Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-08
LATE FASH ION NOTES.
EVERYTHING Is FASHIONABLE - CHILD REN's
CLOTlIEs-EvENING GLOVES, ETC.

EVERYTHING IS FASHIONABLE CHILD REN's
CLOTHEs-EvENING GLOVES, ETC.
The satchel muff of plush or fur is popular
for misses in their teens and schoolgirls
SKIRTS of dresses should be narrow when there
are many founces or superimposed draperies.
FINE. long, elastic cashmere gloves are taking
the place of lined silk gloves for general wear.
CHILDREN's cloaks of dark velvet and wool are
fashionable trimmed with light gray lamb
skin.
For dancing the short skirt is de rigueur.
none but dowagers wearing trained dresses at
balls.
NEARLY all the latest shoulder caps have a
| band of fur around the edges, and fur collar
about the neck.
CLOAKS for children have the long, high
shouldered cape, or the long sleeve cape, as in
| former seasons.
| BROCADEs are not suitable for young girls.
| They should wear evening dresses OF soft Surah,
Yelling or tulle.
| CHILDRENs dresses are still made very short,
but with these dresses very long wool hose are
| worn at this season.
The dry goods stores and novelty stores are
radiant with the latest fashions. Prices are as
low in Washington as elsewhere
FELvETEEN dresses are very popular for little
girls not yet in their teens being warm, dura-
Bile, and very rich In appearance.
GIRLS in their teens wear the sailor hat of
felt. with a broad ribbon tied around it with a
bow, and floating ends In the back.
THERE are no absolute rules in fashion rs
formerly; people nowadays follow their own
individual fancy within certain limitations
EVENING gloves are of undressed kid, in soft,
pale tints. and reach to the elbow or to the
shoulder. With the very long glove no sleeve
is worm
CHILDREN will wear wool hose this season.
and in shades darker than the dress. rather
than the pale-cOlored or black silk hose of the
summer.
The LARGE protruding capote is the shape
most generally adn'ted by women of fashion
ms winter. on all occasions when the Fanchon
is not admissible
The cOrsa@es of some of the handsomest
French evening dresses lace up the front over a
vest or pastron of lace or satin, covered with
an embroidery of pearls.
The STRAIGHT. high dog collar is affected by
ladies with long. slender threats. These
dog collars are generally of dark velvet. stiff.
with gold, silver, steel, or pearl embroid ery
MANY of the new felt hats are bound with
SILK braid. by machine work. just as the edges
OF gentiemans hats are finished Where this
braid is used no facing OF velvet or silk is re-
CURED.
FIcHUs are long rather than square, and are
most frequently formed of lace or Grape scarfs.
Which are kept IN the shape of q waiStcoat by
hands and bows of marrow ribbon, or metal
clasps at the throat and waist line.
IHE LATEST brides dresses gre trained and
trimmed with putting around the bottom over
simulated skirt of brocatcIle The opening
OF the upper skirt showing the brocatelle is
trlnSed with light sprays of orange blossoms
BRIDES dresses are decorated in protusion
with orange flowers alone mingled with
Wflte roses. white jeSSamine and lilies of the
yaileJ; all these flower decorations being mt
on In Clusters. chaplets sprays and garands or
strewn all over in separate spri9s
The old-iashioned pointed grdles are again
IN vogue and the handsomesr of these are made
OF tinted satin for evening wear. and nearly
covered with gay -colored embroderles of silk
and chenille or with richly colored and heavy
Deau-Work. made to resemble precious gems.
The R0CGH, knotty surface of cloth resemb
ling astrakhan has been revived, and will he
very fashionable, during the winter. for cloaks
This material also comes in different width
stripes for trimming redingOtes, polonaisas and
packets. 1t is quite as effective and handsome as
astrakhan, and is much cheaper
WHITE velvet marguerites. with crystal, pearl
or silver bead centers, are much used this season
Doth Tor ornamentlng opera bunnets and hats
anu Tor dress and corsage garniture. These are
very often mingled with maiden-hair ferns and
White heather, but all members of the daisy
Tribe, both great and small. are in high favor.
THERE is great variety in the shapes and
fabrics used for fchus and collars Very CO.
Quett1Sh and stylish are the floral trimmings
made in rose buds. vioIets pansieS forCet-me-
nots. and other small blossoms and foliage ar
ranged in sets of necklet shoulder bouuuet
half wreath for the hair, and floral mouc1toir
mum. which now come in fancy boxes from
Paris
PRETTY DRESS worn in New York at the
opera last week by lovely brunette. was rich
crimson Indian cashmere, brocaded with broad
leather trimmings dyed to match The very
plcturesque-ioOking round hat was OF dark red
velvet, and the shaded plumes and mousque-
talre gloves cOrreSponded III color, and but for
the gloves the costume, whole would have
been charming.
CINDERELLA, and other carpet dances, which
begin early and finish on the stroke of twelve
are exceedingly popular this season and for
these informal evenings den-tOilets only are
required. trained dresses vigorously forbid
den for the dancers. skirts are made round ard
short enough to show the feet of the dancers
hence great attention is paid to the matter Of
shoes and stockings.
EVENING toilets for young girls are this win
ter to be most invariably of white, IN corded
SILK. small-partened brocaded Satin yelling and
surah, tn say nothing of the gauZes and tulles
In various patterns and combinations OF stripes
ana dots these costumes are not easily created
when really effective. as a toilet entirely OF
white requires as much careful consideration as
the most daring mixture of cOlOrs. it being a
very easy matter to spoil the effect of really
elegant dress by failing to keep to one shade Of
white throughout the entire dress and its Access
series.
THIS SEASON presents quite an astoni shing
variety OF ornaments for the hair side combs.
high back combs. and pins being often seen Ell
I suite. Those studded with mock gems are
charming for full dress occasions Steel too, is
much used for the same purpose while as to
carved ornaments in ivory. tortoise shell. or
natural horn, they battle description. The Lang
try knot and the japanese couture each call tor
ornaments brilliantly studded with gems of
some description. few daring women affect
the Roman style Of hair dressing and band the
hair with strings OF pearls or fillet sOf gold but
| upon nine out often it Is a failure.
THE New York Post says that low-necked
bodces are more generally worn at receptions
and the opera this season than they have been
for years back. These are great mistake in
point of art. and, however they may set Off
pair OF we-rOunded and snowy shoulders, they
invariably affect prejudicially the loveliest
face. At the opera the other evening Young
lady In a black velvet dress wore the bodice low
aud the sleeves short. The dlmpled throat and