Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-20

TRIMMINGS ETC.
THIS weather will show of the spring suits.
WALKING SKIRTS are even Shorter than last
season
ALL KINDS of combinations in color appear to
BE- fashionable.
FLOWERS are extravagantly used for hat and
bonnet trimmings
UNpERskIRrs are short and trimmed with
heavy lace embroidery.
NEW NowN HAY and putty are two new shades
lately brought out.
WATTEAU bodiees and paniers are much worn
by young girls abroad
LACE -FRIIIs are worn around the neck and
wrists as much as ever.
ALI. ITALIAN bonnet braids are of a deep yell
low tint
FRENCH lace rivals Spanish lace for trimming
black dresses.
STRIPES in combination with plain fabrics ap-
pear in many spring costumes.
LARGE saggng pufs form the paners of many
new model costumes.
STAMPED gold-fgured stockings come to i'm
itate the gold-embroidered ones.
The spring retail dry goods trade has been
very brisk, in spite of the slowness of the
season.
PARAsoLs are very large. and made to look
larger by the lace ana embroidered yOIdnteS
with which they are bOrdered
SOME Of the new hats and bonnets are as large
"a parasois Others no bigger than saucer, and
others still are OF medium size.
PALE Rose AND BLUE and rose and cardinal
red, are beautifully combined in the gauzy
dresses made for mid summer watering place
wear.
JEWELLERS say that their trade In fancy nov
elites i better this year than for many seasons
Taste runs to other jewels as we'll as diamonds
STRAW and chip hats and bonnets of myrtle
green. mahogany red. maroon, terra Gotta and
navy. sapphire, smalt, and greyhound blue will
be much worn.
THE GOLFER RED AND TERRA GOTTA SHADES
are seen in new kid silk and Isle thread gloves
along with the maroons and the new mahogany
color
HEAVY LACEs are more in demand than light
ones They initiate the embroidery now so
fashionable. and are frequently combined with
1t In dress @arnitureS.
R0TND SHORT SKIRTS. no bustles nor crnone
variety and pcturesqueneSs in hats and bonnets.
Cloth top and lace boots. long gloves and much
lace. are the features in summer fashions.
DARNED EFT is peculiar style of goods man.
ufactured expressly for childrens collars. The
mode requires this bit of finery to be three
inches deep and pleated on a band of nser-
ton.
A PRETTY STYLE of dress adOrnment Is given
In clusters Of tucks. with wide hem, upon
skirt panels. sleeves and waists; lengthwise
tucks used
GLOVES are made longer than ever. and are
either slipped on over the sleeve or inside of it.
Those of soft unglazesi kid are the most fashion,
able for full dress but finely stockino-woyen
long gloves and mits OF silk and Isle thread will
also be much worn.
PH-ruEESQrE black hats, black gloves and
black stockings will be much worn together
They will not be relegated to black dresses only
but will be Worn with any kind of O dress. even
white.
SASH BOws-of immense size is the popular
form Of wearing sashes the ribbon is not passed
round the waist. but the wide bow and its ends
form part OF the drapery at the back of the
skirt Natered ribbon IS the favOrite.
WHITE TOILETS are in great vogue this sea-
son. not the dead, chalky white cottons, but the
ivory tints and creams in nuns yelling fine
barege, Sur,h. China Grape and. for cheaper
Costumes. cheeSe-clOth, and the like White
open embroidery is also worn with great dis
tinction. but it is placed over ruby pale blue or
ncelle silk, or satin.
A REVIVAL of an old fashion Is the use of
pinked ruches- These afford good method Of
utilizing Old pieces of silk. The Silk can be
cleaned. stitched with gum tragacanth and cut
into strips and pinked. or can be cut into bias
strips. trayed on the edges and then plated into
ruches. The pinking. however is prettier and
more fashionable, and pinking iron can be
bought at trifng cost.
A NEW Hat, styled +" Over the Garden Wall"
Is essent ally the young ladies' hat of the period
1t has an enormous brim to be tilted over the
eyes and bent M at the back 1t is dented in on
the crown and trimmed round with cascades of
nceiie lace, huge cluster of unmounted cri,n-
son roses, and two small sunfOWerS-
FROM week TO week milliners bring out new
coiors and shades in trimmings Some of the
latest are pussy willow green. which is not a
green at ALL but purpsh gray with tint of
green in il: beet red pomerrana pink. bee
Drown. rolled or troubled water. blush gray:
turkey-comb red wheat. daffod and maize
color:lndian summer sky and moonlight shades.
anG aurora or dawn OF morning pink.
HEADERS OF fashiOn-lades of taste and refine
ment-haTe In no instance adopted the crinoline
Of other days. which is said To be in fashion at
the present time; still. there is no doubt of a
greatly increasing IuilneSs of skirt which if kent
within moderate limits is far preferable TO the
Craw backs and ungainiy lank lines of the other
extreme The modern crinolette is universally
worn. and is both useful and graceful The old
fashioned wire monstrOsity known as the hoop
was neither.
TIE NEW HEAVY LACEs. the rivals Of cTnbroid-
cs5 III titS> tAItiiNIin8S. are called tcoliS which
translated means pack-thread. or rather that is
the only word in English which approaches its
meaning By foeue dressmakers and miIlipers
understand a lace made of flax tyyine coarser
than fax thread but not as large as packing
Irvine. This tcelle trims many Of the imported
bonnetS. The fcele thread is similar to mac
rame
CHARMING SPRING and summer suits are made
Oh combination OF a plain material, with a
carkly shaded silk, or wool stripe The front Of
the skirt Is puIfed. or killed. the back il laid in
broad, box plaits; the sides are panellad in the
stripe. The deep, gioye-ftting coat BASQUE is
OF the plain material. but a straight scarf-Iike
hchu partly covers it. the large straw hat of
the plain color is trimmed with the stripe
VERY LARGE handkerchiefs for the shoulders.
made Of soft twilled silk, bOrdered with edelwes
lace and pointed on the broad hens with trails
OF delicate flowers in water colorS will be worn
this summer over the pretty dresses OF flower
procaded musiins and satins made with pointed
waists aud iuli pannier oyerdresses.
Oento7cS tor June says: Embrodcrics on the
material are the rage of the season. and it is one