Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-21
FASHION WRINKLES.
The JERSEY CRAZE-THE BEADED JERSEYS
MORE ABOUT B0NNETs-PLAID SUITs-THE
MILITARY COLLAR ETC.

LITTLE COLLARS with hemstitched edges are
very fashionable
FANS are to be somewhat smaller than those
carried last season.
The Bernhardt gloves of silk will be much in
vogue during the spring.
Mosr overskirt draperies are irregular-that
is, they differ on the sides
VELVET will be used for handsome street suits
for the coming spring and midsummer
MANY beautiful and new styles of kid SINNERS
for evening wear have the low fiat heel. or none
at ALL "
MORE COLOR will be displayed IN the new
spring costumes than has been seen for many
seasons past.
GENrLENENs dress suits are now made of
diagonal cloth. and the trousers must have a
stripe down the side.
Some of the newly imported jersey jackets are
considerably beaded, which gives them rather
an old-fashioned look
TRAILS OF flowers for ball dresses are now
arranged with loops Of ribbon matching in color
instead of with leaves.
VESTS are worn in many varied shapes and
afford an excellent method of renOyatinr q half
worn basque or pOlonaise.
MANY cashmeres and other wooden stuffs from
Paris are covered all over with velvet circles
appliqued on and embroidered.
HE handsomest bOnnets are trimmed with
partfcolored lace and plumes tipped in tones to
contrast with the material of the bOnnets
NEW RIBBONS are very wide, and brocaded in
roses and tropical leaves and flowers of extra
ordinary size. One covers capOte bonnet
OAPEs appear on many of the spring bOnnets
Ihey are very diminutiye in size are generally
maze Oh lace. and are used on the capOte bon
nets.
COMBINATIONS of gray with strawberry red
and shrimp pink are much admired, but the
Iltter requires lighter shade of gray than the
former.
CHANGEABLE SILKS are to be worn in combi
nation with rich brocades trimmings either of
lace or yaregated ribbons cashmere embroi-
deries. etc.
HE NEWEST THING in house toilets ia the
japanese wrapper, which is exceedingly striking
and picturesque, and is generally made of some
rich brocade.
The OLD FASHION of covering thick welting
cord with the dress material or that of the trim
ming, and finishing the edges of the basque with
1t, is revived
CHIMES are slowly coming In, and some nov
cities have brown grounds, with large shaded
no"els ana satin SILK stripes in cream, with
chine bouquets.
corners that nearly meet, or even touch without
tapping. is seen instead OF that with the curved
corners so long in vogue.
THE WArTEAU BACK is very much used, and
very much admired for indoor dresses of crane
nuns Veiling. soft silk, and for richer dinner
dresses in Ottoman silk and brOcade
CHiNE SILKS are revived and promise to be in
great demand. The new patterns are most ar
tlstlc and picturesque, being similar i'm style to
the fomDadOur sateens. only softer and richer
looking.
One of the handsOmest black silk costumes
yet shown has at the bottom OF the short walk
ing skirt three gathered flounces, and each
flounce has three rows of narrow black velvet
fioOon run on near the lower edge.
The FANCY for the new yellow shades is seen
IN the sudden appearance of clusters of three or
SIX silk pompons of bright pepta yellow on the
Ieit size Oh the dark blue green. brown, or black
velvet turbans worn by young ladies.
VERY handsome May costume is of gray OF
toman silk, fawn shade, with panels. and Jacket
OF brocaded velvet, and collarette of Mechlin
lace Bonnet of violets. and parasol of rich
faWn-colored silk, brOcaded with shades of
violet and gray.
PLAID walking suits for misses are In large
checks; they do not exact trimming Some of
these have light grOundngs with large black.
red ana green checks The effect of the skirt
may be enhanced by the addition of black red.
and green plaltings coming from under the
skirt
The Long GLOVES seem to be established in
position and to have largely succeeded to the
duties OF the sleeves. The shortest gloves made
In the new summer styles of kid. silk and thread
correspond to six buttons the longest twenty
four buttons, and the length most called for is
twelve buttons
The tendency is decidedly in favor of larger
Donnets so far as straw is concerned and the
shapes which partake of the poke character
are broadly divided into three varieties One of
these is moderate I'm size and has round brim
OF uneXaggerated size. which is incOnspcuOus.
and usually found in plain black or white
English straws.
GRAPE MUSLIN DRESSES come in pale blue,
cream white and shrimp pink, with the en-
brodery done along the edges in abun dant
quantities to trim the skirts with two or three
gathered ruffles and to edge the Overdress: they
are sold for S15 pattern, and they are used
at present for simple evening toilets. and are
very effective as tranSparentS over satin or vel
vet skirts.
In ordinary hosiery there is nothing superior
to the hair-striped, plain, and ribbed in regu-
larry made cotton or Lisle thread. These wash
and wear well, which cannot be said for all Of
the more fancful kinds of hosiery II is fash
ionable, however. now to match the hose to the
shade OF the dress. or else to use red or black
and in the former we find all the new and fash
lonable shades in terra Gotta red raspberry and
crushed strawberry, as we'll as the old fayOrites.
wine and garnet.
WOOD BROWN, several improved shades of
terra-cotta and crushed strawberry PRESBYTERIAN
blue, intense, PALE and leaden-Iooking green's.
and porPhyry. shot with gold are the leading
shades in spring and summer costumes. For
young ladies-are new exquisite shades of mink
and mauve. White holds It's own still. for beam
tiful as some of the new tnts undoubtedly are
nothing in all the range of cOlors can be made
to look more attractive and artistic than white
with lace adornings.
THE MANIA for braiding dresses, and, for that
matter. for braiding of every description. seems
to be greater than ever. 1t appears strange
that no simple fashion can be adopted without
being carried to extremes and hackneyed within
three months Bradng and beading both look |
well II used sparingly; but an entire dress run-
ming over with ornamental vines and leaves
berries. bugs, birds. and blossoms put on indis,
from throat to skirt hem is a siOht |
to see. and Is in utterly bad taste
DEMoREsr tor May says: There is a revival Of
the Jersey" as we'll as of JERSEY shapes in |
oasques. and Jersey stockngette for Jackets. !
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