Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1896, Page 16

ié THE -EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. COSTUMES THAT WILL BLOSSOM. FREAKS IN SLEEVES Various Forms and How They May Be Classed. INTERESTING CHAT ABOUT HATS A High, Square, Emphatic Crown is a Feature. BUTTERFLY TOQUE —— T WOULD BE USE- less to write of any- thing except the new sleeve and the new gown of which it is the chief feature. The new sleeves, one might say; for there is no order or agreement in the ad- vancing host. Hard- ly shall one see six women together without a freak or two in the way of queer sleeved gowns, whether at high tea or ball or in the shops where the exclusives most do congregate. Freaks, one calls them, speaking in all honesty, for so they seem, so long as they are comparatively few; but when a majority surrender to a freak it becomes at once most tasteful and elsssic. Let us utter no rash words for memory to prick us withal. The new sleeves are various, but may be elassified. Either the inner sleeves follow the shape of the arm, so frantically close clinging that it seems to be climbing up in panic to hide under the epaulet at the shoulder—an effect which is aided by the arrangement in transverse wrinkles sewed upon a tight lining--or the shape of the shoulder itself is left nobly defined, while a succession of three or four flounces seem to have chased each other down half way to the elbow and to have stuck in midarm. Of the two the latter is least new, being but an extreme form of the long shoulder seam and low-hung sleeve drapery so long familiar; but the former seems to the eye least of a departure from the lines long held conventionai, and it is consequently rather the favorite. Everi in the sleeves most nearly like the old models there is usually an evident intent to cut close to the under side of the arm and pile the drapery up on the outside, leaving the shape of the arm well defined when seen from the front. A third device of the new might be men- tiored. It has the example of Mrs. Lang- try and, before her, of a London society beauty, to commend it. In this form the sleeve—of an evening frock, of course—con- sists of but a swirl of muslin, ailk or chiffon, fastened at the front of the shoulder and draped loosely under the arms as far down as the elbow. It may be added that the dress distinguished by this device in the actress’ cast has down the skirt front two huge panels of embroidered blue corn- flowers, with conventional leaf scrolls sur- rounding them, tied at three points with true lover's knots worked out in golden se- quins. Many of the new spring dresses, even for afternoon wear, show panels of black velvet over gray and florid brocaded and figured designs, or conversely, with riotous display of brocade panels enlivening the sober goods. So long as this is not usual, how- ever, good taste—but pshaw! A pretty wo- man flinging the wanton colors to the sun or electric ight, sheening in all her plumage like a bird of paradise, is the best of taste. Madam, you can break no laws, you can only make them! The tea gown, to which, indeed, they came first and are most appropriate, will prob- ably longest cling to the simple sleeves, ff it give them up at all. A very smart tea gown in pale heliotrope silk, with loose soft sieeves of the same tint, and with bands of embroidery down the front and across the square yoke is a good example of the old that is yet new enough. And there are others with the hatefully mathematical ac- cordion plaited puffs which we get with other ugly ideas from London. Loose bands of tulle will go on many cf the hats this spring—like the puggarees that ore reads about in the stories of east In- dian life. There is a new horse hair traid- ing that will be much used for trimming purposes; there are toque crowns com- Pesed entirely of iridescent sequins, red and yellow, sewn upon lace or net; there are plenty of little princess bonnets—-full of charm: there are coarse French straws in pale green with green chiffon bows for bedeckment; there will be great demand for small white Mowers, such as valley Ulles and white violets, for sunny weather hats; there will be theatrical hats of black straw, trimmed with white and black rib- bon and white and black plumes; there will be white velvet hat crowns sewn all over with jet and gold—in a word, a riot of color and sheen of metals like the purple and gold of the cohorts of the Assyrians. Assuredly a gay season. It is written in the book of life that all changes shall be development. Even tricky fashion obeys the immutable laws; the beef-eater hat of autumn will merge itself this spring into several quaint seeming headgear, the distinguishing characteristic of each being a high, square and emphatic crown. These square crowns‘ are especially pronounced in the rough, coarse straws which will be so popular. The butterfly toque of last season will literally take to