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

sity for new pair of gloves. 'Girls, canno OF
ask your father for money for gloves again SO
soon, urges the mother. "But we must NAY
them. mama, and what can We do: You woula
not nave us wear these shocking old things, anu
you Know the stanton girls never come he ,,,nn
any tnlnS less than the very finest twefve-Outs.o,
Partisan make; twenty -four, if they wear short
sleeves, ana we must wear short sleeves ,,uS
night" The mother signs and begins to think
how much she can take out of the table allow
ance.
For there are gloves and gloves. The "cheap"
Ihey cannot be found in cultivated tints anu
colors. They cannot be relied upon for accuracy
TSe n are Of yeeK good
In cut and finish, toned to suit any toilette, anu
graded to any length of sleeve, or no sleeve q.
they begin at two dollars and quarter and Two
dollars and half for six and eight button
lengths, and they work up to five dollars Isr Ies
reaching to the middle of the upper arni2
me inner the glove the palmer 1t is. Gi0 owes
windows, but ladies do not buy them: They
are stu devoted to the tan, .ecru, coffee ana
sandstone tn1s with black for ms
never white kid gloves, formerly. Long
ivory gloves of undressed kid have, however,
with black and white toilettes, ivory satin be-
ing combined with black velvet in one instance
ana covered with an exquisite open embroidery
ana In another case with Chant1lly lace, IN
combination with satin-fnished grosgraln
AN open collar, In one case, was lined Win tne
CiholoiucTS WHICH formed the uOuG VI thS
bodice. over a white satin lining, in the other
the lace formed full front over white satin
vest, tied across at the waist line with piacK
satin ribbons.
BLACK NECK WEAR
has always been more or less of difficulty.
1t is SO seldom becoming, but something In the
way of dressy collar or finish at the throat is
often required with handsome black dresses.
One enective resource has been found TINS
season IN beaded bands and collars: the peads
sewn on straight bands and finished with
pendant fringe straight, Or pointed, or some
times finished in irregular points or scailops;
the lower edge formed by long and nat, pear
or diamOnd-shaped jets, which add much To the
effect. These jetted collars were new this sea-
variety. but they have proven so taking" that
they are now made in beaded grey. steel ana
other varieties of colored beads, including
bronze, which looks well upon bronze velvet, or
velvet and wool.
THE FAN OF THE SEASON
is the "Juliet." It is of feathers, ostrich or
marabout. is oval in form and hangs from the
side like the pocket from noyendge girdle. 1t
costs from thirty-five to fifty dollars, is of pure
white or grey tinted feathers, and when of
marabout the ''airy not hings are fastened with
beads OF small gray birds, or with one larger
and with wings ready for flight. These fans do
not close and to them chains are often attached
which can be put through the belt or fastened to
the bodice. There are other feather fans which
also carry with them great distinction. These
close, are of beautiful white or gray curled
ostrich feathers, with costly mounts of shell
and pearl, corded or gold and silver Ornamen ia
ton; they are about as expensive as the more
youthful and fanciful outlets but they are
more permanent and always in fashion.
The transparent fans are not likely to be a
very popular or long-lived craze; they too
frail and too easily injured. Besides. they are
now made in materials which must quickly de-
stroy the prestige that depends absolutely
upon delicacy and daintincSS OF appearance
and finish. There is something vulgar and i'll
cOngruOuS in the association of cotton lace and
Rhine stones, with manipulating of leaf and
flower upon silk gauZe; particularly as the lace
soon looks irredeemably shabby, and the stones
set in the sticks renders them heavy and tears
them away from the gauZe. These unhappy
conjunctiOns are, however, among the ''nOvel-
ties and their show and glitter captivates
delicacy of the material upon which it is eS-
pended.
LEATHER GOODS
are among the most attractive of this seasons
holiday wares. The limitations are of course,
not worth much, but the ivory feathers in an
tiQue tmiSSal) designs, the stamped and metaled
feathers. the crocodile and bronzed Japanese
productions are very attractive and fur
niShed in finer style than ever before, the inte-
riOr lining being not inlTcqueutly of white
leather, soft and fine as satin, or watered silk,
mounted with real old or oXydized silver or
bronZed metals. elephant hide bags is a
new use to which to put the tough and unbeau-
tlfu skin of the biggest and uglie>t OF the beasts.
They are hardly suitable for ladies use, but, of
course, can be relied upon for service and would
be highly priced by the man who takes freq ueut
runs from one city to another and wants q
bag that will bear knocking about.
JENNY JUNE.