Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-19

habits togsther. Bathing corsets for bulky
people are made roomy, Of porous material
and with busks which do not rust in salt water.
The best brocade and satin corsets have large
nook set on the front and back OF the waist to
catch in an eye or loop on the corsage to pre-
vent its riding up" in awkward fashion. 1t is
in such little details that the good style and
adjustment of dress depend.
From new dresses abroad the following notes
are taken: Black crepe de Chine costume, fg-
ured with bouquets in dull Eiffel red and gobe-
lin blue. upper sleeves, chemisette and side
panel Of gobelin crepe; dinner dress OF floral
crepe, as il Ia called with spray Of pink haw-
thorn on black ground. made with yoke of
drawn black lace over old rose. White dotted
muslns, muslins embroidered in sprigs and
white net dotted with silver are much worn
at English country houses. made with plain
skirts, bands Of Valenciennes insertion let in
above the hem and simple drawn French waists
or the Recamier bodices. Cream canton crepes
made over pink have the lovely shading of tea
roses and are made with the Valenciennes in
sertion let in slightly full with veilings Of en-
broidery on the edges. an old and delicate
style of trimming. Cream color with apple or
lichen green, or Greek embroideries in gold, is
the favorite with elegantes.
AS TO SILKS.
Shot silks, or, as we call them, changeable
silks, will be worn good deal for secondary
dresses. Simple, artistic gowns are made in
out-of-the-way fabrics, like Japanese cotton
crepe or the soft, firm chintz which does credit
to its ancient repute. model from Liberty's,
the English art firm, is cotton Grape, with
cream and gown, an old tinge as if gained by
lying, with briar rose pattern, surplice waist IN
softly gathered fold, rather high in the neck,
full sleeves gathered in q ruffie to hang over
the hand, and sash of green China silk. The
bonnet to suit Is a cottage shape of drawn
green silk, with ostrich plumes standing ON the
in q nj oil
French dresses are not remarkable for the
Nat scanty skirts worn In England, and the
sleeves are full without standing high on the
shoulder and narrow at the wrist. In place Of
the stiff Holbein waists apparently made over
stays the elegance of the simple princess
dress is preferred. with skirt in long fat pleats
and no other trimming. unless it is the inser-
ton of lace or embroidery let IN five inches
above the edge.
White gloves whether suede or kid. are worn
with evening dress, and are also coming into
use for the day time for dressy costumes and
light colored suits. White Tyrol gloves of I'M
dressed white channels come in mousquetaire
shape for driving, and are acceptable, they
will wash and clean easily. Long gloves in sill
yer and steel gray are preferred to tan. and
should be chosen with the invisible seams, or
az least with the finest stitching on the backs,
although this may be black for visiting cos
tunes.
All gloves wear better and are nicer to wear
for being turned inside out each time they are
taken off and hung in a draught until the
warmth of the hand passes from them. They
keep fresh longer for being rubbed at the tips
and in soiled places with a rubber brush or the
aerated rubber used by draughtsmen for eras-
ing lines.
Perfume Of delicate aromatic sort is almost
indispensable with gloves. The sachets of
Spanish leather or vtivert are suitable, though
one woman know hangs her gloves i'll laven-
der plant on her windowsill half DAYS together
to give them a pleasant scent. This is the
place to speak of the grateful devices for per-
Tuning rooms which are not only agreeable,
but reviving The perfumed oil with which
the large piano lamps fed, sold regularly
by the lamp dealers, is perfumed COLA, or cot
ton oil, which costs from so cents a gallon up
ward. Perfumed ruby and amber liquids in cut
glass dagons with wicks and burners fitted to
the tops consume slowly sending a faint odor
OF arcmatics and citron through the air. Paris
and Berlin atomZers have the large scent
holder of crystal and gold, Hungarian glass in
rich colors or in fine porcelains ana jeweled
glass with silver fittings, costing from IS to
SIS. and become as indispensable to the draw
ing room table as its lamp.
PERFUME THE AIR.
Spraying the air with small quantity Of per-
fumed spirit not only scents, but coos the air.
like the spray of fountain. Such refresh
ment is very grateful to sick persons and re-
lieyes even the diving We do not make enouph