Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-01

shapes. set wellback upon the head, aud framing
fair faces In mist of soft gathered null or
pleated lace. The outside is trimmed with vel
vet ribbon. or twist and large bow of null,
and fringe of fair hair falling over low fore
head under this head dress makes perfect repro
ductlon OF the pictures that delighted us sol much
when they first appeafed as the happy inspira-
ton OF young English artists brain.
Girls it may be remarked are delighted with
these hats because. with yard of null and fifty
cents Tor the untrimmed straw, they can make
themselves bewitching. But it is not so with
the curious black straw hats, with the high
crowns. narrow towards the top, and empha-
sized by the trimming which consists partly OF
two immense pins with heads of spun glass, red
aad gold or white and gold, crossed like swords
and, in fact forming exactly the mark which dis
tingulshes Dresden china The rest of the
trimming, in addition to the fiat gold braid
upon the edge and the facing of the Interior
consists OF two immensely wide and long plumes
one red and the other old gold which pass
around the crown, the stems uniting upon the
'front.' under large soft double loop of twilled
silk the colOrs of the feathers, the long ends OF
the latter crossing at the back. In some high
circles the very hgh-crowned black straw bon
nets are considered exceedingly distinguished
and it is always the crowns that are trimmed
sometimes the OrnamentatiOn will be bunch of
roses, sometimes loops of ribbon of vivid color
falling over the crown. A very handsome hat,
was bordered with soft thick messy trimming
made OF chenille and a narrow fossy braid. the
pompons Of the same materials adorned the
crown and a heavily curled ostrich plume sur
rounded it at the base
1t is somewhat remarkable that the most re-
nowned French milliner, Madame Virot, does
not lend herself to any Of the extravaganza or
eccentricty of modern taste Her bonnets for
the present season are modest in shape and style
of the finest materials, md most exquisite in
color and shading. but without any pronounced
features. They are exactly what refined women
oh fNp OH ,rnl,n 1ny-
wear.
A charming effecti is produced by some recently
imported costumes of robins egg blue muslin
trimmed with white lace and bows of coral-red
ribbon. Large hats trimmed with null may
be worn with these dresses, with red rose or
cluster Of them at the side
An extraordinary figure appeared walking
down the west side of Union Square the other
day. and no one could make up their minds
whether it was caricature or female Rip Van
Mlnkle reused up out of a long sleep. Her
dress was of black gauZe, Of very antique STYLE
and cut and gathered thickly over the lining.
which was separated from the outside. Above
the hem OF the skirt was aspattern in faded vel
low which looked like brOcade or embroidery
and this was repeated upon the long, straight
gauZe scarf. which was laid round her Shout
ders. Her bonnet was very Old-fashiOned yell
low poke, trimmed with lowered black ribbon.
and she carried a black silk bag, drawn with
ribbon strings, upon her arm.
For a famous dinner to be given to distin-
guished individual at Newport. a fashionable
New York dfeSsmaker sent down a dress of
poppy-red satin, with short plain skirt trimmed
with thick chieOree fuche mixed with ivory
satin A deepiyponteh and panniered bodice
was edged In the same manner, showing the
frons OF the skirt, which was trimmed with
rucheS alternating with ruffies of lace. The
bodice was cut a low. narrow square sur
rounded with ruching and lace. and the satin
sleeves. fitted close down to the elbow were
chnc nd yr-;Ia aron
ruieS of fine lace
Another dress Of rOselhued brOcade was made
precisely similar to this. only the front was of
plain ficeile satin covered with deep flounce of
ducheSSe lace.
YACHTING AND SEASIDE DRESSES.
Yachting becomes more and more fashionable
year by year, anda great deal of taste and much
Skill are expended upon costumes for young
ladies who are INVITED to share in the delightful
paStime. THE sailor costume, with Garibaidi
waist, which was so much in vogue a few years
ago, has disappeared entirely, and the Jersey
the beted blouse waist, and the deep close-ft-
ting basque have taken it's place. In best
circles there is decided difference between the
yachting dress of lady that is a married lady
chapercn or matroh OF a party-and the girls
The chaper0n will wear deep square-cut vest
and deeper jacket, and jabot of lace large
black straw hat with a wide, flexible brim
trimmed with messy border soft and beconl-
ing as feathers, but not easily affected by sea
air, and having crimson pompons at the side.
The girls will wear navy-bue flannel dresses,
belted in with dark red sateen dark
red sateen colOrs, trimmed with wide
Irish lace and broad-brimmed sailor hats set
back on the head and trimmed with bands of
red or blue satin ribbon. Blue-gray suits are
very pretty trimmed with poppy red, but cold
grays and blues do not look so we'll upon the
water as upon the land.
very handsome yachting dress made re-
Gently for married and brilliant brun tie, of
perhaps, thirty-five, was of bottle--green cloth
trimmed with many rows of very fine
and narrow gold braid with an almost
imperceptbe mixture of dark green
silk on the gold. The deep vest was of
dark crimson brocade in small feathery
figure fastened with tiny bronze PLAGUE but
tons. Her hat was a very dark green straw Of
the creole shape. previously described. and it
was trimmed with large well-curled ostrich
feathers-one crimson, the other dark green.
The skirt was plain, but laid in fine close kilt
OF ruby satin with very sh6ft. plain skirt Dor
defed with thick ruche: q square, half-l0w bod
ice, and elbow sleeves, with gold lace laid flat
and also set up from the edge; high shoes. fast
ened with diamond buckles, and ruby silk stock
ngs embroidered with minute gold flies.
Gentlemen. it is said, do not like ladies to
suppose that they can dress ANY way" on board
yacht, or even that they can wear ordinary
travelling dresses and an old silk for dinner
dress. so that an invitation for few DAYS trip
or excursion is sometimes rather Onerous if due
respect must be paid to the hosts wealth and
preferences. 1t is considered easy and blame
worthy because it is so easy. to be 4 woman of
fashion; but nothing is more difficult. 1t re-
qnires as much genus in its way as to perform
any other art work The success of art is its
conceament and to make it look as easy as
nature. This is what the successful woman of
fashion must do She must look and act as if
she had grown behind her various masks and
surprises, and as if each one were part of her
self
The brighton Beach" dress is of fcelle pom
gee or thin wool, with an embroidered trim
ming on the material and gathered ''Mother
Hubbard" collar of dark maroon or wine-colored
satin, trimmed with ivory, Irish, or Florentine
lace. Large hat of dark maroon straw trimmed
with satin ribbon and pomp ons and brim faced
with pleated lace Or the arrangement may be
reversed and the pleatea lace used on the out
side, while the brm is faced with the twilled
surah the shade OF the straw edged with narrow
gold cord or braid -5
Another style of ''Coney Island" dress is made
in two shades of sateen, fawn and crimson, dark
grey and green two shades of china blue or any