The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-01-07
THE MODES.


Mouse aprons Of lace arc among late novelties.
The contrast between plain aud elaborate costumes
Is great
The demi-tran remains In vogue Tor reception and
dancing parties
White marabout ruclcs make exquisite trimmings
Tor tule dresses
Plush trims everything and forms many entire cos.
tunes aud wraps
Nothing is more offensive to taste than an over
Tnllo edwlth silver makes brilliant and boaut
! ful reception dress
White and tinted accs trim house wrappers aud
house Jackets admirably.
Red camors hair pclIsses trimmed with black fur
are much worn by little girls.
Little girls Of eight wear SILK Jersey waists
with skirts of the now checked velvet.
The adoption Of velvet for evening dress las led to
It's being used largely for bridal toilets
Lace ruches, high In the throat remain the fayorito
/ lingerie OF ladies' with long, slender necks.
The most perfect fan Of the season Is made OF black
ostrich feathers mounted on tortoise she'll sticks
Fun aud boutfant trimmings, rucles, shells, and
/ pnds, adorn the bottom OF many fashionable skirts
NO dressy toilet Is now considered complete un less
fancy muff added, matching the dress and bonnet
/ Black lace ruchos and cascades and black lace
drapeties Tor skirts are much in favor for elderly
I ladies'.
Some OF the wide fur bands worn on promenade
dresses measure nearly three.quarers OF yard In
/ width
Tho Jersey is not suitable for outdoor mldwlnter
wear unless It Is over waist OF channels or heavy
flannel
The most stylish round hats are tp.ttltsd over the
forehead, the Langtry and the odd looking Phryg an
cap being favorltes.
1t Is "bad form, " as well as bad taste for girl in
her teens to wear dress that would become woman
OF twenty live or thirty.
Of-1O pnq nla tu
quently draped with large brooch OF antique silver
looping the tunlc or the scarf tabner.
surah sailns, with grounds Of pale primrose, bro
caded with four-o'- clocks, much used for NATL
nees, made up In Louis XIV style.
The new shades OF blue, electric, cobalt, royal,
drake's neck, sapphire, hussar, gentian and Pres
byerian are all to be found In gloves and hosiery.
Cords OF many colored woos finished of with olives
form the brandenbourgs which fasten the corsages OF
many costumes, or drape the unic and im the skirt
Gauze Balhrlggan stockings are worn Inside Of SILK
and cashmere stockings, giving additional warmth,
and protecting the skin from the dye rOughness OF
the outer stocking.
Wide, straight brimmed sailor hats OF plush or
velvet, having the crows completely covered with
short fluffy ostrich tips very much worn by young
girls In their teens.
Very large masculine hats OF beaver plush are re-
viyed. the fsvorlte trimmings for them being a band
around the crown and large buckle In front or ostrich
tips or plumes In a tuft on the side.
There Is a fancy at the moment for ladies' to wear
dogskn gloves stitched the back and double
stitched on the fingers. just like genemens gloves.
The correct number OF buttons on them Is four.
dauze Balbriggan stockings are imported for wear
Ing next the flesh, inside coored stockings OF silk OF
oil WOOL They keep the SILK stockings neat, and pre-
vent woollen hose from Irritating sensitive desh.
Black lace nounces aud a back drapery OF black
lace shawl may he very effective on buttercup or
lonqull yellow dresses, but none but II married
woman or young lady Ia the thrties should wear such
dresses.
Buttercup and lonqul yellow have been discovered
to he very becoming evening coors particularly when
trimmed with tnsel and white narabout feathers or
with hummlng bird and Impeyan crest and neck
feathers.
Lace ichus, runies, and kerchiefs OF silk or null
are not fastened up high In the neck, but are ar
ranged In a V-shape, coming to point In front, and
thus revealing bit of the throat, which Is usually
ornamented by velvet ribbon and jeweed slide,
or n twisted row of pearl beads.
Narrow bands of fur quite frequently used as u
trimming for evening dresses. A magnificent velvet
robe recently received from Paris further enriched
by sable fur trimmings, and tea gown OF snowdrop
cashmere was simply borlered down the 'front.' around
the bottom, and at the throat and wrists with three
Inch bands OF dark brown fur.
Flower hchus for evening wear are Increasing In
popularity. For some time past they have been
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healing to the wide lace runies at the edge Now
they more frequently form the whole hchu, which
almost covers the shoulders and curves to the waist
narrowing OF In front In trailing ends OF delicate
vines and half blown roses
With the advent OF cooking schools has come the
adjustment of the castor. So much attention Is given
to favoring and seasoning dishes by the improved
cook that this mehOnored monstrOslty is no longer
needed. and nothing short of spasm of fashion Will
replace 1t OH our tables 1t ia rather hard ON the
old fogies who like battle their salads in oil and
vinegar and scatter cayenne broadcast to know this
but they must learn It, sooner or later
lovely tea-gown is made of mauve- tinted surab
embroidered In silk with white and plush roses en-
twined In leaves of palest gold The back is cut Ia
Vatican, with a trailing vine OF the embroidery
reaching from the top OF the peat ia the back to the
foot Of the trained skirt Around the bottom is wide
ruche formed separate strips of silkmauye white
pale pink, and pale gold-fringed ON each edge to
the depth of two inches and then plated up together
the whole forming a feathery mass of colorIug
matching perfectly every tint seen I'm the tea. gown
itself.
Very fine and beautiful are the artificial flowers worn
o evening dresses Paris makers have been stilnu-
lated by the fashion for natural flowers and produce
the most perfect trails and bouquets It is possible to
conceive The quality of the material is of the best
and only an artist eve and hand could color and vain
these velvet and siken petals until they are AZ lovely
as their orgnal models Poppias of tina softest silk
Actually futter at the least moyement of the wearer
and gorgeous orange and scarlet institutions or the
more sentimental wall flower and sweet pea present
rs many gradatIons OF tones and brilliant hines as ~
they had lust been Clipped by the florist
very pretty walking dress is made of dark green
repped goods of soft wool The skirts ara attached
to Jersey bodice the front of which is braided In
military style In raised design which is broad inst
below the throat and then narrowing gradually until
II reaches a point lust below the waist Here IL |
meets with a wide design I'm the braidinp which |
extend from hip to hip The effect is very becoming
to slender figures The bodice buttons down the |
back. The close sleeves are braided nearly To the |
elbow. The skirt was edged with n wide rucbe
above which are broad, upright box plaits long |
enough To reach to the scarf OF twill which is |
draped lust beneath the braiding above described
The latest In the way Of millinery novelties is a |
leather bonnet much resembling those OF last wear.
made of kid These new head. coverings might really
hall from the saddlers shop but that they ara most
OF them decorated with pompons, feathers and the
like The color of the leather is terra Gotta. A
few of the bonnets are appropriately trimmed with
the only charm about these is that which cons,,encv
imparts Leather lace ia also a noveItv T, has nat