Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-23
THE SUMNER FASHIONS.
SEASIDE TOILETTES- SUMNER SILRS-BRAID
TRIMMINGS - NEWPORT DRESSES - SNAKE
BRACELETS, ETC.
HANDKERcHIEFs are very snowy.

YELLOW in all shades still remains popular.
SILK BAGS for shopping purposes are going
out of style. Q
ENGLIsH TWEED is being largely used for
travelling dresses.
THERE Is LESS GOLD AND GILT used on sum-
mer hats than on those for spring wear.
BUTTONS for lawns and other wash dresses
are more ornamental than they have been.
SILK HosE. in pale creams, blues. pinks and
in black, are ~ be worn with slippers and low
cut shoes this season.
THE MosT STYLISH COLLARS AND CUFFS are
cut with square ends. Plain colored ones are
worn with house dresses
HAIRDREsSING Is becoming more elaborate.
The STYLE however. is still to wear the hair ar
ranged on the top of the head.
SILVER COLLAR BUTTONS. studded with some
tiny precious stone, rival those made of gold,
which have so lcng been popular.
VELvETEES trims many of the plain and
small figured satteens. 1t is only used, how
eyerS, for Teyer>, collars and cuffs.
THE NEWEST BREAKFAST CAPS for elderly
ladies are made of heliotrOpe tulle, with a bow
OF satin ribbon of the same shade ON top
WHITE REPPED SILK in heavy cords rich and
1ustrous. with the court train, panels, and
waistcoat trimmed with pure white passemen-
teries in satin cord and raised chenille. IS the
ceremonial dress par ercetier'ce for brides past
their first youth.
EMBRoIDERIES will be selected even more
than laces this for trimming summer
dresses. There navy blue goods embroid-
cred in red and white effects. cardinal grounds
embroidered in black and white. and also those
that are done in olive and brown
SNAKE BRACELETS of EtruScan gold are COM
Ing in again. one design that is worthy of note
has tie head OF the snake made OF a large and
superb diamond. With eyes OF rubies. The back
a The snake j. also studded with single
otprecious stones, and its tail entirely with sap
phires-
AMERICAN LADIES ARE so fond of black
dresses for street wear that the most untiring
efforts have been made to secure fast black
dyed hose. Success has at last crowned this re-
search. and those goods known as the ''anchor
dyed may he purchased and worn with perfect
assurance of immunity from such vexatious dis
celebrations.
THE PRETTY CHECKED and striped silks make
very cool and stylish suits for summer. There
are very pretty chine silks that are adapted to
the same purpose China silks come i'll white
and all delicate tintS, both plain and embroit-
cred and make most lovely dresses. Embroid-
cred pOngeeS have the patterns done in red
blue or brown on the natural color.
Nuns YELLING DRESSES. with cascades of
Egyptian lace set between the fan or box pleat-
fngs on the skirt and forming the vest on the
ccrsage. are being made this season for dresses
for tine :. fair girl graduates" Still more ella
borate and costly dresses made OF white
China Grape, or white surah handsomely en-
brOidered.
A VERY PRACTICAL NOVELTY is the new vel
vet ribbon bow attached TO a clasp pin. These
bows come in all of the popular shades and are
extremely serviceable garniture. \ lady
has only To pin and unpin them To apply them
To any toilet that may please her fancy. They
come IN sets of six in ~ box. but are also sold
Singiy in the retail stores. There are several
kinds, each very stylish and "Frenchy." For
Cre>Sy toilets in light materials they exactly
the thing needed.
GoLDAND SILVER BRAID for trimming tailor
made dresses has had it's day, and is now sell
dom seen except on white and colored flannel
dresses designed for wear at the seaside The
plaid hannels of French manufacture promise
10 De very much in vogue for mountain wear.
They are handsome and durable. The skirts
are made up either in boN-plaitS. or are tucked
In comparatively broad tuckS almost 10 the
waist, which is cut either in sailor style, or
made IN plaits and belIed in with u leather or
white belt.
