Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-02
wearing them. Do these high colors In bonnet
and head dress, these gorgeous roses and blood

| touch OF sentiment which is its last claim oil
consideration and regarde But this Is ques
tion In eSthetiCs, and facts require some at
! tention.
! The novelties OF the season. as before re-
marked, taken separately, are very pretty, and
| some OF them seem to be made for de ;oration
ra her than clothing. There are silks and
/ Satins embroidered with large shaded TULIPS
and roses, which look like life. There are white
/ Watered silks outlined with gold embroidery,
and primrose brocadeS with veining OF pearls
upon satin.
the new plain silks and satlns are sugges-
tive OF all the flowers OF the spring and ali the
fruits OF the summer. There is strawberry
satin. embroidered with shades OF olive and
yellow In amignouette pattern, and shades OF
peach blossom. which are eXqutSttely lovely
and which have buttons made for them OF
enamel fnlaid with fine pure gold
There are delicate hand embroidered muslins,
Which are considered cheap at nine dollars per
yard, and are made over strawberry. pink or
! pale blue satin, with needle work ruflilng, and
satin belts and pockets TO match.
dark olive satin costume for Easter is made
Short, with small cone shaped puffS OF straw
berry satin get In al Intervals on the top OF the
sleeves square vest anu cuffs OF strawberry
satin show q narrow embroidery IN olive shades
in the mignoDette patterns The hat WAS a
strawberry satin crown with wreath or mig
noLeite around t1e brim. There are ma y
small patterns In br0caded silks this seas N
w h are very pretty, and trim plain silk and
Cashmere or tweed most effectively. They
make handsome jackets or blsques. and there
l. no better way In which nice old dark wool
over the skirt upon lining with little OF the
orosade and adding a well hitting cuirass basque
made OF # entirely.
The beaded trimmings are lOvely-auite be-
yond description. They contain all the new
shades OF violet, gold ruby. primrose aud dark
green. made up into combinations which are
as effective as masses OF jewels. The beads
are set solid, but marveilously combined aud
shaded In leaf and Hover patterns. which are
very light and form tar bordering or glitter
Ing rope, strand, or tasselled fringe. These de
tfh M ri.
Ing pageant OF steel which reappearS perlOdi-
caily and always with flourish OF trumpets
But It never lasts long, for its hard glare is cold
as Cedth, ana IL can never be made becoming
that Is 10 say, it can never be made to add 10
any woman'5 beauty, but Ike a steel mirror IL
multiplies LONELINESS and deprIyes beauty OF
all warmth and sympathy. The revival OF steel
al this time is due to the fact that We get
Fr' nch winter fashions in the spring, and cfca
re1'Sd, Tor there are no summer materials 10
when steel trimmings could DC SUITABLY I'd led
and to put them On velvet or satin would rem.
der beth still more ntocFabie than they are
during our warm weather
The revival OF Spanish lace has proven very
successful and It's stgie and manufacture mas
III consequence very much improved The new
oaCh and white Spanish trimming lace3 ara
very beautiful. They are In Brussels lace pat
terms. and some are shielded With very small
SILK buttons. These In black are used for gren.
adlnes. with Charming effect; and IN white for
the six musilnS, gauZes, and striped tissues
which are used for over dresses and comoIna-
ton with plain and figured Indian silks. some
OF the black are beaded With gold, some OF the
While with pearls, the latter forming leaves or
Duds, While the former are generally put on In
outline. Conspicuous among the new trim ming
fabrics are the changeahle silkS, which are 10
very high CoioTS aud show a striking contrast
on the reverse side. Gold enters into every one,
Out the depth or the different colOrs Is wonder
1ul. Twenty shades seem TO 1loat on the ruby,
the wine, the purple, the amethyst, AMI the
gold, and the reverse shows the lighter tints OF
the color In golden glow.
n necessary n IN
about the new cotton fabrics, but to what It
contained may be added ltle regarding
novelty called the "Cramm' glngham: 1t Is a
zephyr gingham In wide stripes Of delicate
pink or robins egg blue and white with alter
nate stripes, In which the blue or pink color IS
crowded up so as to make II solid, and leave no
10 clusters OF white nair stripes These stripes
are the latest things IN ginghams ana are
much more fashionable than plaldS.