itself wings, a peculiar and novel effect be- ing produced by six or eight brilliant quills arranged to right and left in the form of a bow and fastened in the middle by a gleam- ing buckle of metal or paste. The shallow crowned, flat hat is being evoluted out of existence. At best il was a nuisance to wemen with visible foreheads. The new hat with an appreciable crown has a mod- erate brim, not flat, but freakishly bent, tertured and twisted into fantastic shapes. And in hat and on gown, and even flutter- ing upon the ribbed dome of the seasonal parasol, the ribbon reigns supreme. It will be a ribbon year, to the rejoicement of lit- tle women. There will even be entire bod- ices built up of ribbons, and of the 10st showy effects in Dresden figures and flower groupings. There is a curious spring jacket, close fitting, with sleeves that come half way down the upper arm, leaving the dress sleeve to show below that limit. It has basque skirts which stick out so straight that they actually curl upwards. There is a bretelle bodice of ribbons made to throw on like a harness over an ordi- nary plain waist. There is a new wide lapel, whose point comes lower down the bodice than lapel point ever did before, to match the droop- ing sleeve. And there are—but let us make it a story: There was once a young woman and she had 365 silk waists, one for every day in the year. But one day she made a fatal mistake. She went to a shop and she saw the brocaded silks ani the watered silks and the glace silks, and silk and chiffon combinations—: all the shades betwee: roses, lilies, corn flowers, checks and clan tartan plaids. she cried: “This is leap year, and I must have one more for the 366th day.” And because it was impossible to choose she bought twenty. Perhaps this story isn’t true, but it might be. You will see for yourself! No- where else along the line has the modiste made such skilled and resolute attacks against the best defended purse as in the silk waist stock, Not everybody will wear a silk waist this Season; not everybody is a woman! ELLEN OSBOR! silks with DECREASE OF NATIVE BIRDS. Many Causes Uniting to Bring About Their Practical Extermination. From the Philadelphia Ledger. ‘A lecture was given at the Academy of Natural Sciences Wednesday afternoon by Mr. Witmer Stone, conservator of the or- nithological section, on “The Protection and Preservation of Our Native Birds.” » Many causes, the speaker said, combined to bring about the extermination of various species of birds besides the warfare waged upon them by man. The conditions neces- sary to their existence were changing, and some species were unable to adapt them- selves to the change. The clearing away of the forests and settlement of the coun- try had diminished the number and ex- terminated many species. The wild pi- geons which, within the recollection of many of the present generation, darkened the sky with their filght cannot now be found in flocks in sny portion of the coun- try. For the last sixteen years there is a reccrd of only six will pigeons being kill- ed in this state. The ccmmon quail, or “Bob White,” is becoming very scarce, and but for the pro- tection afforded by the game laws, and the vigilarce of sportsmen who prosecute the violators of those laws, would soon be- come eatinct. The pheasant, or ruffed grcuse, once so plentiful, is row found only in uninhabited wilds or where they have been placed and protected by sports- men’s clubs. The little wren and bluebird, known and loved by the children of the last generation, are now seldom seen where sparrows are plenty. The burly, pugna- cious foreigner came here to stay the year round. He does. not migr: us the tiny song birds do, but takes possession of the bird boxes erected for his musical kindred, and vhen they return in the spring their hemes ére gone; every hole in the trees and every cranny where they used to nest has now a resident sparrow, and the little warblers are driven back to the woods, if they can find any, to end their days. The greatest destroyer of birds, however, is fashion. About the year 188) she de- creed that complete birds should be used te deccrate ladies’ hats. What fashion de- crees must, of necessity, be followed. The smaller birds first became the victims of this cruel craze, and millions upon mil- licns vere sacrificed to it. Some species have been utterly exterminated. The whole sale millinery firms sent out collectors (tax- idermists they called themselves), who es- tablished camps about nesting time, when birds cengregate most, and slaughtered them without mercy, leaving their unfed young in the nests to starve. Scme sections near home may be in- staaced where this business was carried on. Time was—only a few years back—when the graceful little terns were plentiful on our Atlantic beaches. Flocks of these tiny gulls cculd be seea at the water’s edge, on the wave, and on the sand, restless and constantly flying from one pcint to an- -| figure. other. They were bred in great numbers on Brigantine Beach; they laid their eggs in the sand above high tide. The “tax!