The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-13
LATEST NOTES Anour FASHIONS


Pale maize yellow is more fashionable than
old gold.
The shart apron-front overskirt Is seen
upon new French dresses.
Pointed sill, gauze labols, reaching from
the throat TO the belt, are novel aud dtessy.
Faille has completely regalned It's former
popularity hospitality and softness adapt
ing itself 10 every style If trimming, as ell
as TO the skirt and bodice themselves.
Artistic icwelry of antique silver, quantity
chased, Is very fashionably worn, and silver
chatelaincs IN the mogoa dge style are much
sought after, rs are also brooches, lace pins,
aud agrafcs Of the same description.
Basqucs with crenelalcl edges are greatly
IN favor with many leading modistes, aud
they admit " great variety of style. Some
have fall of lace W \ killing under the
tabs, others have the square pieces pipcd and
lined with deeper shade or a contrasting
color and fabric.
Stylish young ladies with evening dress
twiue row after row Vt pearl or iridcsccnt
beads around their dainty Threats, until one
might take them for ladies Of quality in Is.
lands barbaric-in tho land Vt the Fiji.
Some " these are very grotesquc In shape
aud design, and the more so the better IN
present estimation.
Very large, oddly .colorci Orien,al hand
kerchiefs of silk. ca bc had only at leading
houses, are worn with lawn tennis aud other
outdoor costumes. They have mostly self
colored backgrounds, with brucadei designs
In bright contrasting cnlors " gold, silver,
orange, scarlet anl very dark green inter
mingling in the hrocadei pattern In entirely
new devices, aud all in high art shades.
some Of thelate5t imported pattern dresses
of white uainsouk, hntisic, or organdie
have extremely elegant rmbroiderics rdgng
the deep ncunces 10 the depth of ten or
twelve inchra, with marrow ruilles AMI bands
Tor trimming aud solid embroidered piece
for tho waist and sleeves. These goods are
manufactured in Switzerland. and the cN-
quisitc designs wrought upon them resemble
very closely the finest patterns IT llonton,
Irish point, guipure, old Venetian point,
cart wheel open work, aud great variety Of
purely floral designs.
The eauzcs, grenadines, aud other elegant
transparent fabrics introduced this season
are legion. The damass6 and velvet
brochr rauzes make most attractive toilets,
especially when trimmed with n proiusion If
let and lace. Grenadines with broad satin
stripes, trimmed with satin sash and bows
and long graceful loop Of satin ribbon, plain
sewing silk grenadines over plain silk or
moiro skirts are all very much In voRue,
and admit of much variety Of style and trim.
ming. These ol.lookiug fabrics, and the
charming wash dresses in their myriad va
riciies, constitute the most becoming and
suitable of summer dresses.
There was n stylish costume worn at Man
haitian Beach not long since. The skirt was
made of finely checked woolen fabric, having
as trimming double boX-plaitcd nouncs
half yard Deep above which was an ex-
tremely long pointed apron tunic, caught up
OH either side quite TO tho hips, and held by
looms and long, floating ends of satin ribon
the drapery then fell in straight folds in the
back. The check was mixed one-a sort
of grcenish gray and gold-yet it harmonized
well with a navy blue Jacket worn above it.
II was unique in one respect the basque
was cut excessively short, certainly not more
than eight inches in length, and was cut up
to the belt in square blocks, simply bound
with silk braid, and finished down the front
with tiny buttons OF sage green, gold, and
blue enamel. The gypsy hat was of straw
| of the same greenish-gray tint, lined with
navy-blue silk, and trimmed with surah 4
darker shade than the hat and pale gold
plumes.
Rowing costumes are getting to be in
lively demand for ladies who are fond of this
| healthful pastime, and some of the latest
| models are startling indeed. Witness cos
| tune with skirt of cream white vigogne,
| with Jersey bodice of vermillion colored
| stocRinet, broad Tuscan yellow sailor hat,
trimmed with bright-red band and bow of
| satin. Another dress shows skirt of terra
| Gotta flannel, with sash of cardinal,
belted, not tied, around the waist, and
smuggler's" hat of cardinal straw,
trimmed all around the crown with silk
pompons Striped jerseys are also worn by
women who row. Some of these stripes are
narrow and unobtrusive, others quite the
reverse. Two ladies' lately seen rowing in
jerseys formed of yellow and black broad
| stripes looked therein uncommonly like two
| big wasps. Several other ladies were
jauntily attired in dark navy-blue serge
dresses having the very short skirts killed
all the way up, with broad sashos of the
same draped far below the hips, loose
blouse waists, cut with immensely large
sailor cnlors, and dark blue cricketing caps
| to match. Over the close cut sleeves of the
dress were drawn loose rowing gloves of
pale yellow undrcssed kid.