Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-23
FASHION WRINKLES.
THE NEW YEARS sTYLEs-oTTONAN vELoURs-
SCARLET AND GREEN AS 4 COMBINATION
TAHoR-MADE TWEED CoATs-ERMINE IN FAVOR
AGAIN, ETC.

TAnoR-MADE TWEED coATs-ERMINE IN FAVOR
AGAIN, ETC.
WHITE China silk, with pleated gold pat
tern over it, is in favor for bodices and paniers
BUCKLES in rose, blue, green. copper and
other colors come for decorating muffs, hats
| and bOnnets.
AN EXQUISITE jabot collar is made OF double
lace. with a bow at the throat, while the crossed
ends are fastened with spray of flowers.
| FEATHER TIPS copied In raised plush on an
| Ottoman silk ground is a beautiful trimming
/ for dress founces, as it has such rich effect.
| VERY jaunty is an evening cap of lace, loops
of satin ribbon and rosettes of shaded. cut and
| rave!ed silk, In imitation of flowers, with
chenille leaves.
| OTTOMAN VELOURs is a rich, velvety, corded
satin. which wears spendidly; plain and broche
velvets are very fashionable and SO are the plain
and embossed pushes.
| One of the new muffs is Of black lace, with
cluster of roses. the stems being so arranged as
TO suspend the muf from the neck. while a
| punch OF buds rest on the shoulder.
RAISED gold embroidery ia laid on in the
center of pleating of black lace and worn
| round the throat at night Tor half toilette or
round the collar band in the day time.
| Lone French redingotes for street wear are
made of stockinet. or Jersey webbing, and
| tiiniueu W iln Nlue D31uS OF fUf.
| HOLIDAY presents were never more varied or
more elegant than those which now crowd the
| shop windows and load the counters.
! SCARLET and green and green and pink in
| subdued tones are fashionable combinations in
| velvet and satin in the formation Of rich dinner
| toilets.
| VERY pretty is an apron for afternoon tea,
made OF pale pink surah and trimmed with gui-
pure lace and bows of pink ribbon. 1t can be
| reproduced in any desirable color.
| A PRETTY bow for the neck. to be worn with
| evening toilettes is formed of loops of deli
cate'y-tinted ribbon above a fall of pleated lace.
1nits OF flowers ornament it at both ends.
| AN exquisite party dress for little girl Of
eight is of pale pink nuns yelling, secured at
the waist with wide Surah sash and finished
with founce and berthe of open-work silk em-
broidery.
MOST BECOMING is morning robe in mode
colored cashmere. embroidered down both front
sides in vine and flowers the robe being fastened
down the entire length with old silver buttons
Cord and tassels in the cOorS of vine and
flowers encircles the waist. Lace in sleeves and
at throat.
CHENILLE HOODS with capes in black and in
| all colors, are most comfortable Tor wearing at
night or for driving in cold weather. The hoods
have white or black lace falling around the face
anu are Trimmed WIJn BOWS OF flDOOn Inc
cape falls to the shoulder and the hood is tied
Closely under tie chin.
TIE WATrEAU shoe is for dancing or full
dress bali wear. 1t is of cream suede; the toe
| is embeilislled with silver and gold beads in
floral design. The bow on top is of cream satin
and the high French heels are covered with
suede. The stocking should match the shade of
the shoes. and they may be embroidered in the
same designs.
MosT ATTRACTIVE is toilette of white Indian
silk, with iounces bOrdered with white Span
ish lace; the skirt is made rather short to show
the little red satin shoes with bars across the
foot OF the stockings of Spanish lace. The
Jacket corsage is of red satin. with frills and
nounces OF Spanish lace and a large bouquet of
white gardeniaS at the side.
The tailor-lnade tweed coats. with the colored
waistcoat showing below the waist in front. are
worn with various skirts: the gray ones espec
laily with red walstcoats over black or dark blue
skirts. a few white waistcoats can be seen
and these have gold braidng and gold buttons
Gend'arme navy-biue. black, brown and very
dark dresses show these coats Oft to advantage.
Plush and French felt hats are shown with
melon brms and melon crowns The latest Cd
dty is a hat with low crown and very mar
row brIm, these shapes resembling the metal
head-peces worn by CrOmwelrs men.
kfLTED SCOTCH and other plaid skirts with
plain Jersey OF one solid color, and scarf drapery
covering the joining of bodice and skirt, are
Still! the most fashionable. serviceable and be-
coming schoo, dresses for girls in their teens.
SEAi.-BROwN plush hats closely resembling
seal chapeaux in shape and color, are made to
look very stylish and handsome by trimming them
with golden pheasant on one side and soft
knot OF plush on the other, held by large gold
buckle set with Partisan gems Of purest ray
serene.
ERMINE, so long accounted questionable, is
gradually being taken into favor. handsome
set displayed by fashionable furrier has deep
pelerine lined with cameO-tinted satin, and q
muff similarly lined.
NOTHING CAN BE PRETTIER or brighter for
dinner table OrnamentatiOn these gray winter
days than chrysanthemums. When real blooms
cannot be had, the artificial blossoms are very
satisfactorily substituted. These can be placed
In specimen or other glasses. and surrounded
with natural foliage of geranium smilax or any
other delicate greenery among house plants.
Ihey look very attractive SO arranged.
VERY ELEGANT dress made for New Years
day receptions is of royal blue velvet, embroidered
upon the corsage and sleeves with arabesques
of gold and amber beads. The square-cut OPEN
ing in the neck is bordered with the embroidery.
and has bouquet of crushed roses set at one
velvet at the sides lined with pale gold colored
satin. Underneath the point of the corsage in
the back is set very wide velvet sash, lined
with pale gold satin, which falls over the plain,
untrimmed skirt. The only bead embroidery
upon the skirt is that which is worked around
the edges of the paners. The bodice is closed
down the front with medium-siZed buttons of
engraved mother Of pearl and gold filagrce.
A RICH AND BECOMING dinner dress for young
lady is made OF pale pink cashmere, with tunic
and bodice of the same, and wide sash of
crimson velvet draped above it. The underskirt
to one toilet made in this manner is of crimson
velvet, laid in wide single box pIaits To an
other the underskirt is laid in three deep kilt
ings of the pink cashmere each of the kilt
ings being first trimmed around the bottom
with bands of crimson velvet five inches deep
The bodice is in the Marguerite" shape, laced
in front, also Of the pink cashmere, with an un-
der chemisette Of crimson velvet embroidered
with pink and silver. and extending to the peak
of the bodice, where it is met BY bunch of
crimson roses set into large knot of pale pink
satin ribbons that fall in loops and ends over the
whole length of the skirt front Pink satin
slippers, silver ornaments and Portia fan of
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