Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-26

PEARL GRAY AND NOHAIR AT NEwPORT-THE
yERNIcELLI JERSEY, ETC.
WIDE EMBROIDERIEs are feature of the sea-
son.
The best STYLES in satins show pale-shaded
roses or chrySanthemums on black ground
LIGHT feather trimming and groups of feath-
ers are used upon dresses of tuIle or equally
thin tissues.
WHEN tulle draperies are embroidered with
flowers. ribbCnS and enameled insects are used
instead OF feathers.
THE very newest fashion Is lace over lowered
instead of plain silk. The lace is either black
CT white. according to color of silk and taste.
IN ORIENTAL LACEs, the maiden hair fern pat
tern Is the newest. This with imitation Mech
In. Is the most fashionable lace used
ALLIGAToRs TEETH set as pins are used tor
holding the cOrsage bouquet this season.
SCARLET CREPE SCNBoNNETs trimmed with
green corn or with bearded wheat ana green
velvet frogs, are worn at French watering
places.
BLACK LACE Is used over cream. and white
lace ever lavender silk-bOth have lovely flower
effects in irocateIle. Black over gold is much
admired. but black over black, after all, is the
most distinguished looking.
For DRESS purposes parasols Of lovely trans
parent lace laid over a gilt frame and showing
only center OF tinted satin aud satin bow upon
the @idcd stick, are the latest style at fashion
2tle Newport
BLACK SATIN basque waist has a muslin
front OF black and yellow striped satin, and vel
low lace sleeves.
The NEWEST BONNET is called the "sequln.'
and in shape is not unlike the small Princess"
which was worn for several years
Ut WATERING PLACES. short sleeves or the
mere shouder-straps are worn on full dress by
those who have fine arms. but lace sleeves are
more generally adopted. The union of plain
with figured fabrics brocaded materials with
pam silk. satin or wool, are all in high vogue
Pearl. GRAY or mushroOm-cOlOred mohair
dresses are worn at Newport and at Bar Har-
Dor. and there are many tasteful dresses of the
rough bison Cloth In golden brown shades
white eCru pale blue or black trimmed with
gilt or silver braid with velvet, or with wOrsted
iaces.
Tucked SLEEVES. fitted very closely to the
arms. the tucks an inch and half wide at the
shoulder and decreasing in size as they reach
the elbow, are very fashionable.
The NEWEST JERSEY is called the Vermicell
1t is stitched all over in on irregular corded
pattern and its roughcned surface is cOnsid-
cred more becoming than that OF the plain jer-
sey.
NALESCIENNEs LACE flannels are much worn
and pece-net of the same design is sold with
them, making very pretty evening dresses.
Alencon is we'll initiated, the design in white
thread thrown on tinted silk ground. Black
chantilly lace and blonde are superseding Span
ish.
A LATE NOVELTY Is the Fedora bathing suit
The overdress is fitted to the figure at the back,
while the front is a long lCose pulled vest of
contrasting color tied across from the sides by
sash. The short sleeves. i'll harlequin style
are oil gray cashmere. used for the vest, collars
and sash. The trousers are long and open on
the sides Made of black serge and red CASH
mere. or white flannel with pale blue acces-
sories. it Is very pretty
Beautiful Odd-hOur work is the imitation
Irish lace made with fine braid. The outline of
tne pattern is formed OF a narrow strong braid
tile inside being filled up with lace stitches. A
nne guipUre cord Is Sewed ON the middle OF the
braid AMI the ntcrstiCe> between are further Oc-
Cur.ed by double threads buttOnhOed over or
twisted regularly together.
NECKLACES Of lorentine and cloissOnc beads
showing a surface of pale mauve, rose and
green. shot with gold, are growing in popular
n.y. SOME OF the most expensive kinds are en-
Crusted with very shall dots and stars which
sparkle like diamonds.
HE low corSa@es Of young ladies' dresses are
now seen with full gathered waists and pulled
sleeves in tie simple fashions worn twenty years
ago These are now called baby waists and are
WORE it'll wide sash tied behind.
Wells of dotted tulle are considered injurious
to the eyes. so wells of plain tuIle are worn in
stead. They are put on under the bonnet in
place OF over It, and are drawn tightly over the
face.
The FEovsSY LANGTRY STYLE Of dressing the
hair has quite gone out. 4 few of the ladies
noticed at the summer resorts patrOnZed by
1.-THE best people wear the front hair brushed
OH the face This il not widespread custom,
as covering the forehead with curls is so much
more becoming To the average woman. She who
can do otherwise. however, has all the more ad-
vantage. as standing out from the crowd.
THE Duck vests which have come to the
front worn with wool and light cloth cost umes
under faring jaekefs, are most stylish and
pleasing. They are quite short as is the BASQUE
jacket. and frequently cut into sharp points
on u" edge with two small pockets above. The
jacket buttons once high over the chest and
then the vest is finished with a very dudish
collar. under which is set linen collar of cor
responding height and stiffness. Plain linen
CUTS are worn with such Costumes.
For UTILITY purposes at the seaside serge
fabrics will always hold their own. GRAY or
Ccru serges are the most popular this season.
some OF the dresses are made with Jackets
over wai>tcCatS of white pique. Or Russian vests
Iiaited and then belted few suits are made
Gouble-bTeastcd. with jau1ty postilicn backs.
and Others are fashioned with a simple tucked
skirt. plain ana ful!.
THERE has never been such large aSsort-
1.ent Of headings ans, e.nbrodcries for the fronts
az dresses a. ~ present Some of the wine-col-
cred nets have set, of three fOunces all a mass
81 embroidery Hat in relief. \ heavv-patterned
lace las CpFIques OF velvet. While the alpliQucs
Ill JET aTr q solid mass ~ beads with pendant
ta>>ets q! beads all over. These can be had as
deep as skirt. nor only IN black but I'm pea
cock. red beige and other cO.Ored beads and
They form The front. OF many Of the most costly
dresses
The New York Queen (cxce,lent authority
saI that the ccyu muslin ard net embroider!es
which Come for covering tbe fronts of dresses
haVe becoIGe quite popular Often they have
-hr"" Tat l.. unceS which. with the upper nor
ton. are q mass oi embroidery MANY of the
leaves ard cairxes standing ont in bold relief
and being distinctly raised. Sometimes the
'front.' j. covered with marquisc lace. having
large afp'igues OF velvet for the design which
IS especially beautiful IN cream as well as black
THE embroidered crepe dc chine IS a favorite
material in millinery. end eCru canvas emOroid-
trc.I in gold with Capits and other curious de-
wees Many kinds Cf gold and ecru gauzeS are
fashionable. trimmed with trouze-green bearded
Wheat. mushrooms. or flowers of a mushroom
color. tHi-tie-dCwn. Ga1deiiOns. blow aways
cover a!i ether blooms not used before. Bright
@ "red flowers. except for the fashionable CO.
''.',:C"i or poppy rrG, have sGcCumbcd TO mush-
ID. "a. shades
tEEtT variety is noticed in the shapes Of cor
saSes and pointed hudices open at the throat
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