Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-22

silks are required to be of solid color
black by preference and MORE antique
very especially. Perhaps wine color ranks
next to black; the old-fas hioned shade old
enough to belong to the days when blue
was blue" a woman said dcspairingly
the other day. land nobody asked whether
you meant ciel or peacock or powder or
which one of twenty other kinds
Wine-colored silk can be had figured;
few other silks in daylight tints can. MY
dear, they are not worn" q devoted dress
maker remarked the other day in that
settles-it tone. OF course not. How can
you figure goods If. you ernbroider and
fiounce them? Even in fashions there is a
certain hanging together of things.
Black silk, relieved at throat and waist
by any becoming bright color and made to
glisten like the sun rays by a jeweled
blouse front; dark blue silk frightened by
collar and sash Of pale blue velvet, wine
color set off by blue, or dark green con-
trasting with straw color or pale green;
all these are accepted and desirable COM
binations for calling or carriage dresses or
for afternoon receptions.
At n Musicale.
At the house of a certain society leader.
who gives musical afternoons and calls
them, after the French manner matinees,
The program was an excellent one and the
dining room furnished a pleasant retreat
to those who tired of the dulcet sounds of
Piano or voice. The guest of the after
noon, a young French countess, was elab-
oratey dressed in pale gray silk and made
the millinery hit of the occasion. Her
gown was cut in the princess mode and
was laced up the back, where it was tight
fitting. In front it was draped in loose
folds across the bust, the arapery being
fixed at the lcft-hand side by knot of err
mine and white satin ribbon. A narrow
band Of ermine edged the bottom of the
skirt and also the yoke of the bodice, where
it outlined guimpe of white lace over
white satin. The tab-Iike epaulettes were
also of ermine, as were the points of the
long sleeves. A pale gray velvet toque
With sweeping white plumes was the fitting
accompaniment of this costume.
Second in point of the attention 1t at
tracted, perhaps quite as beautiful, was e
costume Of powder-blue cloth, embroidered
with fiuted velvet in two shades of darker
blue and hemmed with chinchilla. The
smart RObespierre coat of the same mate
rial vas held in with a jeweled belt of tea
rose satin antique; it had revcrs of the
satin gathered near the large chinchilla
collar with kerchief ends run in and out
OF the two straps that fastened the coat
across the front, the straps themselves be-
ing held by old French enamel buttons, set
in paste. The white silk blouse was trim
med with fine embroidery and Breton lace,
and was fastened at the side with small
paste and turquoise buttons. 4 chinchilla
toque. on which was perched a tropical
bird with brilliant blue pumage, finished
this toilet
Rage for Jewels.
At one or two of the fashionable restau-
rants, both at dinner time and when the
theaters close, you have a chance of in
srecting the best modes in the city for GER
tain festive uses. At a corner table al one
such resort the other night one Of the
on clothes Of all the society people of the
east was to be seen in rich and stately
black velvet robe, thesentire bodice studded
with diamonds: Brilliants We're clustered
closely below the waist and made broad
stripe of light down every Seam.
young married lady who sat at the
same table wore Princess gown Of a deli
Satf ssse s snd ana
of wtite lace over W he lin. She had a
light blue ribbon abosf her feck. as is COM
s shg to be w,, much ny mod and this was
Two or.three weddihgs turing the week
have been made memorabIa5 to circles out
side the immediate family unusual dress
splendid Sns ses OF %n the s1ss
velvet. the tahiier OF Ehic5 was richly or
I.a mented With guiptfe al embroidered
r with gold and silver ks WI as with fine
was also embroidered and had epaulettes
and tabot of white lace worked with dia-
imonds. A small capote completed the
dress, with crown of raised gold and white
aigrettc and feathers.
Ia Black SILK.
The mother Of the bridegroom was In
black silk, with half low blouse and upper
skirt cut out in long points set OF with
flower embroidery Ia multicolor shades.
The underskirt was black MORE. Belt.
long ruched sleeves and hanging sash ends
Of roses was worn on the right shoulder 4
The four bridesmaids wore skirts of
pale rose-Dink moire velour, with bodices
OF tucked chiffon and long chiffon sashes.
Their hats were Of pink velvet. trimmed