Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-26

D-I'sHI GOLD i now COlSItcieu the ldfOiitS
color for evening wear.
JEr Bells and belts of JET mingled with silver
and steel beads in favor
a PRETTY warren CHAIN consists of beads of
laris. separated with pearls.
BLACK TuLLE dotted with chenille is exquisite
over dresses OF white satin
PEACOCK GREEN with metallic blue is fash
ionabIe French combination.
WHITE OFEEA CL0AKs are frequently adorned
with rich col0Teti embroidery
FEATHER FANS with light tortoise-shel sticks
are USED for theaters and operas.
VERY BRILLIANT is . large screen fan covered
with feathers of huiAIEing birds
NEw MACHINE has been invented in Paris
for mounting kiit-TIcated skirts
CHsCDEoN, or reddish-brown copper is a most
popular color for evening dresses
SEAIsHES MANTI.ss. long in front and short at
tie back. are edged with seal poinpons.
FEILLs of lace down the front of corsage are
considered more elegant than buttons.
Tie best dress makers no lOnger put pulled
Taistcoats or MOere fronts on corsage5.
one Of the fayorite new greens for indoor and
evening wear is the shade called ericsson.
VERY elegant French ladies' wear understands
ofwhite cashmere white satin at home.
An ELEGANT OUTDOOR GARMENT is the long
blach velvet p;lsiot trimmed with bear skin.
FOR light mourning the capOte of uncut vel
vet sometimes las brim covered with diamonds
Of jet.
RECEPTION OF dinner toilets of cresson colored
stufTs and silver are peculiarly novel and beau
tifui.
rTlN. D-,--S Carn hair 40, 81
with tab.iers of Partisan velvet flowers and
birds.
Tar clOse-fttinT jacket opening over qilet is
fayorite outdoor garment for young ladies in
Paris.
WHITE velvet and lace bonnets for theater
wear are adorned with marabouts tipped with
silver.
BEAD work in metallic hues is largely used to
tone down the brilliant colors so fashionable
abroad.
TABLIERs AND PANNIERs Of evening dresses
cannot be of too brilliant colors or Of too rich
textures
RHINE stones are now set in tortoise-shell
hairpins. and make lovely ornaments for the
back hair.
OFFICERS collars for street dresses are in
much better taste than fcllus or cravats, and are
more Worn.
PGyGpi'tie grGreTHere is a fashionable um-
brela of bright-coIoTed silk, with very elabor-
ate handle
ScMEE of the new silk-fnslcd sateens have
fine diagonal tWIils. others have damassee eff
fects Ola stripes.
II TIE drawing rooms OF Paris bright con-
trastins scarlet and crimson are to be seen in
the same toilet.
tRNiNE. once the most aristCCratic Of furs, fit
for Kings and queens. is now used only as a sim
pie lining to plain coaks.
TEE combination ''mutT-bOas" are made Of
seal-tTown velvet. lined with buttercup-vellow
satin. and trimmed with natural beaver.
NosELTIFs IN fiaNpEERCHIFFs are of delicate
UNDECIDED and Cy1fee-tintci batiste. with fine
eIn"s,<''eTct loraefs in WAitn and in colors
C:ot.D Avn Sr.T-e-R cAUzR, sJanrled net. and
embroidered ruiie ere In deriand. but lace Of
gUod quality holds its ground above them all.
III Is SAID that gray satin and gray yeyet
with steel. VIII be "a fashionable. or more 50.
In TIE spring a il has been during the winter
FASHIONABLE Oyershirts are now cut with
sOme squareness. aud often have plain back
breath, gathered slightly and formed into one
pUuf.
A. artistic novelty has recently been produced
In the way OF an indoor toilet Of dark blue gray
CLOTH with tabler and FatstcOat Of real swal-
lows.
hhoFS OF Duck AND WOODCOCK FEATHERS
three OF seven in tie bunch. make pretty trim
innings fOT the SIM e felt walking hats of Young
ladies
PRETTY evening dresses are made of the satiDs
or last season. yelled or covered with the fash
ionai.Ie beaded tu,le or spriggcd tuIle of this
season.
One OF WoRTH's new dresses seems really to
express so:ne of bis old artistic taste 1t is of
pale tule. trimmed with delicate SPRAYS of
nimC5a. -.
LATE invention for bows and girls who will
knee down on the play ground and wear out
the knees Of their stockings is a stocking knee
protector.
NEGLIGE CAPS are pointed in 'front.' One is
made of gold lace and trimmed with pink vel
vet ribbon: another of silver lace, has bows of
pale blue ribbon.
oN the streets of Paris during the late cold
weather. plain skirts of sealshin. with brown
silh OverdTesses and short sealski in manteIs made
Their appearance.
TEIHAL toilets made OF white satin or white
veiVe4. are completely veiled with white tulle
barred Hith white chenille which has a pearl ar
each crossing of the bars.
ONE or THE NEW BROCADEs has ground of
pale buf satin, covered with an irregular. lace
Ike pattern of lavender pink with bouquets of
flowers IN pettIn:a and light blue tints and
foliage OF faded green.
FoE FANCY DRESSES short skirts are generally
adopted, and none but ladies who do not dance
wear tie train In the ballroom, and although
fu!l trains are worn to grand dinners and recep-
tons where there is no dancing semi-trains are
most IN favor even for married ladies' The now
popular ballet skirts are those with several
petticoats OF equal length placed over each
other The uppermOst skirt Is often embroid-
cred with sprgs of tiny leaves or SPRAYS of small
flowers IN shaded woods and finished with plain
hem. above which appears many rows OF gold
twist threaded IN the material itself.
MAGNIFICENT reception dress sent to Wash
lH9ton by an importer, is made Of heavy Lyons
satin. costing SD yard. The color Is all ex-
Quisite shade of pinkish mauye, brocaded with
blush roses full blown mingled with droopnp
clusters of pale gold leaves and buds The
flowers and foliage in the design are exnuisitely
tinted and blended The Josephine corsape ia
covered with bertha Of real point lace the
sleeves are conspicuous by their absence and
the court train measures nearly three wards i'm
length. Lace mutlers at the place where the
sleeves ought TO be are the only trimmings upon
the dress.
Nearly all the white toilets for Young girls
are now made with the round waist Some are
OF the blouse shape, for very slender young la
a ,rath mil Of ha tbrna md ola