The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-06-04
LATEST NOTES ABOUT FASHIONS


All italian bonnet braids arc Ola deep yellow tint
The neur-de.lls "a favorltc design upon cream
| colorcd satcons.
-1lsthetic coachmcn and footmen wear buiton-hol
bouquets or pale yellow lonquls and scarlet tulip bios
| sons
Some Of the new spring walking coats OF blacl
velvet or satin have high nltng collars closely GOV
| cred with large Jet beads.
Some Of the new bonnets Of lace straw are wonder
fully delicate and airy, aud studded on the bim
with mock ruby pearl, opal, or large Jet beads.
The new ncele lace, which has suddenly become 81
popular, Is made of cream white or pale yellow liner
threads and Is used to garnsh dresses aud wraps ~
well as bounets aud round hats
That damasst silks have lost thor former glory Il
proved by the fact that merchants have placed duan.
Titles Of very handsome patterns upon tho bargain
counter ~ marked alta uniform price OF one dollar
| yard,
Handsome llarritz gloves Of very fine undtcsscd
Md, tobc worn with fun DRESS have wide satin bands
at the tops dccatey embroidered In tiny clusters Of
rosebud', or painted with monogram or crest In gold
or silver
Long monsquetalro gloves NJ white Danish Kid EN-.
broidcrcd In silver and et beads look exceedingly
well with evening" dress worn In second mourn
Ing, the toilet usually being Of combination Of black
and white or sllvcrgra aud black with lace garn-
ture OF white or black.
scntially the young ladies' hat Of tho period II has
an enormous brm, to he tilted over tho eyes and bent
ur ut the back. u Is dcntcd In on the crown and
trimmed round with cascades Of nccle lace, q huge
cluster Of unmountcd crimson roses, and two small
sunnowcrs.
Very large handkerchief for the shoulders, made
ot soft twlcd SILK, botlcicd with edelwcls lace and
pointed on the broad hens with trails Of delicate
ilowcrs IN water colots, win 10 worn this summer
over the pretty dresses OF nowcr brocaded slIns and
sltius made with pointed waists and full p,pnIer
ovcrlrcsscs.
Little princessc OF bsbe bonncs made entirely of
flowers are again In fashion Among the prctcst arc
those made Of white lllacs mingled with pale pink
hedge roses, or those Of white wood vloets with
trailing arbuius blossoms iutcrmlnglcd. These
dainty little cdp0tcs are particularly appropriate nj
weddings either for the bridesmaid or lady guest
''Worih ~ yisltes are Imported made Of broche
camel s-holr cloth, or soft India silk and wool fabrics
In Persian patterns, trimmed with chenille fringe
showing the varied Colors employed In the material
com posing the wraps. They are lined with dark
wine-colored or ove-grcen satin, and fastened with
chenille cords aud medium-8zcd lridesccnt buttons,
cncirccd with cnamclcd silver.
one Of the principal features In dress ttlmmprs
this spring Is the garntures made of cut-out edges
dents of various shapes aud sizes, round square, on
oblong scaors. " Dents do oup ~ are lined and
turned back to show the bright color underneath
some OF these are made quito broad, AMI not only
trim the foot of the skirt, but are SGT In full double
rows around the edge OF the long. pointed bodice IN
regular Elzabethan style.
Leaders of fashlon-ladcs of taste and refinement
have In no Instance adopted the crinolInc OF other
days, which Ia said To he In fashion Mt tho present
time; still, there ~ doubt OF greatly Increasing
fullness of skirt which, If kept within moderate
limits Is fat preferable to the drawbacks and ungany
lank lines OF the other extreme. The modern
crinocttc Ia universally worn, and IL both useful and
graceful. The old fashioned wire monstrosty known
as the hoop was neither.
Sloplng shoulders are cndurinply unfnshIopahle
In days gone by their possession was considered ILL
dispcnsablc to establish any claim TO having a good
figure. Nowadays fashionable women dress the
shoulders as much possible to produce the desired
height and squaicncSs-shrrcd scarfs, high puiTel
Sleeves and even beaded cpauets and floral gainurcs
being set upon the shoulders to produce extra height
So 1t seems that even the standard of the beautiful is
regulated by the dictates of fashion.
New PariGan corsagcs show the fronts continued in
long panels which reach nearly to the foot of the un-
derskitt, after the manner of tho fronts of the old
French suriout, though fitting the form much more
closely. handsome dress of prunc- colorcd satin
covered with tiny shirrcd runles, has corsnge of
darker prunc-Colorod velvet, the long panel fronts
embroidered with shaded silks of stIl deeper hues
than the velvet. In tho back the corsage Is cut into
ueep NahuykcS, underneath which Is set u Louis
Quin2c scarf of the satin fabric.
The embroidery ON kid gloves is very artistic and
pretty this season. for example, brown gloves the
small leaves and buds shade gradually from coffee
color to palest yellow; dark green gloves the silk
graduates from Invisible bOttc-green to the soft
ucS OF the tender leaves OF spring. black gloves are
In contrasting silks of various shades
from the darkest to the lghcst tnts Of the same dye:
and now that shades and contrasting colors arc so
much In vogue the new gloves will doubtless he an
harmonious addition 10 tho fashionable toilet.
A good way To lreshen y round hat of straw which
has become somewhat faded or yeowcd by wear Is to
sponge the hat with diluted ammonia and u bit of
white SOAP TO cleanse 1t thoroughly. When quite dry
cover the brim with figured net, black or white as
Preferred Languedoc netting is pretty, and can be
bought at greatly reduced price, being little ont of
fashion Shrr the net close to the band around the
crown, ana leave the outer edge nearly PLAIN simply
Yelling, but not hiding the straw beneath An Alsa
tian bow of wide ribbon and cluster bright flowers
VIII cover the crown.