Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-19
FASHION WRINKLES.
TIE Langtry shawl Is a Hight wrap.

BLACK Kid gloves are no longer fashionable.
VERY PRETTY 5CARFs are made OF velgety che
lille.
The steel passamenterles are In new floral
patterns.
THE NEWEST OF al the reds IS laurel rel, and
It is soft and dusky.
BONNET STRINGS should be tied 10 an enor-
nous bow under the chin.
The REVIVAL OF the Neap0lltan braid Will be
hailed oy many ladies.
ELEGANT BLACK MATERIALS constitute the
most stylish demi-toilets.
The FINEST QUALITY OF French Isle thread
hosiery is striped Ii clusters.
NovBIzY IN TRIMMING is Wide gallo0n, with
edges OF leaves OF spanish lace.
TIE BsLrED. baggy. clumsy ulster has been
entirely discarded Dy elegdHteS.
PELERrTEs. made entirely Of jet beads, or JET
ted tuIe. are extremely stylish.
TIE DAFFCDIL DRESSES sold so well In New
York that the stock is exhausted.
STYLISH LISTERS OF light cheViots are made
Ike the IoIg SHRED cloaks OF winter.
THERE arc decided changes La jackets for
spring wraps and they come reasonable.
SPIDERS, v1t6 bodies made OF humming- bird
feathers, and gilt legs, are used TO fasten the
strings On new b0lneJS.
EVENING DRESSES for summer wear will be
worn low in the neck. the corsage extending
Ing the square hllT neck VIII also be IN vogue.
This style Is becoming TO all figures.
NEw PARASOIS are or medium size In the
regular eight gored shape. The japanese styles
are completely thing Of the past. They are
cumbersome, and were only picturesque while
they were novel. The new designs are usually
Ia fancy colOrs.
THE metal-WOven fabrics are also expensive
novelties. and consist OF silver net flounces
wrought with satin applique figures, or else
black and silver metal with batiste applique
designs Tor borders. Grenadines that look
Ike a transparent cloth of gold come In block
patterns, with raised velvet figures OF dark
green. red, block, or cream color.-HaI'peT'S
bdzdr. ADfN.
SLEEVES are rather longer and larger than
formerly, and are finished by the simplest cuffs
or are shirred their entire length in the finest
stirring. Often a cluster of shirring finishes
the wrist and top, while the remaining part
forms full gathered sleeve. BaSques are often
formed entirely OF Shirring, which Is so tlne
and close that II does not change the ciinging
fit OF the garment.
HAND PAINTED AND METALLIC GooDs-Cash-
mere dress patterns, With the front and the
borders painted by hand, are among the excep-
uonal novelties that are too expensive to be
generally used. Almond sky blue, aud dark
condor brown are the prevailing cOlor5 for
these dresses; the painting represents large
flowers. feur-de-lis. tulips, and much foliage.
ard there are coloTed beads introduced in the
flowers.
LARGE white collars Of linen bat,ste are more
than ever ia vogue. and will continue to be so
during the summer They are worn by young
girls on all occasions. For evening. and for
Older ladies, they-are made Of guipure, point de
Yenise, point dAiguille, point d'Angleterre, &C.;
all these laceS, Of greater or less thickness are
very becoming, and set of the dress with which
they are worn. Many OF these collars are
fastened with tabs that are tied In front
TIE new dresses are usually composed OF
basques and dTaped skirts; very few polonalses
are seen. Basques are smooth and closely
fitting, and draperies are profuse and Intricate
beyond description. The draperies are massed
breaking the fine outlines of the handsome
princess DasuueS. A few costumes are i'm
ported with quite fun pulled draperies at the
back. and this may foretoken a return TO
bonffant styles, which have never been aoan-
Goned In Paris.
