Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-11
MIDSUMMER STYLES.

v.
IN SOME very stylish costumes gray is blended
with yellow, the effect being very soft and
pleasing.
MITES are rigidly excluded from dressy toilets
this summer They are worn only with house
or Beglige toilets.
a fun skirt that opens in front, displaying a
pettlcoat of harmoniZiDg color. These dresses
reach 10 the ground.
DUST CLoAKS are made of mohair or ponyee.
Redingotes of light weight navy blue wooden
material have the hood lined with red silk.
VERY PRETTY modification of the Norfolk
Jacket has been introduced. Instead of loose,
easy fit, this style is snugy pleated to the figure,
while yet retaining the general characteristics
OF its predecessor.
GIRLS AND CHTLDREN'S costumes are
trimmed with elegant buttons, buckles and
embroidery The skirts of all dresses for young
children made full and pretty long, which
il a most sensible mode, as il enables the little
wearers to move freely without catching cold.
SHEPHERDS PLAID GINGHAM is very fash
ionable for morning wear; it is trimmed with
guipure embroidery and rows of velvet match
ing the dress. The checks red and white,
brown and white and the always popular black
and white.
ORIENTAL LACE Is USED in the new and
heavy designs that look like cords put i'm braid
patterns NalencienneS is the favorite trim
ming lace for the light green, cream rose
pink China silks and for the India silks that
have cream grounds, with red, blue or green
figures, or with flowers that combine all these
colors-
Ar GARDEN PARTIES and outdoor fetes IL is
very usual now tos hats and bonnets trimmed
with bouquets of real flowers, generally ma
lures field f;,vorites. white another fastens the
collar, hchu or pastron, or even cOrsage to-
gether, and II third is attached to the tip and
handle OF the parasOl.
LONG NANTES entirely conceaIing the
dress, of hright-colored lace made over black or
white silk Innings, worn for driving. In
csr-I.. LIT
white lace over bright satin Surah Innings.
The paraso! and bonnet match the mantle
THE FASHION OF STRIPES has even extended
to black materials of light texture and though
patterns of spots, &c, still To be seen stripes
piedomlnate- Black WOODEN canvas stutfs are
extremely serviceable, aud when trimmed with
SILK or WOODEN lace make pretty dresses for
walking or making calls in n quiet way.
THE WOODEN LACE has become popular
that it is now used for making entire mantles.
These mantles are generally in visite shape,
and must always be lined with silk of the same
color as the lace Those made OF the cream. tan
and dark red lace over silk of the same color
are particularly stylish.
TAN CoLoRED KID GLOVES, a rough-and-
ready hat or bonnet trimmed with q canvas
scarf striped in Roman colorS n parasol large
enough To do duty "a an umbrella and devoid
ofnipperiesaD inexpensive chateiaine watcII,a
gauze or silk grenadine veil, long enough to-
cover the face cross i'll the back, and tie in
front In short ends, Il closing straw fan which
can be slipped into the pocket. are the proper
accessories To a lady's travelling outfit.
FOLDS OF CANVAS are basted in the neck and
sleeves of travelling dresses. Any color may
be used that best suits the wearer's complex
ion. Cotton canvas can be bought at forty
cents the yard and these folds be made at
home al Very small expense. The fold should
De cut "a true bias. about an inch wide. one fold
being usually enough, although some ladies
prefer two. The rough edges should be bound
with thin silk ribbon.
LARGE PROPORTION of the soft, all wool,
m f.thr urhi oh,
wear are very acceptable for children and styl-
ish costumes are made FOR the little ones in
stripes, plaldS, and figures. Combination cos
TUNES are still popular and certainly ex-
tremely pretty and jaunty in effect. Reside
this they are practical, since opportunity is
given for utilizing parts Of dresses. dresses
which have been Outgrown and which might
otherwise be valueless.
For TRIMMING summer dresses embroideries
are selected more than laces. Colored eInbroi-
deries in navy blue show red and white effects,
cardinal grounds are embroidered in black and
white, and others are done in olive and brown.
