The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-11
MODES.


bldCk uIessts are again III hlBh vogue hDlOdu'
New grenadines are in Spanish lace patterns
ottoman silks are combined with plain vevets in
new spring costumes.
White silk Jerseys much employed as bodces
designed for bridesmaid toilets OF whith ottoman
silk or of Killed satin skirts with scarf draplnss of
hrOcaded gauze, edged with wide rufhes Of Oriental
lace.
Arabian saddebags, resembling smyrna rugs, the
the loosely woven Decca and Bombay shawls, and
heavy Turkish wraps of all kinds how utilized as
drapngs to low easy-chairs and sofas, table-covers
and scarfs, also for amhreQuins, sofa cushions
ami Tides These wraps are now selling az greatly re-
durel rates. aud 'Bagdad - shawl from Lowell,
Mass, made into mantle lAmbrequin, table scarf,
ana tidy with fringe braid for the edges Included,
will cost no more that a lambrequlu alone bought
ready. made Of the same Bagdad material as the
shawl.
China crepe neckerchlefs, with bright flowers
printed tinted, pale gray, Persian mauve,
sky-blue, and shrimppink grounds, with edglngs of
silk blonde lace the patterns outlined with SILK floss
the color of the kerchef, are worn over evening
dresses of India silk muslin China crepe, these
dainty neck dressings matching in every case the
shade of the dress which they are worn. The
COrsage Is cut square in the neck and quite low and
the kerchefs used to Veil the opening thus made,
giving an unusually dressy look to the easement -
or heaTt-shaped corsage.
For breakfast very pretty and inexpensive
caps are made of hcelle net in hairpin work, with
hcelle lace bordering. Some Of these lined with
bright surah Of becoming sh ade, and others have
narrow bleck velvet ribbon through the openings
u the net, with cluster of velvet loops side.
Except for very old persons, black lace Is seldom
used for breakfast caps. Pleate1 batste Of finest
quality Is a favore material for morning use, caps Of
this fabric being simply made into mob shape, with
a bit of lace edgng forming q becoming
border.
From Paris comes visiting costume Of 90 Robin
Hood green cloth, with treble ox-pleats on the
skirt and long French redngOte OF brocaded velvet,
ornamented down the front with five very handsome
brandebourgs and pendant cords. The back is made
with several hlt pleats, caught up with the same
naments this forming the lOOpings. Another French
costume is made Of terra Gotta cloth aud velvet,
trimmed with embroidery of q deeper shade, as is
also costume consisting Of a skirt Of dark green
Astrakan, with poonaise of green and gold repped
silk dTaped low the right side and raised high
/ the lett, with massive gold buckle.
Checked aud striped tweeds, serges in finer quail
ties and entirely designs, cheyots In fine rich
heather mixtures, yigognes, and imouslnes are the
/ popular fabrics for spring costumes. Limousine Is a
very fashionable material. is also the -defying
/ fabric known as drap de Ladack. This Is used
mostly for skirts to with fancy Jackets Of other
material Another style 0f light wooen goods, which
has met with much success, Is Landown cloth Of
English manufacture, which, although neither "A mel
ton nor tweed possesses The good qualities Of each.
II Is soft and aeKible aud, It Is claimed viii neither
spot nor hold the dust The cloth is Of finest wool,
and comes In all the varied dark colors now In vogue
black garnet, olive, bronze, and green. II IS par
tlcuary adapted for travelling dresses, riding
ulsters, Newmarket coats, aud Killed skirts 10 be
worn with Jersey bodCes.
Lace Of all kinds is sim be used Ia great profu-
sion and It Is not strange that the fashion continues,
for this delicate trimming Is more becoming TO both
young aud old than garniture Of any other desCrip
ff a. tIt
and more beautiful designs, aud nner and more ntrl
cafe patterns IN prices within the limits of moder-
ate purse constantly being added to the list Of
called fancy laees, Black, white Dise, tcru. cream,
hcele pale coffee cOlored, well as dark hued span
sh lace, iu myrtle green, olive, garnet, and the Ike
a. macn the color ui tna costume, are employed on
silks, wOyeus, aud other materials suitable for the
street while the more delicate tus are az present
reserved for evening wear, Later ON these airy
trimmings Will decorate the exquisite toilets 0 French
muslin, slteeu, linen lawn, and tinted Orgaudle
word having already reached our cOsiumers That
dresses Of This Kind VIII be IN great fashion they
proved last year. SILVER aud gol lace win be used
upon fancy dress materials, such aB ChambtTy gauze
brussels NET, aud india six musus, broUaded with
silver gold dul-, moons. Il overs, or small fruits,
Ihe rage for uDyrlup, iu shoes aud stockings Is
quite us great as ever lGrre certainly never was !.
tine when women Win pretty feet could display
them 90 greater advantage. or, Uu The other side,
successfully Fur tho former are styles aud cOlur3
beyond enumeration, For the latter are exceedingly
l0w-cut sandals aud slippers Ia bronze Eld, black
satin, or black uudre,5ed kld with biz Ut emDroi-
dery beading upon the pointed toes these 10 be
worn Invariably with stockings Of black on some dark
shas the pale tiuts being left for those whose deli
catey shaped feet best venture 10 display them.
Among tho novel fances tOr these favored Outs are
Charles lN shoes Of silk, matching tue costume and
Vatican shoes Of white suede KID The latter usu-
ally have the toes hand painted this ornsmeutatiou
often being done by the ladies themselves after pur-
chasing the PLAIN shoes Although this material Il
easily soed, Il Is very easily cleaned with clay pip,
powder sandals Of gray Eld or bronze are worn
with home toilets stockings OF cardinal six thi
being particularly elegant combination Ia foot dress
iug, Pale syer-gray SILK stockings, embroidered on
the insep Win delicate nAuSe Movers also th,
height Of elegance; these worn with low-cu
slippers Of palegfay kid worked ou the toes win
Bteel aad Hue henOtIupe beads. Black shoes that
hhOlt time APO were So fashionable Tor dauclug au,
evening wear, arc quite discarded, and tue san
dat or shoe ike the gloves aud fan, mgsl alway
match the toilet.