Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-18
THE SPRING FASHIONS.
FASHIONABLE LACES-JACKETS AND PARAS'
VELVET COLLARS-wALKINGD DRESSES FL

FASHIONABLE LACES-JACKETS AND PARASoLS
VELVET CoLLARs-wALKING DRESSES, ETC.
SATEESs will be worn over velvet and surah
skirts.
PoSGEE AND FOULARD win be worn over vel
vet skirts.
PRINTED MUsLISs with floral designs are to
be worn.
NUNS YELLING and crepe cloth will be COM
bined for summer wear.
OPEN FRONT DRAPERY falling in point on
either side, is quite fashionable.
ALGERIENNE or Bayadere stripes of gay
colors on all sorts of wool goods.
BRAIDs, FEATHER BANDS and fringe are used
for trimming mantes of all materials.
SATEESS will be made with snugly-ftting
bOdices lined with muslin or thin silk.
SILK MARABoUT is more durable than
feathers. 1t is to be had in black, white, pink
CHENILLE FRINGE. with strands OF silk braid
here and there, each tipped with jet, is
novelty.
RED SILK JERSEYS are prettily worn over
skirts OF printed sateen or percale figured with
red for house dresses.
GLOVES are TO match the costume, although
dark tan-colored gray giants de Suede are
worn with any costume.
NULL AND EMBROIDERED MUSLIN CAPEs,
trimmed with friil or lace are to be revived in
the coming summer.
PoLoNAIsEs frequently have the body and
back drapery of plain material and the front
drapery of embroidery.
VELVET COLLARS will be worn with cot
ton dresses, and lace and ribbon will be used
layishly for trimming.
TUCKs ARE MUCH WORN; they often extend
only across the front of the dress with a trim
ming of braid above them.
FULL. JABoT RUFFLES of black lace are placed
down the fronts, around the bottom. the neck
and sleeves of dressy black silk street Jackets.
ALL STREET and day house dresses are made
with very high collars, fitting close in the
throat, cut on the bias, and frequently braided
Or embroidered.
SHORT MANTLF2S, JERSEYS, cloth and silk
jackets long newmarkets, raglans, and dolman
visiteS OF medium length all fashionably
worn as street wraps.
POINTED BoDICES OF light or heavy material
high in the neck, with long sleeves of Spanish
Oriental. Fedora or Italian lace are very popu-
lar for evening wear.
BUsTLEs OF STUFFED HAIR attached to the
waistband Of each separate dress are more i'm
favor than steel bustieS. and tits pity but It's
true that BUSHES grow larger.
Box PLATED and killed skirts of block
plaids will be worn with long basques or jersey
waists The only drapery will be q broad sash
the same color as the jersey.
BENGALINE is popularity worn as q skirt
under draperies or polonaises OF Chuddah cloth,
broche or embroidered French cashmere,
camels hair, and wool etamine.
PARASoLS ARE SHOWN in canopy and Jana
nese shapes. The coaching parasol has a cam
Opy top and is in all the new colors and in
checks. French parasols covered with pulled
crepe are in every imaginable shade.
SHORT JACKETS OF cloth are made with vest
fronts, or are buttoned down the 'front.' They
are trimmed with buttons and braid. The vests
are often in contrast to the material of the lack
etwhen 1t is made up as part OF the costume.
A BLACK STRAW BONNET has row of cut
Jet beads inside the fiat brim. The crown is
square and cut up behind. \ velvet bow fan
shaped, is placed on the left side of the bonnet
and over 1t droop gold-tipped black ostrich
feathers.
BRANCHES OF DRIED ScoTcH TH1srLEs with
the seed vessels covered with gold tricotine
Chinese primroses made of laces of the d ifferent
colors of the flowers, edeweiss and Gala lilies
are among the novelties in flowers for trim
ming bonnets.
black Llama lace is revived. and silk lace both
in the piece and wide edgings come in all the
new shades OF brown, tan, steel blue, gray
wine color, olive, moss, and reseda green's as
We'll as black and cream.
A GoLDEN-BROwN BISON-CLoTH DRESS has
the skirt kilt plated. The overdress is of
figured material shade lighter. The bodice
has full plastron; the cuffs and high collar are
OF dark brown velvet, and soft dark brown
satin turkish sash completes the costume.
y BONNET with full crown of cream-colored
crepe, embroidered with flowers in their natu-
raj eolors has brim of moss-green velvet COW
cred with frill of yak lace embroidered with
gold. 1t is trimmed with wild flowers of velvet
In chartreuse tints and has strings of moss
green velvet ribbon.
A WALKING-DREss of green serge has the
skirt made with clusters of kilt plating alter
mating with wide boX-plaits. The overdress has
tablier front and full drapery at the back
The Elton jacket is bordered with officers mess
buttons. The sleeves are trimmed with a row
of the buttons which run Up the outer seam
nearly TO the elbow.
JACKETS AND COATS of light color and mate
rial are trimmed with velvet or satin of dark
shades. They are worn reaching to the knee
The fronts are cut out slightly at the neck and
are o0nole breasted, closing little below the
are cut away with a broad flare in the marouise
style. The backs have narrow coat flaps
A POINTED POKE BONNET of gold tnsel has
the crown trimmed with fiouncing of embroid-
cred crepe The brim is formed OF two shades
of amber beads with double facing of crepe
plating and quilting of gold tinsel lace A
cluster OF Marechal Mel roses and silvery gera-
mum leaves Is placed on the top. The Strings
are straw-colored satin-lined velvet ribbon, two
inches wide.
A LARGE HAT of golden brown split straw
mas tapering oval crown. The brim is turned
up and is faced with dark brown velvet and is
lined on the inside with golden brown silk 1t
Is trimmed with very wide upright bow of
golden brown satin Ottoman ribbon, with two
pointed ends OF brown velvet covered with gold
canvas galloon with steel beads; velvet is
oraped about the crown.
THE PREVAILING STYLES in spring mantles
show combinations of plain and brocaded silk
eAN 'SA'Ss ohO itcc Att 1ney are maze snort
In the back and long in front, and are profuseIy
trimmed with chenille fringes, plain and bead
ed laces passementerie feathers and cord For
young girls cloth jackets are made plain with
loose fronts. eros grain will be more used than
other SILK materials, and costumes of this fabric
ana poplin Will have coats or jackets to match
Oark SILK NANTES are usually lined with con-
trasting surah.
a LONDON EXCHANGE gives the following
description of an evening dress for the tall fair
Crown Princess of Sweden: 1.-The material of
the gown Is pale pink brocaded velvet The
mont OF the skirt is draped in long, straight
ioids over an underskirt of pale pink satin,
which Is edged with quilted ruche of satin
The skirt Is covered to the depth of several
inches with dropping sprays of pink laburnum
roses and buds, with ostrich feathers bending
downward in emulation, as IL were, OF the
humble attitude of the laburnum, the whole
tnterspersed here and there with tiny hum
ming birds AT either side a similar trimming
almost conceals the satin. The low bodice and
long train are of brocaded velvet the former
trimmed around the shoulders to match the
skirt
POisOns and AntidOtes.
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