- dermists” came there in 1883, and in two or three years had killed all the old birds, and rew they have disappeared. The same thing occurred at Beach Haven. One New York dealer had at one time in stock 30,000 of these little terns, and one gunner sent to that market over 3,000 of them in one year. Z In the same way Florida has been de- spciled of her birds. In 189 the eastern ccast of Florida swarmed with herons, eight different species of the: he roseate bis, brown pelicans, gulls ad smaller birds in clouds. In 1886, after the milli- ners’ taxidermists had depopulated it,many of these birds could not be found, and only an cccasional pair of the remaining species, Orly the change of fashion, which is in- evitable, will save the birds that are yet left us from utter extinction. Scarcity has already driven the milliners to the use of the feathers of domestic fowls, colored in all the hues of the rainbow. Collectors’ of birds’ eggs are also respon- sible for the destruction of the bird spe- cies. Scientific societies cut but a small Probably there are not 500,000 specimens in all the collections made in 100 hurdred years. Protection can only come through the education of the people and by protective legislation sustained by game wardens; by a better understanding of their practical value as insect destroy- ecs, and the cultivation of a love for birds in the rising generation. A SPRING PROMENADE. 33 8 tog Alo FOR HOT WEATHER Summer Gowns for Summer Girls. COLORS AND MATERIALS Becoming Costumes That Are Easily Made. PRETTY FASHION CONCEITS HERE IS NOTHING I that enhances a wo- man’s appearance more than the pretty neck arrangement which one sees dis- played in all the shops, and which a little ingenuity and a very little money can easily imitate. True, most of these things seem to be especially designed to meet the wants of the tall and slight damsel; still, she who is not blessed with the same long and slender neck can thank her lucky stars that the winged collars have gone out of style—if she was under Dame Fashion's heel, and feared to decline to wear these abominations. Low-cut dresses, with pretty collars and yokes, which can be removed for evening wear, are just what the summer girls want. In the cut at the top of the page one of these is illustrated. The figure on the left wears a gown of dimity, or some such airy material, which is cut off the shoulders, which are edged with twisted ribbon, and have rosettes In front and back, as shown. Lace ruffles are gathered full over the shoulders, and twist- ed straps of ribbon hold the bodice in place. A Strip of lace ingertidn, to which the waist is gathered, finishes t Now, when my lady wants her gown high about her throat, for afternoon purposes, she puts on her shirred guimpe with high stock and little ctreular turn-over collar of lace, which is shown in the center of the group. The right-hand ‘figure represents a wide circular collar that je, and can be worn with any low It is made of alternate rows of lace and nainsook in- Persian Silk. sertion, the lace insertion being put on the nainsook, slightly full, on the upper side. In this y the collar widens. It is faced all around on the right side with two-inch satin ribbon—or can be simply finished by a lace edging, which is, perhaps, the best way, as it will then look well with any color gown. 'The initial cut shows a gown for a sum- mer dance. It is made of sky blue organdie and is trimmed with pink. It has a low- necked yoke, cut slightly pointed, in back and front. This yoke is made of strips of organdie joined by strips of insertion. The For Morning Wear. i! whole is edged with narrow lace. The little caps, to which the fuiPsleeves are gathered, are cut pointed amd mafle in the same man- ner. A wreath of,yery,small pink roses en= circles the neck, aid a Waist ribbon of broad pink taffeta silk fflls in long ends over the skirt, which is a side Maring one. The first picture in she column is one of a light-weight Persian, silk. The predomi- nating color is the ¢ne called ashes of roses, and it is trimmed in ribbons of a darker shade and-green velvet. The waist s_Asiw Pretty for Summer. is cut long on the shoulders, and is shirred in the shape of a yoke. Ribbons cross the shoulders and end in rosettes. The collar, which is of velvet, has two points. The ne ea a girdle is also of green velvet, and the hat matches in color, and is trimmed with pale pink flowers and ribbons. The next is a gown of batiste for morn- ing wear. It is of old blvc, and is trimmed with figured goods of the same color, com- bined with black or white, and narrow edging. The overwaist and the lower parts of the sleeves and collar are made of the figured material; the skirt, sleeves and For Afternoon. underwaist cf the plain. The