Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-21
minor Notes Of FAshioua

Minor Notes 81 EAshi0ma
MOSAIC JEwELRY In silver settings Ii In high
favor.
TIE NEW PoLoxArsEs are made In an INFINITE
variety Of shapes
NEW PARIS within is to be peacock's plumes
In the couture with narrow ribbons.
FACE Wells OF Brussels net or tulle are now worn
long enough TO cover the entire face.
A NOVEL IDEA in charms for ladies' vest chains
Is miniature oil paint tube Of silver.
FASHION PROPHETS say the crinoline win be back
In ali its "balloohity," within year and that the
hustle is fast being driven away to make way for
AMONG NOVELTIES FOR MrDwNrrR sent out from
London are velvet hats trimmed with boa of fur
that encircles the crown, leaving long end hang
ing behind to pass around the neck and serve as q
boa.
In LADIES' GLOVE BuTroNERs pretty design is q
hairpin OF gold, the bottom of which, bending.
holds BY three-inch chain an almond Of matted
If Prophecies and designs from every fashion
able quarter do not prove deceptive, pufYs, full
drapingS and all styles OF bOuffancy will reach
the end Of their career by the close OF the spring
season.
THE Use OF LACE for neck and sleeve wear is
Increasing. Instead Of the smooth bands of silk
null or canvas, which have SO long been popular,
dresses are made with frills OF creamy lace
plated thickly In at the wrists and neck.
The THEATER BONNET most approved Is pale
United, compact, high-trimmed In front, and
stringless in most cases. Tulle on velvet, the
former raised in airy, towering loops over those Of
the velvet, Is popular combination
WOMEN WHO HAVE PRETTY FEET, and who ind
low shoes more becoming to their feet than boots,
have most ingeniously solved the dimculty OF
wearing low shoes In cold weather. They wear
with their dainty little ties thick cloth CATERS,
which button half way up the CALI They are
fieece-lined, making them warmer than boots and
are OF very dark blue or black cloth.
IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE CHANGE in the ample
tournure wraps are greatly modified, and bOnnets
are lowered considerably TO conform to the strict
law OF proportion.
RoUND-WAIsTED BoDICEs arranged with a scarf
fichu on one side OF the front and loops Of ribbon
tapertng to point on the other are decided
favoiiteS A tasteful manner also Of varying the
style OF plain bOdce-a revtval-is the wearing
fashionable young New York debutante was made
OF pale blue and gold-shOt surah, with braces OF
golden-0rown velvet richly embroided In bronze
beads
DENI-TRAINKD SKIRTS are in great favor this
winter for afternoon reception dresses and dinner
gowns. The fronts are made in the DlrectOire
STYLE fiat from belt to foot, without hip drapery,
and are laid In irregular peatS that In the middle
being being broader ,d than all the Others Figured
fashionable for the full straight breadths Of the
demt-tra1n The cOrsage IS cut with a point In
tnt Udck Vi tne neck, ana rOunQ IN U Suap0 III
front. The sleeves are slightly longer on the
newest dresses
A PARIS LETTER CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING:
'Gentemen no longer thrust their handkerchiefs In
an opening in their vests when In evening dress
As there are no pockets, this useful necessity is
hidden In the sleeves Of the coat. 1t Is for this
reason that the sleeves are made larger. A black
cravat is seldom worn, and never by young men,
The vest has from four to nve buttons The
materials used for dress suits are very light and
without luster Evening shoes, or boots like those
again appeared"