Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-30
FASHION WRINKLES.
THE OTTOMAN SILKs-ROSES FOR DECORATION
BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS, ETC.

IMPORTED coats are the rage.
OTTOMAN SILKS in evening shades are beautl-
full
OTTOMAN SILK dolmans are very fashionable
WHITE OTTOMAN satin is the newest fabric for
bridal dresses.
SATIN SURAH and satin duchesse retain their
hold on fashionable favor.
ANGEL sleeves are revived. Terra-cotta shades
are very fashionable.
DIAMONDS are more frequently set with other
jewels than formerly.
MOTHER HUBBARD and the Greenaway styles
for little girls are all the rage.
ROSES remain the favorite flower for the cor
sage bouquet OF full dress.
SILK pOmpOns in contrasting color to the hats
trim many felts and beavers.
RASPBERRY RED is dark, yet bright wine
color, almost universally becoming.
BIRDS are used to- a ridiculous extent in the
OrnamentatiOn of bonnets and hats.
LONG GLOVES with loose wrists remain the
first favOrites of fashionable women.
THE crinelated basques now so much in vogue
are revival upon the Middle Ages.
COLLARS made Of the new chenille marabout
trimming are styshly worn with street suits.
MYRTLE, white roses, lilies and lilacs divide
favor with orange blossoms as bridal flowers.
PLUSH is exceedingly popular yet the prices
have been reduced at many of the large stores.
THE long Chesterfield and Newmarket coats
that cover the entire figure are very popular
with young ladies.
THERE are great bargains offered in the dry
good stores of Washington just now. See the
advertisements.
T. Er for $ooo Io cn0v T.
those of stylish cOachmen are worn, but arc
becoming only to those of tall slight figure.
SCRAP BASKETS are now in the shape of vases
with one or two handles, and the favorite deco.
ration is by means of handsome bow, bunch
of flowers or group of tiny birds.
BLACK SATIN FANS, painted with clusters o.
dark and large tinted roses, are charming as are
the round hanging fans of black Spanish lace
decorated with spray of flowers.
BREAKFAST CAPS are pretty little creations OF
soft downy lace forming fitting receptacles fol
the lovely flowers with which they are trimmed
and each cap has its own dress bouquet.
THE ruffs which are SO generally worn al
present were in fashian in the time Of Henry
III. They were then an adjunct to masculine
dress; they now hold their place in q lady's
wardrobe.
AhT i"tSSe YUM III q odDN Ucu is Ilsiuc VI
triangular pieces of coIored silks joined together
by feather stitch embroidery in gold-colored
filoselle. 1t is lined throughout with white
sateen.
RIBBON EMBROIDERY is now used for working
monographs or initials upon pocket handker-
chiefs. 1t is executed so finely that at little
distance it appears like raised embroidery in
cOlOred silks.
HANDSOME TIDES are made by stitching Gre
tonne figures of bright tints upon dark-colored
plush with gold thread or narrow gold braid
Cord of mixed color is sewn around the edge
and a heavy tassel depends from each corner.
SOME OF THE NEW WINDOW SHADES fol
houses are Of fine cream-cOlored linen, upon
which unconventional designs have been
painted in water cOlOrs. They look very vel
from the interior, but are less effective from the
outside.
SEALsKIN is quite a f,treur in Paris this win.
ter. 1t is placed in the cerbeitle de marriage In
preference to the richest sable. The sealskir
pelisse is now considered the ne plus ultra of ex
cellence. 1t Is trimmed with beaver or Kant
schatka sealskn. which is the most expensive
but also the most splendid fur Of the kind.
TIDES In some houses take the form of draped
scarfs. Scarfs OF India muslin embroidered in
bullion or sebreO thread are drawn up In the
middle and fastened to the back of upholstered
chairs in such way that the ends hang as dra
perieS half way to the seat The advantage
about these tides is that as they are securely
fastened they do not annoy visitors by clngins
tO their mantleS