figured goods is cut out square in the neck, back and front, and is slashed twice in front, show- ing the full waist inside. The edges are bordered with the narrow trimming. The skirt is one of the many gored and flaring pattern of the prevailing style. The third gown would be equally appro- priate in fiae gingham, challie or summer silk. The last two, however, may be pre- ferred, as this style is not easily laundered. Easily Made Over. The collar, lower parts of sleeves and wide girdle are of ecru all over lace, and wide lace to match Is shirred to the front gores of the skirt. The small square yoke, turn- over cuffs and rolled plece which finishes the bottom of the waist are of some darker shade than the rest of the gown. A little lawn for afternoon wear comes next, and is made with a small yoke and a lace edging. that goes over the shoulders and extends down to the waist, having a row of pear] buttons beside it. This gown fastens on the side, and has very full bish- op sleeves aid a skirt that, though gored, has a few gathers all around the waist. A dainty green lawn, with white lace, but- tons and waist ribbor, would not only be White Flannel. cool, but, what is more to the point with the summer girl in question, looks so. An excellent way to lighten one of last year’s dresses is to make a fichu of mull, wide enough and long enough to be almost a cape. One that can be easily made is shown: in cut 5 It is trimmed with lace and is draped in front. Net also makes pretty fichus, especially when worn over dark gowns. Nothing is more useful to a young girl than a white flannel or duck suit. Either would be suitable for figure 6 The skirt is plain and flaring, and the waist Is to be worn with different-colored vests. The back is tight-fitting and is sewed to a belt. The front is slightly gathered to this belt, Silk Waists. which extends across the vest and fastens with a buckle. There is a large sailor col- lar in the back, and revers in front, as shown in the illustration. Cuffs and revers are trimmed with groups of pearl buttons. The last picture represents one of the popular silk waists. The color selected for the waist is corn color, and the trimmings are olive green ribbon and cream-color lace. Waists of this sort worn with light skirts on warm days and dark ones on cool days will always prove useful. —_—.__ Church Bells and Dinner Bells. From the Loulsville Courler-Journal. Children aro altogether unique and original in deep philosophical questions. The debonaire manner in which they render opinions is refreshing to the adult mind. A bright little girl of my acquaintance re- sides out in 4th avenue with her parents ina large boarding house. On pleasant after- noons the boarders usually sit out on the Portico, to await the summons to supper, the signal of which is the loud ringing of a bell. She was on the portico when the bell rang, and her mother sald: “Come, now, Mrs. Blank is calling us all to supper.” As the little one was about to ip her mother’s hand she heard a n bering church bell. She paused, and exclaim: thoughtfull; “Mamma, is God calling all His angels to come to supper?” BOSTON AND Ladies’ Costumes and Garments, which to take orders or sell by the OUR REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE AT ; THE COCHRAN, March 23, 24 and 25, And will have the pleasure of showing our SPRING AND SUMMER SE- LECTIONS for the several departments of our business, comprising ” and Children’s Dresses and Garments, Boys’ Clothing, Furnishings, Hats, Etc. Silk and Cotton Waists, Underwear, Misses’ Samples of ADVANCE STYLES in DRESS GOODS will be shown from yard. es NEW YORK. L. P. HOLLANDER & C0, | FASHION IN TEAS Changes Brought About by the Use of Bicycles. EATABLES OF SUBSTANTIAL CHARACTER Novel and Striking Color Effects in Table Decorations. BLOWING SOAP BUBBLES -_—__>—_—_. HE BICYCLE EN- thusiasm is respon- sible for a radical change in afternoon teas. In place of the small, dainty tea- cups and ethereal wafers, the loose, elaborate gowns and the long, restful lll that used to be the distinguishing charms of that meal which is always a hygienic though fashionable and luxurious mistake, there is now a substantial repast served to vigorous guests in wheeling array, who are too hun- gry after a long spin to pay any deference to the approaching dinner hour or to take the time and trouble to shed the short skirt for the fascinating comeliness of the trailing, clinging tea gown. A certain mannish freedom—an air of emancipation—has invaded the tea table outfit also, even for the conventional re- ception afternoon. I saw a marked in- stance of this last week in a magnificent mansion on upper Sth avenue. It was the weekly “at home” of the hostess, and, to parody Shakespeare, luxury waited on hospitality. Lest the sinking sun should glow across the park and through the western windows of the drawing room with an Intensity too brutally