Evening star., 1898-09-03
Picture Styles Revived.

\ of her.
| Picture Styles Revived.
| The directory coat fights with the hus-
| sar jacket, and the two combine against
| the three-quarters length cape, which is a
| legacy from the Empress Eugene. An
| other of Eugerie's fashions they say We
are to have-the shawl; shawl-shapeG
| capes are already plenty.
One of the newest bodices is copied di-
rectly from a portrait OF Eugene III 1853.
| The empress is wearing light-colored silk
! or satin dress, made with a tight-fittirg
sacque waist. whose skirt comes 20 the
! hips and is edged with lace all around.
| The front of the waist is incrus;ed with
| lace: the skirt consists of four lace flounces.
Add Henry lV slashingS. Nandyke points,
oriental boleroS and jeweled girdles, and
some few of the sources of fashions have
been enumerated. brown and white
, checked poplin dress just finished for wear
at LenoX is reminiscent of the seventies.
The skirt shows in front four ruffieS. bouEd
with black velvet ribbon. The top ruff
rises to the waist line behind, and the
whole back IS covered with ruffieS, mount
ed very full-bouffant, in the old phrase
to give the effect of a considerable bustle.
The tight lifting bodice is slightly bloused
in frolt and trimmed with velvet bound
ruffies to simulate a bolero. The sleeves
are tight and plain, with ruffies at wrist
and shoulder.
A costume combining gold lace, army
blue and artillery red draws its inspiration
from much nearer sources. The skirt OF
blue ladies' cloth is finished at the bottom
with a graduated band of red narrow in
front but forming half the depth behind.
Edging this band is gold cord, which
doubles itself making loops at inter
walls. The bodice is 4 closed Eton jacket
bordered with red and gold, and arranged
for wear over a lace blouse.
A dainter arrangement of the same col
ors appears in a waist OF red ana plue
In
fiat folds from vest of white satin. The
rufI1es at the top of the close coat sleeves
lined with white, as are the cuns,
which fall to a point over the hand. Down
the front of the white satin vest and on
the inner arm seam are small gold buttons,
Joined by twisted gold cord.
Copied from one of Rejane's toilets Is
dress of gray-biue cloth, embroidered elab-
orately in darker blue, the leaf designs ris-
ing a foot and a half above the hem The
waist shows a black velvet vest of almost
threadlike narrowness draped with white
lace. Worn with this is tan-colored dou-
bue cape of three-quarters length, with
shorter triple cape about the shoulders.
This garment has a fiaring collar, incrusta-
tons of black lace and a military red lin
ing.
A shorter. shawl-shaped cape with deep
point in the back is made of ruby velvet,
half covered with a founce of black en-
broidered chiffon The fiaring collar ts
faced with black and comes above the
ears.
Embroidered Muslins.
Following one Of the latest fancies of
the season is a high-necked evening dress
of white silk muslin, made over blue taffeta
and embroidered with roses. The en-
broidery, which is done in white silk with
faint touches of pink and forms one of
the most beautiful pieces of needlework
Imaginable, covers both waist and skirt,
the sleeves only being of plain white mus
lin. A narrow ruffie of white lace set above
one Of blue silk finishes the hem. The
bodice blouses little, and, except for the
exquisite embroidery, is untrimmed. Small
fiat epaulets of lace and blue taffeta are
placed upon the shoulders. A wide rib
bon of rose-colored velvet ties at the back
of the waist and falls in sash ends
In marked contrast is reproduction in
glish ball dress, whose white tuIle skirt is
ing mass of cloud-like softness. Garands
OF pale pink roses catch up the draperies
and form the sleeves.
In yet q third style Is an evening dress
of pale mauve muslin printed with wiSteria
blossoms. The skirt is decorated with
crossing Vandykes OF black velvet, form
ing diamond patterns. The open overskirt
is caught up on the sides, and the Vatican
plaits, which fall from the shoulders, are
brought around to the left and gathered
into the fastening This is the extreme Of
fashion, adopted yet by the few.