Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-11

NEW BRAID PATTERNS on spring tailor gowns are
marvels OF artistic design.
SLREvEs TO BALL DRESSES and other full even
ing toilets are suspected rather than seen.
THE MOST FASHIONABLE coiffures still demand
that the hair fall rather low on the forehead.
DOTTED STRIPES are seen among new designs In
cotton, silk, and woollen fabrics for spring wear
CORSET COVERS Of jersey wool are worn by
ladies who like more warmth than cambria or
muslin waists give.
SOME FINE SPECIMENS OF hair dressing are seen
In the new coifYures which the effort to Introduce
the Psyche has brought out.
THIS MAY be called ribbon season, so profuse
Is the use OF ribbons for the decoration OF dinner
ball and opera, and house and O'Clock tea gowns
THE LATEST FAD In ball tissues is the dduphfne
tulle In all delicate shades, with designs OF flowers
and birds wrought In colored silks and japanese
tinsel threads.
RED LINEN HANDKKRcHIKFs, blue stitched, are
worn with nuns in preference to the more delicate
white cambria, which can scarcely touch fur with
out losing its purity.
WATERED SILK RIBBON is much worn with black
tulle evening dresses TO relieve the somberness
OF the material, and tinseu is introduced into
passementerte trimmings.
PETTCoATs OF velvet and MORE are superseding
those OF satin Skirts OF striped velvet in all the
stylish dark shades are warmly lined with flannel
ana finished with pleated nounce.
DEEP ROUND CoLLARETTEs OF lace are in vogue.
These are gathered to the upper edge Of ribbon
band and fall deep on the shoulders, being curved
upward In front and meeting there.
Young ladies wear broad high collars Of white
silk, muslin or crepe sse in soft puffs with bow
OF white ribbon at the side or directly behind,
with the high corsages OF light cashmere or crepe
line toilets
BUTTONS have lost their identity since the rage
for braiding set in and are OF little importance,
being as quiet in style as possible. The favorites
are the small bullet-Shaped ones crochet-covered
silk.
THERE is ladies' 'rlew Idea Club" in Stock
holm, Sweden, that proposes "to liberate women's
dress from French fashion, by bringing out new
designs for various toilets OF their own invention
Some OF these are very pretty, picturesque and
practical.
NEW GINGHAMs, sateens percales, and printed
cotton goods are being made up for the next sea-
son In very pretty, simple Styles with full pleated
| overskirts over under Jupes, the draping being
effected from the waist line and given easy sweep
by a slash in the overskrt on each side, showing
panel OF the underSkirt.
A PRETTY ORNAMENT for the hair is a "rose
bow" The petals Of the rose are formed OF ends
two inches long OF green corded ribbon cut In
sharp points at the upper edge. The petals are
formed OF many thick, soft loops of rose-cOlored
satin ribbon and few ends OF gilt wire form the
stamenS. This Is set on long hairpin.
A LATE FASHION In Paris. and one Of which the
Audubon Society will grieve to hear, is that OF
wearing small birds wings in the hair at the
opera: Brunettes wear them dyed scarlet or
glided, while the blondes white, blue pink.
While 1t my be cruel IL is at the same time eX-
ceedingly pretty and plQuant In effect
ONE OF the newest creations OF fashion Is a bodice
intended for ballroom wear uniting the half high
and half low In very pretty STYLE This low bodice
seems to be made OF flowers OF light pinked Silk
ruchingS, and the bodice proper goes over the
shoulders in two drapings, which becOmingly
ciothe the display OF shoulders to which some peO-
pie object