The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-24
TINY LITTLE THINGS.
EVENING eoNNETS ARE SMALLER
THAN EVER BEFORE.

Henriette Rousseau Discusses the Latest
Styles as Seen In the Shops of New York.
Dresses, Waists, Hats and Bonnets For
the Coming Season.
copyright, 1894, by American Press Associa.
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We see many colors of the most bril-
liant hue in the shop windows and on
the counters, but we rarely see them In
the street And yet they are produced In
goods intended only for the street. Where
the bright colors are worn l know not,
but they certainly do look cheerful and
pleasant in the stores. The prettiest and
most elegant of them all are the new
crepons, which show novelties almost
daily. It would seem that as there are
some persons always clamoring after
novelties, few are reserved for presen-
tation from time to time
This past week has brought out sew
eral new fancies in crepons, notably
the savoy, the rock and seaweed crepons
and the dimpled. All the crepons are
heavily crinkled and entirely without
stiffening of any kind, which makes them
an elegant fabric to use, especially in ev-
erything needing drapery. Draped skirts
are not universally adopted yet, but
there are very many. Crepon, being light
and draping so richly, is just the right
material for overskirts, and it has an in
describably rich effect over any other
goods.
There are several beautiful new gren-
adines, some of them all black and some
of them having co1ored satin back, and
there are numbers of patterns and de-
signs In the lovely new bareges. Some
of these have perpendicular satin
stripes, which add greatly to their dura-
bility as well as their beauty The
stripes are generally in the same shade.
There are bayadere algerines, and these
are for the first time refined and truly
artistic, and there are silk tweeds, which
are exquisitely beautiful in every respect.
Among the newest suitings notice
Irish cloths called bunbeg and hand
woven. These are naturally expensive,
but have excellent wearing qualities.
There are some faced cloths of all the
colors, and some of them have silken
stripes. The covert suitings and whip
cords are shown now in all colors, but
those most worn are in neutral tones.
The checks, mixtures and suitings often
irregular pattern The granite cheviots
have become prime favorites. There is
an Italian cheviot which is certainly a
novelty, and one likely to find much IA
vor. The weave is closer than the scotch
and is soft and delicate to the touch, and
over the entire surface there is kind of
mesh of glossy fibers that give it frosty
bloom. These come in almost invisible
checks and light stripes, all neutral
tints. No harsh colors are seen. Italian
fabrics in cotton and silk have long been
seen, but it has remained until this sea-
son for the italian producers to send
wooden goods.
The princess gown for home wear
grows in favor, and in cotton goods,
such as ginghams, percales, etc., it is
made rather loose. In more firm and
strong material it may be made to fit
tight, but in this case it must be lined
and would not be as cool. A very pretty
way to make them is to have fiat rows
of lace or patterned stripe down the
front Flat trimming is better to iron
than anything else, but rufdes or lace
can be substituted. Ribbon can also be
tied around the waist or added anywhere
if a more dressy effect is desired. A
ruffle can be added. Some of the pretti
est and most attractive as well as be-
coming dresses in woman's wardrobe
are made of cotton goods, and aside
from the making cost not over $4 all
told
The new hats and bonnets are more
eccentric than ever and, it seems, more
booOmipC The nj a team forms in straw
turned, twisted and tortured into re-