Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-29

The BASQUE ia still favored by fashion.
CARVED WOOD ornaments are being revived.
MADRAS PLAIDs are worn over plain wooden
goods.
Rich MATERIALS. simply made, are now in
order.
LEATHER WAISTCOATs are worn with cloth
dresses.
STRAW is the preferred material for hats and
bOnnets this month.
ANCIENT Genoese printed cottons are used for
decorative purposes.
RIDING HABITS are made longer and new
color is very dark crimson
GRAY is one OF the popular colors of this
season in both woOlens and silks.
An ELEGANT FRINGE is formed of green cages
and blue plums arranged alternately.
ECRU LACE dresses draped over rose pink silk
y q favorte combination for evening wear.
A FASHIONABLE evening dress is that made Of
ecru lace ana worn over q surah Of the same
shade.
Fin CLOTH shot with silken threads of bright
eOlors. is the newest fabric for travelling cos
TUNES.
The latest nonsense in decorative way is fit
ting windows with satin patchwork in place of
stained glass.
The ''thatched root" hat, with fringe of
Wild oats and aprofusiOn Of red peoples, is worn
at the seaside.
GANTS DE SUEDE, or unglazed kid gloves are
worn for both day and evening dress: they come
In dark. medium and light shades.
FEATHER CAPEs are shown. but they are not
SO popular as capes made of velvet or velveteen
anu trimmed with bands of feathers
NEW English walking costumes are made with
narrow skirts and great quantities of tucked
Craping, but the waists are quite plain.
THERE is such variety of shapes in mantles
that every lady will have an opportunity of suit
ing her individual taste in the matter of wraps
YOUNG GIRLS can wear belts even with BASQUE
bodices; they are stylish, fastened at the side
WIN cockade Dow, or a metal or pearl buckle.
AMONG prevailing models are tine princess
dress, with long basque added at the back
and the pOlOnaise, with pulled or gathered
0rapery.
PRETTY evening toilettes are composed of
skirts of tulle, trimmed with narrow gold satin
ribbon and worn with bodice OF gold colored or
blue satin.
BONNET PINS, two-pronged. like old-time
forks, are ornamented with arrow-heads Of bril-
hants or small butterflies and birds enameled in
natural colOrs.
The BRIGHTON is the name of a new short
jacket. designed for young women who ape the
English craze of cutting the hair short and
wearing jockey cap.
REALLY popular is the new collar for street
wear, which consists of velvet band over
which lace Is turned. A velvet rosette or bow.
with pleated ends of lace, finishes the 'front.'
PRETTY tight-fitting Jackets for young ladies
are cut in novel way, graduated box-plpat
being inserted in the center seam at the back.
closely set row of buttons down the front fin
tshes the stylish garment.
en-
OF black lace fastened in front in ample folds, a
short peerine formed of three lace flowers. and
tignt-htting back. like that of bodice COW
cred with embroidery and fringes of jet and
Chenille.
AN elegant travelling suit for bride is of
gray cashmere, trimmed with several rows of
nne silver braid. sewn on flat and close to each
other This braid borders the skirt, BASQUE.
siee'es ana collar. gray straw hat. with long
siNery shaded feather aud gray gauze veil.
USEFUL costumes for fall are made checked
or fancy material, with a full blouse bodice.
trimmed with several rows Of narrow velvet
nDoon The skirt and tunic are trimmed with
The yelYet. and eackaals or star bows of ribbon
70 match are placed here. there and everywhere
over the bodice. skirt and draperies.
A CAPE NOVELTY for street wear is called the
''Zora 1t is fitted high upon the shoulder and
may be worn separately or over long cloak
Inc Fora is best adapted to rich material bro
caded velvet or embossed plush lined with
Duchesse satin and trimmed with soft. thick
chenille or crimped silk and chenille fringe
A LOVELY BONNET is composed of black and
white cord over crimson satin; with cluster of
stiff white feathers at the side curved slightly
to the front. scarf Of fine Grape covered
With raised silk spots, Is arranged as corOnet
across the forehead and also forms the strings.
fastened behind the ears with small pearl orna-
ments
FELvETEEN Is in great favor this season for.
understands, which are simple In construction.
with only plated ruche, lined with surah or
satin round the bottom. The Arcadia velveteens
appear TINS season In such perfection that they
can hardly be distinguished from real velvet. in
deed. they are quite as handsome as velvet. both
LOT Skirts and complete costumes or for Wraps
and Jackets
EVERYBODY CANNOT AFFORD, says the Phia-
oeiphia Tunes. to have new suits early i'm the
fall, however much they NAV wish TO do 50
ana the next best thing to be done ia to make
OH costumes appear new. which effect can
De attained by changing the trimmings "a
moving all soied spots from the fabric and
pressing out wrinkles. Many ladies' have
dresses with skirts only partially worn
which can be changed in appearance bv re.
trimming. and TO wear with such skirts the
new blouse pOlOnases will be found exceed
insiy useful and very stylish. Such polonaises
should be made OF DARK serricaabe material
and being long will show but little of the
pleated or trimmed skirt which can be of black
SIN or in any black material in colored strped
or checked fabric or in plain goods; if the latter
tneii the oyergarment can be of mixtures while
with black or cOmbination-co iored skirt the
poionaise may be made of Lupin's merinos or
cash'neres. which come in ali the new cOlors
and shades and are particularly desirable for
their durability in wear and because they re-
tam their colors, and then these goods are
hght, soft and warm. easy to be arranged in
peats, puffs and shirrings, or in graceful dra-
peries.
ohe Oh these blouse polOnaises is in a new
shade OF green, a kind of smoke green. II ia
Pieated behind and in front, the two fronts he
Ins open 10 the waist, a handsome satin sash
encirciing the waist and fastening on the left
Win gold buckle. The sleeves are rather
Uiiiereht TO those usually seen on blouses. for
tue! are tight TO the elbow and then increase
ia SIC 10 form wide mantle garment. The
upper part or the sleeve Is high. pauped into
the shoulder, and the neck ia finished nv q
stylish Directore collar. -
ram cloth talor-made Jackets are now worn
with plated, checked or figured WOODEN sk,rts
An attractive suit has puffed skirt of nlaits,i
fabric, EDGED with founce, which is trimmed
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