unbecoming, cur- tains. rich enough for a princess’ bridal veil were drawn closely together under the heavy white satin ones, which hung back in straight folds to reveal the lace that muffied the sunbeams; in the fireplace genzrous logs blazed and’ crackled upon andirons that did service across the sea | centuries ago, and for which the present owner paid “a king’s ranso’ pale flow- ers were woven in the Aubusson tapestry of the chairs, and black oak furniture, carved in Antwerp, was visible in the din- ing room beyond the antique arras—all was harmoniously rich and elegant except the tea table. That was almost defiant in the cortrast it offered. We missed the squatty, Queen Anne teapot, the “egg- shell” cups, the heirloom silver caddy, the thin slices of bread and butter, and the frivolous little cakes, so recently consid- ered the sum of all the essentials for a well-appointed tea table. An Athletic Tea Table. We saw, instead, the common earthen- ware teapot of Shanghai, which, it must be admitted, Joes preserve the leaves from the ordinary steeped bitterness; large, heavy glass tumblers, intended for quaffs 1ather than for sips; a Black Forest peas- ant bottle, holding the genial Jamaica; the original small, flat, oblong tin canisters in which the mandarin tea, worth almost its weight in gold, was imported—in fact, to caddy the tea would now be categoried with uecanting the champagne—and a lib- eral variety of hearty sandwiches. These were spread with shrimp and mayonnaise; cucumber slices mixed with mayonnaise, slichtly stiffened with aspic jelly; grated beef and chopped gherkins; caviare stirred with a little finely chopped onion; but those supplied most abundantly, proving their popularity, were spread with flaked fish— any firm white fish can be used—moistened with tartare sauce. About Table Decoratio: The color scheme in table decoration reached a desperate pitch at a recent luncheon where the craving for novelty led to a black and white effect. The fine French porcelain had outline sketches in black, the flowers were all white, the lace ccver was laid over black satin, the candle light struggled through black silk shades, and the guests wore white gowns, with Yvete Guilbert gloves. A charming antidote for this morbid ef- fort may be found in the orchid luncheon arranged by a hostess of exquisite taste, whose entertainments are always marked by perfection of detatl. Over the table, from one of the heavy oak beams of the low, quaint dining room, hung, parasitically, some trailing branches of the gorgeous tropical beauties; the candles were shaded with clever silken copies of the real orchid blossoms, and in place of the usual claret jugs were clear white glass bottles of wine, each containing a long orchid, to give the wine a flavor and to be eaten after it is drunk, This valuable vintage was the gift of a Chinese viceroy, and is rarely seen, even in Chin Vegetables are again in use for culinary decorations, and although the turnip japonicas and carrot roses are still thrust into a barbarous past, these homely roots are much in demand in the shape of stars, crescents, hearts, leaves and other little thin, unobtrusive garnishes. The cutters are in many sizes and designs, and are sold in sets of a dozen or more. The smallest size cuts the fleur-de-lis, or clover leaf, or half moon for the soup, the next larger shapes the garnishes for the salmi or salad, and the largest of all is used to form the pastry for the pate. Therefore, if clover leaves float over the surface of the soup the vol-au-veut will be a clover leaf also. Up-to-Date Soap Bubbles. This ever-charming fund of entertainment has been so improved by science that it has become a popular delight for seniors as well as for youngsters. Instead of the old-fashioned mixture of soap and water, a fluid formed by mixing together one-third of glycerine with two-thirds oleis acid soda is used. The bubbles, less sensitive than the ordinary ones, can be blown to a huge size and will last from half an hour to a whole hour. The mixture may be di- vided among small receptacles, variously colored with dyes, and blown as large as the toy balloons so beloved of children. Then, if attached to brackets, mantels and other vantage points around the room, they will hang in clcse resemblance of Chinese lanterns. —_-__. ‘The Examination. From Tid Bits. A—“How did your daughter pass her ex- amfnation for a position as teacher?” B—Pass! She didn’t pass at all. Maybe you won't believe it, but they asked that poor girl it that happened before she was born!” HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Every housewife in the land is now think- ing of renovating things. A good mixture for varnished or polished furniture is made of one-third alcohol and two-thirds sweet oll. Apply with a flannel cloth and rub briskly with a piece of dry chamois skin. After squeezing the juice out of a lemon you can clean your old brass