Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24
THE LATEST FASHION NOTES.
sTANINE-FAsHIoN REyVALs-A CLOUD-LIKE BALI
TOILET-sPRING OvFLTIEs-NEw WRAPS, ETC.
ETANINE is the rage In Paris

ETAMISE, coarse or fine. is canvas-wOYen wool.
The NAVY Blue BLOUSE suit for little girls is
revived for spring wear.
BLONDES AFFECT BLACK TULLE BALL DRESSES
with embroideries of Jet
VESTS COVERED WITH GOLD EMBROIDERY are
used with cloth dresses.
FOULARD COVERED WITH LACE Is much worn
for evening dresses in Europe.
EVEN THE FINE RIBBED knit or woven merino
shirts for babies lave long sleeves.
AURORA PINK, a warm golden rose, is the
late shade of this fashionable color
A MoDERATE-sIZED 1OURNURE gives style to
costume, bat big hustle is hdeous.
HIGH-sBOULDERED FICHU NANTES and plain.
old-fashioned long scarfs will be worn for spring
wraps.
HELIoTRoPE, which is as fashionable for
color as for perfume, comes in seven different
shades
BLACK, WHITE. YELLOW IN ALL SHADES. PINK
AND BLUE are the favorite colors for evening
dresses.
DIAMONDS are worn to excess this winter in
New York. but pearls are the Partisan fashion
at present.
BALL DRESSES are extremely deeollete, and
have no sleeves to speak of; sometimes only
shoulder strap.
The BOYS EVENING SUIT this season is of
altogether out of vogue.
STARS CREsCENTs AND RIvTEREs OF DIAMONDS
are worn in the snowy high coifures generally
adopted for ball toilets this season.
RECEPTION TOILETTE 8 of black Sicilienne;
the bodice and tablier are of brocaded silk
trimmed with rich lace and bead embroidery
PALE BLUE VELVET CAPOTE, with tnv dots
of gold has shirred brim and full trimming
of yak lace run with gold covering large bow
of blue velvet.
The SKIRT LAID IN ALTERNATE CLUSTERS of
kilt pleats and panels decorated with braid is
the style for taiOr-made spring suits Of cloth,
serge diagonal, and flannel
In PARIS the old-time gown made with a
demi-tran which is lOOped en- p0uf for street
wear and worn long in the house. is revived. 1t
Is made of cloth or velveteen.
SMALL PUFFs OF black velvet. MORE, or satin
ribbon, with a small aigrette are very fashion,
able for the hair at the opera, and are placed
little to the left side, in front.
AMONG NEGOTIATIONS FOR TAILoR-MADE SPRING
SUITS are quantities of those fine whipc3rd dag
onals that were in greater demand than could
be supplied last summer and fall.
THE SUPERB BEADED LACEs AND TUILEs used
for ladies' ball dresses form plastrons. sleeves
collars, berthas, and parements TO the low
neeked corsages OF many little girls ball toilets.
The FRONTS OF MANY BALL DRESSES are OF
net wrought with jet. The backs are draped
very full with tulle or velvet
AN EVENING DRESS is made of scarlet silk
covered with jet-eTbroidered net. The low
cut bodice seems made entirely OF jet. The
sleeves are formed of three festoons of black
beads.
BLACK LACE HOODS are very becoming and
useful for evening wear They are made of
figured net. trimmed with lace and jet. Span
ish lace fchus may also be utilized for this
purpose.
A HANDSOME DINNER DRESS has the vest and
plain skirt of dark green velvet the polonaise of
rich green fdiue, buttons down upon the vest
and Is draped nigh in front. falling IN long full
folds at the back.
A SHRINP-PINK VELVET BONNET is covered
with gold beads. The only trimming is
cluster OF loops of narrow garnet and pink vel
vet ribbon on the top of the bonnet. The
strings are of pink velvet.
A DARK Brown CASHMERE DRESS has the
skirt made with wide plaits edged with brown
velvet The bodice Is partly covered by a
cape Of brown brocaded velvet trimmed with
Chenille fringe and broad embroidery of gold
and brown beads.
A RUBY CASHMERE TOILETTE has plated
skirt The overskirt is pointed in front and
draped full in the back. and is trimmed with
cream lace. The blouse waist mas a ruby velvet
collar trimmed with the cream lace and fastened
by bronze buckle.
BLACK BRoCADED VELVET DoLMAN has
sleeves of deep red velvet. so covered with
Jet beads that only CLINT of the color is Wis
lble- capOte to match is of red velvet
beaded in the same way. The only trimming
Is large bow of black velvet.
A PURPLE VELVET bonnet has punches of
lilac blossoms on the crown embroidered In
tinted beads the exact color Of the natural
flowers. 1t Is trimmed with loops of wide
VplVPt Ud urr,Ia sio
The strings are ofpurple velvet.
DINNER DRESS of ctron-colored velvet is
trimmed with narrow bands of marten fur about
the bodice and the front breadth The high col
lar Is lined with pOppy-red silk. and the fiouuce
on the bottom of the skirt has the plaits turned
back from the upper edge, showing a similar
lining.
A BALL DRESS OF REsEDA tulle with chenille
tufts OF the same color is worn over skirts of net
OF the exact shade of the tulle. The neck and
sleeves Of the low cut bodice are finished with a
fulling of tulle- Apple blossoms and leaves of
the most exquisite workmanship form the trim
ming OF this beautiful and airy toilette.
AMONG THE "REvIvALs' of fashion for even
ing toilets Is the low silk or satin corsage under
second one of lace. The low corsage has short
sleeves and Is round on the shoulders As an
under-bodice. cut in square in the neck would
have an ungraceful effect under the Transparent
lace. the low bodice matches in color with the
underskirt.
BRIDAL DRESS of plain and silver brocaded
satin with design of lilies of the valley has
the bodice and train of the brocade trimmed
with duchesse lace. The bodice has the V-shape
opening filled in with tulle. The underskirt is
OF the plain satin with large plaits and has a
narrow box plating around the bottom of the
skirt under the plaits. The front breadth is
draped long and full, falling in cascade at the
left side.
DURING the mild weather shoulder capes of
fur, plush, velvet AID feathers have been suf-
nciently warm for out door wear over the heavy
cloth walking costume. All the newest of these
worn by the best dressed women are devoid of
the raised shoulders. which. as far as fashion is
concerned. may now be considered quite thing
of the past. These shoulder capes will be added
10 the spring promenade toilets and many will
be made with the stole fronts-a style GER
tam TO obtain much fashionable favor in many
varieties OF the coming seasons mantelets and
peierines, and becoming to many figures for
winch the plain round cape is unsuitable.
AaoSG THE LEADING FRENCH NOVELTIES for
spring wear are grenGdine ueoers and qaze
oroche. which are very effective when made I'D
over colored Innings. FdiIle FrancQise. which
has raised design one side and nlain frjHe
will be much used for dresses in the coming
season. Plain black silk also will be used for
cloaks and dresses; the Partisan modistes are
using II for the entire dress as well as for the
OyerirPsS Green il IN 1,ro-