Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-07
FASHION WRINKLES.

FASHION WRINKLES
ANEW YEILow-GREsN is called La Mascot
YouNs ladies' In london now all carry canes
TIE frflls on summer Six dresses are cut In
poin's.
TRIANGULAR STICKS are tie newest things for
sunsbades.
4Hs sh'rrlng fever has attacked parasois and
night gowns
GAMBLE SCREENS In japanese Grape are
mounted IN ceIluloid frames.
NEW pinafore "a four strips Of satin pointed
at thu end and laced together.
PRETTY NECK SCAEF5 are shown, with the
eds worked In Irish point embroidery.
AN AMERICAN living IN Paris has paid 81, 400
for fan for his wife. and 81, 900 for gown.
ELEGANT JET EMBROIDERED HOODS sdorn
come Of the new spring wraps OF black Surah.
The Countess de Portales gown, bordered
with pink crushed roses, has been Initiated In
New York.
Plat COLLARS TO be worn on SILK dresses
Lave a point behind and point on each
shoulder.
TEE FLoUNCKs OF grena dine gowns are often
tucked so that making them Involves a great
deal OF work.
THE Esw SCOTCH GINGHAMs are nearly. II not
quite, IS handsome In appearance as the pla.ded
slkS OF last season.
VsRY BEAUTIFUL SUMNER FABRICS adorn the
washington shop windows. See to-say's adver.
fsements for details.
FROG GREEN assimilates well with duck blue,
gays a contemporary One would naturally
suppose that tt would.
BRAIDED COIL OF three strands Is the newest
bangle. 1t ia less snakelike than the single oil
and therefore preUtier.
SWISS MUSLIN WAISTS are made up with
Mother Hubbard Jokes. but they can only be
worn by slender women.
TEE POLONAIsE refuses to Ole. IL has bsen
proclaimed dead halt dozen times, but IA as
much the mode as ever.
RED Oh BLUE SWORD SAsHHs OF stockinet are
worn over dark flannel suits made for both
little boys and little girls.
THE PoRCUPINE STRAW HATS do not meet with
very great favor. but the rough-and ready
bralds are In great demand.
The LACE around the neck is not suf ,,ent.
but outside OF the lace there must be- rIboon
plated and dotted with beads.
1T HAS been discovered that surah washes as
well as linen, ard accordingly IL has been M ie
into blouse waists for children.
THE shabbiest sort OF economy for smen 1s
to wear Isle thread gloves and try to keep
their wrists warm with 4 cheap bracelet or
two.
ONLY TEE BEsT dressnaker5 have workwo-
men who can do shirring properly. An1 IL 1t
pe not well done it will spoil the finest ii CURE Ia
the land.
GLOVES grow longer as the world grows
cider, says an exchange. Bid the NOUS
quetare gloves begin growing before or after
The Geluge?
WHITE SNowDROPs AND WHITE CLOVER Bios
soMs will, the coming season, be ths fa7ori5e
floral garnitures for bridesmaids and ''swees
girl graduates"
CHARMING evening dresses WON at some OF
the Inultitudinou5 weddings which have taken
place during the last three weeks, were OF
fri 1nd vii
valley.
BUTTONS are not to be worn to excess this
summer. Oh, no, There are only two or three
buttons on one Of the pattern gowns 10 the
BaZar this week. and only 166 drops covered
with silk. But then some of the drops are mid
den by other trimmings
CAMBgIC AND LINEN UNDERWEAR either OF
French or domestic manufacture, Is now offered
at astonishingly low rates, considering the
1neness Of the material of which 1t Is CON-
posed. the elaborate work put upon IL and the
really artistic and graceful manner In which
each garment Is fashioned.
ALMOND AND PALs GsAy CHEESE CLoras VIII
again be fashionable for N orning dresses. They
are trimmed with many rows OF kulfe-p plated
ruffies around the foot OF the skirt, and the
long Greek overdress Is draped In howery folds
and adorned with PolanZa lace and bows and
ends OF bright satin ribbon.
VERY ELEGANT IMPORTED TOILETS, c,moossd
entirely OF Spanish net, trimmed with deep
spanish lace ruf1ies, are exhibited. One dress.
especially beautiful, Is frightened by a Scarf.
eofsage trimming and baiayeuse OF on5re
satin mervellleux. shading from rich carna.
ton hue TO deep maroon color. TaeSs toilets
are among the coolest and most eiegaat OF
summer costumes
4 NOVELTY In sashes is styled the "rrolba-
dour." IL Is made TO pass very loosely around
the waist. falling about ten inches bal39 the
belt on the LETT side. Tue belt OF the sa5h Is
shirred In the back and upon each Me. A5th.
LETT, where the ends meet, Is fastened a .tuty
shirred moucnoir pouch, underneath which Is
placed nunoer Of large bows aud two long
ends. These sashes are usually made OF rioo1n
about fourteen inches wide
VRRY You've LADIES will wear thu fal1ty
''taIiy-ho' costumes In their rambies among
the mountains this summer. A pretty dress OF
this description could be made of comotna-
ton OF fawn color and crimson; for exanole. a
short skirt Of fawn colored vigogne. laid vita
very wide box platts, the plain spaces between
broad sash OF the cashmere may then De carried
loosely around the upper portion OF the skirt
and knotted loosely at one side.
ROMAN SANDALS and deiicately- emoroiderei
stlk stockings In all the new pale sha les OF
color viii be the fashionable foot essing WITH
summer toilets. Tnere are also S0no lately
imported novelties IN hosiery. showing han1-
some colcrs In the new ombIe or shaded Ell sct5;
dor instance; delicate rose pink toe, caansing
through several grades OF color, to a ric1 Grim
son top. Silk elastic garterS TO correspond ara
added, fastened with buckles Of CIT steel
NOTWITHSTANDING The fact that ths decree
has gone forth that black gro5 grain silks have
had their day for the present, the merch ants in
the leading houses OF the city declare that the
sale OF these goods was never greater than ncw
and that they are purchased AMI worn not
alone By elderly people, or ladies who do not
care to De quite 'in STYLE" but BY the leaders
Of fashion themselves The fact Is hand
some black SILK toilet Is one which can never
really lose caste It Is too eieg Ant and becoming
costume to be relinquiSned, and for many pur-
poses and occasions no other dress can satis.
faetorily take its place.
TIE COMMERCIAL BULLETIN says that che
English shops "blazed' with colored under
clothes II 1873. Very likely they did, but the
shopkeepers have become civilized, and are
now displaying silk under wear IN soft coiors "a
novelty. Tue fashion originated Ia France,
out has made very little heldway here,
although colored surah undersarneot have
been exposed for sale for several Seasons ana
the English shopSeepers, more prudent than
their American brethren, waited until the
Paris dealers reduced their prices Def )re buying
the things The English papers agree In cali.
ing the garments less desirable than those
made Of white linen or OF white cotton.
Mushroom Culture In France.
ON arriving at Arcueu one ia prepared to f1nd