Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-16
THE MIDSUMMER FASHIONS.

BOSNETs grow smaller, hats larger.
SHOT silkSwill be worn another season.
THE skirts of little girls dresses grow longer.
The FALL fabrics show spotted and sprigged
designs.
FASTIDIOCs women declare that lace is becom-
Ing too popular.
1T Is said that trained dresses will be worn
again in the fall.
The JERSEY, in future, will take the form OF
well-fitted eorsage, unlined, but shapely and
well trimmed.
The LATEST accordeon-pleated skirt consists
OF Alternating groups of kits, with bOx-pleats
the latter being trimmed with a passementerie
ornament or with braid put on In any fancied
design.
LACE SCARFs do duty for bonnets for even
Ing. seaside, or country wear. They are taken
around the neck and over the head and should
ers- tichus OF light WOODEN goods are also used
Ior this purpose.
Hoop EARRINGS are more worn than any
other style now in vogue. 1t Is claimed, how
ever. that these '.rclcs Of barbarism." In any
form, are soon to be numbered among the things
that We're.
WIDE SAsHEs of ottoman ribbon or of surah
are worE in Paris this summer, and are chosen
to match the bonnet. or the parasol or some
other accessory OF the dress. rather than OF the
color of the dress itself.
BEAVER STOCKISETTE, In black, green and
dull smoke shades. is new material especially
designed to form winter listers These gar
ments are TO be perfectly plain, but lined with
striped satin in all gay cOlors, on grounds Of old
gold or cream.
LIGHT-wEIGHr FABRICS are exhibited in silk
and wool in bright contrasting stripes, or in
gay floral designs scattered in tiny bouquets on
dark grounds, which are to make very pretty
durable ana inexpensive dresses for school girls
this autumn.
The NEW FORM BOUQUET is made upon foun-
dation of cardboard, covered with satin and
bOrdercd with lace and shaped something like a
cOTnucCpia The flowers are arranged upon
this; very few are required therefore the bOu-
quet Is very light and far pretter than bunch
OF maSSCI blooms.
MANY JACKETS with vests are of dark velvet,
yelling. India cachemire, or albion The
colors most in use are bronze bottle-g green, red
dish brown. ruby and garnet. All these hues
harmonic with changeable fabrics Dark blue
or myrtle-green Jackets are trimmed with fine
silver or gilt gallOOn
THERE is u new way Of trimming the armholes
Of dresses. A piece Of medium-szed velvet or
ribbon goes entirely round. and the two ends
which meet on the top of the shoulder are tied
III a graceful Topped bow. When the sleeve is
long one. similar trimming is placed just
above the elbow and tied to correspond but
quently repeated at the neck tying behind.
CASHMERE in fine qualities will compose one
OF the very fashionable dress fabrics the coming
season. Samples Of new Partisan shades lust
forwarded To Importers show exquisite shades
OF beige. golden bronze, deep moss green faWn
Quaker gray, Neapolitan blue of q most rich and
rare cOloring. POmpe!an red. and for evening
wear q list of pale lovely tints, too numerous
to refer to here, and also of new delicate hues
impossible TO describe.
MODEL HELMET BONNET is simply a round
flat basket Of browI-tnted pleated grass, with
shallow. furned-up brim resting on narrow
frill OF dull brown velvet. The basket is flied
with pyramid growth Of grasses AMI waysde
weeds mingled with peoples. full blown and in
bud. and daisies and other Held flowers at
tine side OF the brim are two feather bees and
the strings OF ecru lace are secured by small
bee brooch.
As FULL BODICES are so general. Swiss bod
lees are likely to come into Use again. Very
deep ones are more becoming to the figure than
narrow ones and by deep is meant the genuine
sort. such as the Swiss peasantry affect. These
are made "a formerly of velvet. satin, jetted
Cloth. or corded siin. and the richest and dain-
Hest for evening toilets are made of white or
pale tinted satin. hani-painted. with a tiny
blossomEg vine. which forms delicate flcral
bordering TO the entire girdle or band.
FEATHER FANS are extremely fashionable in
evening dress, and the latest STYLES from Vienna
are made OF pure downy white plumaee These
are oval in shape. hut are much larger than the
oval fans formerly carried. An ali-white fan is
preferred with white toilet but in many cases
cluster OF crimson roses, q spray OF carnations
or any seasOnable flower Is added for tine eve
ming 10 give a touch of color to the otherwise
coiOrlrsi toilet. Tie fans are hung from the
waist liz chatelaine fashion.
AN OLD SUSSRADE, stripped of its former
Costume Take one of the sections removed
and cut as many of the new material as was
first nsrd when the old sunshade was new: have
them stitched together by machine sewing and
fasten TO the frame. A new lining, il required
Is as easily made. Tae work Is not difficult, and
will pay inst now, when the effect Of uniformity
In dress details. ROW so studied REQUIRES a
Cham" OF parasol for time, place. and costume
Il little ingenuity and iin~er tfexter:ty combined
90 almost As far. and sometimes further. il Civ
irg fiash and elegance to toilet etceteras.
Fox "AIsTCoAT;. fancy vests AMI basques
there are many small-1gured and satin-spctted
velvet5 that Will be liked for the ray toilettes of
young women: the strawberry design is pret-
tiesf a'ho1- these. and there are trefoils coral
branches. the acc Of clubs and tiny dots that are
the uerc-t points of colcred satin sunkeQ in the
deep iI,r OF velvet; or else the ground is velvet
With iic figure also of velvet OF longer pile or
tie f-Cre may be frsc in velvet on sal in ground
OF t''i-> IT" extremely lrEe E4lIrtS OF velvet
o. 81 plush or uncut velvet grounds ana stripes
both i"nrtl:wise and across the goods are seen
In the richest clcasirgs
TIEEEE are few novelties to quote in silks
owir- % :ae fact that wo0len stutfs are to be
a. r:gtfs' FOR street dresses and yelyrts are for
grand tniiettes. 80 gTOs grains with reps OF
medium -iIe are shown with penciled stripes Of
SATIN ~ another color. and these have refined
combinations that Will please women of quiet
tastes. -uc!i IS sage green with htl!otrOpe or
prune stripes bTCwH striped with fawn color or
carS olur it'll golden brown. Jerseys II seems
are n"t 70 he discarded. bu. will be made of a
SIX webbing with iie"cy lining that makes II SUI
hcieaiiv YARN for winter AMI prevents it from
being seen thrcaEh. Tbs comes in black seal
Coidei: lToTh, the dsA!ja shades and the new
green
SATGSS are again so largely imported that they
are evidently 10 be retained; they come in new
Egyptian stripes Of rich yet somb eli colors over
laid with quaint outline designs III gold or silver
threads: there are also pOintille satins with dots
Of bright hues on dark ground, ami many with
small yei-et figures If the same shade "a the
ground The mixtures OF satin with yc.yet are
aiEOHg t':e most elegant fabrics shown fer parts
OF rich costumes; thus there are satin grounds
viii taI"stry-like velvet figures, the pie quite
long. -, representing the cross stitches OF gold
fGpc-tr.'s. and there are cline velvet flowers,
fruit and nuts strewn az wide Intervals on dark
OF light satin grounds.