Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-28
TIE WINTER FASHIONS.
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nowEAR-wokTH's AND PrNoArss TOILETS
sEw1ARxET ooATs-sRAIsK1H wRArs, ETC!
OoLLARs arc lined With canvas and are -
close and high a. comfort will permit
tUR SHOULDER CAPKs are worn, but proba.
Oily are not 10 fashionable a. last winter.
IN boNNEN where velvet and fur are COM
| btned the fur must match the color Of the vel
vet
ooNNETS OF VELVET, with fur or seal plush
| or astrakhan plush brims, are being brought
out for midwinfer wear
BONNET STRINGS are correctly worn two and
one-half or three inches wide and worn In q
bow under the chin
The NEWEST EVENING WRAPS are long
them are marvels Of beauty.
WAISTS are close and high at the throat and
the carts are as high as possible without crowd
Ing the bust too far up for graceful outlines.
FOR MORNING OUT-oF-DooR WEAR, on all
sorts OF occasions, wooden frocks of English
MAKE MAKE ana appearance take precedence OF all
LITTLE GIRLS wear great deal of brown and
red this season, but no matter what the color OF
| be black.
THE PAD OR CUSHION OF CURLED HAIR is
still used In nearly all fine dresses, notwith.
| standing the objections to it on the score of
| health. There is really nothing that gives such
| satisfactory results.
BACK DRAPER1Es hang straight beneath q
| slight looping that reaches not over twelve or
fourteen inches below the waist line. They are
| heInmed at the bottom and in most cases are
entirely without trimming
lam OSHANTER CAPS for little girls are
trimmed with jabot of CLOTH velvet or ribbon
placed erect on the band and crown of the hat,
directly In front. \ small steel, silver or jet
| ornament adds to the dressy effect
| THE Most POPULAR M1DwINrER WRAP for
| LADIES olds fair to be the ulster, newmarket or
overcoat or seal or seal plush cut to resemble 9
mans overcoat but with no effort to make 1t
| look masculine or strong minded.
SEALSKIN, more worn than ever is only en-
| hanced IN popular favor by the number Of seal
plush wraps, which Initiate it to perfection, but,
of course lack the warmth and lightness COM
olned In seaiskln, and which insures its lasting
| popularity.
The CAPRICE OF THE SEASON is bronze tie
with lace like openwork over the top of the
loot lheSe shoes are exquisite in design and
finish, an4 are brought out tor ful-dress wear.
Bronze hose considered the only suitable
Accomplishments.
HAIRY, FELr-LIKE FABRICS and goats-hair
are employed for plain jackets, made tailor
fashion; sometimes the vest and the edging OF
the outlines are made of velvet Les. thick
WOODEN materials are used tor making up
Jackets i'll a more elaborate style.
| EVENING GLOVES vary with the length of the
sleeves, which they should meet In all cases.
Very light tan is popular, but the best taste
seems to demand the use of cream white q
pale lemon shade, and there are many Selec-
lions made In pearl and putty shades.
THE VARIETY IN TRIMMING MATERIALS, in
expensive, but effective and tasteful when we'll
chosen, is due to the pluck and enterprise OF
American manufacturers, who have, by the
beauty and excellence OF their productions in
millinery stuffs KEEP back tie price OF the for
eign goods.
STANDING LINEN COLLARS and gathered linen
friils are worn in the neck and wrists of misses
dresses and also by quite young girls, Us their
dresses are now finished with 4 standing band
For the street white embroidered muslin
neck-tie is worn tied i'll Il very large bow. The
large embroidered collars are still worn by
small children.
| THE CHRISTMAS NUMBER of the IoungLadics
Journal just out, contains among its many
beautiful and practical Illustrations. pictorial
representations and written descriptions Of
| lime fancy muffs, which any lady with taste
Tor fancy work can make at IL tritling cost COM
pared with what she would pay Tor the same as
| an imported novelty.
| THE LONG NEWMARKET COAT of beaver or of
boucle cloth is worn by misses, and is long
enough to conceal the dress skirts 1t is very
| popular in brown shades, but Is chosen with re-
ference to the color of tine hat with which it is
| 10 be worn. Short jaunty jackets OF rough
| cloths are worn with loose diagonal Ironts aud
| short fitted back, trimmed with wide braid or
| fur and large buttons.
! ENGLISH HOMEsPUNs, Irish frezes and
blarney cloths, kerseys, and Scotch cheviots
are used almost to the exclusion of all other
wooden stuffs for street utility and informal
visiting suits, and with such suits q Jacket of
| the same or OF heavy cloaking cloth is the
proper wrap. II the weather is very cold q fur
stole and muff may be worn over the Jacket
and channels body underneath.
BROWN VELVET VIsITE, made by Pingat
Is edged with heavy chenille fringe. The seam,
/ are outlined with passementere of cut bronze
beads broad on the shoulders and taperng to
| the waist line. The sleeves are of toiman
! shape, bordcred with chenille, above which ia
band OF wide bronze beaded embroidery The
| long fronts have bronze pa>sementerie orna-
ments and are edged with chenille. The lining
| Is beige satin.
| FINE FEATHER BANDS composed OF ostrich
filaments for theHcenters and sea gulls, eagle
neck or cocks Fackle feathers curled for the
outer edges, trim many handsome carriage
| tusie velvet brnche embroidered with tinsel
| and silk, and cachemire dm Tibet of changeable
coiors, and sometimes those wonderful French
fabrics in changeabie effects broche with tine
| cashmere beads.
AN EVENING DRESS of maize-colored satin
| has long round train bOrdered with stripes OF
! peacock green plush with fan of the striped
| material set in at the back The front dranerv
| is shirred and caught up full at the Sides open
| ing over front of Malnes lace. The low.
| pointed and sleeveless bodice is of peacock.
with green beads. Folds of lace are arranged
| about the shoulders
FANCY MUFFS OF fur, velvet, plush, broche
silk, and satin in combination, and .trimmed
with lace, beads, motifs, pendants, ribbon,
| feathers, and tinsel embroidery, come In nil
| sorts of odd and artistic FORMS resembling
reticulcs, pouches, fans, ammOnieres, oriental
capes. medalliOns, loZenges, and moons, full
| gjbbOus, and crescent. They are as a rule sus.
pended around the neck with fancy ribbons
| that match the colors and materials of the
muff.
| ENGLISH HATS OF FELT are chosen for
misses; these are in the high-crowned shape or
| else they are lower turbans with the brim
| turned up all around. The trimming of velvet
or plush Is In high loops in front, with O very
narrow band around the crown. Wings, uuills
| or small birds are set in the front trim ming
| The pointed poke bOnnets are used for verv
dressy occasions, and are becoming to most
young girls Very large Scotch caps OF plush
| or velvet with u button in the center Of the
crown are also worn.
VERY CHARMING AND YOUTHFUL EVEN
| ING DRESS is of aurora pink glace silk covered
with soft barege Of the same shade of color.
| The barege forms q deep fiounce round the foot
ana In the upper part tunc fastened up with
| large bows OF pink plush ribbon streaked with
goid, the gold stripes being transparent like
| tuile. There are two bOdIces-one low, with
draperies OF pink tulle; the other high, merely
| open In front and trimmed with bow Of plush
ribbon similar to those on the skirt.
! dARPER'S BAZAR says that amateur dress.
makers are reminded that cloths should be
we'll sponged before they are made up. hence
the gloss Is taken off, and the things to be con-
SlOered In selecting that fab v,,,.,