Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-13
THE SPRING FASHIONS.

TEA GowSs-THE NEW wooLENs-PRIN-
CKssE DRESSES ETC
PALS BRONZE Is a popular color IN spring
goods.
PALE BLUE SATEEN has pinhead dots of car
diaaI.
STRAW HATS are in Spanish and Tyrolean
shapes.
SOME OF THE STRAW HATS have Rembrandt
brims.s
FLowKRs wiz be arranged as pompons and
aisrettes.
PoNGkE SILK embroidered with chenille Is q
novelty.
LONG AND SHORT DRAPERIEs will be equally
In style.
THERE WILL BIZ ANOTHER season of black
hosiery.
BEAD TRELLIsks are a feature In dress trim
mings.
AMBER BUTTONS are fused to trim moss-green
velvet dresses
GILM BEADS will give place to those of copper
and bronze.
SURAHs AND RHADANks in delicate tints con-
tinue in favor.
BEADS OF ALL KINDS remain in high favor
for bonnet decorations.
The MosT BECOMING metallic gauze bonnets
are those of gold thread.
BIC AND LITTLE BoNNETs viii both be fash
iOnably worn this spring.
Huge BOUQUETS are again in favor, but they
are not pretty for all that
PARIsIAN NANTES for spring wear are Dor
dered with chinchilIa fur.
JET AND OxIDIZED SILVER BEADS are COM
bined in the new galloons.
CREAM, ECRU AND GRAY CROCHET LACES will
be used for dress trimmings.
SAILOR HATS with broad brims are among
the various shapes in straw
A ESPECIALLY PRETTY DRESS Is Of pale blue
crepe de chine and faille.
BRIGHT SCARLET FLOWERS of all kinds are
in high favor tor interior decorations.
GAUzE RIBBONS and gauzy fabrics play an
important part in millinery goods.
SPRING JACKETS are made longer, but re-
main shorter in the back than in front
GUIMPEs AND PLAsTRONs will be worn with
dresses of every sort of material.
FINE CORDUROY viii be used for cuffs, collars
and revers for WOODEN dresses tor children.
The POPULAR GRETCHEN DRESS will be worn
during the coming season by little girls
BRAID Is USED for trimming flannel and
lightweight cloth dresses for young girls.
TARTAN PLAIDS of soft silk Grape will be used
In combination with plain materials.
SILK CASHMERE has sillzen luster and Grapes
as gracefully as its wooden namesake.
YELLOW will be combined with black, white
and the dark shades of yellow-brown.
The PRINCESS OF WALES disapproves of dress
improvers, crinolettes steel and starch.
The FRENCH PARAsoL is deeply curved and
has long scallop in the center of each gore
GAUzE RIBBONS have velvet stripes in con-
trasting eolors or are embroidered in selfcolors.
SHIRRED BoDICEs have sleeves to correspond,
resembling the old-time leg-ofmutton sleeves.
FOR SPRING WEAR arrangements in stripes
will be as varied as during the past season.
THE NEWEST NECK BANDS, or dog collars,
are SO high that they threaten TO cut off lady's
THE JAPANESE PARAsoL has turned-back
points, suggesting the petals of the Japanese
CHANTILLT LACE, with jet pendants, is
much used for trimming dresses of cere-
mony.
SKIRT FRONTS, revers and Figaro sleeves
are entirely of passementerie or openwork en-
sroidery.
SUMNER BoNNETs are 10 be trimmed with
three or four colors. so that they can be worn
with three or four costumes.
BRowS, BEIGE and fawn-color are the leading
tints OF grave eOiOrs. Pink will be much worn
ihe new shade is called Venus.
BEADS OF ALL CoLoRS, SIZES AND SHAPES
Will be used for bonnet establishment amber
ana dark brown being especially liked.
CHENILLE FRINGE, passementerie, lace and
feather bands are employed to trim the small
NANTES for spring wear.
COLLARS, CUFFS AND CHEMIsETTES are made
of printed cambria. The collars worn with
closely b1ttoned bodices often open at the side.
THIS summer by wreaths of fine bead leaves,
strung on wire, or by garlands of flowers or
trails OF rose leaves.
PoMPADoUR RIBBONS with vines or
-sprigged" in delicate colors and narrow satin
ribbons will be used for dress trimmings as well
as for millinery purposes.
VELVET CAPS RoR MORNING WEAR are in
capote shape, edged in front with a double frill-
ing of broad lace and trimmed with loops and
ends OF wide ribbon velvet.
THE SUMNER Wells are to be dotted, but only
with the tiniest of spots, scarcely visible at a
little distance They may be of any color or of
black or white.-B0stOn Transcript.
LABRADOR BLUE promises to be one of the
popular shades for spring wear; it is a very
much brighter color than has been worn lately
but does not promise to be generally becoming
PLUSH MANTELs, corresponding TO the dress
Ia color, are trimmed with Angora lace of the
same or cream color. The lace is used in pro-
fusion as ruches and jabOts.
FIGARO JACKETS OF DARK VELVET, sIashed
from the throat 70 the bust, are worn over light
surah vests with afternoon dresses of wool or
SILK The siashing on the sleeves corresponds
70 that on the front.
The SEASON says: Bracelets and brooches
made OF strong, massive gold wire twisted into
the wearers initials are exceedingly nice
style of jewelry TOR children and young girls
Tor whom, on account OF their simplicity, they
are especially suitable.
aA-<,'|A~' nave IueiT appearance
variety of novel shapes and fabrics Etamine
with embroidered stripes and embroidered or
printed Grape are the newest materials with
which they are covered. Lace covers are used
over shaded silks OF various hues
SOME OF THE SKIRTS for young girls are
made with wide bOx-plea.s and are without
crapery ,alCOsely-knotted sash being worn with
them They are trimmed with broad band of
striped material placed a few inches above the
bottom.
FASHIONABLE lJRF -SNAKEEsS are iDtroducino
greater elegance into toilettes for the house
very handsome tea-gOwns made up Of very rich
materials, deliberately trimmed with lace and
opening IN front over a silk or satin tabIier are
greatly in vogue IS home dinner toilettes
PKINCEssE DRESSES, both long and short.
Promise TO have an unusual popularity the
coming summer. Many of the very beautiful
evening toilets for watering place wear are
mate IN this fashion, and not a few button or
lace In the back-a style only becoming to
tnoSe with the most gracefully moulded
figures.
A BONNET with soft crown of amber aud
brown orocade has a high-polnted prirn sion
ing at the sides, covered with amber beaded
gallOon- n large bow OF brown moire ANTIQUE
ribbon Is placed in front OF the crown the cross
loop or tie bow passing over the point of the
brim and filling in the angle. The strings OF
the same width ribbon, pass around the brown
and tie in a large bow under the chin
DRESSES OF CHAMBERY, fouiard or summer
silk have the front and sides edged with en-