Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

Innings come in all pretty shades Of pink.
lilac. green or other tints that form the
backgrounds OF figured muslins.
The wild craze for materials heat pressed
In the manner known as sun pleating. ac-
cordeon pleating, &c. extends even to BIZ
cycle skirts, which prove to be more useful
than ornamental, and to the newest and
most expensive underwear. The effect Is
almost invariably charming when the gar
ment is new, but alas, for the practicability
OF It. Heat-pressed garments are not meant
to be sat upon, as the straight folds Of light
material is easily marred and an unex-
pected rain a few days of humidity de-
tracts all their beauty and leaves them limp
and sagging rags. AS trimmings for
founces, rosettes, &c, the heat-pressed
pleatings are far more serviceable and ex-
ceedinsiy soft and dainty. An exquisite
model Is made up of richly blending red
and green Japanese silk, with yoke of en-
erald green velvet. pleated flounces of black
mousseline de sole and rich black MORE
ribbon. The blouse bodice closing at the
back is draped over a lining of red satin.
The back of the bodice is quite close fitting,
except for d wide box pleat in the center,
to conceal the fastening. The green velvet
yoke comes only to the chest and does not
extend to the back. Full heat-pleated
founces of black mousseline de sole, edged
with narrow silk. machine made lace and
decorated with two rows of black satin
baby ribbon. border the yoke in front and
pass over the shoulders, forming full epau-
lettes over the slightly puffed upper arm of
the silk sleeve. Very narrow pleated
flounces also decorate the yoke in vertical
cascades. which alternate with narrow
strips of gold-spangled passementerie. The
emerald green velvet collar is striped with
spanSled passementerie and Is trimmed at
the back with full pleated flounces. Wide
black MORE ribbon forms the folded belt
ard large butterfly bow. The Japanese silk
skirt is cut quite narrow and lined through
out with red satin. The back widths are
fUlled into two large box-pleatS. The front
gore is defined at both seams by two gath
cred heat-pleated widths OF spangled. black
n;ousseline de sole, confined below the knee
By bows of black MORE ribbon. Five p,eat-
ed lace-edged fiounces of black mousseline
de sole run diagonally from the hem Of the
front gore over the sides, ending at the
hack under the box pleats.
A Promenade Costume.
We illustrate, today model for an ele-
CANT promenade costume for a young lady.
1t is to be made of sheer white crepe de
chine over mauve and gold changeable taf-
feta. The skirt is quite plain without any
trimming to mar the exquisite light effects
pI oduced by the combination of colors and
textiles. The full blouse bodice, composed
of the same materials. has short zouave
Jacket of mauve velvet, deliberately EN-
broidered with silver seQuins and CRYSTALS
and lined with tatfeta- The deep epaulettes
of mauve velvet embroidered to match the
Zouave jacket and likewise lined with taf-
feta, lend additional fu1lness to the upper
arm OF the slightly fulled ieg-o'mutton
sleeve of crepe de chine over taffeta and
finished at the wrist by very small cuff
of mauve velvet. The folded belt and
standing collar are also of mauve velvet
and bow Of crepe de chine trims the ba ok
of the neck. A chatelaine of chased silver
with amethyst settings goes well with this
costume. 1t is the fad of ultra fashionables
to attach to their chatelaines such a num-
Der of trinkets all more or less useful and
some very ornamental that the fair wear
er's approach is quite noticeable by the
merry tinkling of her ornaments. remind
ihg one of an Indian nautch dancer