BEADING may also be done in the same way
but is more work, and is not suitable for cloth
dresses; only for silk velvet basques. New
Jerseys are made of red or blue stockinette emf
pointed in front, but not in sharp points and as
habft-bOdice at the back. They have narrow
standing collars and cuffs finished with several
rows OF very narrow nre-",lt braid, and small
gilt buttons. like beads, which form the edge to
the front and skirt but not to the collar cuffs.
Beaded cords are used for draping. lacIng and
various ornamental purposes. and the beading
OF these is very easily executed.
MANY of the Eton, Russian. Bolero and
Zouave jackets open over loose blouse vests of
silk which are braided or embroidered in
shaded silks, beads cut jet. The backs of
these Jackets lit the form closely. and finish
with or without position pleatS. In most cases
the collar is Il high military one OF velvet but
III exceptional cases there is made a very deep
turnover, Il Ia Byron, and in this instance a
wide silk tie is laid beneath the collar and knot
ted in front in regular sailor style, the tie
matching the blouse in texture and decora-
ton.
LOVELY MATINEE, completed recently for
tall fair blonde in New York city, was made
OF the most exquisitely delicate and beautiful
shade OF pale blue silk-warp serge The matinee
opened widely from the throat down. revealing
Greek surplice beneath made of plain blue
silk richly braided. The matinee itself WAS
trimmed with the same silver braid, put on in
coral aud vermiceli designs. matching those
upon the surplice. but much narrower. The
long pagoda sleeves were lined with blue silk
and large Vatican pleat reaching from the
neck TO the foot OF the trailing skirt finished the
back portion.
TUNES AND OvERDREsSEs of Madras muslin
Tussore, cream-colored pongee and pompadour
Neliings are all pretty and appropriate for the
summer season. while the eyer-useful and
always elegant black velvet underdress supplies
suitable foundation for each alike. A cluster
OF black velvet loops scattered about here and
there upon these overdresseS add To- their becom-
IlShess. ana suggest a connecting link between
The upper and lower portions of the costume
and a broad velvet dog collar worn around the
throat dotted with Roman pearl beads gives a
pretty finish to the whole.
AN EXQUISITE LITTLE BONNET is made with
ocrown composed entirely of petals OF the white
rose. while the brim is formed of the brown
green tho.n-fretted stems, twisted and plated
together: The floral trimming consists of some
giant mignonnette, copied To a marvel from
nature, and a white rose two. The back of
a gathered
Ing of Inoss-colored ribbon-vclvei and the bow
In front and the strings OF the s:,rf;e a line
of pale gold lace intervenes between the plated
ro,e-stems and the nair, iTnparting a Iiehtness
OF efiect THAT u very becoming.
IN INEXPENSIVE summer costumes are shown
some dainty dresses made OF plain but sof: and
delicate rrOusSei0i'@ c }aipe, the front arranged
In "a series of fiounceS which are first cut into
deep points. edged with narrow lace. and then
piestted up these are called Nandvke fouuceS
Above this Is dr;tped "a very long retliupnt,
known the ''hoapI,etc1de'' by the French.
This i made of NsDtcSgcjciae dc itjte. which is
printed IL small gay designs scattered over its
surface. Lace ana ribbon sarnitures trim this
oNtrdre~>, which doeS not Join in front, but
opens widely from the neck. disclosing Z, pretty
vest ana also the multitude OF pointed fi0unces
upon the skirt This reiiugote model or riding
coat was very popular last season in Paris, made
o. tweed over red waistCOatS.
SOME OF THE BALI DRESSES now being
made by fashionable modistes, to be worn
during the coming season at Newport, re-
markedly ifandSom. One dres, made OF
1aiiie lftncaiSc, of pink coral shade. has a
long train aud . front 81 tuile embroidered with
cream velvet 1owvr> and gold. The drapery
anu low bodice are made of faille. the front of
the bodice being OF the embroidered tulle. \
pearl iriHge surrounds the corsa.e Another
gown made OF a new shade between red and
pink called ">anjal i cut in priuce,Se fashion
and has TIE front embroidered with cr,-scents
In pink and blue pearls Lace surrounds the.
train, and also the low bodice. The effect of he
dress at night i handsome Still another
evening dress. for yOung lady, is made dane
Ing length The skirt il COMPOSED of pales.
pax SaiIn, opening In front over "a petticoat of