The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-16
LATEST NOTES ABOUT FASHIONS.


wiow.leat green is very light yellowish shade Of
olive
Cuirass basques are pretty for plump little misses
Tho straw hat known as the ''London Gypsyn
VIII 10 immensely popular,
Embroidcrles and applique work in Moresque de-
signs very fashionable.
Embroidered apron overdfcSes, highly dfapcd,
are In great vogue with the tcsthetcaly inclined.
The deep pointed Cavalier, or Charles 7, collars
revived the newest shapes for ladies' lace neck
wear.
soutacho braid IS stll fashionable, and lisa neat
and stylish trimming for flannel costumes ot either
gray, blue, or greet.
White hoilyhock wreaths powdered with golddust
are to DO upon summer hats Of pink or white
Grape, with docateiy tinted toilets showing Gnts Of
gold In the wool Of the dress fabric Its garnlturo
Sntoens and fine French cambrlcs are moro In de-
mand at tho momont than light summct goods Of any
other description, and bright and soft tinted coors
harmoniously combined, from the marked feature Of
most VI these fabrics.
Newly imported French woven underwear OF all
kinds white or In pale tinted CoOrs, ~ the form
perfectly and are without seams or one unnecessary
fold even wrinkle. These goods are purchased
very largely by stout people, both men and women,
Tho skirts Of last years dresses can he very ad-
vantageousy added TO n Jersey bodice Of shade
to match, where the original basque TO the costume
has become socd or worn. sash OF Greoian tunc
can bc laid the where the skirt and Jersey
are Joined.
Mountain fern, gold-tlpped chestnut blossoms and
scented wood yloets upon elegant new
''garden - hats Of golden brown straw. These hats
not to make gardens ill., but only grace garden
party, which Is u matter as different MS "horsc
chestnut and u chestnut horsc.''
The Egyptian nccklet, worn by the Wilde 'seCt, ~
Is u delicate and beautiful piece Of workmanship
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with figures from antique bas-telles. The chain Is
fastened IN front by double clasp representing
sphnxs head backed by pyramid
Coaching hats this summer are TO exceed In style,
shape and adornment anything ever yet worn or
even seen. They are TO he pictures Of real French
art, and ate to very decidedly Of the aesthetic
and the antique. Many private orders for these hats
havo been sont to Paris Ivy wealthy young ladies Of
this and other elites.
The poke bonnet, shorn of Its exaggerated ptopor-
tous viii sim he the popular shape for the large class
ot ladies' who make handsome "best'' bonnet
answer for season. This bonnet neither very small
nor extremely large, is becoming to nearly every
face, and can be made very elegant exceedingly
simple, as taste AMI length of purse may dictate.
New velvet and grenadine stripes and plaids are In
stylish patterns, which quite unlike the old de-
signs. Some Of the grenadne opcnwoIk blocks are
In lace Designs the floral patterns being covered with
gllstcnng Jet beads and pendants. Grenadines Of all
kinds arc going to bo very popular for midsummer
wear this year, the scwing-sk varieties taking the
precedence all others.
Short Newmarket jackets favorite style Of out
door covering for spring. They resemble those worn
last winter, except In length they ut the figure to
nicety double breasted aud absolutely devoid
OF any trimming, unless the handsome buttons and
silk bindings used gentlemen's coats property
he called trimmings. Olive, gray, green almond, and
brown the colcrs most worn, If the material he
broadcloth but 1t is considered more chic to the
heather mixtures fancy cloth fabrics showing bright
but fine daShes OF color.
Dress skirts surely growing fuller aud wider,
and this decided tendency TO bouifant styles has
history plainly shows been almost invariably the
forerunner of crnollne and crinoline to have
unless of manufacturers, who have summoned
their hitherto idle forces and begun the work OF
making hoop skirts have listened to deluslve iumor
from the 1t Is surprising well rs anus
ing 10 hear the remarks Of importers and modistes
upon this subject, their opinions being varied and
contradictory as March weather
II is dimcult to predict the particular style for out
side wrappings for spring, there are many differ
ent models bath in the doman, visite. and Spanish
mantle shapes each possessing Its peculiar attrac
ton. new wrap called the ''Wodh visite Is hnd-
Ing great favor and is made up in silk, brocaded
satn surah, drap d'ete, and cashmere Those of
cashmere and other woollen textures trimmed
with fringe with jet ntermXtures, and those of silk
satin are deliberately trimmed with wide lace ruff
les or chenille fringes headed by elegant bands of
beaded applique work In fine floral or arabesque de-
signs. Watere silk is also used, but the first men
| toned trimmings are most admired.
Tho large Gainsborough, Sir Joshua Reynolds
Jacques Colet and other monster hats of last
viii be quite as fashionaby during the coming
warm months MS they have been In the past In shape
| the styles follow the old very closely, showing
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properly airy and picturesque manner OF hats of this
kind, These Immense head coverings to be liter
ally smohered with ostrich tips and sprays of flowers
the golden sunfower still holding up its head In the
world as the darling of fashion and taste. A small
cluster OF these worn by brunette upon black hat
trimmed with profusOn of lace ostrich plumcs is
| certainly very handsome and becoming. The great
hat event OF the Will, however, be the magnih-
cent satin coaching chapeau, upon which is to he
| expended great deal of money and much profound
| thought. Tho directoire hat for watering place
wear will he made of dark straw and trimmed Will
trails Of choice French flowers and foliage Another
hat, designed for like purpose, Is called the paraso
hat, and squite broad brimmed, with scarf of black
Spanish lace twisted around the crown, caught AT the
| back with dropping cluster of scarlet iaponlca.
brought around In Spanish fashion, and caught again
| at the belt, with similar spray of flowers From
the edge of this hat falls rue OF lace which droops
over the hair on the crown OF the head and back OF
the temples. This hat Is to be set little back upon
the head and Is kept In place by high Spanish comb.
Grecian tunlcs are exceedingly pretty for young
girls especially IL the overdress Is made of white
| terial. very beautiful imported toilet is shown NJ
| town made OF white surah and white summer cash.
mere. the tunic and the bodice being of the former.
The bodice Is cut square the breast and down
back to the depth of about five inches, aud Is then
| yelled with silver-beaded Spanish net. At eacl
| shoulder seam begins embi oidory OF small whit,
silk with silver foliage, which goes down eacl
side or the bodice until IL reaches the belt where II
Joins the edge OF the Grecian tunc at the right side
the embroidery extending all the way around It unit
1t reaches the opposite side Of the tunc. where II Il
lost amid the folds OF the high drapery, which |,
caught up with cluster of pink and white ant
| long sprays OF silver leaves.