The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-06-18
LATEST NOTES ABOUT FASHIONS


Red satin parosols remain In favor.
Terra Gotta shades are stln In tho ascendant
Tho now shade Of blue called Jieu de mer is rival
20 cadet blue for street costumes.
Detachable bows OF ribbon arc nov used for trim
mining night-dresses.
Some Of the dantlestand ghtost OF straw hatshayc
the crowns entirely covered with velvet.
The latest awn.tennis suits quite aesthetic both
In cut and color.
QUANTITY shaped carved lockwood handles are seen
upon some Of the most expensive perasols.
Jetted lace bonnets, stylish In shape can DO pur-
chased untflmmcd.
pretty elegance Of the season are the tlch coored
street Jackets not matched TO tho toilet made OF met4
veilieuN or moirc.
Little girls wear hats, saales, stockings aud lib
buus all matching each other In color the favotlle hue
being new deep shade of china rcd.
An old-fashloncd style revived in the mode Of I'm
shlng on tho polluted lace thick cord Is set at tho
very cdgo IL tho corsagc and the tunC aud ranners
die set lust underneath the cord
Tho mdnche Juirc sddato-cu flowing sleeve,
caught together at tile elbow with beaded ornaments
rows VI tbton, tight hitting coat sleeve W
much used with artistic toilet.
For the evening" feathers arranged In tie hair and
the bodies fastened down with tiny diamond plus,
remarkably effective. 1heso pins are In tho form
" birds, Crcsccnts, butterflies flowers, stars, and In
seCts Of various species.
Dress cardinal tiny lady house Jackets OF vgogno
~ basket cloth will lie much at tho seaside this
summer over pretty high -colorod skirts of satccn,
fouatd muslin, NJ white dresses Of any description
suitable for morning toilets.
New FfcuCh slippers Of bronze Kid have rugdog s
head upon tho toe There are also exhibited tiny
mules or low.cut sandals u cardinal Kid. TO I've
worn over stockings VI silverg gray silk embroidered
with cardinal roschuds.
white nuns yelling, cashmere, ur abairuss CLOTH
ulmncd with white lace aud broad sashes Of white
satin or moie are ttvciile materials for graduating
drossc5 this Not dress ot this description
exhibited thus far has been made with even a demi-
train. Every dress Is short, and nearly every one Is
made with polluted bodice and painters.
Tho favor which foulard enjoys Is perhaps due TO
the fact that dress made OF 1t Is always bright and
pretty In appearances. It is much cooler and pcasantor
for summer than gros grain SILK II lends Itself
TO any sort " drapiug trimming, being supple yet
firm In texture and Is much less liable to ciumple or
grow limp than lawn muslin, and the silk Is so
light that " proves happy medium In dress for our
nitul climate.
White and cream tinted Spanish net Will he much
employed this summer for dinner and evening dress,
made wholly NJ lace. This net Ia cut In plain
prinCesse style over foundation ot white mciyeil.
| lcux. The skirt and bodice are then drarcd with
runles, scarf and bertha of painted Spanish lace.
These exquisite dresses are among the most beautiful
| and becoming of summer toilets.
An English novelty In collars Is called the Drcc
tolre, - and Is made OF white Renaissance lace, with
very open work Insertion bands Of white chenille dot
ted with pearl beads The very large capelike collar
Is formed Of three rows OF lace which Is very deep;
at the head of each rune is band of the insertion
through with black velvet ribbon. This Is repeated
with the band around tho throat which Us drawn up
and brought together In front with cluster of broad
velvet loops and long ends of the same which fall far
below the waist.
White China Grape shawls are being utilized for
pounaises, aud are made up underskrts Of silk
OF satin. very simple yet elegant made M over
underskrt of peach blossom satin had the front OF
the polonase cut In long point thus showing the
rich embroidery of the shawl to fine advantage
The narrower embroidery formed border all around
the pulonasc The fringe of the shawl replaced
y wide lace of the creamy rtof the Grape. portion
Of the embroidery upon the other half of the shawl
| was sacrificed tn decorate the short sleeves and
| hnlcc,
charming summer dancing dress Is made as fol-
lows; The front the pale -coored satin skirt
"a perfectly plain, except treble row of very narrow
utings Of cUored satin put In coquiles over
this skirt IN drapcd full panncrs of pale pink China
ci"pc, brocaded with large clusters of yaiiegated
and shaded foliage The bodice Is low corsct,
very much peaked both In front and at the back. II
Is finished at the top by bertha of plated Grape and
bouquet aud garland of placed across the chest
In grand Gordon style The short sleeves entirely
| covered with rows of satin ribbon loops.
| An uncommon and exceedingly elegant costume fol
y child is made OF russell brown velvet and golden.
brown satin sublime, edged with English silk en-
brOidcries. A model formed of these material.
showed French rcdingote OF the velvet, open from
below the waist line showing the lapels of II hand
some embroidered sash of goden-brown satin. The
fronts of the redngoe crossed and opened at thu
foot. The deep Charles II collar OF velvet cut ii
| squares and faced with satin. In suite was sof
| Moorish cap OF russet-brown satin trimmed witt
| velvet, with plume and tips of the same dark hue,
| shading TO gold. This suit designed Tor car
| riage dress for cool weather Mt the seaside.
| Comparatively few women can appropriately or be
| comingly wear the hair in Greek style with Its &C
companying Glet of ribbon silver bands. In TIN
first place. tho hair should be very abundant; In tn
sccone place, the features should be elastic In out
iinc and, lastly the face should DO beautiful, a
least attractive enough 10 bear the test Of this
style Of couture. The women Of Greece. who Gdopte
this fashion Of banding down the waves Of hair di
50 to keep In position their overabundant locks; bu
when one sees "thinly settled, - wisp-kc head q
hair tightly banded down d h Roman dame o
woman Of the French Directoire PERIOD IL led I
suppose that the of the iet has determined b
| this means to secure what few remaining locks I'M
generous nature has left her.
The Jersey gloves, of silk, Isle thread, OF linen
offered for summer wear, are uncOmmonly fine an
beautiful. The new styles and shapes, when hitin
snugy upon the hand, have all the effect OF the lon
Danish kid gloves. The handsomest the sill
gloves In the m0nsquetaire style, in evening tints
pale salmon, flesh, lilac, straw, pearl, pale-pink
aud white, the street Coors being black, cCr
silver gray, tan. olive brown, aud dark green
These wrinkle over the arm after the manner Of III
loose fitting Bernhard gloves. shopping gloves
French and German Isle, In six and ten butte
lengths, are already In great demand, the Frenc
makes being, Of course tho most popular, they al
finer In quality and the most shapoy. Mtts are pu
forth In many different styles; all coors are seen
and plain silk with lace tops French llet lace, ope
mesh, well as the more expensive kinds In Frcnc
or Chantilly Lace are shown. Mitts without finger
and the half-thumb only are considered the mo
yllHli hy Ihnsn WIN think Ihnm In nnv fnrI