Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-24
FASHION WRINKLES.

FASHION WRINKLES.
MORE NovELTIEs-rHE WINTER GoODs-A GAY
SEASON EVERYWHERE.
A FIcHu of Spanish lace. with high ruffles
around the throat. is the latest
The New copper and brick dust shades are
the rage. but they do not become everybody.
The CANEI.s HAIR DoI.aANs. though expen-
sive, are not very salable on fashions ground.
some very elegant street costumes in velvet
and plush have been seen in Washington this
week.
The Lolita MUFF-reticule and muff COM
bined-noticed last week. has appeared in Wash
ingtOn.
The luxurious silver-pointed tiger and mot
tied plush trimming for winter wraps rival those
OF the most costly fur in popularity.
LARGE, very large bonnets are the most fash
ionable. but small and me dunn sizes and cottage
and turban shapes continue in vogue.
AMONG other fashion able pendant ornaments
| tor rooms are quaint odd-shaped little baskets
of split hamboO-Japanese. of course.
WALL PAPERS are now brought out in imita-
ton of tapestries including even the famous
Gobelns, which are admirably initiated.
BLACK VELVET ribbon is revived for making
bows for looping dresses, for ornamenting
coaks and for putting on the corsages of light
dresses to give them character.
OPERA BONNETS are either large plush confec-
lions covered with pumes, or, more stylish still,
dainty little capotes of plush and lace and gilt
tering ornaments of pearl or gilt.
GOLD or silver lace, with rich ornaments to
correspond from the decorations of many ele-
giant Mother Hubbard bonnets of dark admiral
blue. rich moss green, or deep bishops-purple
velvet.
DIADEM wREATHS of scarlet pieOtees and holly
berry leaves for the haiD are worn with full even
ing dress. and pink plush roses and white clover
blossoms are tavorite hand and corsage bouquets
for bridesmaids.
DAISIES still hold their own. the rage for
them being this winter greater than ever. The
varieties are the Marguerite" white petals
with yellow center: the blue daisy, the yellow
daisy and the painted daisy.
New and beautiful semi-long vistes of black
velvet, brocaded with fine gold leaves are i'm
ported They are lined with gold-colored
satin sublime, aud trimmed with broad bands
OF black Ziblinette sprinkled with tiny tiecks of
gold.
The newest ornament for my lady's bOudoir
is droll little monkey fastened by silver chain
to the nantelpiece. The beauty of this menag
eriaI specimen is much appreciated by nervous
visitors who are not aware it is make believe"
in bronze enamel
VERY deep shrred collars reaching to the
shoulders are likewise popular. The neck is
gathered Hubbard fashion. and the material
may be OF surah or India muslin. with a fall of
soft white lace about the throat and around the
lower edge of the collar.
FEATHER collars are the novelty for Young
ladies to wear in the street Those of dark
green feathers. with a tiny bird for ornament
on each shoulder are handsome with green cos
Others black
with fringe of feathers tipped with jet.
THE SHoRT-PILE plush being found the most
durable is in the greatest favor. 1t forms de-
cided feature in all millinery decorations, and a
band of it fued around the edge Of bonnet
makes soft, becoming frame to the face-even
the seyerest features coming under its pleasing
and subsidized influence.
EXCESSIVELY fine all-woo fabrics in delicate
shades are shown. designed for evening dresses
for young girls. The skirts of these materials
are to be trimmed with lace. and the bOdces to
be OF plush or Satin matching the color Of the
skirt. The laceS used with these dresses are
generally white Spanish, rose point. polanZa or
Aurillac
In PARIS the small French capOte bonnet Is
considered the only style of headdress en- regle
for the opera. A very charming bonnet in this
shape has the outside entirely covered with soft
sea-shel pink ostrich tips cured lightly. one
over the other. In rich contrast. the face trim
mings and strings are made Of dark wine-coI-
Ored velvet.
The MILLINERY ornaments of this season are
in better taste and finer finish than ever before
They are in all sorts of odd and artistic shapes
in metal, gilt, silver, steel jet. enamel and COM
pressed mOther-Ot-pear in Rhine crystal. and
other semi-precious and imitation jewels and
even in feathers formed into miniature cocks
birds. buckles. slides and clasps.
STYLISH young ladies' wear very short skirts
to their home dresses, chiefly because it is the
fashion. but also to show their pretty little
Charles III. slippers of black satin. These Slip
pers are exceedingly graceful upon the foot.
and are fastened by single strap, which crosses
the instep just below the ankle. and is held by
tiny silver buckle set with Rhenish pebbles
pair of rch-colOred cardinal silk hose worn
with these dainty chduSsures sets them off with
admiral advantage.
AMONG PATHS dresses is one made uf channels
plush, brilliant enough to give the costume the
appearance OF having been sprnkled with silver.
The fiounces and bodice are made up with bands
Of embossed leather of the same tint The skirt
is trimmed with an embroidery of leather on
plush ground. This use Of leather on plush is
original and striking. and the effect is excellent
She has also dress of dark blue velvet trimmed
with wide bands of chinchla fur. and the same
shaded in cloth with borderings of seal under
heading of embroidery. A dress of fine black
cashmere combined with MORE is also one of her
selections. 1t is trimmed with silk embroidery
on the cashmere in open work designs
IN THE SHOw-WINDOws of one store i'm Brook.
lyn. N. Y, some so dolls figure in representa-
ton of scene from the first act of ''Patence"
The window is dressed so as to exactly repro
duce in miniature the scene in Bunthorne park
as shown at the Standard Theater, New York
The 20 lOve-sick maidens are represented by 20
little dolls, whose dresses exact reproductions
of those worn in the opera and each has in
hand one of the peculiar aesthetic musical in
struments with which they are supposed to be
producing music of the proper aesthetic con-
sistency. The Dragons are cleverly repre-
sented, and Patience" Lady Angela :" Bun
thOrne," 'GrOsvenOr" and the other characters
are reproduced in their aesthetic costumes and
pOsings. The whole, of course, makes a very
pretty picture despite the necessarily baby
and eXpreSsOnless faces Of the dolls. A
rival dealer, not to be Outdone. has
trimmed his window to represent one of the
scenes from La Mascoae as it was produced at
the BijOu opera house. There is reproduction
| of the scene and equally correct are the cos
tunes worn by "Bettina, ''Fametti," '.Pippo."
rocco" and the other principals. as we'll as the
members of the chorus, both male and female.
These reproductions of operate scenes naturally