IT CANNOT BB SAID that any one color pre-
dominates this season 10 the exclusion OF
others. nor even that the color5 most In vogue
are exclusively light or dark. There are some
beautiful novelties In dark Saline and dark
gtngnamS, but there are also novelties in light
colors, particularly In pink, blues and grays
which show clusters Of very narrow stripes,
forming several wide stripes In which the
tones as Well as the colOrs are graduated by
varying widths OF lines and distance5.-De.
3HOFtSt JOT ApTt.
THE APRIL GOSSIP from Paris on ponnets is
as follows For summer there Is 10 preparation
multitude OF straw bonnets OF all colors
woven Ike lace. OF course these bonnets will
be lined with some bright colored silk. Those
most likely TO be in vogue are OF biSe straw
lined with peacock blue. or bright red, such as
garnet, rose, or cherry. Many capotes are also
seen OF dark or black straw. or else of the nat
ufal color. One Of these bonnets, designed for
bride, was OF myrtle green straw, trimmed
with bunch q feathers OF the same color,
with The center and UP or each feather slightly
gilded. Very wide strings OF Sarah OF the
same color. plaided with a slender thread o!
old gold
IN THE OPENINGS IN New York this week dres
fabrics were shown In Neapoltaa stripes. Ro-
man bayadeTes. plaids TO harmonic with plain
colors, plain trIcots in an the spring shades.
fCuleJ and camels hair cloths, and solid color
plaid. THIS Is very soft material and very
GIesSy; II IS seen II al The prevailing colorS
In summer goods there are French buntlngs
drap d'alodtrOSS, beige de Virginie, and nuns
yeil1ngs, IN light cream and all the favorite
light summer shades. In prints they exhibit a
full line OF French organizes zephyrs, Scotch
g1nghamS. and handkerchief suiting5. Another
novelty Is the scarf de ceinture, u handsome
appeIdage, to cross the shoulders or aroudd
the waist, TO complete costume.
In BoNNETs the display is very handsome.
The best and latest styles Of Paris shapes have
been obtained. A street or carriage hat is
shown OF ecru chip trimmed with maroon vel.
yet. caught up and fastened at one side, With
two long shaded ostrich pluIneS to match the
velvet and hat TIE Matador Is OF French Tus-
can straw and can DC Worn in three different
ways as poke, haring hat and over the face
III the English style. IL Is faced inside with
GucheSSe lace and trimmed With corn-colOred
pluIneS, satin and lace TO match. The Janau-
scheS IS OF black spanish lace, trimmed with a
wreath OF soft cardinal roses ornaInented with
lace and jet. gypsy poke or fancy Tuscan
braid Is lined and faced with cardinal satin and
trimmed at the side with heather bells with
Tuscan ornaments at the back, and strings OF
shaded cardinal ribbon.
SOME BEAUTIFUL COSTUMES for Saratoga or
Newport have been imported In boxes, arranged
beneath the glass 10 show the effect wnen
made. These are partly OF the new Bayonnaise
Wool In colorS. dTaped over fOunceS OF cotton
Satteen, on which are printed roses and foliage
so admirably done that II i5 mistaken for hand
painting. The basque, for Instance is OF dark
porcelain Glue BayOnnaise, with a vest OF paIe
blue satteen. On which Is a special design 10
represent hand painted vine OF tea roses
new white lace outlines the vest In pIeatinos
and trims the neck and sleeves The poufYapt
apron GEapeIy IS OF the Bayonnaise without
trimming. The noulceS OF the lower skirt OF
which there Is a very Wide one boX-pleatpd
above Two narrower ones, are OF the light blue
satteen, with separate design OF tea roses
leaves and buds imprinted on each. Lace edges
the founces, and glimpse OF the dark blue Is
seen al the foot. Above these fiounCes all OF
the lover skirt that IS visible is shirred In purs
around the skirt. In the box with this suit is
paresol OF the lightest blue satteen bordered
with a rose wreath. lined With blue silk and
having stick Ike fishing rod. There Is also
a fan OF the pale blue, with creamy roses anu