Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-29

MING-sHoCLDER CAPEs-EvESISG CoLoRs-
An ECONOMICAL. FASHION, ETC.
SEALsKIS is all the rage in Paris
BEAVER is the ruling fur for young girls
SATIN remains in favor for full-dress toilets.
LONG WRAPS with high shcrfders are all the
rage.
AsIRAKHAN CLOTH is much used for ehildrens
garments
VELVET grows more and more in favor as the
winter advances.
MORE and more hideous grow hats and boz
nets as the season advances.
BRONZE SLIPPERS and royal cardina. silk hose
are popular for afternoon wear at home
CORsETS ARE undergoing a change They
are made shorter in the waist and allow more
room for the hips.
SOFT CHINA CREPE is extensively used for
trains 1t is draped in deep puffs over surah
silk. and when made up for ball dresses is very
graceful.
FEATHER Fur, as the feather bands of this
season are called, trims many dressy wraps and
costumes. and is worn as stOles and collars
around the neck
Fur In broad bands viii again be worn for
trimming winter suits. Otter, red fox beaver
Alaska sable and other soft furs, viii be ex-
tremely popular.
HEAVY WOoLLEN basket cloth fabrics COM
bined with silk-fnsh veveteens. ere IN great
vogue for stylish walking costumes. The muff
and French cap bonnet invariably correspond.
CHOICE SPRAYS of shaded velvet flowers ap-
pear upon some OF the most elegant little opera
bOnnets from Paris. Exquisitely tinted roses
with thorns, stems aud foliage are Iavorite
blooms.
Hat AND BONNET trimmings are clustered in
front in singularly defiant aggressive style.
which, with the territr-like bangs worn by
most women. giTes ferocions expression even
to the mildest face.
AMONG The new fashionable colors for evening
wear is yellow in various orange shades-the
red orange like the tint OF the bloOd-orange be-
ing used in velyets and brocades for trains.
while the palest yellow of the unripe fruit is
selected tor satin and tulle fronts and dresses.
AN ELEGANT FABRIC just imported for dinner
and reception dress is an amber satin, heavy
and lustrous, brocaded with ruby velvet chrys-
anthemumS. Another is a delicate pink satin.
embroidered with snow balls, in heavy raised
pattern of chenille and pearl beads. The latter
fabric costs $40 yard.
IT IS CURIOUS to note how the taste for enl-
bossed materials continues. but the spots, flow
ers, rings. ioZenges, etc, of chenille or velvet
which brocade the surface OF so many textiles
are now, as a rule. Of the same color as the
fabric itself-a rever5ion which is certainly on
the side Of good taste.
The LITTLE PELERINEs OF seal or silk plush
are the rage at present. These look exceedingly
jaunty and chic upon tall. slender women. but
when the weather grows severe lady had far
better don he. longer, less graceful wrap than
TO hazard neuralgia or rheumatism for life per-
maps Tor the heeting satisfaction of few hours
promenade In an unreasonable wrap.
SHOULDER CAPEs are made larger than they
were last season, but will retain the high-puffed
shoulders. Some are shown with long tabs In
front, which are turned up at the ends to form
muH for cold weather. These capes are
usually made OF plush or velvet, and. cOmforta-
Diy lined and wadded, may be worn until mid
winter.
THERE are many dressy devices for the neck
With which to brighten plain home toilet One.
of the most attractive Is the stomacher hehu.
bias band of black velvet lined with red satin
first passes around the neck. Fold back a tiny
triangle at the points Just under the chin TO dis
play a biz OF the red lining Select equal length
OF carolina, surah.
WORTH : GENIUS Is ILLUSTRATED in an even
Ing robe OF brocade and satin in pale salmon
and shrimp pink, trimmed with pearl-embroid-
ered net. duchess lace and lines of pearl beads
The peculiar feature consists in the upper por-
ton of the back of train being trimmed over
and down on each side. the end secured beneath
pearl-tasselled bows Of satin
AMONG new millinery goods are French felt
dotted with chenille and trimmed around the
brlms with pufiings OF velvet to correspond
FeIt comets are pretty and comfortable for
general winter wear, and the new close prin-
cesse shapes are very becoming TO most faces
The return to comparative simplicity in hat
ana bonnet shapes is to be hailed with the
greatest satisfaction
ACHARaING EVENING DRESS for young lady
is made OF pale peach-blossorn. pink-grounded
atteau brocade, figured with pale blue forget
me-nots in raised velvet The brocade forms
the Marie Antoinette pOlonaise which is punched
up over a skirt OF pale blue silk, which is COW
cred with eight gathered RIFLES of lace The
top OF the neck is turned over in deep revers.
and the sleeves are of lace puffs tied around
with pale blue ribbons
A. ECONOMICAL FASHION sars the New Yor,,
Queen. has recently come from France. OF hay
ing movable waistcoats and cuffs to brighten
tallor-made dresses and give variety to the cos
tune. For instance, dress of navy blue cloth
Is shown with three sets of vests and cuffs One
Is OF navy blue velvet closely covered with
sIanting rows OF silver braid another is of
white cloth dyed with gold cord, and the last is
OF plain coquelicOt red velvet.
The HAIR ARRANGED HIGH on the crown of
the head is rlOst becoming coIffure to many
ladies' The style is more stately and really ele-
CANT and picturesque than when the hair ia
colied low IN the nape Of the neck Feather fins
Wreaths OF flowers. Japanese pins. diamond or
naments and other glittering head decorations
are certainly more efectivein coifTures arranged
high. The style, however is far from DecomIcp
20 many faces, and where this is the case IN j.
far better TO look well IN a simple "IaDptrr'
coil than TO look Ill in an elaborate "JOsephinen
eoroner.
MANY OF THE SEASONS DRESSES are made
entirely OF striped materials. but most ladies
prefer skirt Of this fabric alone with oyerdress
and bodice Of selfcolor repeating the hue Of
the stripe which proves the most becoming 10
the wearer. The difficulty OF getting strpes To
meet with anything like precision or harmony
when cutting q bodice is one that few dress
makers overcome, and even where this Is
accomplished a barrow figure looks rniserabIy
contracted by the effect the striped pattern has
upon the eye. Tall women. over-slender should
avoid stripes; those whose stature is low may
Increase the appearance Of height by choosing
them.
he " l. QUEEN, fashion authority. SAYS.
Jewelry is not nowtworn In the street by anv wo-
man young or old, who knows how to dress. Even
the lace aud the lace pin have disappeared from
The throat. collar stud being the only orna-
Inent visible. Even the watch chain has been
reduced 10 minute proportions. and hardly sug-
gests that watch Is concealed in the inner re-
eesses OF the vest or jacket pocket. The only
leWeiry allowed is the silver which copies the
antique IN its oxydZed and antique designs
and this only looks well with the smoke gray
dress and the new cloudy materials which alb