The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-18
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| present season.
| Golden brown and ncclc gray arc beautifully COM
bncd In now dress goods Of cloth and flannel OF ex-
| qulste fine texture.
Gold Dovonshro lace is seen upon imported white
! opera hats, trimmed also with white ostrich tips
! powdered with gold.
For dinner parties, pink and black dresses In
Spanish style arc exceedingly popular with young
ladies OF the brunette order OF beauty.
Crmrcd frlls Of tinted Grape set against standing,
lightly gathered rufes Of Oriental lace, In.
side the neck and sleeves Of evening dresses.
Sorrowful, aesthetic tluts Of pale yellow green are
now considered out Of style, but the rich dark myrtle
aud olive shades are In as great favor as ever.
The dark tartan-lko twceds and chevlos are called
Braemars; those In fine checks In subdued but bright
shades OF color, known rs Invercauds aud those
Of dark-brown, with faint dashes of gold, scarlet
aud darkgrcen In the wool, are styled Craigievars.
Wide and full jabots cOquillo fuches of lace
reaching from the throat the hem OF the dress and
also down the side " the front brcadlhs from
half way up the length Of the seam to the bottom OF
the SKIRT are seen upon newymported house robes Of
cashmere and vigogno.
There Is great improvement In the manufacture
OF sergcs this season. Instead OF the plain, unpat-
termed surfaces have been long familiar with, this
useful and economical material now be purchased
locked with cU0rs, and even decided patterns are
sometimes woven into It,
Among other novel dress fabrics is a material
known rs radamls material slightly figured ON one
side aud plain on the other-something like nne
ricot but not limp. These goods are to be made up
very plainly, with slight trimmings Of velvet upon
the tunc and bodice only.
The long English fatigue coat made OF plaids or
checks In indlstnc shades Of color with Carrck caps
edged with dark silk cordlng viii he fashionable
than the ulster this spring. This comfortable wrap is
double-breasted half httng, and fastens all the way
down the front with bright silver buttons.
Very pretty evening dresses are made OF the white
llama lace shawls and bournouscs that were once
fashionable by covering short tinted silk skirt and
squarenecked corsage with these dainty wraps cut
suit the eNlgencies OF the costume Every portion Of
the SILK must be yelled by the lace, the charm OF
the dress is greatly lessened
parlsan bonnet, one OF several models exhibited
by French milliner, is made OF primrose colored
crepe and myrtle-green velvet. The brlm Is
edged with three rows OF irrldescent beads, their
smooth satin like surfaces rejecting the delicate lights
OF pale green, primrose and pearl color Upon the
left side of the bonnet Is set cluster of soft myrtle
green feathers The strings OF myrtle green vel
| vet, lined with primrose satin.
Long pellsses for early spring wear made up OF
a rich looking Textile resembling In pattern aud coll
orng the very ancient Bagdad shaws-tlny palm pat
terms In scarlet and gold OF vermllon and black,
with dashes of pale yellow These pelisses simply
around the edges about six inches deep The sleeves
are in pagoda STYLE deeply curved aud extremely
| graceful In shape.
stylish house dress Is made OF dark Russian gray
cashmere. The skirt laid all the way down In hollow
| pcas devoid OF trimming. The bodice is pointed,
front and back, the paniers are arranged In heavy
peats, rounding the hips and Joining the lightly
pOufed drapery In the back. The fronts of the bodice
the edges OF the panlers and half the length OF the
| close To ma
| tern In bradwork.
| The diamond stud, that bright and particular stai
which has Illuminated the shirt front, bids fail
to give place to vagary, and gentlemen who
own diamond studs will either he obliged to have then
made into scarf-pins, or, better STILL to give them Il
their sisters sweethearts; the latter disposition o.
them should prove the most popular. These studs cal
be used by the fortunate feminine relatives solitaire
settings to bangles or bracelets.
Linen collars and cuffs of the shape known AS til,
esquire " many trinity cut cashmei,
home dresses. They look both neat and natty
Another fashion In lingerie is trim upright cola
| about an inch and n half In height to which ar
| gathered on the lower edge two runies OF lace, on
much deeper than the other. This collar is of
worn outside the dress, and fasens In front with
Meeting links or with ring into which is set bril-
liant jewel of some kind.
The Ave bridesmaids at recent wedding in New
York wore very charming dresses of pink ottoman
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