Evening star., 1897-04-10

upon a bodice front of pale blue satin
brocaded with pink and gold. The neck
band of the bodice is of this brocade with
small Medici collar of the jacket silk
rising behind it and faced with dark blue
velvet. The jacket turns over in small
revers and is edged with blue velvet rib
bon up, down and about. The sleeves have
small dropping puffs upon the shoulder
and then diminish in size to the hand
They are slashed at the wrist and cuffs
or lace are set in. Small square-cornered
epaulets finish the shoulders
An extremely pretty hat belongs to this
gown. 1t is of fine blue straw turned up
on the left side. with a huge bow of blue
satin ribbon. 1t is trimmed with white
and gray narcissus blossoms and black
olumes.
nave seen quite a number of evening
gowns III readiness for the spring season
A very pretty and simple one for a Young
slri Is OF PINK mousseline de sole. spotted
Win pink and blue. The petticoat of this
dress is of pink taffeta, round at the bot
tom and just touching the floor The
niouSsellne de sole is draped over this quite
SIMPLY, but with deep hounce a third of
the Width of the skirt set on under rar-
iand OF the fine pink and blue flowers of the
1orget-me- me-not, which runs quite around The
podice OF taffeta is Iight-ftting 1t is low
anu square In front and parts in the mid
die a deep V running to the waist line
Inc decoletage is edged with forget-me-
not sprays. and opens upon an under bod
Ice OF the pink mousseline de Sole gathered
III iiie pieatS across the bosom and rising a
couple of inches higher than the bodice of
taffeta. There is a wide draped belt of
PINK satin ribbon. The sleeves are short
full putfs of mousseline tied across with
forget-me-nots
another graceful gown for evening wear
is OF white tulle over white satin The
satin Is cut as a close-fitting princess slip,
low in the neck and round at the skirt
hem- The tulle is laid over this in fine
sun pleats from shoulder to ground carry
ing out the princess design to the smallest
details. The waist is confined by a pointed
belt of go!d-colored velvet, and is further
shaped by bands of the same velvet, which
start from the middle of the decoletage in
front and pass either side below the
bust, losing themselves under the arms
Inc skirt is trimmed with three circles of
gold-colored velvet ribbon that start from
rosettes on the right side above the middle
and are carried loosely around The sleeves
are short puffs of tulle, with velvet bows
on the shoulders and gathered to velvet
ribbons about the upper part of the arm.
"A handsome visiting costume is of blue
green silk. richly brocaded i'll the same
shades. The skirt is very close-tltting in
front and over the hips. All the fullness
Is in the back, which is laid in deep pleats
forming godets. The skirt is slashed
around the bottom in front to allow dark
blue satin bows to appear between the
slashfnss. The bodice is close-ftting and
swathed. Wide bretelles of blue satin tut
out in square epaulets on the shoulders and
are edged with a delicate tendril embroid-
cry in green and gold. The sleeves are
slightly full at the shoulder and taper to
the hand Above the neckband is a collar
cite of the embroidered satin.
ELLEN OSBORN.