White embroiderieS are in endless variety of
patterns. from narrow edgingS To- embroidered
houncings deep enough for the entire skirt
The all over embroideries, both in white and
colors, are in beautiful open work patterns and
used for yokes and sleeves and the all over lace
nets ioT the same purpose are exquisite in their
new designs.
Pretty LITTLE TOILET for young girls
wear at a summer resort consists OF a skirt of
cream white grenadne, with a deep fiounce
tucked and then killed and set on above a mar
row box-pleated ruffie of pink satin. The bod
Ice Is cut out square and bOrdered with a pleat-
Ing of pink SPANS n lace, if preferred, there
can be substituted "A yoke of the pink satin,
with "baby-waist of the white grenadine set
To the yoke. In either case wide sash of pink
satin ribbon goes round the waist and ties with
generous bow. and ends in the back.
VERY STYLISH SUIT for a miss represents
the Rosetta costume. made in ecru albatross
wool, trimmed with dark brown velvet ribbon
and narrow gold braid. The jaunty jacket is
cut square and opens over "A full vest made of
brown surah, and u sash of surah matching the
vest Is arranged over the hips, terminating in
long ends in front. The effect OF the gold braid
placed at either side OF the velvet ribbon
greatly enhances the attractiveness of the cos
tune. An ecru straw hat is worn with this suit
aud harmonizes with ~ perfectly. being faced
with brown velvet and trimmed with a pretty
etamine scarf and brown quilts that are sprin-
killed. with gold.
THE NUMBER OF WRAPS of thin brocaded
materials upon transparent ground has nota-
bly, increased of late. These fabrics are chiefly
brocaded silk canvas goods gauzes, with
raised designs in silk or satin, of silk grens-
dine or etaInine in raised patterns OF velvet.
These manties are in the shape of Worth Wis
ties, scarfpelerineS. dolmans. with sabot
So re-, vi iols, e,esaht prhsses ior coaching
wear or the races, To answer in lieu of an ele
CANT costume. These are lined with pale gold,
mauve. scarlet, or shot surahs, and the effect is
exceed ngly rich and stylish.
Bison CLOTH. canvas, mohair and serge are
tn fabrics which lead in popularity for the
making OF travelling dresses. The coolest OF
these are the canvas goods which must be OF
aIl-woOl weave. or they viii shrink at any ex-
posture 10 a shower, or at the sea hore The shot
mOhairs are pretty, durable. and make up very
stylishiy, with trimmings of narrow velvet rib
Don, which reproduce one of the cOlOrS in the
two-toned fabric. Many of the skirts 10 travel
Ing dresses are not lined. and the skirt consists
simply OF deep kills. which are first laid in a
wide hem. These Kills are attached 10 n yoke
OF sileSia. which fits over the hips after the
manner OF those attached To- white petticoats
The full apron oyerskirt is draped above. thus
wholly concealing the Joining OF yoke and kits
Ali bodices are iiued with stout surah, when
cGruiort and a perfect fit are insured. and dou-
ole-breasted bodices are highly favored for
travelling dresses, which it is not desirable to
decorate Costly buttons are then in order
THE FASHION WRITER in London Truth saws
Have you any curiosity about the sort of trous.
seau a Princess has" ] have seen the sketches
and materials OF some OF Princess Beatrices
UousSeau rocks One Is q very pretty brown
and blue shOt-tweed. with silk to MATCH The
skirt II of the latter. and is arranged In wide
perpendicular pleats. The bodice and tuuic are.
OF the tweed. the front of the bodice being
trimmed with folds OF the silk, arranged fichu-
fashion. A pretty little jacket to- go with this
gown Is made OF the tweed, lined with peacock
coiored satin. and trimmed with Ike shot-silk
down the fronts. which are straight, though the
Dack nts tightly 10 the figure.
Another nice frock il OF grenat blanket cloth
the long wide plcats the skirt being sepa-
rated by folds OF ottoman silk in the same color
There j. also Il vest of the ottoman, the bodice
and scarfdrapery being of the cloth. A Jacket
u made To accompany this frock, the material
being tnsx6)ianket cloth. IL f:iSteoS from he