Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-30
NOTES ON SPRING STYLES.

CANOES set in gold wire are in favor
PLATTER than an inverted soup-plate are
some of the newest hats.
MoUssELISE DELAISE with very deep borders
will take the place of nuns yelling in this
summers gowns.
CREAM WOOL sparsely dashed and splashed
with bright color will be the favorite stuff for
summer tennis gowns.
ALPACA is likely to be a favorite stuff this
spring. 1t comes plain, in stripes and with
flower and lace patterns printed over it.
FLAME DE PoScH is one of the newest Partisan
colors. 1t is of an amber-violet shade. the
exact color spirit takes when subject to fire.
ETRUscAS RED and the shade of terracotta
with tinge of copper in the sheen, are much
used IN combination gowns of fine wool and
silk.
GOLDEN GARTER CLASPS richly chased and set
with diamonds, ruby, or turquois are among
the things one may buy for his own women
folk.
The PRETTY NEW ToREADoR VESTS are made
wholly of embroidery to wear beneath the EN-
pre- jackets of velvet, accompanying stylish
home toilets.
HE PELIssE reappears in force in the spring
lmpOrtations, and now has sleeves full forty
inches wide ut the top and gathered into enor-
nous puffs at the arrnhole
PARTISAN FANCY for ball gowns is to wear
draperies of gauze either white embroidered
with black or black embroidered with white
above gay hight satlns, and to hold the thin
fabric IN place with many bows of narrow rib
bon matching the foundation in color
THERE are at least twenty-five different and
distinct shades of green visible in the great
emporla OF fashion this year, ranging from the
palest water tints to the deep moss and myrtle
shades, all the varying tones displayed in
nature being perfectly reproduced in art.
The So-cALLED GREEK PoLoNA1sE is a prin-
ceSs garment cut full upon the right shoulder
and draped across slightly below the left hin.
The back falls quite straight and at front there
are breadths reaching from the belt to the foot
under the polonaise.
PARAsoLs OF RICH BRocADE have sticks that
show half yard when closed One style has
ribbon so placed about the edge as to form a
cluster of upright loops when the article is not
IN use. Sun umbrellas are of plain silk, with
handles just eight inches longer than their
ribs.
DRAPERIEs are seen upon the skirts Of nearly
all the spring gowns, but they are soft and
cinglng. with no suspicion Of bouffancy about
the nlps or back. The Greek apron is very
much used. 1t falls straight and open at one
side, and Is drawn up in full jabot folds under
big cabbage bow upon the other
1HE JACKET is utterly out of place over a
directoire gown. Instead, one must wear
eilner mantle with four capes at the back
and long fronts with wide lapes at top, or else
SIX capes all around made in cloth of two
colors, SIMPLY cut upon the edges and finished
al the throat with high collar and flamboyant
BUCKLES, clasps, slides, and hooks in cut
steel, gold, silver. onyx, jet, or pearl are used
with free hand this spring. both in millinery
and In the formation of stylish empire and
dlrectolre costumes. Braids of silk, gold
SILVER, and soutache are still highly popular as
dress trimmings; these put on in rows or cross
ing each other III Grecian and other designs.
WASHING Silks, also called silk cheyiots. are
among the spring importations These are
made INTO pretty redingote tea-gowns. feather
stitched louses, skirts. &c. They are also used
IN the formation of night-dresses and under
wear Tor summer use. For tea-gowns they are
shown In dull soft colors, in stripes pale rose
and hight willow green. with cream color. or
ciel blue, with chamois and pink olive with fine
touches OF cardinal and golden amber, &c.
A MAGNIFICENT TOILET sent to America for
a wedding reception in Washington from a
West End house In London, is made of royale
armure brocade, the sumptuous pattern showing
| rare blending OF the various exquisite tints OF
violet, mauve, and palest lilac. forming wiste-
ma and heliotrope sprays, ON a ground of pale
gold shot with faintest rose. The petticoat is
OF plain violet amure royale, with gold and
lilac arabesques as a bordering at the hem
The bodice Is cut in Pompadour style, and be-
low this Russian haf-vest of violet silk which
folds over an inner vest Of point lace.-Ne,c
] York Ersning Poet