Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-12
FANCIES FOR THE LADIES.
IRON GRAY is very fashionable.

IRON GRAY Is very fashionable
LACE trims or covers all dressy parasols
BY FALL, 1t IS promised the hustle will be gone
CREPELINE is material likely to be favored for
dreSSy summer toilets
For PLAIN RING, dun gold in rope pattern is
quite as stylish as anything.
BLOOD ORANGE and English primrose are leading
colors In dress and millinery.
GAY ROMAN SAsEiEs are shown so wide that gath.
ereo DOdlceS are made from them.
The POPULAR CoLoRs for gloves are tan, eucalyp-
tus brown and gray In many shades
e.. CREAM YELLOW, white and golden green Will be
SKIRTS GROW WIDER, but only at the back; the
front Is still plain, or with few scant folds
A FASHION ABLE WARDROBE is now incomplete
toilet.
ONE OF TIE PRErrIEsr BONNET PMS is in the
form Of single gold LILY Leaf closely set with half
pearls.
In COTTON GOODS for summer, checks and stripes
Of al widths appear, and pink and pale gray are
THERE Is NEW BLUE, and it takes the name of
Marseilles as 1t is the shade OF blue seen In the
NarseilleS SOAP
AFTER YEARS OF ABEYANCE, the pretty fashion
OF wearing natural flowers In the hair is sane.
toned by high authorities.
WIsTEKIA Is the name of a new shade which is
between crushed strawberry and violet Rosy
lilac would better describe IL
BRAIDISG combined with embroidery enriched
with beads, is very largely seen upon imported
costumes of silk, velvet and wool.
AMONG THE very latest fashionable skirt-1nishes
Is a very wide hem, turned up on the outside and
plped with gold or silver or cOlored braid.
AVERY DESIRABLE article in Jewelry Is the COM
bination hairpir, brooch and pendant, which is
gotten up In an endless variety OF designs.
ALL THE ENeLIsH GIRLS are wearing In the street
long wells OF very fine gray silk gauze, crossed be-
hind and tied In a great bow under the chin.
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manufacture which is likely to be extensively used
wool
A LONDON tailor famous for street suits laws
down the law that to insure perfectness Of 1T
along with ease no waist must be worn under the
jacket.
For SUMNER evening toilets absinthe will be the
favorite tint, and will be combined with black or
primrose lace and bands OF m0ss-green velvet
To MoDERNIzE a plain coat sleeve. either set
band Of braid-gold. silver or bright Shutdown
the outer seam, or else cut out at the wrist
and MI In with q pun Of silk.
IT Is STYLISH TO have one side of your skirt
differ In toto from the other: but II you nounce
one half and drape the other the uninitiated are
apt 10 pity you for having put your frock on awry
1T Is PROPHEsIED that society will open its
eyes over new summer dances, as the abolition of
the train has made possible steps and stepping
whose like has not been even Dreamed of hereto
fore
London's latest fad In hair-dressing might be
termed 1.-The scalp lock-" as 1t consists In a few
nearly upright locks quite on top the head, which
are further accented by some quilts, a flower,
aigrette or "cocky" bow Of ribbon.
IT Is SAID that the new gold-braided and
bordered white camels hair capes are called Bull
gartan simply because they had to be called some.
thing, and the name Marie AntOinetLe had been
stretched about as much as It would bear
In SnK. the old.fashioned lustrous taeta ana soft
tWilled surahs are greatly liked for summer calling
costumea These are OF dull, soft shades old rose
OLD blue and gray-green, and are made up with
vests OF gay vatican embroidery and bands OF tin.
sci needle-work.
THERE ARE NO NEW MATERIALS shown in the
more recent importations OF French underwear.
put there Is strong tendency TO the use OF silk
IKE qualities OF nainsook and linen, in place OF
pefcaie, and fastldIous women are using more lace
than anything else for trimming.
SAYS BOSTON FASHION WRITER: "S0me Of the
new London Jackets are fr0ggy, some doggy and
some horSey-that Is to say, some have braid
enough TO satisfy an Austrian hussar, some have
very large buttons with o dogs head upon them,
and others. what with horseshoe buttons and a
Jockey CUT look - II they would trot on by them
selves