Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-07
HINTS ON SPRING FASHIONS,
OSTRICH PLUxEs are very popular again.

OSTRICH PLUNEs are very popular again.
Most SPRING HATS AND BoNNE1s are simple
notifications OF winter shapes.
NEW PoKEs close at the sides, peaked In front
and fitting snugly to the head are prettier than
ever.
PALE AMBER SILK, figured with shaded golden
green leaves with trimmings OF pale-oliye velvet,
makes dainty toilet for a ) O'Clock tea.
THE NEW SAILOR HATS OF straw have the crowns
covered with piece OF surah carelessly wrapped
around 1t and held In place around the brim with
many tiny gold pins.
IN THE IMMENSE INVOICES OF French gowns and
wraps, the preponderance OF various handsome
shades OF green, terracotta, and golden-brOwn n
notlceabie, with the next choice for crushed straw
perry ana gray In many lovely tones.
VELVET CORSAGEs, beaded, plain, or braided with
gold or silver, made in Pompadotr style, with
square neck and elbow sleeves, will be very fash
ionaoiy worn at the summer resorts over skirts OF
black or white lace, China silk, crepe Sse, or pale
tinted fOulard.
WHITE AND GOLD and blue and silver or pink
and silver are again among the prominent color
combinations in the list of lovely evening toilets
Golden green in conjunction with cameo pink is
anotner fashionable combination, becoming to the
rosy blonde type alone, however.
In PARIs-MADE DRESSES pale turquoise blue is
brought into Juxtaposltion with rosy mauve and
pale gold, or with orange color and bronze shading
TO olive. Terracotta, green, and bright cherry
red are also strikingly mingled ia tea-gownS and
garden-party toilets OF lace velvet, and shot silk
FEW BONNETs with Ais tian bows are seen,
but they find small favor compared with the high
enumeration. Delicate gold lace and feathery
gold ornaments are much used on black lace bon.
het>. And, by the way, 1t IS said that lace bon
nets are going 10 be more popular than ever before
THE "WooL FoULARDs" brought out this spring
are In reality nothing more than tine o,d-fashioned
mouSselaine de LANES improved most wonderfully
In texture and in tint. These wool foulards are
destined TO md place OF high favor in the sum-
nIer wardrobe for while exceedingly inexpensive
they are fresh, dainty, and ladylike in effect.
ONE OF THE DAINTIEsT FANCIEs of the season is
that OF yelling tlower-clusters with tulle II to
protect them. Thus, French pattern bonnet OF
dark-green plated ruSheS. trimmed with pert
looking bows OF dark mosS-green more and velvet,
mingled with sprays or pink arbutuS blossoms
as aigrettes, Is yelled with puts OF moSs-green
tulle.
RIBBONS are in endless variety. The new EN-.
bossed patterns are wonderfully rich and effective
showing odd cashmere, broche, Persian, and other
unique designs in brilliant oriental color cOmbna.
lions, In which green and gold predOminate
Fancy moral and geometrical patterns are every.
where displayed, and maze one wonder how such
complicated effects are achieved.
CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION has been made to the
increasing fashion OF matching the various por-
lions OF the toilet to anotner yet it is steadily
gaining ground and this spring the current has
fairly set in the direction OF this pretty and ele-
CANT but rather expensive mode Matching a cos
TUNE means wrap like the dress or its garni-
lures, bonnet like the wrap, parasol like the
bonnet, ana gloves TO correspond with the paraSOl