candlesticks = cpp by dipping: = inside of the skin and rubbing with vigor on the brass. Polish with a bit of flannel. cae Chopped parsley and olives, one table- spoonful of each to a pint of chopped celery, sakes a delicious salad with French dress- Pad you want something pretty for the chil- ren to look at. buy a cheap sponge, dampen it, and then sprinkle flax ery eed on it, and hang by a long string in a sunny window. In a few days you will hive a beautiful green grass ball: Keep the sponge very wet, aud when the grass ‘ins to di pull it all off and try again. eee > Don’t permit your littie girl to visit her young friend and then come home and retail all the gossip she heard there. Gossipers grow into scandal-mongers, and they are next to a thief. To steal away character is viler than to steal a purse; one can never be replaced, the other can. When you travel carry flaxsesd in your Pocketbook. They will find a cinder or Speck of dirt in your eye in a moment al- mosi, and save you a world of pain. Make your own cough medicine after this recipe, and you will know just exactly what the baby is swallowing: Slice haif a dozen g00d-sized onions and stew till tender in a quart of vinegar, and when done strain the juice and pulp through a cloth as for jelly. To the liquid add a coffee cup of sugar and boil down one-half. Bottle and keep in a cool place. A few drops will cure the baby of the sniffles, and a teaspoonful will loosen the cough of an older child. An adult may take two teaspoonsful. Never eat a hearty meal when very tired unless you want to Invite Indigestion. Take a cup of not very strong but very hot tea, freshly made, and eat a cracker or two, ten minutes before sitting down to the table. It will rest and refresh you wonderfully. If mothers only wouldn't worry! It takes the pleasure out of life for everybody, and worrying never cured an evil in the world. Worry brings wrinkles to the heart as well as to the face. It makes people dread to meet you, it makes your children fiee from your presence, and drives your husband to seek pleasant company outside of his home. In time tke children lose respect for the mother who is always worrying, and the result is misery all around. It 1s said that the coffee lover, who finds that his favorite beverage disagrees with him, may correct the evil by taking the cof- fee “‘straight”—without cream or sugar. Hot water is always recommended for people with weak digestion, but there are people who cannot drink hot water at all. ‘Try this, in that case: Have the cup hot, and into it put one teaspoonful of sugar and a tablespoonful of mi‘k—just plain milk—then pour over this the boiling water. It takes away the insipid taste of the water, and dces not injure the digestion either. The quantity of sugar might be lessened just amen 4 apd * slightly sweet. Very jelicate digestions have found th beneficial. shed we Irons gather rust this damp weather. Rub them over with coal oll before you set them away, then rub them off with a clean cloth after they are sligntly heated for use. If the rust has already eaten in, pour salt on a flannel cloth, and after they are a little warm rub them vigorously over the salt. Rub with a little wax afterward. $< A PRISON DESIGNED BY A CONVICT. He Worked Under Dif les, but the it Was Admired. From Tid Bits. Perhaps the most interesting fact about the building of Wormwood Scrubs prison is that the plans for tts construction were drawn out by a convict in his cell while undergoing the probationary nine months to a long term of imprisonment. The man was originally an architect, and among the foremost of his profession. He was a gentleman by birth and education, but in early life began to abuse his natural gifts, and at the time was undergoing his second term of imprisonment for forgery. The completion of the work occupied him for nearly six months, and was effected under great disadvantages. In place of a table, for instance, he had to pin his paper to the wall of his cell, moving it round Tee} the sun in order to obtain the best ight. ‘The prison authorities consider this mar- velous specimen of architectural drawing the finest piece of work ever done by an English convict. It measures in size 5 feet 3 inches by 5 feet 6 inches, being drawn to the scale of a hundredth part of an inch. The convict displayed the greatest inter- est and pride in the erection and comple- tion of the prison, which was built entirely by convict labor. It contains 1,381 separate cells for prisoners, which cost on an aver- age £70 7s each, besides hospital wards and a chapel. The total number of bricks required was 35,000,000, each one being made by the con- victs on the premises, or on some adjoin- ing land leased for the purpose. The iron castings were obtained from Pordand or Chatham prison, the granite from Dart- moor, and the Portland stone from Port- land. 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