Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-14

PRETTY DESIGNS FOR SUMNER COSrUMFS-rHr
LATEST AND LovELIEsr BoSNETs-NovEI-
sEAsIDE-THE DUDE COLLAR AND TAILOR
SUITS.
LACE DRESSES have bodices of watered silk
of the same tint as the silk foundation skirt.
DRESSES of striped satin surah have the skirt
trimmed with narrow gathered founces. Dor.
dered with ecru lace.
COLLARS. with plastrons epaulets and cuffs TO
correspond are made of cut beads in let am Der
garnet and opal.
PANELS, collars and cuffs of velvet are used
orcamers hair costumes the gathered plastron
being OF twilled silk
HUGE BUTTERFLIES. both of gold powdered
gauZe, silver and bronze are used unon airy
summer hats by leading milliners.
GRENADINES with plush stripes have the
plush so cut that 1T resembles overlapping
shells. Others with wide meshes have plush
dots.
THE FAvoRIrE SHADES for gloves for even
Ing wear are putty and tan color. For wear
with tabernacle costumes there are gloves of
corresponding tint
TRAVELLING DRESSES for young persons are
made with position bodice, kitplaited skirt,
short apron drapery in front and long straight
drapery at the back.
HIGH CoLORs. with full plastron. are of Grape
and are ornamented with bows and ends of rib
bon in some harmonizing color. Pale blue and
pale PINK are a favorite combination.
Low-CRowNED SAILOR HATS with wide
brims made of speckied straw are simply
trimmed with broad band of dotted foulard
corresponding To the color OF the straw, or In
contrast.
For \ SECOND travelling dress to be worn at
Sea nothing equals black silk. 1t need not be
new, but. II well made, by the addition of differ
ent ribbons or fichuS the wearer is always well
dressed for dinner.
DRESSES FOR GIRLS under thirteen are
made with fun skirts, sewed tight-fitting
bodice. without darts, laced over contrasting
Ruimpe. The material of which the guimpe is
made forms the trimming about the bottom OF
the skirt and the narrow panel in front.
FoR EVENING WEAR nothing can be prettier
than dress of pale sulphur-colored China crepe,
ornamented with Russian embroidery worked
on the material ana with gold grelots; the bod
Ice in sulphur silk is finished with embroidery
similar To that on the skirt
A CHARMING SEASIDE TOILET is made of
white cashmere with blouse bodice and grace
fully arranged apron drapery. The yoke Is of
white guipure lace lined with cerise silk, and
the long sleeves are made to correspond. The
Grapery is trimmed with gulpure lace, and the
sash is of broad cheny watered ribbon.
A TOILET OF WHITE LACE opens over q
Killed skirt of white Grape. The loose blouse
bodice has pointed yoke at the front and back
trimmed with rows of narrow satin ribbon. A
broad satin sash passes through straps OF this
ribbon and falls in long loops and ends nearly
10 the bottom OF the skirt.
AN EVENING DRESS of black satin has a long
square train. The front of the skirt has a
narrow foot plating. A double apron over
dress of ChantilIy lace reaches to- the bottom
of the skirt in front. and is gathered high and
full at the back. The pointed bodice has re-
yers bodice and high collar OF lace, and the
sleeves are trimmed with lace.
A BEAUTIFUL TOILET IN BLACK, originating
with "A London designer, is made of India gauze,
brocaded with jet flowers in the most exquis-
itely fine embroidery. The bodice, short tunic,
and back drapery of the gauZe, and the
front is formed of superb jetted lace hounces
laid pieatlngS OF taffetaS. This SILK Is
an exact reproduction OF the old fashioned gtdces
silks now revived.
A DRESS OF STRIPED FOULARD has plain
skirt. The drapery in front is pointed and
reaches nearly to the bottom of the skirt; at
the back IL hangs in graceful folds quite to
wide revers. reaches To the waist line and
opens over a white waiStcOat- A large button
On either side secures the Jacket to the waist
coat.
A BECOMING YACHTING COSTUME is of navy
blue flannel and striped blue and white flannel
The underskirt and waistcOat are OF the striped
flannel. The overskirt and COrSage of the navy
blue flannel have revers lined with white and
show ancnCrs in navy blue embroidered i'll each
corner. The hat is of blue serge, squadron
shape, trimmed with blue and white braid.
THERE Is VERY UGLY, high, dude collar
much favored by young ladies wearing tailor
suits. There are two styles, one higher than the
collar worn by gentlemen. and why such a
fashion is accepted is rather puZZling. There
are ladie, with very long neckS that can wear
these extremes, out even then there is a
stln, set look about the neck dressing that
reminds one of post.
SAILOR HATS are generally worn for water
trips, and the newest ones have higher
crowns than last season, and a few are turned
up at the back with straps of broad gold braid
or the ribbon like the bow in front. Hats are
jacket. To wear on windy days there felt
hats with turned up and divided brims, which
are stylish
ROUND HATS for church and driving in the
country have high crowns. square or cOnical;
brims that turn up turban-like in the back and
widen to a straight fiat, protruding brim over
the ewes. These may De OF either bOucie, Nea-
poIitan lace straw Milan or rouyh-and-ready
braid. The nat is faced with velvet. and bands
of picot velvet ribbon let into the straw braids
emerge from about the third row on the sides of
the crown and cross each other at regular inter-
walls.
GOLD AND EMBROIDERED MATERIALS enter
largely into millinery. especially embroidered
net and gauze. Aigrettes have not wholly dis
appeared. and a lovely bonnet of pale blue satin
dotted with pearls aud veiled at each side with
white lace exhibited an aigrette OF white and
blue powdered with silver IntermiXed with a
number of thistIcs dotted with seed pearls,
which gave the finishing touch to one of the
prettiest bonnets that ever left the hands of a
Partisan miliiner. STILL aigrettes for two sea-
steadily that something different is demanded
NEW FANS shown in Paris of straw and
gauze. the handsomest being the medium-sized
Spanish fans OF scarlet black silk, ON which
are depicted the most tragical events of a bull
Tight These fans have come from Seville, but
may be had at Paris. The price is very high.
GAuZe fans take the place of all others at the
summer resorts. Some OF the lOvelest are pale
pink. mounted on pink-tinted ivory. \ new
shape in fans has recently Appeared, which is
Very quaint. 1t Is half OctagOual, without any
design about the edge. one in black gauZe,
however, had row o. bats in natural colors
the outspread wings forming the edge.
For DRESSING Gowns and breakfast gowns
some pretty striped blue wooden fabrics have
been made up with red collar and cuffs. Peach
colOred nuns yelling make pretty gowns OF
this sort, also brown and pink. They all have
elk collars and cuffs, mostly gathered, and re-
yers al the back OF the waist ON the skirt with
large knots OF ribbon wherever they can be in
troduced made OF the peariedged ribbon. The
ace jabots and rufte> neck and sleeves are
most important looking.
DAINTY Boots in every possible color with
the narrowest OF so!es, heels which seem made
for slipping, and To see how near one can come
To breaking ones neck, and how often are
shown for dress Low shoes are laced, tied but
tohed, and have elastic cores: these are in pat
ent leather, kid, fOXed with patent leather, ana
In all soft feathers, as well as silk and satin
Straw slippers are new To the season, and take
immensely. These beautifully tinted
plated in SO many pretty designs, and the cool
est bit OF foOt-cOvering one can imagine no Won
der the sale Is immense.
The BoSNETS to be seen at evening concerts
fetes and the like are made of Grape tulIe,