Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-26
FASHION WRINKLES.
ISoN-RUsT RED is new shade OF color.
A NRR hlIliah crrar tint IA called RiIhaa

TUFTS OF feathers are worn more than long
plunes.
SPANISH LACE is used In profuslon on evening
dresses.
Nuns yEIIISG retains It's popularity as full
dress fabric
SILK KNITTING is the fancy work of the pass
Ing moment.
ELEGANT Drocades are Japanese or medieval
In their conccits.
DOTTED and lowered Swiss muslin dresses
viii again be worn.
FIGURED faorfcs and ribbons show much
black and gold color.
YELLOW AMI erean-tinted muslin and lace are
as fashionable as ever.
CABRIoLET BoSEETS are In high favor with
ladies or Partisan tastes.
LIsLs THREAD GLOVES will be as fashionable
this summer as they were last.
NEW CALICoES initiate to perfection tie new
percales. nomie cloths and satlnes
CHARTREUSB tissues come In the handsome
golden green and are most effective.
CoLoRED LACE MIrTs, In every style, VIII be
more worn this season than ever before.
TIE NEW G!NGHANs are beautifully flashed
1ne and arti5t,cauy colored and plaided
CoBwBB SILK GLOVES are the latest London
novelty. Taey are made almost trausp aren't.
ELBOW SLEEVES. with puff at the top, ap-
pear or many OF the imported dresses CT this
spring.
ALL DRsssY SUITS ore composed OF two or
more fabrics, which usually match In color, cut
contrasts In effect.
BRIGHT and positive eolors viii not be IN fash
ION except In small bits to give ash Of bright
LESS TO q costume.
THE MOST TAsTgLEss of new parasols is dis
figured By having palette depicted On one
gore, palette touched up with sHiali patches
or paint, and adorned by picture.
TIE skirts OF all short dresses are very mar
row, but they are so trimmed that they look
both fun and important; they are considerably
more ornate than even those OF last season.
GLOVES are longer than ever for dress oeca-
sions, such as the opera, and they cover the
arms In some cases nearly to the shoulder.
leaving only patch OF flesh at the plumpe5t
point exposed.
A SPRING WRAP made entirely OF satin ribbon.
sewn together at the edges and adorneI with
lrideScent beads, looks useless, but being eiab.
orately lined il IS az warm and comfortable as If
Ii were or pain cashmere.
Is NEW YORK silver mounted ebony prayer
books are the proper thing for this Lent, and
they bangle from the belts of the fair worship
eTs. as they go 10 church, at the ends OF silver
thainS. Elegance is thus abSurdly carried In to
religion.
CLARA BELLE WrItss:-The Mother Hubbard
cloakS and poke bOnnets are so old womanIsh
that only giTls car safely wear them, for they
render even forty-y ear-old liable to be mis-
taken Tor grandmother. No matrOn can afford
20 take such Ttsk as that.
ONE OF The very lew new things about the
arrangement CT spring dresses is gathering the
apron front Instead OF goring It. There are
I'VE or six shiringS visible below the basque,
ana they form curve from the side seams to-
wards the center OF the apron.
a VERY dainty costume for Easter for Joung
COMMUNICATE Is CT white china silk, tastefully
trimmed with draperies OF the fabric, and TO
these decorations Will be added bands and
TUffies OF rich embroidery before the costume
serves Its double purpose and becomes al even
ing robe.
AN IRoN-MEssED GsENADINY from Worth's
shows on skirt four lace-edged fouuces, ar
ranged In scollops. The surah waist and sleeves
with skirt corsage OF shlrred surah and plated
basque back. The sash and reVers are lined
with brilliantly striped Roman satin, while the
Napery In back Is OF surah.
THERE are so21e magnificent grades OF dress
trimmings IN coIoTcd beads. In some as many
as six or nine shades of the same color are rep
resented, as In q passion flower, wherein the
beads range from lavender ttnged white to
rich lilac. In other specimens the beads radiate
from the most delicate hues TO the brilliant rain
BOW colors.
AMONG TIE UNIVERSAL FASHIONS may be no
ticed model peculiarly adapted for out of-door
wear in the spring. 1t is a kind Of Jacket
BASQUE, with cans let In the back skirt, plain
front SKIRT ana upper bodice with collar. revars
garment is further adorned With cuffs, stand
Ing collar ant pockets.
4 GREAT DELL or attention is being bestowed
upon slippers. both BY the women who wear
them and the men whose eyes they dazzle.
They are often or the finest satin and eHloroid-
they are maize GO match the two CONTRASTING
color5 OF tit costume-the fronts being OF ore
h1e and the backs OF another.
DARK GREENS are exceedingly popular, AMI
among then may be noticed numoer OF
myrtle shades; oouteille Is a pottle-green; gros
vert a pure green: eorbeau derives its name
from the glossy pluInage OF the crow. ana
dragon Is gon-green-yet none OF these are
quite as stylish as mousse, which IS dark
moss green with a yellowish ttnge CT the
bronze order.
IN THE seasonaole novelties In SILKS s2tlns
and brOcadeS. there are some combined with
plain satin de lyons, the same shades as the
ground, being most superb specimens Ia peau-
liar tfntS, with clusters of lilac blossoms ana
leaves scattered over the surface. These come
in number Of colofs. the flowers being in
contrasting Shade-as On cardinal ground the
bowers are purple; on blue. silver gray; on
PINK. gold, anc On lavender, the flowers are
white.
IL PHILADELPHIA this week there was exhl-
bited magnificent walking or reception COS
tune or Magentis In black showing q vandyked
mont or transfer embroidery. with center or
erocade fan pieated, edge with ruffie OF spanish
lace and CURED chenille fringe. The sides are
composed OF plaStroDs OF the rich embroidery
and falls or lace and fringe to center OF back
where these decorations are met by looolngS
and 1ace-e5ged dFapings OF lace and satin bro
Caded gTenadiGe The basque is dsep and
pointed, with pleated front OF br0cade and en-
broidery reTers- The sleeves are finished With
embroidered Guns and lace edge.
TwILLRD SILKS are the fayorits choice for
dresses this spring, and have In a great
measure superseded the rep gros gTaias ana
those smoothly woven like taffeta Surah IS
The name given TO several OF the tTilled soft
silks now chosen for the waist drapery
d0unces, and other trimmings OF dresses
while the repped silks so long used for such
purposes are employed for substantial f0unda-
lion skirts aud fOT waist Innings. Sarah SILK
with regular diagonal twin Ike serge Is the
dghteSt quality used for the principal parts OF
The dress or for trimmings. This ccnes 10
black and IN al stylish colors for $50 a yard
upward.
SOME MOST EXQCISITB confirmation dresses
now In process or construction Ii New York
are OF nuns veiling fabric specially adaote /
10 the purpose. for It is extremely delicate and
grapes most gracefully. TO the decorations OF
flooon upon THESE dresses will be added walst
ana breast clusters OF pure white blossoms.
without leaves, tied with large bows OF SIX or
satin riDooD, lace being, or course, allowed as
finish 10 neck and sleeves Of any AID an the
charming and spOJlesS costumes. Ornaments
OF god are hardly considered IN good taste, but
ihoSe or silver are most fashionable exlIisire
sets being IN the Marguerite and daisy dasi rms
8nd consisting OF necklace, pin ana earrings