Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-30
THE SUMMER FASHIONS
Nh" CoLoRS-A PARTISAN BAsoUE-THE NEw-
EST dACKErs-ASGoRA LACE-A CREAM
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NEw COLORS-A PARTISAN BAsouE-THE NEW
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GOLD TURTLES are the latest golden fancy for
nat and bonnet characterization.
IHE HIGH COLLARS of the newest jackets and
frocks are stiffencd with wiggan.
WHY Nor WEAR the blue cloth Cowes cap at
the seaside here well as In England.
WATERED RIBBONS, watered silks and wa
tered stuffs of all kinds are revived in Paris.
THE STRUGGLE between French and English
styles of dress goes quietly, but surely for all
that.
LONG SAsHEs are worn with all sorts of
dresses, and topped al l6itaua, according to
fancy.
GOLDEN Bears HEADS. with great bullying
yellow agate eats eyes, are found among hat
and bonnet pins.
a LITTLE JEwELED DAGGER pInning the
corsage bouquet to the dress front is the latest
caprice in fancy jewelry-
THE SAME LATITUDE PREVAILS In the
matter of the choice of materials for brides
dress that + given in other fashions at present.
PINKISH FAwN is lovely and popular color
for tailor-made costumes. and may be braided
with either gold or silver and a darker fawn or
tan braid.
THERE Is Too Much VARIETY In the forms
OF dress at present. Confusion and bad taste are
the most frequent results of the effort to be In
dependent.
ABsINTHE. chartreusc and ericsson are
three striking and trying colors in pale
green, which still predominant in millinery
garnitures.
TRIMMINGS OF VELVET. brocadc and other
handsome materials are again carried down
the center of the backs on elegant imported
French costumes.
WHEN dress reforTners make something to
wear pretty, rich and extravagant. well as
comfortable and healthy, they will find plenty of
women TO wear it,.
WHITE SATIN is the first choice of materials
fxr rxri. IL
organdy muslin and fine Iaccs. with 81 profu-
sion of Hover decorations, is most appropriate.
4 PRETTY, picturesque and convenient fish
Ing suit for a lady is of dark green and drab
checked cheyoit, faced and bound round the
skirt aud overskirt. pockets, cuffs and collar
with dark green soft leather.
HE NEWEST JACKET shown by the leading
ladies tailor in New York, Is of white cloth
trimmed in q crack artillery regimental braid
ing and buttons, with gold soutache cord
formed of four strands of cord two gold and two
OF dark blue gray shade.
DRAB WHITE, pure white cloth trimmed
with gold braid when in the hands OF q first
class English ladies tailor, makes the prettiost
and most elegant Soing-away dress and new
market. or travelling ulster that a bride can
admirably.
VERY CHARMING TOILET recently worn
In New York consisted OF deni-trained skirt
of pale blue Grape, trimmed with silver lace
and silver colored ribbons. The bodice was cut
with low neck and short sleeves and graceful
breteues of white lace were caught up on the
shoulders with small silver butterflies with
bodies formed of Rhine stones.
ANGoRA LACE, wrought in exact copies of the
old thread patterns. are among the elegant pro-
auctions of ..hiy novelties of the season. The
handsomest patterns of this lace cost from SIS
10 500 yard for touncngs yard deep, and
nets To match cost from SO to SIS a yard TWEEN
ty-four inches wide. Good limitations of the
AngOra lace can be had for about one-uuarter
the cost of the real
\ New PARTISAN BASQUE is shown made of
corded silk down which are laid fiat pleats on
which are placed buttons or handsome beaded
ornaments. They are cut very tight-fitting and
close on the sides with brande bourgs: some form
a round point in front. the back only being
pleaIed. the pleats orualnented with gold and
siik-eord pendants. IN front the waist and
shoulders are trimmed with silk and gold
paSaementeries.