GRADUATING DRESSES.
The question Of dress fer graduation Is quite
serious one for many young girls still more
SO for their mothers, and 1t sometimes inter
feres seriously with the good work and hard
study required In order to close school career
With honor. The knotty point ought to be-
satisfactorily settled some months before the
time for which the costume Is required and
then dismissed from the mind of the gradu ate
Tor IL Is cruel to allow her TO be tormented
H1th peTpleylties OF this description when ali
her powers OF mind and strength OF body are
demanded TO meet her first public ordeal with
CompOsuTe.
The dress of boys and men upon such o,ca-
s'ops Is or immense help TO them, becau5a it
r,quireS 10 thought Ia getting or at any Other
time. It Is commonplace enough to be torgo--
ten. girls dress, on the contrary. even
after she mas passed thro Igh all the anxious
stages OF what and how aud whether, ana
hnds the articles needed In some SHAPE or
anoIheT an accomplished fact, Is SILL L sou-ce
Oh trl0ui&tion. something. about its Cut or
, a
Ii Il Ike Or unlike SOue o.her that Is obaoylOu3
3dniTeG. II does no. look as was eE-
o. cted. An idea that was considered bclilt IN
turns out tawdry, and al this ts because there
iS no recognized standard, ana the white wDicl
every n0dJ Is supposed 10 understand ranges all
the way from elegant toiiette5 or bfocadc ana
Satin 10 mixed masses OF muslin with co.O.el
o2ddlce and many coloIt1 ribbons, which SHOW
all the oai baric taste OF JoSephS coat without
It's utility.
A graduating dress should If possible be
white, all white, without admiXture OF color
In its trimming. 1t may be OF fine material,
but 1t should be simple so that as little diversity
Of condition be expressed as possible at tims
when all meet on equal ground and stand on
their merits before an audience. The most
suitable materials are fine dotted or EN-.
orodered muslin or some soft ivory wool,such
OF course the whole class should decide on
one or the ether, for &c would look very badly
70 have part dress In thin wool and part In a
cotton fabric. But either are more suitable
b cause more modest than silk or satia which
should be rejected even IL the parents are rich
enough 10 Afford 1t until more private and
social occasions after the young lady has EN-.
ttIed society.
a college graduating class OF high reputation
has decided fer this year upon dresses alike OF
White Nuns cloth, made with round bodd.ces.
straight SHRED fronts, and draped backs over
klttd tounces-Wide ivory satin belts, aud
bags OF the material lined with satin and
Grawn with satin ribbon. Sleeves shirred and
finished With fine p!eati1gS AID lace. strapped
shoes or neat butt0ued boots are best worn with
such dresses Which are, OF course made short.
\ design for dotted muslin shows also round
waist, shirred SO as TO form deep round yoke
Below this the rrlnes5 Is gathered into Vide
belt, which Is covered with corded silk belt
with large pearl buckles. The skirt has three
rni1ies In front. edged with lace, and headed By
three very narrow upright frils. The back has
very pretty overskirC, drapped 1rregularIy
over single fi0unce. such dresses as these
summer dresses afterWard. IL class desires
20 be little quaint II might adopt plain skir(s
OF cream colofed satin with several narrow rur-
les upon the bottom, with po,onaises cut
square, and with elbow sleeves OF lowered
cuiItZ, with cream colored ground, and wear
With them small mob caps.
a modest dress OF fine ivory wool, with ivory
Satln thinning, is, however, much more Sutta-
Die than fancy dress, aud can be made mora
useful afterwards. And this Is the style to be
recommended to girls OF taste and reinement.
NEW B0NNETs.
The bOnHetS OF the season are small but in
stead OF the skull shape, reproduce the Cottage
and Normandy styles. The character is de-
rived from the color and satin like gloss OF the