Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-05

CRAZE-HOAE-SPUN SUITS-DULL GREENS
AND BLUES, ETC.
MAUREsoUE LAcEs have medallions in point
NORMANDY AND DUTCH CAPS are worn by
very little girls
HIGH COLLARS. plastrons and epaulets are
made OF jetted lace,
EVENING DRESSES of silk are draped with
blonde lace OF darker shade
THE Graceful DRAPED SKIRT dies slowly,
but ii is certainly doomed.
POINTED beaded fichus are worn with high
and with low-neck bodices.
CoLoRED plush bands with narrow gold edges
are used for trimming dresses.
UNDRAPED, PLEATED. OR GATHERED SKIRTS
grow more and more in favor
SLEEVELESS bodices of beads have a rich effect
over colored silk or satin dresses.
LACE BRoCADEs have the effect of rich lace
over colored satin or faille Franchise.
HIGH COLLARS and plastrons Of steel beads
are effective with dark toilettes.
JACKETS of all kinds are exceedingly FASH
ionable, both for home and street wear.
FANCY MUFFs are in the shape of fans and
medallions covered with lace and flowers.
FRENCH HANDKERCHIEFs are of delicately-
tinted linen with daintily embroidered edges.
WHITE SATIN DRESS FRONTS, embroidered
IN coral and gold silk, are edged with rich bead
fringe.
A SIMPLE THROAT Bow, without ends, is the
proper finish for the short bonnet strings of the
season.
HOSIERY is varied In color and design.
There are signs of a return to unbleached bal
briggan.
HEMsTIrCHING and drawn work, in beautiful
designs, are seen on fine cambria pocket hand
kerchiefs.
CoLLARETTES of exquisitely wrought Irish
crochet, with cuffs to correspond, are worn with
house dresses.
BoNNETs, though very small, are made
warmer as the season advances by trimmings
of fur and fur plush.
WHITE Wool JERSEYS. fine as silk. have
revers. cuffs and basques of colored velvet, and
plastrOns of white surah.
II BOUQUETS DE CoRs AGE continues to increase
in size they will cause their wearers to appear
like "Jacks-in-the-green."
VELOUTINE, brOcaded with plnSh in ara
besque and feather designs in beautiful even
ing shades, is used for theater and opera man
owl. FEArHEE FANS, showing the head of
the bird flatteued at the handle, and the tail
expanded for the fan, come among other fancy
feather fans.
QUIET POPULAR ARE THE SOFT FELT HATS of
almost masculine Style wide MORE ribbon
goes round the crown and long smooth feather
comes out on one side
TEA Cows OF PLUSH are tight fitting in the
back with full skirt. In front they are straight
from the throat To the bottom of the SKIRT ana
open over a full loose front OF soft SILK
EVERY IMPORTATION OF HATS AND BoNNETs
shows increased height in the crowns, and also
In the trimming, which, TO be fashionable,
must rise above the apex ofthe crown.
ROUGH FABRICS have bodices of smooth ma
terial. Rough surfaces are too clumsy for
ordinary figures, only very slight persons being
able to wear them except Tor outer Jackets.
CoFFEE-CoLoRED BLONDE LACE is used for
filling in the necks and sleeves of colored silks.
1t is not the fiimsey material of a few years
ago, but has a firm foundation and rich de-
signs.
THERE Is NEW FEATHER TRIMMING so
closely resembling natural beaver that ii is
difficult to detect the difference at any dis
lance 1t is very durable, absolutely water
proof, and while very thick and firm, is ex-
tremely light.
THE HoMEsPuN SUITS of this season, both for
men and women, are made of real, rough
wooden cottage and cabin-woven homespuns,
and crude in appearance and want OF finish
the .butternut' homespuns worn by the rebs
during 1.-The war.
SET PIECES OF SoUTACHE EMBROIDERY or of
silk cord and jet can now be purchased ready to
sew on vest fronts, collars, sleeves, tabliers and
panels of costumes. These make handsome adj
ditions to a plain dress, and the various pieces
are easily applied
PRETTY JERSEY DRESSES for children have
jersey bodices with plated skirts. sash COW
ering the union of the jersey with the skirt. Ii
the skirt be plaid or checked material, the
jersey corresponds to the darkest color in the
skirt. The sash Is always like the skirt. These
frocks are much worn in Paris.
IN STREET Costumes, the jacket or English
walking coat matched to the gown is far more
generally seen than the plush or velvet jacket,
trimmed with rich materials. Utility, in fact,
is the distinguishing feature this year Of a
lady's costume, from her bonnet TO her shoes.
THERE Is PRACTICALLY no limit to the variety
OF bodice and skirt enrichment" The ingenuity
OF the modiste or of the man milliner may run
riot or else be decorously prim in arrangements,
harmonies and contrasts. The result of this
latitude is diversity most pleasing TO the eye
There is no excuse, therefore, for unbecOming
dresses, for every type may find its hitting garb
JERSEY WAISTS are more worn than ever
but they now have seams like any other bodice
plastrons, waistcoats, bretelles, collars, cuffs
embroidery, and so many accessories of one
kind or another that they really bodices
basques. or jackets. as the case may be, of Jer-
sey webbing. trimmed and decorated to resem-
BILE anything you choose in the way Of a
waist.
DULL GREEN AND BLUES are much in vogue
None but the very fair of complexion adopt
them; brunettes should wear red, purple cop
per-colOr and such warm tnts which are also
quite fashionable. Pirks and bright reds are
all the rage for evening toilet, and for walking
costumes rich browns and marOOns are alto
gether as much in favor as telegram-blue or
moss-green.
hCMOR from autDe0llc sources reaches
America that the picturesque Gainsborough
hats, with soft rounding crowns and extremely
wide brim. are again brought out by leading
French miliners and these becoming chapeauX
already gracing the dainty heads of young Paris
ian leaders of fashion, who will have none of
the close. high. towering styles now popular
with the million
some OF THE PALMER hve-O' clock tea table
cloths made OF coarse unbleached linen.
The large patterns of such linens are often very
graceful and effective, and when outlined and
worked with fast dye" embroidery silks the
honely fabrics are beautiful almost beyond
identification Fruit napkins may be made to
match, and thus pretty effect given to the tea
able with comparatively little expense.
BAsoUEs WITH CRENELArED EDGES are still
in favor. The tabs art decorated In many diff
ferent ways with braidwork cOrdings of silk
blocks of astrakhan, or beaded ornaments
placed at the center OF each block. Pointed
bodices with crenelated edges are also worn
under Russian, ackets. these bOdices Joined to
full skirts iOr home wear, the skirts pleated or
gagged, Is most becoming. The Russian
acket has a short postilliOn back, with the CEN
er seam opening over "A shell pleating or
louble pleat inserted in each seam.
KIsMET Or FLAGRET Is the latest fancy work
:raze. 1t is entirely new, and consists of riow-
srs, sprays, leaves and insects In tinsel wire,
formed into motifs for applique on plush or
seivet or fine heavy satin. These flowers, leaves