Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-21

over SILK OF the same shade is newer and gayer
The last novelty is the printed washing net.
with mesh like fine old thread net and white
meaaiiions In lace work, with flowers stamped
on the lace around or between the ovals. Shot
SIX tea gowns or evening dresses with lace
fronts are cool and elegant looking. Daffodil
crepe dc chine or dull silk are the fashionable
tea gowns.
MASCULINE ARTICLES
are appropriated for feminine wear unscrupu-
iously. The Henley shirts are ridiculous copies
OF mems with linen fronts, stiff collars and
1our-ln-hand ties. Ladies' vests in black ar
mure SILK pin dotted with the color of the
oress have the drilling back and buckled strap,
ana the last novelty is the ladies' lounging
Jacket, fac simile of the richly lined ones at
fected by dudes. The model was mulberry
broadcloth with ashes of rose lining in gros
royale and frogs of thick silk braid on each
'front.'. The price was only $40 to keep it from
becoming common. Mems dressing gowns of
quilted SILK or brocade are metamorphosed for
feminine wear by ripping the lower seams half
way and facing them, to open above surah
skirt or slip. China silk night gown was
turned to use by clever owner by adding a
long loose lace front with primrose crepe frill-
Ing to the waist, opening the back seam Of the
skirt to show full box pleat of primrose and
arranging primrose scarf to pass from the
shoulder seam each side around the arm hole
and fall just back Of the hips to the hem with
deep fringes.
TRIMMINGS.
One woman says she is tired of running half
over town after dressmakers. so she goes out to
special sales, brings home the prettiest gown
she can find of simple sort, rips off the trim
ming and puts on something handsomer, fur
Dishes 1t up with sashes, silk muslin pleated
fronts, fancy pleating in pale blue or pink, and
calls her soul her own in comfort. That is, the
money she would spend on dressmakers' delays
she spends on trimmings and pleases herself.
or course tailor gown must be made, but for
the 'slouch" fit prevailing, amateur skill is
quite capable. Another woman solves the dress
problem by O surah frock and variety of laces
and scarfs width of tartan silk basted in
folds on the shoulders, carried in smooth folds
to the waist through large buckle and round
to the back in big sash with bows and long
ends, gives gay little afternoon toilet A lace
skirt and blouse with plenty of MORE ribbon
changes the surah into another toilet. and a
princess overdress of heliotrope yelling with
loose black lace front caught by ribbons is a
third pretty change.
l must speak of the latest invention to give
relief to women's souls and keep the hens of
their dresses nice. When you go away for the
summer don't forget to buy wire dress brush.
like the wire hair brushes, with a strap for a
handle, which will take the dust ont OF a cloth
dress, brush the mud off and lay the nap sooner
than any implement known. The long skirts
are traps for dust and soil round the hens, but
TINS handy invention grasses spots with less eff
fort than brushing ones hair. Further. it
smooths serge gowns and lays the pleats of
tailor gowns in place almost as if they had been
pressed. Such brush costs fifty cents, and is
invaluable for women's and chiidrcn's clothes.
and the way it takes the mud off boys trousers
ia remarkable and refreshing