Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-29
FASHION wRINKLES
LATE STYLES.

LATE STYLES.
BLACK toilets continue as popular as ever.
NEBULEUX is a new shade Of Russian gray.
Bora large and small bonnets will be worn
| lRoN-RUsr red il among new shades of that
! color.
New bead embroideries are gorgeous beyond
description.
| AcAJou, the color Of San Domingo mahogany,
| is popular for millinery
MoUsoUETAIRE gloves. negllgcntly wrinkled
on the arms, continue TO be the height OF fash
| ion.
THE new poke bcnnets are very high and very
| narrow about the ears The crowns are mostly
of the Mother Hubbard shape.
The trimmings most in vogue for the winter
VIII be furs and passementeres, often both
| ogether. Heavy embroideries will also be
much worn.
IMPORTED toilets are all exceedingly bout
FAINT i'm effect. and the fashion il quite dlspleas-
ing To short, stout women, TO whom it is very
unbecoming-
TARTAN PIAIDs and Roman stripes are now
shown i'm cheviot materials and make very stylish
street dresses trimmed with plush of Mono
chrome color.
1T SEEMS TO be definitely decided that russell
brown and dark myrtle green are to be exceed
ingly fashionable colors for walking and travel
| ing costumes.
REAL SILVER and also new steel buttons are
displayed, cut in facets which sparkle like dia-
monds. and look very rich upon street jackets OF
| velvet or plush.
AMONG new materialfor dress-fronts is a rich
arrangement of plush, wide bands of the mater
ial, with heavy chenille fringe woven in the fab
ric, falling over them.
| FULL triple-plated fraises are in vogue made
after the fashion of the ruiies seen in portraits
around the neck of Sir Waiter Raleigh. They
are called Raleigh rufls."
NEW shoes Of silk velvet for evening wear are
laced up the fronts with slender cords of gold or
silver, and the toes are covered with embroidery
worked in silver or gold threads.
VELOUR ottoman silk is novel dress fabric
which promises to be very popular for bridal and
evening costumes. Ii comes only in white and
very decately tinted shades of color.
| TO-DAY'S STAR, as usual, is full Of advertise
ments Of the leading dry goods, millinery and
lace houses Of the city. Read them IL you want
to know what to buy and where to buy it.
Cobb AND Sill YER. either in the form of en-
broidery or heavy passementerie, are among the
most favored trimmings for ball dresses. Gold
wrought Spanish lace is in greater demand than
ever.
For TRAVELLING and extreme neglige wear
there are still shown listers. They are I'm che
viot material. An extra skirt is added at the
hip on the new ulster, giving the garment the
effect OF jacket and plain skirt.
PRINCES of the most elegant description have
appeared, and, combined with the new pas
sementerie bands and beaded gimps. will prove
a strong rival to lace as a garniture for elegant
costumes both for the house and the prone
made.
LEADING millinery windows In New York dis
play a startling hat of scarlet felt, trimmed with
dark red velvet or plush, and the plumage of
brilliant looking tropical bird. This hat 10
modelled somewhat after the shape OF the
| ''smuggler's" hat worn last season.
A STRONG attempt is being made to rentro-
duce Irish poplins for winter use. These dura-
BILE and elegant fabrics are dyed i'm new ex-
quisite shades in which the ugly and unbecoming
terra-cOtta color, to meet the eXigencies of mod
ern aesthetic taste have not been omitted.
ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE improvements
recently made in jewery is the ''Hellene" brace
let, which is aflexible coil that springs together
automatically which is safeguard against loss
and conforms exactly to the arm, which is .
great comfort to the wearer.
THE STAMPED VELyETs used last year, bro
caded in large flower patterns, are being used
this season by leading modistes for applique
| work upon handsome satin dresses, the large
velvet blossoms and leaves being cut out and
transferred to plain fabrics with rich effect.
THE New Wells have large dots on the black
net said to be injurious to the eyes. Wells Of
smaller dots though not of late date, are safer
and more becoming. Tissue and grenadins
wells come in wine color, bronze green's, olive,
gray and cream color, with or without dots.
AMONG the new fall CONNECTIONS" as they are
technically called, are Carrack shoulder capes
made of heavy black satin, which come quite to
! are shirred Mother Hubbard" fashion around
the neck to the depth Of several inches, and
| each cape is trimmed with q wide band OF jetted
gimp.
MANY LADIES who have fine figures are wear.
ing disappointed waists to which are shirred
plain ungored skirts. No trimming is used ex-
cept broad satin ribbon, which is fastened at
the sides of the bodice. carried to the end OF tho
point in front and tied into bow and long ends
| which fall over the skirt Of the dress. The
gracefully draped princess dress is also adopted
forthe pliable cashmeres, vigognes, and other
self adjusting fabrics which are made to fit the
figure with the closeness of the curass. the full
ness beginning Just below the hips and having
| the effect of the much admired Marie Antoinette
paner drapery,
THE OLD-FAsBIoNED FLouNcEs of twenty
years ago are revived, and when made OF broche
velvet on satin grounds are very rich. For win
ter wear there is new ooldnt Jfour7ue, or plush
long as fringe. In each 1Ounce there are seye-
raj different lengths of pile, ending with fleece
| two inches long. There are also Bayadere plush
founces, the plush stripes alternating with satin
stripes Of dark colOrings, as plum, dahlia, etc.
Indeed, never has more or better provision been
made for retrimming dresses.
THERE is tendency to the use Of plain cloths
this season. Greyhound color is the latest fash
ionable shade, though golden brown, called va
riously mustard and pheasant brown, is also
| worn. Greyhound color is deep blush gray, .
little grayer than any army blue, and is espe-
cially stylish in tailor-made suit, with turban
and muff to match, trimmed with the brilliant
blue feathers of the impion. Aturban and nun
trimmed with pheasant feathers is stylishly worn
with golden brown cloth dress. The turbans
with either Of these suits may be of solid feath-
ers or with crown of cloth banded with feath-
ers but the muff Is Of the material Of the dress,
a soft little made muff trimmed with feathers
and long stylish bow of watered ribbon.
The WINTER BoENETs and hats are conspic-
uOus through their lack Of hardness or naked
ness. The face surroundings are all fluffy, to
which 10 oddad tho oh rms of fuffy hair fringe on