Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-08
FASHION WRINKLES.

YHE SPRING 0PENISGS-BEADS TO THE REAR
PRINCES TO THE FRONr-BUT TON STYLES
WHITE LACEs, ETC.
EASTER rs at hand.
GIPsEY BoNNETs are revived.
RED Wells for brunettes
PLAIN SLEEVES with simple cuffs.
THE PRINcEssE effect is in new dresses.
FLOWER BOSNETs are all rosebuGs
SPOTTED and sprigged muslin for SUNNI er.
WHITE DRESSES are embroidered all over the
waist and skirt.
TERRA Cora ribbon on black straw bonnets
Is very stylish.
NEW SASH ribbons have raised chenille flowers
and leaves
NEW SKIRTS are pleated In front and back,
but not on the sides.
BALLS Of cOored wool are made use of to edge
1ounces and basques.
CARVED lakewood is a favorite material for
sticks for elegant parasols.
LONG GLOVES are worn outside the sleeves
half way up the elbow.
DARK GREEN contrasted with sunfiower yell
bow is seen in spring bOnnets.
THE woven Marguerite lace gloves will be
worn with summer dresses.
BLACK GRENADINE over red, olive or yellow
satin is used for new nantes.
DRESS PARAsoLs have the entire top covered
with artificial flowers.
MANILA HATS, with velvet crowns, are well
fitted for the first spring days.
INTENSE colors and esthetic styles are avoided
by fashionable women.
VELVET TABLIERs and vests give q rich effect
when combined with fine wool dresses.
DARK GREEN, ecru and terra-cOtta are the
prevailing shades for bonnets and dresses.
Few Of the spring fashions are new; most OF
them are revivals Of tyles worn only few years
ago.
THE OPENINGS this week have been very fine.
Washington stores are filled with the latest styles
VERY little Of the coored beads and rides
cent jets are among the latest novelties.
PRINCES are remarkably beautiful combina-
nations of jet, satin boules and Milan balls
DROP PRINCES are seen in great profusion in
the garniture of summer dresses
The new styles in the buttons for dresses, &C
cording to De'aorest, are very small. The large
are for jackets.
The sunfower and the lily are seen in printed
dress fabrics, and in millinery ornaments, lace
pins, bangles and fancy buttons of enamel under
crystal.
THE balayeuse of black or white lace will again
adorn summer costumes. Those however made
OF bright-eolOred silk or satin are utterly out of
fashion
IRISH BATIsTE, in soft pale shades of color. as
sky blue, lilac. shrimp pink. cream. ivory, fawn
and corn color. will be among the list of popular
summer fabrics.
WHITE fOulard night-dresses appear with shir-
ring over the shoulders and upon the sleeves,
and are trimmed with Mediei lace and bows of
white satin ribbon.
Harper's Bazaar says: The French dresses are
each supplied with ''pillow bustle," which is a
pad two or three fingers long and half as wide.
sewed permanently to the belt of the skirt. in
order to make the figure appear quite full lust
below the waist line, where the Marguerite cor
sage fits smoothly; the panier scarfs and drapery
give the proper Iullness below this. Hair of the
hghtest weight should be used for these pads.
and they should be as small as possible. other
wise they are not only disfguring but unwhole-
some.
A PARTISAN novelty is the use of white can
vas with square meshes for dresses, and for
trimming it, applques of gay cretonne. vine
with flowers Is cut out of cretOnne and when
sewed to the canvas by chain stitching has the
eject OF hne embroidery. The cut-wOrk imitat-
Ing Irish point and FlOrentne laces is added as
further trimming on these canvas costumes. and
the whole Ia made up over foundation of olive.
bronze, green. or cardinal SATIN and elabOratelv
0rnamented with ribbon bows of the dark colors.
FOR SPRING and summer wear fancy silks will
be In great demand. In taffetas, Louisine, glace
chene, and other light silks, are found some
novel and attractive patterns and combinations.
These fabrics make inexpensive aud dressy cos
tunes which, with care, will last two seasons,
especially If thin lining is used In making
them up. pretty model for a seaside costume
Is made of fine shepherds plaid silk in black and
gold. Three killed ruffles trim the underskirt.
ana the full panniers are edged with black lace
Long lOOped bows of black satin, faced with old
gold. are added, and the visite is of the same
material trimmed around the bottom with two
ruffies OF lace ZigZag fall of lace ia arranged
down each side of the visite in front, which is
closed with tiny gold buttons.
OF THE NEW YORK FASHIONS it is said: The
ful-dress tOiettes prepared at this season of the
year are much simpler than those shown i'm the
autumn. For the midsummer fetes at country
houses and watering-places short dresses will
De worn exclusively: hence at the largest furnish
Ing houses not one trained dress was exhibited
IN the gas-lighted room devoted to evening
tOilettes- Low corsages were also omitted. and
the display consisted of many very bouffant
snort dresses of fine soft fabrics, with surplce
or square neck and elbow sleeves The cor
sages fitted the figure smoothly below the hips.
and abundant draperies were arranged there.
Most or these dresses were fastened i'm front BY
hooks and eyes or very small buttons that were
concealed by lace frills, and their trimmings
were massed on the neck and arms or if laid ON
the bodice, they We're so smooth and fiat that
they added nothing to the apparent size: and in
order to add to the look Of slenderness these
trimmings were brought into a sharp point at
the waist line or just below it,
How She Does IL.
From Our Continent
When Friday comes all the neighbors sweep
Their parlors and 1t is really an interesting sight