The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-29
FASHIONS FOR THE FAIR.
PRETTY PARTISAN PATTERNS

The Paris correspondent OF late number
OF the Bazaar writes: Dress skirts are made
so narrow and tight that 1t has become i'm
possible to furnish them with inside pockets
whence the fashion of outside pockets,
which are reckoned among the ornaments
of the toilette, the accessories OF which they
match, and are trimmed with lace, GALLON,
BOWS or embroidery, according to the
trim ming adopted for the dress. Frequently
these pockets are, or appear TO be, suspended
from the waist by double cord of silk.
Their use Is 30 universal that a dress
with no outside pockets is considered out of
she fashion. The form Of waists does not
vary; it is always and invaris bly, the cuirass,
that Is TO say, with perfectly plain bssques,
and very long, smooth and clinging. These
waists are heart-shape or square for evening
toilettes, or entirely decoletee for ball
dresses, but in all cases the shape remains
the same. Sometimes they are closed in the
back with buttons, or with lscing precisely
like that of a corset. Apropos of corsets
must mention an invention at once very
simple and ingenious, namely, elastic laces.
With these lsces it Is always possible to
breathe with ease, even
WHEN TIE CORSET Is CLOSED,
and the figure remains supple and light;
their use does away with stiffness, and pre-
vents numerous maladies. With corset
closed by elastic laces, a lady Is as much at
ease as in her dressing-gown. These lsces
are covered with cotton or silk, or else with
gold or silver. Among the pretty toilettes
for grand dinners which are in preparation
Just now Paris is given up to dinners from
now to the first of january, l must describe
the following: Robe of faille OF rather
bright rose, made with a full train and
trimmed with pleated hounces. Under
each of these fiounces is a small fiounce
pleated in the same way, but made of pale
ecru fsille. These fOunces, large
in front and five times on the back breadtbs.
The overskirt of plain pale ecru matte silk
Is composed of three breadths only-one in
the middle, which forms the tablier, and
ore on each side ofthe latter; these breadths
are separate, and are held together merely
by six bows, three on each side OF the
tablier, each of rose and ecru ribbon. Half
low cuirsss waist of ecru matte silk, with
short sleeves, trimmed with slashings of
rose and rose plastron, crossed its entire
length with horizontal bands of narrow
ecru ribbon; on the edge of the corsage is a
bias fold of rose fsille, embroidered with
ecru silk.
IN THE HAIR IS ROSE
and an ecrue plume. Everything pertaining
to furniture, jewelry, and dress belonging
to past ages is so much in vogue that imita-
tons are fabricated with an art and a per-
lection which could not be surpassed. The
old laces are superb but they are too costly,
and, besides, one can not obtain them to the
extent desired consequently old laces are
now manufactured. which is done by giving
them art1hclally the tint accumulated by
centuries OF wear, copying the old designs,
and preparing the thread so as to give it the
irregularities and the grauulous feel
ing peculiar to the thread woven
. haI -, T.,
way admirable old lsces are made, of mod
crate price. These Iaces of yellowish-
white (the color OF cream, and even of but
teri are used to trim hats, and to make caps,
coifures and hchus. Formerly the fashion
of adjoining fichus and ruchings of lace with
small punches OF flowers was thought ex-
travsgant. This season, flowers do not
suffice, and humming. bird or butterfly is
perched in the bow or ribbon that trims the
front or side of a lace fchu. All costumes
made of cloth are trimmed with faille of the
same shade, and not with velvet.
But il the costume is black cloth, the rule is
reversed, that is to say, the trimming is not
of faille, but inv srisbly of black velvet rib
bon, in all widths. and frequently embroid-
cred with narrow gold galloon. Gallons
interspersed with metal threads (silver or
gold) are used, we might say exclusively, on
dresses of India cashmere. To return to
cloth costumes: Their trimmings are COM
posed either of bias folds, puffs. pleated
founces or ruches, all of fsille OF the same
shade as the cloth; the fiounces and ruehes
which trim the cloth costumes are always
hemmed and never cut in points on the
edges and fashion at the present DEGREES that
the pleats of the trimmings shall be very
fine and
PRESSED DOWN WITH AN IRON.
According to all previous indications, bon
nets are growing larger and larger, and by
next summer will probably have become
almost sensible; that is to say, they viii
fulfill their mission, which certainly is to
protect the heads they adorn from the sun
or the cold. For ladies of middle age-that
is to say, not quite young-the bOnnets are
generally composed of a large crown with
broad brim, curved in various ways and
split in the middle of the back; to be sure,
a diadem, but it will probably be lowered
next spring. Many of these brims are bor-
dered with narrow galloon interviewer with
silver or steel; great many are
called Amazon, which is fastened
in front under a bow, and curls around the
brim. For the trimming of these bonnets
great quantities of damssk ribbons with dark
figures on light ground OF the same color
are used. AS TO the gslIoons, which are used
legion. All gslloons interspersed with
metal threads have buttons to match.
Cream whitehall is to say, slightly yell
to enjoy extreme favor,
which will be redoubled when the season of
ball toilettes arrives. This tint is even more
beautiful in the evening than in the day
time. The faded white which we have been
to has a crude tint which is not
becoming to all faces, and has the faulto
looking somewhat gray by gas light; cream
white Is
SOFTER AND MORE AGREEABLE,
and will combine well with all colors. with.
out exception. For this reason all stuffs for
ball dresses, such as silk gauze tulle and
tarlstsn, have been manufactured In this
cream white tint, with which are associated
flowers in rose color, red, and, above all, vi
olet, blue, etc. Ball dresses will be posi-
lively loaded with flowers. have just seen
Dne Of cream tulle over cream fsille. The