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

OF velvet or handsome cloth is often of rich siIk
plush of a contrasting color.
Coats, also, are finished in the same way tho
mum and hat being often made from the same
piece of cloth or velvet and all bordered with
astrakhan or grebe upon bottle green black
martin, or lynx upon black indigo blue aud
Alaska seal or sable upon leaf or bronze brown
leopard plush, introduced last season, can
never De popular, but some striking costumes
nave been made by combining it with velvet n nd
and Inc cr U, pan o Fronts long lernes vests
and spotted figures arc in shades of brown unon
tinted white, and tho combination is made with
gold. "'''A Vi"
BoNNETs.
The collie shaped bonnets, to which alluded
In my last, are growing in favor. Some are
made In beads, sewn closely upon a found ation
with rim Oh larger heads surrounding the face
others are OF iur or furred cloth seal or astra
KHAN, or the Soft closely curled lam bswOOI. the
con. oi course, matching the trimming OF the
coat or costume, or rather the trimmings m tch
ing the coi Exquisite colts are made of ciea
garnet beads, outlined with cut garnets and
wErh ~i.n snit OF garnet velvet and iaiile, OF
with HeiVet trimmed with garnet beaded en-
broidery, in the form of vest high collar and
bands, or ornamentatiOns upon the front. the
deep collar tempered with lead or steel and this
grey and garnet intermixed In the threads nj
the aisrette, which with its clasp is the only
ADDITION that can be made to the conventually
simple form OF the coli bonnet Next To the
| Golf, the cap bonnet, with its pleated front
Is perhaps the newest and most taking form
SOAe SiO" itu III lOlQS, and cut
| all IN one, with the pliable Drim which is laid
In pleats over the forehead, but not an the sides
The velvet or Cloth may be brown ruby bronze
/ or any Otner dark, handsome shade the linino
| Will be old gold, dahlia, red, wine color or am
Der. The trimming is mounted upon the tor
| and consists OF loops OF the rich blush yelvct
and gold, brocaded, striped or tapestried rib
bons which have been the revelations i'm thi,
department OF the last few seasons Very litiis
| trimming is used upon the late Parisian hon
! nets their distinction being mainly drawn from
| the tastefui shapes and artistic Naturalization,
OF the materials. The novel Distribution n
| ioios, ana fulness in crowns, quite takes ava,
| tne bare-backed" appearance which has he
come matter OIL complaint and indeed I'm ma n,
cases, the trimming ornaments the back of M,
| eHect being less outre and more becommiug tina,
! mas been the case for some time.
THE GREAT QUESTION OF rHEpAy
| with girls seems TO be gloves; their lengths
| whether dressed or "undresseu.n whole an,
| wrinkled q Ia Sarah Berahdrdy or but;oned an,
| drawn smoothly over the arms: whether mini,
/. or embroidered, all of a tint or stitched in .
| contrasting color. The cost of gloves in
family OF two or three four daughters thnt ar
even so little into society is appalling. ~;
| cicussee, bien gd,to,' being q cardinal princnj
| in the American girls code and care of IN,
/ iaultless digital coverings not being among he
| characteristics. The length of the train wa
formerly u test of elegance; now the train
more conspicuous by IT'S absence and th
| length and tint OF the gloves constitute IN
crucial feature. 1t is not too much 10 say tina
many dinner suffers among well-to-do peouI
on account OF the frequently recurring neces