDERY IL recomm anded a
possessing the great advantage Of being verJ
easily and quickly worked, while producing a
handsome eff ect-
THE KATE GRsENAwAY Is the name OF a new
Juvenile hat which has a brIm Of fine kilt
plating bordered with cream lacs ard Is very
SOFT and becoming.
SOME OF the narrow pokes projecting very far
above the face. worn ny little girls, give demure
children an cid fashioned look which is both
comical and winning.
SOME manufacturers are trying to introduce
sunshades With two flowers instead OF the tas-
sells On the handles, but they Will try In vain.
we venture TO predict
TEE GRADUAL bIsAPPBARANCs OF K 1t plating
from fashionable gowns Is thing for which
women should be thankful, but they seam de.
termlned TO use 1t as long as they can.
TIKI button OF 1851 is in no way extrayagan
either In Size or shape. 1t is of modest pro
portions and simple circle the ovals. squares
anu hexagol5 having been quite discarded.
THE LONDON WORLD, speaking OF Mother Hub.
bard cloaks, says that It prefers the tight
Hitting costumes OF last season, to the style OF
1raping the inquire so as to make 1t Ike barrel.
THE perfection attained by American manu-
facturers OF satin is especially noticeable in the
goods exhibited this season. The satins equal
In luster those imported, and being all silk are
soft and pliable, and therefore do not crush nor
Eumpie easily.
ONE OF the things over decorated nowadays
says Ha1per'S Bazaar, Is the tidy, which, made
ostensibiy TO protect lounges and chairs, is SO
elaooTately done that, II time and eyesIght be
worth any thing, 1t is far costIier than the
upholstery Ii fS meant to cover.
TIE new black grenadines are OF the most
modest armure patterns, or else With square
meshes, or perhaps the smooth-faced sewing
silk grenadines, but are made up over red olive
or green satin, or perhaps black, and are trimmed
with Spanish lace, and With the gaytst striped
sattn surah.
IT IL DIEFJCrrr IN Account for tho nrasent rooo
with ladies for the details of military costumes.
First came passeInenterie epaulettes and tags
followed by velvet collars and cuffs embroidered
with gold. THIS year the officers collar Is In.
'dispensable. IL must match the remainder of
the toilet and be worked With jet, steel, gold or
silver beads.
THE old autograph album has become ooso-
iete, and In its place has been introduced a new
social instrument of torture,-an autograph
fan. 1t is of plain white parchment. hand
somely mounted, and On it, says French paper
1.-The ladies' ask celebrities and nonentities to
Write their names and few applicable lines"
SIMPLE and pretty combination dresses 10
young ladies to wear In the spring have pieated
skirts OF the inexpensive Louisine silks that
cost 80 cents or 81 yard, with the basque and
shades OF purplish-red, the cinnamon colors-
both brown and red-and the various olive
greens. are chosen for these suits.
STRIPED WATERED SILK is q novelty for lower
skirts. This IS not the saun-striped MORE
lately In use. but is watered all over. with the
colOrs making the stripes, yet not defining the
nipples OF the watered pattern. This comes in
omDre stripes of one color. and In contrasts as
well; OF the latter, one OF the prettiest has dark
red, olive and cream stripes and Is male up
with golden brown cashmere for the Over-dreS3
NEW POPULAR FABRIC Is French glngham
and it Is being made into elaborate summer
toilets. 1t is fine. soft and delicately co,ored
Blue Is the prevailing hue but iu Ia Combined
others. NJ
thing brighter. Some have ecru grounds with
borders. There are also Stri pes and plaids, and
they can be Killed with good effect by turning
The Kilt to show one stripe or the other In the
alternate fiounceS. Additional variety Is given
In the cheap laceS and wide cotton trimmings
which are so generally used with them These
gtnghams are almost yard wide, and sell for
thirty 10 forty cents. Coarser qualities come
lower yet, ana are good enough for chiidren's
clothes.
AT TEE large furnishing stores are shown new
White muSl1ns with the designs like embroidery
woven In to represent dots amid hem-stitchlng,
Greek squares, and stripes. THESE Will be much
used for graduating dresses and also for BRIDE
nalos, toilettes at summer weddings. They are
concerned. with belt to v hich the full surplice
waist Is gathered. The skirts, however are
elaborate beyond description. with pyramidal
rows OF embroidered hounceS on the left side or
else across the front and sides, with wrink,ed
aprons above that are scarcely more than
panieIs. The back is boufIant. ana the skirt
may be short or demi- trained, but not with full
train OF great length. The sleeves reach 20 the
elbow, where they have cuffs turned back made
Of the embroidery.
HANDSOME SUITS for the summer are being
made OF black velvet gTenadine over under.
skirts Of black Slrah. The imported costumes
shown In the ton1est establishments this week
IN New lork are daring In combinations and
intricate In designs striking thing Is light
owe satin, with a tile pattern brocade OF olive
ana white hue5, Ia which the two materials ara
combined In deep killed founce. Another ia
vine colored satin SuTah, mingled with pink
ana wine colored brocade. An embroidered
poDgee has drapiDgs of red foulard, whose sur
lace Is strewn with red apples. a black satin
mas dfapery OF net embroidered with steel and
Is necked With steel taSSeIS among the drape-
rfes. a gray satin with brown velvet Is trim
ned with Irish point lace over the velvet while
The lace over shirred front Is gathered In three
festo0nS by cutStefl clasps.
CLARA BELLE writes from New York to the
Cincinnati Enquirer: "a display of actresses
dresses was afforded yesterday at the matinee
Whlcn Bern haIdt gave 10 the stage and press
professions only. The traditional loud actress
was nuMeTously there, but she was overWhelm-
ingly outnumDered by those who were ladies'
IN dless aud behavior. OF course, there was
plenty OF beauty and fine Clothes. The most
conspicuous toilet was an old gold satin, with
= taDuer or brown velvet wrought With beads
and deep fall OF iridescent bead trimming and
fringe. 1t was not suitable for such an occa.
sion. Short suits prevailed, ana. as q rule,