Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-30
TEE NEW FASHIONS.

HAR,foEY AND coNTRAsT-LoNa BoAs-vARIE-
TIES OF THE TorLET-LADIEs CRUSHED HAT
PLAIN, PEAKED BoDICE-S STRAW FELT
BoNNErs-BRIDAL TOILETS, ETC.
LADIES UNDERwEAR fits much closer than
formerly.
GRAPE WOVEN CorroN DRESS GooDs will be
In favor next summer
BLACK TRIMMING is now considered fashion
able on all colors, even brown
lNvALIDs AND ELDERLY LADIES are advised
to wear night gowns of light opera flannel
The NEW SHORT SLEEVES consist Of small
puns, or narrow double ruches Of tulle crossing
the top OF the arm.
Low corsages of red velvet are worn with
skirts Of various materials, tulle and other thin
fabrics not excepted.
IHE NEW ORDER of combination for silk or
wooden fabrics is black watered silk with small
waves, antique or striped.
ALTHOUGH THERE Is q tendency to con-
trasts noticeable in many toilets yet the best Pa
risian styles show harmony of color, rendering
the costume artistically complete.
DRESSES OF TULLE OR CHINA GAUZE BRocHE
with small figures or gold or silver spangled
Grape, literally freighted with flowers, are
current season.
The LATEST PARTISAN FANCY is for adorn-
Ing theater bonnets with pins. buckles or
aigrettes Of diamonds. The subscribers night"
at the Opera ComiQue was remarkable for the
display OF jewels.
LONG FUR BoAs are revived, the long-haired
varieties being in most request. These are not
tied as formerly, but fasten closely under the
gun WIN handsome clasp. The longer the
ooas are, the more stylish they are considered.
ROBES OF CEREMONY for matrons are of satin
orocade, MORE, velvet or plush. Satin dresses
have demi trains and panels; or, when made
with plain skirts plated from the waist,
they are enriched with lace or richly wrought
tabliers.
IHE LUXURY ATTAINED in evening attire is
constantly increasing, not only in the gowns
themselves, but in the great variety and beauty
OF the numerous accessories of the toilette.
raucy mas run riot In the matter of halrpinS,
Iauies frequently securing their hair in place
entirely by means of ornamental pins.
PRETTY DRESS for child of ten years of
age Is OF pale brown silk. The skirt is made
feather stitching in cardinal silk. The plated
bodice is trimmed with folds of brown brocade,
with belt to correspond. The pointed collar is
also OF the brOcade.
brim edged with cut green beads, and the crown
Is outlined with them. The trimming consists
of stiff loops of pearl-edged satin ribbon the
same shade as the velvet. Soft greenish white
ae r are placed among the loops The strings
Brown VELVET BONNET, with soft, full
crown, has a cluster Of velvet fans arranged
directly In front. and forming a background for
half dozen canary birds. 1t is to be hoped that
the wanton slaughter of song-birds for milli-
merry purposes will soon be checked by legisla-
ton. How any woman can wear the little
creatures is q mystery.
CHINA GRAPE is a popular fabric though
vests and side panels of white watered silk are
de rigueur with velvet dresses with plastron
OF gimp made of oriental net, wrought in flow
ers or sprays, with gilt or silver thread piece
Oh OF valenclennes Lace revived lace favored by
the dev2tees Of style because of its softening
and assimilating qualities
BoNNETs are still worn for the theater and
for dress occasions Very young married
ladies may replace the bonnet by the great
"Rembrandt' hat of black felt, with wide
brim, turned up at the left, and entirely COW
cred with Jet beads. 1t is trimmed with a TUT
OF feathers a la Lamballe, that is to say, the
front.
"LEr YOUR CARD ALONE. It is enough If it
has your name on 1t" says one of the suffering
beings who wrote answers to correspondents in
the fashion papers. This is truly refreshing;
out the fair QueStiOners, like the young woman
who Kept asking DO you truly love me?" will
continue to yearn for Information SO long as
the English fashionable novel tells of cards with
turned corners.
CORRESPONDENT tells OF a pretty picture
seen recently at a childrens party in London.
The little daughter Of the house was dressed in
brown plush, with sash of yellow silk, and
her doll was miniature reproduction of her
self Not satisfied with this, missy petit
IlOucu lOT yellow FlODOnS LOT ner t1ger-klt-
tens neck, and the three made a charming little
group.
A DINNER DRESS has the skirt of black satin,
brocaded with large figures of frise plush. The
side panels are Of jetted lace, and the black
drapery Is J., arranged in peculiar manner,
has long basques and has full plastron of rich
cream-coiored crepe de Chine. The sleeves
with a pouf OF the crepe.
MANY OF THE NEW IMPORTED DRESSES have
fine side-plaited gauze ribbon, with thin satin
stripes set in the neck and sleeves. It is quite
pretty as a novelty, but is scarcely suitable for
full dress, and not desirable as a little plated
lace for ordinary wear, as 1t brushes very read
1iy, and then looks "mussy" and careless.
ANNIE seG IN ana very course white net lace
same purpose.
A FAvoRITE FASHION is to have long plaits
down the left side OF the skirt and vest straight
from throat to waist, with cuffs and revers of
the silk, with soft grdle crossing the BASQUE
pockets of the silk, trimmed with buttons Two
yards of this silk is all-sufficent to embellish
new costume or refresh one not new, and any
color OF velvet or wool may be stylishly embel-
lished by this black garniture.
ONE OF THE SEASONS NOVELTIES which an
pears to have taken very well is the opera
crush hat tor ladies. A hat that can be folded
as useful TO gentlemen, but ladies who wore hat
or bonnet In going to entertainments where
evening dress essential have been COM
PEELED to leave their bOnnets in the cloak-rOom.
The new hat ObviateS this trouble and necessity,
though it sounds rather "mannish' to Old-fash-
toned ears.
AN IMPORTANT NEW FABRIC FOR BoNNETs is
called straw felt. This at first sounds like nom
sense, but it Is actual felt plated together like
coarse straw. If the felt had been made bright
like straw all elegance and novelty would have
been lost; it would merely look as If the wearer
had had the bad taste to select straw bonnet
for mid-winter. But with the dull thick felt
straw this error Is impossible. For the present
1t Is only employed tor capOtes and it Is always
trimmed with rich, warm fabrics like plush and
velvet, plain and embroidered.
AN EVENING DRESS of pale blue silk has
plated panel on the right side. The drapery is
of cream white wooden tulle, which is very long
in front and full at the back. In front IT, fs
studded with crystal pendants. On the left
side the front and back drapery are caught
together by bows of cream white satin
ribbon, knotted with blue ribbon. The pointed
bodice is of the silk with full plastroIl of the
wooden tulle, with crystal pendants, edged with
lace and fastened at throat and waist by bows
OF ribbon like those upon the skirt
BUCKLES, SLIDES AND CLASPS have taken a
new lease of life, and divide popularity with
silk cord ornaments an ribbon trimmings and
fastenings. The novelties in these fancy arti-
cles are very attractive. Buckles and Roman
clasps especially are holding great measure of
favor, these made of every known ma teriaI pos
sible to utilize for such a purpose, and Showing
a unique and artistic finish hitherto unknown
In inexpensive ornamentatiOn. Their rich and
stylish effect upon dress or wrap make the new