Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-20
FEMININE FANCIES.

The LINKED CUFF is generally worn.
STOCKINGS must match the dress or else be
fine black
tbs DRECToIRE REDISdoTE is a feature of
many stylish morning toilets.
RUssET-RED shades will be fashionable both
for the seaside and the river.
SILK or SATIN PETFICoATs will be de riqe,r
with gossamer gowns this season.
The FLAT COLLAR Of our mothers and grand
mothers is now an accomplished fashio nable
fact.
TRAINS threaten to reappear upon the street.
Paris already puts them upon all house and
cercmonious toilets.
The WASH SILK. now so much used for I'M
derwear of both big and little people, is a full
yard wide, and sells for II yard
An AUTHORITY declares that to be stylish you
must first buy your parasol and match all the
rest TO II. both III tint and in outline.
"THATcH' BoNNErs of grass have bouquet
of poppies or morning gIores for their only
trimming. They are odd rather than pretty.
The BoULANd1sr HAT is a broal-brimmed
structure of straw, and broad band of ribbon
which falls III two long ends is wound around
it.
SILK GLOVES, fine, clinging and long wristed,
come III all the new shades and will more than
divide honOrS with kid when warm weather
comes.
WRAPS will be small and extremely varied
including jackets peerines. visites and man
ties of all forms. and Breton. Able Gallant and
Pyrenean peasant capes.
THE FIGURED LINEN, batiste and cambria
shirtwaists worn last year, and those box
pieated and made of plain linen or cambria.
finished with brer-stitchng at all the edges.
Will be III high favor again next season.
PARIS Now WILL HAVE NONE of cakes or
ale at its afternoon teas. Instead it revels In
boulllon. tea. coffee, chocolates. red wines and
sandwiches OF caviar, anchoyy, ham pate de
foie gras.
LIGHT GRAY is now the most stylish color for
riding habit. If the wearer wishes to COM
pllment her escort she will tuck handkerchief
of the color of his necktie in her breast pocket,
So that all the world may see it.
A New BIT of picturesque neck-dressing is a
ruff of large pleats of very rich lace, or lace
corresponding with the gown, which is tied to-
gether III front with two narrow ribbons of silk
or velvet. These ruffs recall pictures of Henri
Deux and Catharine de MGdicis.
TIE RAGE For dresses of fancy wool fabrics
during several seasons past has resulted in the
production Of wonderful array of sheer white
wool, lightweight materials suitable for even
midsummer wear, and these will be in high
NO5 uO IOI all Oh the Gay during the next
season, as the grades reach from the daintiest
and most dellcateiy tinted India veilings to the
most serviceable wear-defying serges.
TooUEs AND CAPoTEs are still very small. vet
large enough for the milliners to show their
taste and skill in arranging novelties in trim
ming. An amazing change has certainly taken
place IN the height OF our head-gear, and grace
full, natural and very becoming styles are every
where seen. though many pronounced shapes
are still visible. 1t is pleasant to know that
the bizarre colors worn last year are generally
avoided this spring.
NEW ENGLISH INVENTION combines an UNI
brella, sunshade, and walking-stick Many
women have become fond of the English walk
ing-stiek used by a small class of daring FASH
ionabie people, but they not yet quite as
daring their masculine friends, who will
often brave sun or shower for the sake of its
sole use. The new sunshade rolls up very
compacty into a little wooden cane with sill
yer knob, and becomes very neat-looking
waIking-stick.