Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28

The favorite colors bid fair to be blue,
red, green and brown. All these bordered
tablished themselves, and there Is evidence
that the slightly draped overdress will be
a feature of the newest tailor-made gowns.
The Latest Gown.
The latest gown of this description which
issued from our shops is designed for fall
wear. and consists of plain. rather mar
row skirt cut "princesse," with the low
bodice of fine light brown drap d'ete, to be
worn over a blouse. All seams are stitched
with brown silk. and horizontally across
the hips extends a trimming of four strips
OF darker brown drap dete. each strip one
and a half inches in width, cut bias and
stiffened with thin linen canvas, and
stitched twice at each side with brown
silk. The ends of these strips, reaching
from the seam of the narrow front gore
to the side seam of the back gore, are
finished in triangular points, which are
allowed to hang loosely over and are
adorned with handsome square buttons of
cut bronze. Three bands of the darker
brown cloth also extend at equal distances
around the hem of the skirt, ending at the
seam of the front gore, with the same
overhanging points adorned by bronze but
tons. The short Zouave jacket is lined like
the skirt, with lightweight satin of
beautiful old-gold shade. The jacket closes
on the left side and reaches just below the
top of the bodice. The same bias bands of
ed ends meeting and overlapping gracefully
at the closure. The high standing collar
of darker cloth also finishes with overlap
ping points and bronze buttons. A full
ruche of pleated brown satin ribbon of the
same shade as the bias bands forms a
ruching around the top of the collar and
along both sides of the closure. The plain
sleeves are very slightly fulled at the Shout
ders. The hat to go with this simple but
unique costume is toque of brown felt.
with high brown quilts on one side and
rosettes of the same pleated ribbon as
trims the collar of the jacket A beautiful
large buckle of cut bronze Is bent over the
brim on the left side of the toque below
the quilts.
For Evening Wear.
In silks for evening wear brocades will
prev; Ill in small figures.
model for a charming gown particular
ly suitable for young lady is made of a
dainty white silk brocaded in a design of
diminutive mountain daisies with pink
TIPPED petals and tiny green stems The
skirt is made as a crop skirt over an I'M
derskirt of pale pink satin, with a pinkad
ruche of the same satin at the hem The
fuilness of The drop skirt is shirred at the
top into belt of white satin ribbon. Two
wide insertions of crcam-colored guipure
edged with narrow ruchings of pink nous
seine de sole eEcircle the baggy blouse
which closes on the left side under a large
White satin ribbon bow and a rosette of
pink mousseline de sole. The standing col
lar with its ruche of pink mousseline de
sole at the back is also made of the same
ribbon as tie belt Another small pink
1lousseline ruche forms V-shaped decora-
ton at the neck. The crinkled sleeves of
brocaded silk have 4 narrow f1ounce of
brocade and ruche of pink mousseline at
the pointed wrists, and are capped with a
wide hounce OF brocaded silk and two mar
row ruches of pink mousseine de sole.
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