Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-24
FASHIONS FOR MIDWINTER.

FASHIONS FOR MIDWINTER.
NEW IDEAS IN wArsrs-PdfULAR1rY OF oR1xNTAL
FABRIcs-soME NOTABLE TOILETS FOR INDOOR AND
CARRIAGE wEAR-NovKLTIEs IN aRsv1sEA WORD
ABOUT MEMS DRESS SUITS.
NEW PocxRrBooKs are long and slender.
VELVET Doc COLLARS are dotted with pearls or
diamonds.
LACE AND GAuzx FANS are suitable for uss with
simple toilets.
SHOPPING AND WORK BAGS OF velvet plush,
| broche and various art fabrics are shown among
| other holiday goods
Much ORIENTAL COLOR is employed for indoor
dresses, and the eastern tissues are extensively
used for evening toilets
To MAKE THE TAILOR SUIT OF cloth light and
comfortable the best tailOrs use silk for the
foundation Of the entire costume
INDIA SILKS are seen In pale, delicate tints OF
! pink yellow, blue, straw color, and lilac which,
| when combined, blend most admirably.
THE NEW RUSSIAN SLRIGHNG CAPS OF fur or
seal plush are made to come down and cover the
ears completely, exactly as they are worn by gen.
tlemen.
SOME VERY PRETTY PAINTING is done on gauze
fans Many Of these are bright red Costly
feather fans are only de rgueur for very dressy
| occasions
SILVER BRAID, passementerie, spangles and sill
yer thread embroider1es are seen On handsome
holiday gowns OF tulle, crepe gauze and velvet
| for evening wear.
TABLE ScARFs should be long and narrow, 90 as
not to hide all the pretty wood yet serve as mat
while forming a background for the pretty bric-a-
brac on the table.
SMALL PUFFs are worn In the hair to match each
dress Some OF these are Of feathers and form
light aigrette Others consist OF tiny ribbon bow
crossed by snowy pin.
WAISTS ARE No LONGER PERFECTLY PLAIN.
They have either puff1ngs vests, imitation corse-
lets, or inserted pieces In all shapes Various
styles OF reyers are also seen on waists.
JAPANESE EMBROIDERY is very effective for wrap
! pers when used as applique ON plain fabrics The
or nsa at and
BLACK AND WHITE Spanish blonde mantillas are
employed to throw over the head or shoulders at
the opera or theater Small hoods Of ruby velvet
| lined with pink are also worn. They are trimmed
with TUFTS and with bows OF pink satin.
THERE ARE ORIENTAL, Turkish, Syrian, Grecian,
and Bulgarian jackets. All are very short, and
the sleeves are about hand long, with silk
chemise sleeves falling below. These jackets are
OF such materials as Algerian tissues or embroid-
cred India gauze.
LONG CLoAKs falling to the bottom of the dress,
princess STYLE are not In great favor Paris as
| last year. Ladies prefer the shorter plush gar
mentS, which in themselves are very ornamental,
and provide for the display of elegantly FASH
A Rich DRESS FOR INDOOR WEAR is of garnet
and old gold satin, trimmed with fur and white
| lace The garnet satin princess dress opens in
'front.' The train OF the same satin is joined to the
| skirt and surrounded by band of fur. A band OF
the rr is down each side OF the front Of the waist
| and on the back Of the neck.
| GREAT INGENUITY and endless variety are
noticed in the new winter cheviots and other
| fancy woOens. In addition to the long popular
heather mixtures are now introduced most Of the
'Sult1ngS' formerly worn by gentlemen only.
These all-wOOl fabrics are intended strictly for
| travelling and promenade wear.
| BUTTONS hold very prominent place among
| winter trimmings. Some OF them have very
| curious designs producing the effect of small
Japanese houses. They are intended for TRIM
ming Jackets, and are sometimes OF brOwniSh- red
| bronze to match the cOlOred fancy cloths now so
| much used for waists and Jackets.
DINNER DRESSES vary according to the occasion
they are intended for For small informal dinners
ordinary short dresses like those used for visiting
purposes are most suitable. These may be well
| trimmed with embroidery, plastrOns, &C. For
large dinners real evening toilets are best as in
| many cases the entertainments are followed by
| concert or theatrical performance.
| THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF SLEEVES in wear in
Paris this winter. Some are perfectly fiat with
small velvet sleeves falling below. The small
| sleeves may be OF some beaded tissue which
should always be unlike the material OF the dress.
On the upper part OF the sleeve is an epaulet en-
broidered with beads or a Jockey. The real
| Italian sleeve Is much used for womens and
| ch1ldren'S dresses.
| NOVELTY among the minor articles of dress is
| the pompon made OF bands Of tafTetas or faille,
either cut out on either side or fnged The fringed
part is very narrow and the bands may be in seve-
raj colOrS. Each OF these Is doubled over like the
leaf OF daha, and all the pieces are punched to-
gether mixing colors such as garnet, pink, straw,
RED, cream &C. These pOmpOns are employed In
| the same manner as punches of flowers or ribbon
bows would be.
HANDSOME PARTISAN TOILET has cloth skirt
OF pearl gray, plain in front and garnished at the
sides with panels Of striped plush OF the same and
Il fnht GhoAo Of
of these panels is revealed with the movement OF
/ walking. The cloth cOrSage is laced In the back
al and has high neek6and OF plush; around which
| Is 1rreguarly crushed into soft crown, bound in
plush and twined with gray wings,
| BESIDES THE CAsENKNf and heart-shaped cor
sages for balls and the opera, there is revival
this season Of the old-fashioned decollefe bodice
which rounds upon the neck, front and back in
a semicircle, leaving the shoulders covered. With
regular lOw-necked bodices reappear the diaphan-
| Gus and becoming draperies OF silk tulle India
gaze, or crepe lisse, arranged In soft folds over
| the neck and shoulders, which add grace and
modesty to this usually Objectionable style OF
| cOrsage.
BAGS THAT can be made to do double and treble
duty as wall pockets for shopping, work and other
purposes, come in various forms, double saddle
| bags, old-fashioned square, 0blong and melon
shaped reticules, and are made Of plush hoche,
! art embroidery StuffS, Sat1n wide sash ribbons
velvet, and are decorated with motifs OF en-
broldery, applique work of various kinds, with
! Do"o VI pidCcu just Wutr6 french
| woman would place bow with tinsel, jet and
other beads, and the holiday trade In these OBJ.
jects Is immense.
TOILET Of coarse brown wooden goods and
plush has the skirt open on the left side over the
breadth Of plush. On this plush are six bands
OF velvet with silk Olive-shaped ornament on the
END OF each. The wooden tunique forms an apron,
which Is plated to the belt, and raised over the
| right hip. The left side OF the unique has
fringe trimming OF Olive-shaped ornaments A
band OF velvet is on the lower part OF the apron.
| The back pulling terminates on the left side in a
short end, bordered with fringe. The waist has q
small point In front, and there are ends down the
| sides and back 1t opens in front over brocade
pastron- reverS Is on the left side Of this plas-
trOn.
Who Wrote Them1
APT SUBJECTS FOB TESTING AN ACQUAINTANCE WITH
LITERATURE
l. The glory that was Greece
And the grandeur that was Rome.
! 2. cowsl1p by the rivers brim
yellow cOwsl1p was to him,
And it was nothing more.
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