Evening star., 1897-05-29

were placed about one-thrd of the distance
down from the waist and were quite mar
row. The bodice was blouse with short
basques appearing below the black velvet
belt with its antique silver clasp. 1t opened
upon an elongated front in white lisse, and
was trimmed with double rows of velvet
set around it at short intervals. At the
neck was thick frill OF white lisse. below
which was a deep collar of the dress ma
terial cut in battlements and forming
epaulettes on the shoulders. The sleeves
were almost skin tight, and like the collar
were trimmed with velvet ribbon. The
hat was Of red straw Of the shade of the
red in the tartan. 1t was coarsely plated
and yet so soft that 1t had been bent and
turned up at the left side with a mass OF
white roses, and was trimmed on the right
with bows of plated red straw, from which
looked out loops of dark blue ribbon. The
girl carried a tartan parasol, and wore red
gloves and a bunch of red roses
Another very noticeable and quite pleas
irg dress w S of pink foulerd with pat
tern ever it in mauve. This was worn by
a very slim ard very blonde young Briton
with a lovely fresh color, and was cut as
a princess frock with a deep f1ounce at the
bottom of the skirt headed with figured
mauve ribbon. The bodice opened on a
white chiffon front and turned over with
deep cape-like revers veiled with ccru lace
and finished with tiny ruffle Of the same.
A broad sash of mauve ribbon bound the
waist and tied on the left side Of the front
ground. Twists OF pink velvet finished neck
and wrists: Her hat was riotous pink
straw running over with mauve orchids.
Gowns of Khaki.
A new material in LoEdon is the very
coarse linen called khaki and familiar for
years as the Uniform Of Tommy Atkins in
India and other rot parts of the empire Of
the queen. Khaki Is being made up for
tenris. golf and cycling dresses in its orig
iral ard useful yellow and for smarter
wear in checks, tartans and all manner Of
dyes: A khaki gown On exhibition at one
of the best houses is striped diagonally
brown and red and Is arranged for wear
over a separate skirt Of brown taffetas.
The round skirt Is trimmed with three
the bodice is composed Of red khaki in
solid color with square of brown silk at
the neck laid in fine pleats and edged with
a twist of green ribbon the bodice is
rather a loose blouse and is trimmed with
narrow brown ribbons puckered into frflls
and put on in circles. This dress. which Is
meant for country wear and garden parties,
is accompanied by q hat of brown straw
trimmed with peoples.
In Light Shades.
Promenade, visiting and carriage dresses
are In surprisingly light colors, considering
the struggle 1t Is in London to keep clean.
A costume of which 1 made note yesterday
at the fashionable driving hour was Of a
delicate gray silk. with heavy embroidery
upon the skirt in gray, green and gold.
The clcse-fi:ting bodice was hidden under
a bolero of green velvet with large square
collar, faced with white and embroidered
like the skirt. Cuffs, pocket ornaments
and wide draped belt were in green also.
The hat was Of gray straw with roses and
foliage.
A pale green cashmere gown was per-
haps the prettiest / have seen. The skirt
was very narrow and untrimmed. The
bodice was Of green satin, veiled with open
work embroidery in gold, pink and steel.
Down the left side of the bodice was a fall
of killed green chiffon with a narrow lace
edging and fastened with gold enameled
buttons. Over the shoulders was slung a
short cape lined with pink and edged with
heavy gold embroidery.
Other costumes are of gray cloth lined
with red silk, with vest of white chiffon;
black canvas laid over shot silk and cut up
at the side to show fulling of white silk
tied together with velvet. and dark blue
cashmere worked with Russian colorings of
red, yellow and gold. For very thin dresses
for June wear the favorite material is
string-coiored canvas over green.
ELLEN OSBORN.