The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-30
LATEST NOTES ABOUT FASHIONS.

Pyramids OF narrow hOunces arc stylish Tor gfen-
adlnes.
shoemakeis declare that most women dcspise
square-toed shoes.
vloc dc Brabmlnc, Kind Of nuns cloth, is very
popularity combined with foulard silk, delcatcly
embroidered.
Amber satin toilets are imported trimmed with
panels and revers OF pale blue velvet embroidered
with amber beads.
The sundower and the lily are In printed dress
fabrics, and In millinery ornaments pins, BAN
giles, and fancy buttons Of enamel under crystal.
Tho baayeuso Of black OF white lace win again
adorn summer costumes. Those, however, made OF
bright colored silk or satin utterly out OF fashion,
irish batiste IN soft pale shades Of color, as sky
blue, lilac shrimp pink cream, ivory, fawn, and
color, viii be among the list OF popular summer
fabrics.
White fouird nlght-dressos appear with shirrlng
over the shoulders and upon the sleeves, aud are
trimmed with the Medicl lace and bows Of white
SAITH Ribbon.
Rich embroidery on silk on satin mnies close veno-
tian patterns wrought upen those OF net, bordercd
with snowy Spanish lacc frllls, used upon the
spring parasos.
Pretty and now bangle bracelets arc IN the shape
Of Vines with leaves Of green enamel and scarlet bor
rics made Of mock gems. Thcsetwlst around the arm
after the style Of the serpent bangles.
Gold and silver appear parts OF decorative effects
In both dress and millinery. Real gold thread Is most
ayshly introduced into coiorcd enbroderies designed
for elegant costumes and evening wraps.
The magnificent array porasols exhibited exceeds
In artistic workmanship, richness VI MATERIAL garn-
ture and diversified OF style anything ever yet man
ufactured In this line.
The wealthlest aud most fashionable women arc
seen in fine cloth walking costumes simply stitched
and eXquisltely fitted. Wool sultson tho promenade
are much more attractive than wtlnkled haif-worn
toilets of silk or satin.
spanish lace drapes many Of the stylish yisites and
cloaks OF black satin and surah but In the height OF
summon all foundations will I've dispensed with, and
the rich lace alone Will be used for vistes and dol
mans over toilets OF the palest color,
Sweet little Partisan hats In Gypsy shape for girls
from nve to twelve years of age made of SHRED
silk, white or tinted, and trimmed with white lace
and tiny wreaths OF pink roses AMI buds. Upon
the low is set large bow of broad white satin
ribbon
At q fashionable church wedding recently the
brldemaids were dressed in short dark green velvet
dresses with large GainsborOugh hats of the Same
trimmed with green and gold ostrich pumes. They
wore long tan-Colored mousquetaIre gloves and
lunches OF crimson fastened under the chin aud
carried In the hands,
| Deep collars and shoulder capes are becoming moic
| and more fashionable. pretty spring model for n
young girl Is the inCroyabo pclerine OF plush, with
| two simulated collars trimmed on each edge with u
narrow runng of satin. In front the cape is fastened
with bow and long ends of wdesatin ribbon. What
ever the material may be- the capes invariably oil
| q mono chrome color.
New evening shoes of pale blue. lilac, fawn, Oh
black velvet laced up the fronts with slender
cords of gold or silver and the pointed toes are GOV.
cred with embroidery worked in gold silver threads
inetmingled with silver, gold, and amber beads
They are made over Spanish lasts, and have higl
| French heels.
Some of the new Parisiau dinner dresses Of blacl
Turkish satin are made with sharp pointed CamargC
| bodice to which applied full panniers o
black Spanish net, edged with Wide RULES OF Span isl
lace of pattern to correspond The bodice is higl
at the back, cut heart shape in 'front.' and yelled will
Spanish lace. Superb iet-beaded embroidery border
this openng and also garnishes the sleeves and lowe
| edge of the pointed bodice.
plads again favored, aud for girls In their teen
are shown some stylish walking costumes made en-
tirely of Roman plnided sura Of heavy quality ant
in deep rich colors-green and gold pred dominating
These dresses Killed all the way up the coat bodice
| for the street. being of sef-uolored materla
embroidered In the prevailing coors of the palds IL
| the skirt. Where sash is added to the killed dres
matches that of the bodice In color and decoration
| That last, best gift to women who do their owl
shopping, the ulster, Is as popular ever, and th
spring is made up of handsome goods of every kind
from the notified cheviOts the fine cloth fabrics Ii
fashionable colOrs To match walking suits of flannel
the avorlte shade being of dark myrtle green allo
| made, and trimmed only with double row OF gold.
washed buttons partly covered with green enamel
These dark green users are both ladylike and service
able and are considered the most elegant of all tn
varied styles of utility wraps.
The eephant-bow of null or lace tied III grea
nlring wings under the chin, is buried In the loves
depths OF obscurty In its place is seen tiny rOn,
collar of linen, plain or edged with lace ye-lncl
satin ribbon is passed under this collar. brcugh
around, and tied In good-sze bow close up in tn
throat leaving long ends of the ribbon, which reacl
nearly to the belt. For ladies these ribbons ar
usually in plain solid coors, but for young girls an,
little misses bright Oriental stripes or plalds ar
chosen.
Some ladies-a few-are this spring wearing scare
cloth tailor made Newmarket Jackets on the prone
made. one of these was lately worn In combination
with black velvet underskirt and Vatican tunlc o
| the same. The bonnet was Of black velvet, and tn
gloves of black kid were embroidered In tiny red
rosebuds Worn In conjunction with black alone tn
red coat was not dlsagreeably obtruslve, though
description of 1t sounds somewhat startling.
Among the model bonnets from Paris are poke
shaped Panamas, lined with velvet and trimmed wit
handsome satin ribbons, trails of the most exqusit
full tnts one of these is faced with dark lauregree
velvet. Around the crown is wreath OF smilax, woo
moss and goid-tpped mignonette blossoms inter
mingled. At the left side Is set a cluster of will
roses, overshadowed by two full ostrich tips shadIn
to pale gold. The green satin strings are embosse
with lace design In gold color.
Handkerchiefs pouches and bags continue In fash
ion. They add very much to the delicate finish of fu
dress designed for any OCCASION be II ball. party
wedding, or opera Some very dainty ones accom-
pany wly-impOrted garden party toilets, many
them In envelope shape being made of satin, exqu
sltely hand painted and trimmed with gold or sy,
lace others in the form of tiny mufs bordere
with white marabOut feather trimming, but Il
pretiest of all are In Greek style depending low q
the skirt from fine gold silver chaletane, an
trimmed with Grecian embroidery and bows and en-,
Of satin ribbon
New York society writer says ''TailOr- mad
cloth dresses, with trimmings of frogs and militaI
braid are to be the rage this spring, and fashions
BILE tailor whose not far from Sixth ayenl
and Twenty eighth street has more orders than |
can fill for Easter gowns. OF course, In costume,
this kind the cut is everything, and the female dTes
makers have been pronounced absolutely incapable
giving the requisite style to the closely fitting Goa
and Jackets that will he worn. The Newmarket coat
garment familiar to English sporting men, and sul
gcsve of the race course and the ring, is declared
be In the highest degree Z" knowing ~ for ladlel
morning wear. and the above mentioned tailor
! taking orders for them every day. What next2
Lucy Hamilton Hooper writes from Paris 10 Il
Cincinnati Enquirer! ''There several grand fanC
balls projected for mid Lent and for Easter and
course Partisan beelood Is the qui Uips for nov
and original costumes For, unless dress is strli
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