Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-06
yellow with gray, brings out all the latent atmos
pher1c color and has an Illuminating effect.
LQyEIY sHApE OF YIHSH onInR

pner1c color and has an Illuminating effect
LOVELY SHADE OF 1LksH COLOR
A color used last season. but which Will have a
still greater vogue this season for dinner and even
ing wear, is Q lovely shade Of flesh color. faint
yellowish pink, which 10 neither salmon nor mas
turtium but suggests both without being 50 posi-
Ing nesh-whicn II warm and vital-than any
other In existence, and Is only found In evening
silks and In silk crepe. II Ia used for the fronts
sides sleeves or tops OF dinner dresses under black
dress made entirely Of IL EXCEPT the drapery
which was OF white silk crepe, enriched with gar
niture OF softly Tinted pink pearls This dress
ice was q full chemisette OF the crepe with silken
collar wrought and edged with pearls The
sleeves were close, with inserted puffs Of crepe,
the SILK extending through the center 10 the top
OF the arm. thus cutting the upper pun In two
parts and repeating the design at the wrists The
skirt hung in almost straight folds, but opened
fngs OF white silk crepe laid over white surah. II
was altogether q composition OF extraordinary
delicacy ana refinement which could only be APP
MUTATIONS N HEAD WAR
u Is singular how complete the collapse II that
has taken place In the high hats All theater-goers
and those who pay for their amusements have
reason TO be grateful The round sailor hats took
tneir place during the summer, and also the iarge,
successor Is the round hat In dark straw, trimmed
with velvet and cocks plumea, or the oval felt,
brim upturned, two or three narrow bands Of
GALLON for trimming and one long, slender heron
feather, fastened by an oxydzed dirk pin. These
faces. but not TO old or broad ones. These
demand q large hator Directoire bonnet, which
Is the alternative TO the toQue. Feathers md rivals
handsome and costly that they must be used
alone, and are simply lowered or concealed
BY the addition Of anything In the way Of orna;
delicate colors with gold thread woven into the
ground work and forming one-nalf the width The
There are others which show only the brocaded
surface with blended c0loring, and Intervening
OF gold, but the first mentioned are best adapted
70 dressy evening bonnetS These ribbons are
used simply as upright loops. The small crown is,
perhaps, transparent or SHOWS a network OF gold
over color. The SOFT full brim Is OF that color In
the fastening is made OF q full band and bow OF
the veivet, hooked and eyed together, high on the
fAuoR-MADE oosrUMRs
The feature OF the finest tailor-made costumes
ia the quantity of beautiful braiding put upon
them and the touches Of color. which are no
longer arrayed In such quantity or so strikingly
as to be called combination" The costume Is OF
cloth, smooth faced, beautifully finished and one
color, sober green, dark gray, fawn or red-eaf
brown. The coior only shows In the narrow or
pointed edge OF the vest, In wing or heron's
the gloves The pinKed edges in cloth and leather
as mounting for costumes, do not take" for nIst-
class tailor work, although a little may DE intro
duced 1udciousy, without de rimenJ especially for
young girls. There is great improvement In re-
cent tatlOr-made designs and In the average weight
OF cloth costumes, due TO the absence OF over
tapping and OVERLAPPING the reduction OF drapery,
number OF steels and absence OF leSSening OIL Size
In "mattrasS" These changes, added TO the use
OF lighter weight OF cloth, hit many pounds OF
burden from the backs OF women, aud ought TO be
permanent. II physicians had sometimes felt the
weight OF their patients clothes freignted with
heavy folds upon folds, or burdened with jet, they
would have no difficulty In diagnosing their case
and accounting for their "prostration-"
THERE ARE TWO SPECIALLY NEW STYLES
in lingerie which have an interest for ladies who
are no longer young; and while one Is becoming
to those who have grown slender with age, the
other gives an appearance OF height and lessons
nchu In crepe or muslin, laid In soft folds and COM
pleted bJ lace plated very full and descending
IRON the top OF the shoulder over the arm. The
other Is arranged as q double rune for the neck
edge OF the dress. Ribbon loops marx where the
ruf1e ends and the boa begins. new and stylish
CLOAK, which adapts itself to the wants or elderly
ladies', Is built upon yoke OF velvet or plush,
which Is cut high upon tine shoulders and brought
almost to a point at the waist, front and back.
The wool OF which the body part OF the cloak Is
made Is plated null into this yoke upon the suoul-
ders and In 'front.' tJed In at the sides and plated
in full at the back The difficulty OF IL Is la pre-
serving the right length an round. The model was
silk, with an inner lining for warmth; but II
night be lined with plush. II u very ample, has
an inner pocket and slides for the arms. Nate
las,e is 10 be revived this season. II will be re-
oroider1es upon satin for waistcOats with the new
Directoire coats are now In demand; and clever
girls might earn some pocket money by supplying
Them. JENNY JUNE