The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-12-18
Erening Dresses and Novelties.

On fashionable evening dresses the tulle
founces are laid in wide layers, resembling
those on the skirt of q danseuse's costume.
These are chiefly in black, color ex-
tremely popular for evening wear this
season. Many toilets for the theater are
also of black, but pink is the prevailing
tint IN these toilets.
On the opening night of the German
opera season at the Metropolitan Opera
House, in New York, most of the notable
toilets were in pink. The dresses worn
We're by no means so decollete as has been
the usual fashion in past seasons. A few
young ladies present wore white; Nile
green, which is also popular color for all
kinds of evening dresses, pale gray, and
mauve were also favorites. Flowers We're
not very extensively worn, although in
former years opera toilets were not COM
plete without the addition of large bouquets
for the cOrsage.
On an evening dress a pretty fashion is
to arrange a string of roses from the right
shoulder, across the front of the corsage,
to the left hip, where it is fastened. On
tulle draperies roses are sometimes fastened
here and there, and the effect is extremely
delicate.
On the skirt of street costume which
was of plain wooden material, dark green
In color, pieces of dark brown silk, several
inches wide, were sewed so as to form
zig-zag lines across the skirt, producing
rather an odd effect
Of late years much more attention has
been paid to childrens fashions than for
merly, and the dresses in which our little
people are now seen are quite as tastefuly
contrived as those of their elders. A pref
ty dress for little girl aged about five or
SIX years is made with little jacket and
Killed skirt of plain wooden material. The
former has flowing vest of surah beneath
it, with plastron of velvet added. The
collar and cuffs are bordered With beads,
being also made of velvet.
4 Jersey is very useful garment for all
occasions. Ii can be worn with last sea-
sons skirts for ordinary occasions, and is
servlceable at all times for wear indoors.
Black, navy-blue, dark green, and brown
are the colors for the season, and most of
the shapes are made with position backs.
Some models show vests of white serge.
In Jewelry for the season a large variety
of stones and settings will be worn. The
meonstone Is very popular just now for
brooches and pms, and amber is used for
various dress and hair ornaments. Enam-
eled brooches are in landscape designs. or
marine pictures. Onyx and pearl orna-
ments are quite extensively in favor.
\ novelty In furs is a dress made entire
~ of seal-skin. 1t is. of course. very sim
pie IN IFS form, the skirt having three box
plaits behind, and being otherwise entirely
plain. short jacket waist is worn, with
sleeves fitting nearly as close as do those
of an ordinary velvet or plush basque.
such dress is trimmed with silver or blue
fox f5s4
Speaking of beads and passementerie,
they are used on almost all kinds of cos
tunes and on all occasions. The one great
difficulty aboHt them is, however, that thew
desert the dress to which they are attached,
one by one. wherever the wearer goes, I'M
I'll finally she finds her trimmings to be
bead passementerie only in name. / know
one LADY Who, whenever she has a dress
made requiring passementerie trimming,
ssvs every separate bead on with double
silk thread, SO as to effeciually prevent
their falling OF. But this is far too tedious
practice for most ladies to indulge in,
unless they are endowed with superhunlan
perseverance and an unlimited amount of
patlc nc
\ great deal Of taste is being expended
just row by modistes upon morning wrap
pers, breakfast gowns aud neglige cos
tunes. The materials are usually light
AMI dainty; the trimmings are simple. rib
bon bsins extensively used, and the shapes
are usually loose and flowing.