THE MoREsQUE Oriental and Egyptian laces
are laviShly used on summer dresses for indoor
or seaside wear, and the cream tints seem to be
preferred to pure white. Fedora nets and laces
combined form handsome and most becoming
toilets made up over plain silk slips. Flornc-
tHSs III Oriental net, noted this week at the
most astunishfn.ly low rate of one dollar a yard
for three-qnarter- of a yard widths were oil the
most delicate and pretty devices wrought by
machine on fine white or cream net grounds.
Narrower patterns to correspond were sold at
rom 80 to 80 cents yard.
The Aoor PRACTICAL YACHTING and sea-
side suits of dark blue cloth serge or fian-
mel, with plain full skirt. banded above the
utll With Il white or red strip OF cloth braided
win gold, a blouse under body. and short
WASTED SMALL Jersey jacket. cut away in front
To show the waist line. bordefed all around with
gold English mess-iacket buttons. looking like
string of biz gold beads set on the edge. and
with a stiff high collar and deep cuffs of white
or red cloth. gold braided to match the under
SIX r.. The overskirt is full AT the waist line
also. and has no Trimming. but Is looped to
form bouffant effect over the prominent
hustle.
BoDICEs FOR SUMNER DANCING Dresses
are made in close cuirass shape, sharply
pointed front and back but cut up consider
ably over the hips. A vest a vest effect is
ways seen upon the front. Transparent
s...,T the shoulders and arms through its
sliEen meShc> II "a lovely material. which is
mas.e up over low corsages of American mer-
yetllcuN, this firm fabric being equal to the
natural tension of "A glOve-fitting bodice. The
SILK underdTeSs Is wholly vciled by the ample
or1piEgs and fuot-pleatingS of the grenadine,
niture.
The ADMIxTURE OF DARK BLUE AND DARK
RED is still popular, and many blue canvas
dresses are seen with narrow red braid trim
nings or collar. cuffs. vest and skirt rerers of
dark red velvet There are also dark blue Java
cOttOns, aud these are almost invariably re-
neVcd by red accessories These goods are NOT
attractive; the blue i too dark and the patterns
too vague 10 commend the material on any
other score than novelty. Singularity is the
chief merit of these cottons- In the country
they would be voted hideous. but i'm town many
women appear TO be quite satisfied ~ sacrifice
DtettN DttpIillllgnSss 10 novelty, and these
ta~Je>-
The NEW YORK Post says that veilings this
season in ali the pale colors of lilac biege
ecru, cameo. flesh, green. pink, and sky blue
are handsomely combined with changeable
surSn silks The Russian jacket or the ZDuaye
l. made OF the >uFaH with the undtrskirt of the
same fabric. The long apron overdre,. is of The
yelling. and the vest sleeve Trimmings and
turnover collar and rcrerx are made of velvet
matched 10 one of the shades of the shot silk
In some cases the yelling Is figured with a col.
ored flower or dot in silk. In this instance the
trimmings are OF plain surah instead Of velvet
except when the Velilngs tufted with che
Mile dots W hen 50 figured. the trimming, are
OF velvet ribbon, with added garniture OF
lace.
WHITE Wool DRESSES will form strong
feature of summer wardrObes both for dressy In
door use. and for Out-Oi-dOor at the seaside
and in the mountains. The latter are tailor
made. and but little trimmed, tucks and flat
wooden braid being the choice. The fabrics for
these are twilled serge. bison cloth, canvas
goods. fianeiettes. and cheviots. For Indoor
and dressy wear generally there white mo-
hair. serges. Seilinss, de LANES. albatros> nuns
Cloth c5tinels hair goods, and q host of other
while woolenS which in great measure this
year take the place OF fine white fabrics in cot
ton, for the reason that at summer resorts the
toilets made of the former fabrics do not treble
and quadruple their original cost during "a sea-
son Dy frequent visits 10 the laundress.
n CAPRICE OF THE MOMENT, and one that
promises extended popularity, is the wearing
Of small ornamental clasps medals coins,
and the like, in silver. gold bronze, and half
precious Jewels these connected by fine gold