The Washington critic., 1888-01-21
woMEN's NEW FANo1Es.
A Peep at the Wonder Show OF Femi
nine Adornment.


Floating ribbons from the back Of q
hat are brought to the front and held
in place, little to one side, by q
jeweled pin.
Gauze fans have floral garnitures to
match the accompanying toilet, as,
for instance, poppies and leaves upon
red, mignonette upon pale green,
daffodills upon yellow and passion
vine upon heliotrope.
Henry VIII. and ''Doge of Venice"
caps of velvet plush are jaunty and
becoming to youthful faces.
PEAsANT cLoARs,
or full circulars of fine cloth, are now
and then seen upon the street, al
though they are more properly worn
for carriage wraps,
New girdles of the ffteenth-century
modes are costly, and display rich
Jewels upon them. These catch up
the drapery folds of the costume in
the medieval manner most pictur-
esque.
0ld-fashioned reticules are being
revived. They are made of satin,
plush or velvet, richly embroidered
in Oriental designs, and they replace
the leather shopping-bags very ac-
ceptably.
A new and chaste design for ear
rings is in the form of q heart com
posed of five diamonds, which lies
flat upon the lobe of the ear, and from
the point is suspended a spinell ruby
like drop of blood.
Talismans Of all sorts are the latest
fad" in jewelry. The one likely to
bring the brightest fortune to the
wearer is the "On1ja," the Oriental
talisman, which is applied to bangles,
cuff-buttons and queen vest chains.
Cases to hold old photographs are
made Of plush satin or costly brocade,
finished with silk cord and delicately
perfumed with sachet powder.
NEW AND BECOMING HAT
for the theatre is of white felt in the
Alpine shape, with crown of mod
crate height. 1t is bound with gold
braid, band of the same encircles
the crown, while few loops and q
gilded cockade are placed at the left
side.
The odd is sought for everywhere in
iewelry, and new bracelets show the
finest workmanship, while gems OF
different kinds are so united to form
the rococo style. They are not worn
in pairs.
A renaissance necklace shows little
pendants of pale coral alternating
with pansies in bright and dead
gold.
Flowers in jewelry are made of gold
tinted in all shades, and perfectly
copied as to shape and color. They
are of enamels, either sprinkled with
fine diamonds or showing a clear
white stone in the centre of the bios.
som. Four-leaved clover designs
have different jewel on each leaf,
contributing unique effect.
The newest nets and tulles are
beaded with and without pendant
drops. The beads are of glass, and
color-lined to match the tint of the
lace net. Others again are opaque, as
turquoise upon pale blue and opaline
upon white.
FRESH IMPoRTATIoNS
of passementeries are rich and costly
One elegant design is several inches
deep, and is composed of bullion in q
combination of low tones, such as old
rose, sage and Gobelin blue. The pat.
tern is an Arabesque, and is enriched
by stones Of the same tints in imita.
ton of jewels, and depending from
the points of the design are gold stone
| drops.
The Breton effect is again promi.
nent in basques, and the plain vest
| front, closing at one side, admits OF
as elaborate garniture as one might
| desire.
Dainty chemisettes and plastrons
add brightness and finish to plain
house toilet. Some have the collar
band and outlining made of folded
moire picot ribbon, with jabot OF
filmy Fedora or Pompadour lace down
the centre, while others show a fiat
ccntre-piece of moire silk, in white ol
colors, finished with collar bant
and revers of black velvet.
Fichu-like kerchiefs, of white crepe
which come from Japan, are wrought
with flowers and trimmed with {
sparse silk fringe; also Canton crepe
shawls, in ruby-red as well as white
are among the neglige shoulder wrap
for winter.
Pointed hoods lined with fur ar,
features of imported medimva
cloaks, trimmed with heavy cord or
naments or passementerie "pieces'
specially designed.
APRONS OF COSTLY LACE
and silk are the folly of the day
Some are in Greek and Roman styles
while others are Of fine scrim, AM
hand-painted in oils by our leadin
artists. They bid fair to have as poI
ular a reign as in the time of Queel
Charlotte, when Beau Brummel
showed his dislike to them by delibei
ately removing the apron of duches
and flinging it behind a sofa.
From our childhood we have hear
of winter lingering in the lap Q
spring." but as pertains to fabrics jus
now we have spring nesting in tn
arms of winter-for who can stan
before our shop windows withor
sympathetic chill TO see the dii
play of cambrics and Scotch zephyrs
protected as 1t were from the "caulG
cauld blasts" by furs and fur trimme
garments upon cone side, and down
California rose blankets upon tn
other. Yet here they are, accomp.
MED, too, by their more high-tone
relatives, the foulards and satteens-
quaint designs and all the mode color
but we will not describe then
rather wait till the ruddy glow is o
our noses and cheeks, and the ting
out of our finger tips. If importel
continue striving TO forestall eac
other in presenting the coming Sc
sons novelties we shall find ourselvt
employing our summer vacation in q
lecting the next winters outfit.
Some gowns for the immediate sc,
, son show the preference for whit
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