Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-20

HERE ls glimpse OF the spring fashions.
FEATHER TRIMMINGS are in high vogue once
more.
CORDED SATIN is the newest material for
bridal toilets.
FucHs1A red is the newest shade of velvet for
elegant dinner dresses.
FLOWER GARN1rUREs for ball and wedding
dresses are more in demand than ever this
season.
HANDSOME Doors to be worn with dinner or
reception dresses are of black satin with small
jetted buttons.
WIDE COILARETTEs and turnover cuffs of
Venetian lace are much worn with dinner and
reception costumes.
DIAMONDS form dew-drops on the new enam-
elled gold flowers that ladies wear as lace-p!ns
and as cOrsage bouquets.
DRESsY slippers to be worn with black silk
stockings are of plain black satin with hand
some square jet buckles.
RuFFs PRAISES and ruches for the neck are
very high. very full, and very elaborately
adorned with pearls or jets.
NOVELTIES in dress buttons are odd designs
in carved wood. bronze, jet or silver, represent
ing grOtesque heads of animals.
PRINTED NULL of the gayest colors is made
up in Dolly Warden caps with lace borders, and
worn by young matrons in the early half of the
day.
IMPORTED EVENING TOILETS have trains either
square or pointed: but these greatly interfere
with dancing, and dem-trans are preferred by
young ladies.
BAsQUES of plain materials are worn with
skirts of fancy wool plaid of the dullest colors
called Madras plads instead Of the too gay
Scotch tartans.
HALF CINTURES of narrow satin ribbon are
worn with Grecian house robes. the long loops
and ends to these reaching nearly to the foot Of
the skirt in front.
STYLISH mask wells are of dark red silk net
dotted with chenille, and reach just below the
eyes. White mask wells are becoming, and give
the effect of powdered hair.
Round corsages and pointed waists worn by
young ladies for full dress have the neck cut
very low either in V shape or a PompadOur
square and filled In with lace.
BRIGHT RIBBONS an inch wide trim the dane
ING dresses of young ladies' Rows of silk pom
pons are used as border around the edge of
handsome SILK evening dresses.
WILD roses massed in clusters. with pink silk
petals and fine gold wire pistils and stalnens,
are the artificial flowers that are the most fash
1onabie for trimming tulle dresses.
on the newest Partisan bonnets A cord of gilt
or OF chenille edges the figures. and bunch of
pOmpOns Of many cOlOrs in the trimming.
INDIA NULL and nuns yelling have lost favor
for ball dresses. Broche gauze, tulle and Otto
man SILK with lace fOunces are worn by debu-
tantes; white and pink are the chosen cOlors.
PARIs-MADE GIANTS have a crest or monogram
worked in delicately-shaded silks on the upper
part. near the top of the glove The design Is
tnen outlined in fine beads of pearl, amber, or
gold.
DRESS buttons for dark cloths initiate ham
mered metals; hammered silver buttons are on
gray cloth and velvet pelisses; hammered
bronze on brown cloth; hammered gold on green
and blue.
BROCADED plush or velvet is the fashion Of
the season for short CONNECTIONS" They are
lined with satin in one of thenew art shades and
trimmed with down stripped from ostrich
feathers and sewed on gallOOn.
LACE BoAs made of pointed lace are worn
with full evening dress, fastened several inches
below the chin with knot of ribbons matching
the leading color in the tinted lace. and again
Just below the belt. with long ends falling over
the skirt
DARK VELVET COSTUMES are elegantly trimmed
with fnr-Otter. beaver. seal-skin. or Russian
hare, chinchilla or lynx. Bonnets and muffs to
be worn with these seasonable dresses are trim
med to correspond with fur to match that on the
costume.
WHEN jewelled ornaments are worn in the
hair they should be irregularly placed, one
being on the right of 'front.' and the other low
at the left side of the head, just back of
the ear, resting closely against the small knot
of hair
cad in
are made of the richest fabrics with but little
drapery. Some of the new designs have vests
shaped on them. and apron drapery with bout
FAINT back; these garments must be close fitting
to be stylish.
EMBROIDERY and drawn work are the fashion,
able ornaments for pocket handkerchiefs; those
of sheer linen have white daisy embroidered
on each corner of the blue or rose-colored hem:
others with white hens are marked by large
initial OF dases wrought in color.
CRUSHED STRAWBERRY looks we'll in satin.
and embroidered gauze draperies, with white
flowers, and tinted gloves and hose Ottoman
silk in shrimp pink is exqutsitely soft and lovely
combined with Oriental lace, and garnitured
with delicatey-shaded and tinted carnations
WHITE d'Ecosse, or white Ottoman silk.
trimmed with white duchesse lace ruffies, head
ed by broad bands of white ostrich feather trim
ming, is popular dancing dress worn by
debutantes this season. White swans down is
also employed as a garniturefor dresses ofwhite
surah or tule. the pure f1eecy trimming having
most beautiful effect in the evening.
BLACK LACE FICHus are large squares of
polka dotted net folded three-cornered like q
shawl, with frill of dotted lace. They are
fastened low on the breast by bow of satin
ribbon of two or three gay colors mixed
together, such as strawberry with dull green,
shrimp with olive, pale blue with chocolate
brown, and gold with green and rose-color
DEMoREsr Qor February says that the new
tweeds are fine. If the colors are we'll man.
aged the large checks are the best beauti-
full one has ground Of very dark myrtle green,
the check being in dark red, with narrow line
of amber. edged with the merest tint of pale.
green. This was made with an ecru waistcoat,
and the wearer looked fanciful in the extreme
PRETTY FANS are made Of soft feathers in
every color. Some fans are simply edged with
feathers, and the latter are occasionally tipped
with color One with gray and rose-colored
sticks placed alternately is edged with gray
feathers tipped with rose color. The prettiest
fans are quaint, old-fashoned round or oval
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