Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-25

BUTToNs age things Of fine art NOWADAYS
ALL SHADES Of gray are again in high favor.
SATIN is the favorite material for evening
dress.
RED SQUIRREL bids fair to rival gray for cloak
Innings.
CORDUROY and ribbed materials of all sorts are
In favor
SILK SERGE e the fashionable stuff for child
rel's tall dresses
E&BEOTDFRT appears on every kind Of fabric
and all sorts of garments
Hat AND bonnet CROWNS grow taller larger,
and more con.Cai as the season advances
MODIFIED TAM O'SHANTER Cars with soft
crowns and SHRED brms are worn by yOun 2
ladies'.
THE PEAKED, gable-brimmed poke is the
coming bonnet, and the destined rival of the
Faaeh0n.
GRAY ERmHvE, black astrakhan, ard Persian
lamb and chinChilla cone among children's fur
novelties.
WHITE VELVET COLLARS and rundown
cuffs are worn on walking dresses OF dark brown
or blue WOODEN goods.
GoLp. SILVER AID STEEL THREADS are COM
bincd admirably with silk and wool in new en-
brO!dery. bFaids and cord.
VISITING. DRIVING, WALKING. and evening
wraps have each 4 distinct character this sea-
son. but there Is huge variety of each kind.
ORIGINALITY, INEQUALITY, AND VARIETY. no
two things in dresses. wraps, bonnets. or stuffs
alike. are the dOgmas of dress this fall and win
ter.
LITTLE GIRLS HATS AND BcSNETs are not so
large "a those of last winter. The pointed fish
wife poke and the turban are the favOrite
shapes.
NARROW BRATDa. black and in dark cloth col
threads shot in. and these braids trim numbers
of cloth Costumes. jackets and jerseys
WHITE LAMBS WOOL DRESSING Gowns made
with vatican trains, aTe pretty and fashionable
They are lined with white or delicately tinted
satin. and are trimmed with either pink or pal e
blue swan's-down-
A NOVEL FANCY in bonnet trimming is to put
rOsettes. bows. bands and choux of pinked cloth
on felt oreloth bOnnets. This makes lady, bon
net iook IKE bg penwiper, butts originality
IL received with favor
ANoNG The NEWEST fur cloaks fashionable in
London is one called 1.-The Mary Anderson" 1t
is of soft seal. lined with Oriental silk. and is
made IN sort of cape shape with a fur boa
scwed about the neck.
TIGHT FITTING SLEEVES are no longer in
favor abroad. All the Worth and Pingat
dresses sent over have osly moderately close
fitting sleeves, gathered. but not pulled on the
shoulders. and many flowing at the wrists.
The NEW HHITE LACE of the season is an i'm
hation Of point gage, which copies the designs
and even the creamy tint Of real point lace
and II used for hOuuces ON China crepe and fine
nuns yelling dresses, also for pastrons and col
ldrrttes-
FASCY OPEN BRAIDs in two or three tones
are fashionable for hat bands on the turban and
English walking shapes. Straight wings usually
trim these hats. and little gold or silver tinseI
nay be effectively mingled with the bow OF vel
Vet or silk.
LACE FRONTS are seen on most Of the evening
dresses. The lace is generally in fnger-wide
rufties or in two deep enough to cover the WI hole
length. Eufles of the material of the dress are
frequently set under them and give full ap-
peaIaBce To the trimming.
ENTIRE VELVET COSTUMES are in fashion.
Aany OF the skirts are made OF yeiyeteen, and
sometimes the whole costume. Fur. astrakhan
ana Hiafab0Gt feathers and chenille trim the
costumes, bat they are more frequently left
pain and with mere elegant effect
HE LATEST FANCY in cloth costumes is to
trim them with wide band of strakhan
plush around tie bottom of the skirt beaded
With seomrtrie braid pattern. the same trim
ming Appearing in appropriate form on the
sleeves and cors2@e, but not on the plain
lO0Ped OFcrskiTt.
English Elil!;ners nave brought out large
caleche- like poke which the wearers of the
small e0unets have dubbed the Salvation"
bonnet The salvation" bonnet is said to be
favored 10y ladies OF serious ard dignifed
eountenance. no longer young. even though
retaining their beauty.
PLAIN AND SHADED STRIPES and maids in
vanishing effects are the prevailing style in
autumn wO0iens. tweeds cheviOts. sernes
"a G,atr
fawn, dark red quiet shades Of blue. urObtru-
rive greens, and even little yellow beautifully
Blended together. the brighter tones subdued
b. the more sober
The ''HOCSEMAID" SKIRT is seen on many Of
the new tulle dresses, made two and half
yards wide. Of satin. covered with thcee plain
skirts Of tUlle gathered at the waist The last
Skirt is made much longer than the other two.
and Is caught up into drapery. A bodice Oh
velvet or leather is worn over this and is
pointed both back and front.
Tiny HCMHTNG BIRDS or wings in bright tints
ere also used 10 deck tuile dresses. One OF
black tGl.e has q border of tiny red birds all
about the edge, and the front OF the bodice is
made INTO YrsI Or OF the red wings On each
faOrt Pu1fed sleeve is placed bird with wings
tutSiftdd; tine slippers are ornamented with
them. also the black satin fan
iIE GREEN is one of the most fashionable new
cosOIs- II looks especially well for dresses
wheL iHtermin&'ed with gold and silver. OF
trimmed with OrOad bands of galloou in silk
mixed with BRIGHT metallic threads A duIi
shade Of violet, tinted with red, is also a fash
lonable color In cloth dresses both OF these
eoloTs frequently come With gold selyedgc
Running lengthViseO on one side and this is used
as u bordering.
The LACE-CLOCKED SILK STOCKINGS for brides
wear embrace numerous varieties OF lace me-
dalliOns. lace vandykes and lace stripes ON the
instep running up Is high as the top boot line
where embroidery makes the decoration still
IIOTc effective. Other lacc-clocked stockings
have the foot defined in one color the instep in
another, Of lace and clocked in color and the
nppers In still another color, but all harmonic
ing admirably.
BLACK VELVET is to be a. popular as ever this
winter 1t is used in narrow widths as butter
fly bows for white and cream colored evening
dresses. and Is seen on many black bOnnets
wine II still retains its popularity for wristets
ard tGuds about the neck. A quaint fashion
Tor tie house is TO wear an inch-brOad band OF it
light about the ankle. When worn against u
Crimson OF old gold stocking. the effect is pretty
~ wei IL unique. Sometimes the band is held
ty rhinestone buckle.
IHE Loose WRAPS in modified Mother Hub
hard shapes are exceedingly comfortable and
lock well on slender figures. For girls OF II and
10 they are moot becoming They are made OF
soit. Ehe 0r0adciOth and also in the cheaper
wooden cloths. Dark green's. blues and browns
are the eoiofs used, and wide satin ribbons hold