Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-29
FASHION WRINKLES.

TIE POLKA DOTs are all the rage
new HATS are laden with feathers
REDINGoTs are new for summer dresses.
ANvIA Is the name given to a new and lovely
shade of yellowish pink
In Paris children's stockings must match their
dresses; this is obligatory.
The designs and colorings of new stockings
are artistic in the highest degree.
Lone STOCKING MTTTs will be much worn with
light costumes in midsummer.
YELLOW FLOWERS trim dark green and straw
bonnets.
WHITE NEr embroidered is used for neckties
and ehemisettes.
yIsTEs made Of India cashmere shawls are
fayorite wraps.
WHITE SUITS for summer are of wool in pref
erence TO lawn.
VELVET STRINGS and velvet Alsatian bow
trim new hornets.
FRUIT and flower designs in close printed pat
terms appear on new Isle thread stockings.
sorr ToQ-Es of wool ike the dress are worn
with travelling dresses.
NATURAL. FLOWERS have entirely superseded
artificial ones for trimming dresses.
THE newest cloth goods have round spots as
large as the palm Of lady's hand.
THE FavoRTTE blue for childrens fiannels and
eheviOts is the old gendarmc or china blue.
MOTHER HUBBARD styles are now confined to
morning wrappers and night dresses.
VERY small very large hats are sty lish;
those Of medium size are old-fashioned
BLACK SILK and black Isle thread stockings
are considered the acme of taste for street wear
EMBROIDERY in the form of small red rosebutls
appears on colored and ecru Balbriggan hosiery.
SAILOR SUITS of navy blue flannel for girls
wear are trimmed with military gold braid and
small round gold buttons
DARK ana black straw hats will be much worn
with all sorts of costumes, including very bright
colOred ones.
AMONG the growing innovations in modern
Fashions is the wearing of velvet in all seasons
not excepting midsummer.
RosE Color and terra Gotta, maroon and cop
per color are fayOrite combinations of color in
late inportations of hosiery.
MILAN STRAW. Manila, porcupine and Nea-
poiitan straws are the most popular for spring
bOnnets.
The agreeable features Of summer styles are
the prevalence Of short round skirts the alb
sence OF bustlcs, the variety in shapes OF hats
and nOnnctS, III costumes ald c0lors.
PaSIER effects, it may be stated finally. are
taxing decided place for spring and will rival
The scarf though the latter will by no means be
lad aside.
VERY long niitts in all shades of color will be
much worn as the season advances. The silk
and isle thread gloves of this season have very
long wrists.
The wearing of a jacket bodice Of cashmere
novelty silk or velvet with any kind of a skirt is
an excellent plan for utilizing the skirt of
dresses, the ccrna=ses Of which have been worn
out.
VELVET throatiets are much worn and will
probably continue in vogue as long as the Prin-
Cess of Wales, who revived the fashion. remains
iong-necked. slender woman. Fat women
with short necks cannot adopt this fashion.
THE large-shaped spring hats whether of straw
Of one color, or chip, or the brightest arrange
ment OF colors, require great deal of trimming
To avoid looking bare; it may consist of an
arrangement OF feathers and ribbon.
THICK garlands of flowers, such as roses, pop
pies or asters without leaves, are the newest
trimming for elegant plush NANTES for the
theater or concert room. The edge is bordered
Win howers at the top Of chenille fringe
IN the light woven fabrics, the nuns veilings,
cashmeres and Grape cloths that are SO popular
this season. there are no less than seventy-fve
distinct eolOrs and shades. These goods are
produced in variety of weights that make them
as su table for midsummer as for early spring
wear.
WHITE TULLE Wells have lost the right of
being worn with dark toilets. and black tuIle
falls spotted with chenille are especially in
favor with black dresses tule or thin gauge
ven rs invariably seen with light colored COS
tunes. even red or pale lilac as being most be-
coming, have been brought out in Paris
THE bonnet of most pronounced originality
brought out this season is the London Witch"
u Is an Immense turned-up scoop hat, brimless
In the back and short and fiat at the sides. an
emphasized, exaggerated old style Dunstable.
it Is vastly becoming to piquant faces. 1t is
trimmed with large quantities of flowers or
selthers or ribbon, at the option of the wearer
SIMPLE house dresses now in preparation for
early spring are made chiefly of soft wool mater
las alone, OF they have a moderate combination
OF SILK surah or a fine cord lnstrous gros grain.
The latter fabric, having been laid aside for
satins and lustrOus surahs, is once more being
used, and considering its durability ladies of
good taste wear it in preference to any other
material IN the house
OF quiet and distinguished elegance are white
outdoor costumes of coarse wooden textures.
which, though differing in no particular from
graceful colored walking dresses have charac-
teristic charm of their own especially when
seen on youthful figure the pure Epotless
delicaey Of the white robe being enhanced by a
large black hat lined with black velvet and
trimmed with black feathers.
A WALKING COSTUME with long plush paletot.
more or less open In the front, to show the
sisrt trimmed with pulls or killing, is elegant.
and at the same time substantial. The back is
cut at the waist, and then falls In smooth folds
ole over the other. MORE or satin vest Of a
haEdbreadth with rounded basque fastened ON
both sides with ornamental buttons. consid-
erah! helSitens the elegant tone of the cos
tune.
RIBBONS are much used for the neck, with
plain linen collars and white null neck ties are
passee. These ribbons are from one to two
Inches wide. and are passed around the neck in
side the dress collar and outside of the linen
cpiar They are then tied in very large bow
ci Two long loops and two longer ends. GrOs-
grain moire and satin ribbons are used and the
Stylish colors are terra-eotta porcelain blue, and
dark Cardinal.
MARKED feature in the wash-geod importa-
tons aid productions of this year is the absence
OF printed muslins. There are no printed lawns.
organ''ies and muls as in former years The