Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-31
FASHION WRINKLES.
FACES HAsHI0SiBtE-THE PARIS BLUE-NEw
TKnfNGS-IHE DOTTED YELLING NOVEL
TIES OF THE SPRING TRADE, ETC.

THIS is to be a button seasOn. All kinds OF
buttons are fashionable.
SER the attractive novelties advertised in
to-day's STAR.
BRocADED silks have not gone out of vogue.
BUTTONS are small for dresses. large for
wraps.
THE palm-leaf pattern crops out in all the new
goods.
COMBINATIONS in costumes are as much in
vogue as ever.
SILVER spangled tulle is much worn in Paris
for ball dresses
OyEsS1EsSEs are made eccentric and irrepu-
lar in the draping.
Position backs and points in front are the
rule in basques
SOUrACuE and passementerie come out in new
forms and patterns.
NEW khiba cloths Of light weight come in fine
checks i'm the new cOlors
VELVET ribbons are revived for trimming
cashmercs, silks and novelty fabrics.
SEVERAL or two rows of small buttons down
the front of the dress remain in favor
THE new French buntings come with silk
brochee figures IN Louis MIL designs.
THE ibis, lotus and other Egyptian designs
are features IN spring goods of the finest grade.
CLASPS on the collars and in the neck of
dresses take the place of brooches and lace
pins.
VELVET waisteoats let into the front of silk
and wool basques will be feature i'm new suits.
ORANGE and flame cOlors in vanishing effects
are seen in many of the new silks and novelty
goods.
new mulls and silk musns are dotted and
figured in silk brochee spots, dots, diamonds,
flowers and leaves.
The ibis, in sampler stitch embroidery. is a
feature on the new French cambria robes
JACKETS of velvet of the new royal French
blue will be worn trimmed with gold soutache
and small gilt buttons.
THE long nurse apron front. with paniers
above it around the hips is favOrte style for
spring costumes.
ONE of the loyeliest dresses for midsummer or
spring festal wear is of white yelling closely
dotted with silk brocade dots
NEW CHINA GRAPES of the finest quality are
beautifully embroidered. by hand, OF course, in
palm-leaf and other Oriental figursD
WAIsTCoATs of all kinds, Directory Louis
XIV, Continental. and D'Orsay are all in high
favor On ladies' basQues. jackets and bqdices.
SOME of the new velings have large dots on
white or tinted grounds. the dots in checked
effects woven INTO the fabric in Oriental and
NEW VELISGs come in lovely shades of
cream and pure white. with dots. wheels stars
feathers. flowers and leaves in small detached
silk brOcaded figures.
a HIGH NOVELTY seen in New York is a
fine wool and silk stuff called dream fabric in
which the figures woven in such manner
as to produce u vanishing effect.
THE latest importations of brocaded silks
show Ottoman grounds with satin and plain
silk designs. flowers. leaves and conventional
medieval, and Oriental figures.
The WHITE INDIA CASHMERE ROBES with In
dia cashmere palm leaf and other Oriental de-
signs, are the costliest wOollen stufIs brought
out this season They are priced at 500 a
robe.
EMBROIDERED ROBES CT French cambria. fine
as oati-te. and in all coors. including scarlet
have the smbrOderies done in Old sampler cross
stitch with cOioreG linen threads in all the ORR
enta! shades.
The New BEADED TABLIERs are of fine strong
tulle, on which the flowers are wrought in the
most artistic manner with beads of graduated
sizes. and in all the new cOlorS combined with
white, crystal and pearl.
HOUSs. DRESSES for ceremcnious occasions.
such GLcjeiGaers a ld fO,oci,e.te five o'clock
teas. and wedding breakfasts are made of the
new Louis XIII. brocaded silks i'm Oriental
COIOiS. NIlU vanishing eIpGlS. anu are richly
trimmed with velvet ribbon and colored laces.
PRETTY FABRIC. intended for Jackets, and
parts of khiba cloth suits. consists of the ad-
mired small checks in the khiba cloth cOlOrs and
combinations for the grounds while on the sIr-
face are small brOcaded velvet leaves. in dark.
rlch shades Of maroon, green. olive and brown.
THE NEW BLUE over which Paris has gone
wild is a bright clear shade Just one remove
from Napoleon, and about the color of the blue
long cloaks worn by the Kings of England and
France iii the reign of Henry v of England.
1t is called royal French blue. and is very beau
tifu but not esthetic in the modern sense of
the word.
THE newest Pekins have three narrow stripes
Of satin, alternating with wide stripe of Otto
man silk. Handsome skirts are made of this
material, and they require no trimming unless
It be u double ruche of ravclled silk giving a
Hight and feathery effect to the edge of the skirt
this being particularly effective and appropriate
when the Pekins are in light evening tints.
TRANSPARENT French null is much used for
handkerchiefs decorated with tied work and
simply edged with slightly gathered rufile of
Oriental lace In one corner is finely-em-
brOidered wreath Of whte-sk roses and in the
center OF thus wreath is the initial, which must
De worked very small as large kerchef mono
grams CT initials are out of fashion. and now
only conNdered appropriate for marking bed
and table linen.
THE BLOUSE OVERSIGHT is in vogue Over
around skirt either with woven OF embroidered
designs-in the latter case being quite plain
and III the former laid in straight pleats-is
worn very full tunic, gathered or pleated at
the waist, and caught up again above the knee
SO as to form regular and bOufant pleats This
tunc Is a little longer in front than at the sides
and behind is lost under the drapery Of the
pOuf. broad ribbon knotted together, with
long ends falling on the sides, forms the trim
ming. The waist, of course, is round, and is
pleated or gathered.
CHEvIOT flannels. stripes or fine plads, either
oftwo shades of the same color or contrasting
hues. will he as popular this spring for constant
wear as the plain flannel and serges. The I'M
derskirt is laid in wide box pleats with the hem
turned up on the right side to the depth OF four
inches. and headed with a piping of cardinal
exactly the shade of one of the dashes of color
in the plaid. The hem is pressed to lie very fiat
The drapings OF the tunc are strikingly grace
ful, and above this tunic is jaunty little Moor
lsh jacket-bodice fastened with gold buttons in
old medal designs.
SOAE Of the new undergarments are lovely.