The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-11-01
FASHION FOIBLEs.
Charles Kingsley improved: MEN must
work and women must dress"

Charles kingsley lmproved: Men must
work and women must dress
A New York fashion writer thus deals with
cardinal red: "a stylish priestess in the tenn
pie of fashion looks very much like peram-
bulating cOnflagratiOn Lurid ribbons lean
abou: her shapely limbs, glowing tissues en-
Selop- her head and clasp her white throat
in blood red coils; startling flames of light
dart in and out up and down her dark gar
ments, and even shine between the soft kid
OF her little boots.
Perhaps nothing would interest our lady
readers more than to give descriptions of
costumes shown at various Openings" in
the cities of the East They are all made in
the latest style, and are worthy of imitation,
and we reproduce them from an exchange
in full, that they may serve as hints and
guides for ladies ordering dresses: The
chef dauvre is a costume of dark green
silk and embossed or frappe yelvet-an ex-
ceedingly rich and handsome material with
satin ground scattered with velvet leaves,
which look as if done in applique.
Ii is made with basque and oyer
skirt but has the effect of a polonaise. as a
very wide sash of the silk is drawn across the
| front, hiding the bottom of the basque. The
| waist and side breaaths of the 0yerskirt are
of velvet. The sash in caught up in the
back with clusters of large buttons after a
very effective fashion. The Oyerskirt is
and silk perfectly matching the silk and vel
vet. The silk underskirt is trimmed by
row of knife plating and an odd arrange
ment of loops made OF the same fabric.
A superb dress of black silk and
velvet is made with a velvet basque
and overskirt with sleeves, collar and unde-
skirt of silk. The overskirt is heavily
trimmed with crimped fringe. The under
skirt is trimmed with alternate bands of
knife plating in silk and plated velvet An
elegant street costume is of ink blue silk and
brocade made with a polOnaise, with trim
| mings and arrangements too elaborate to
try to describe, but it is continually sur
rounded by crowd of wondering and en-
| thusiastic admirers. Several dark street cos
| TUNES of mingled wool and silk are lighted
| up with touches of cardinal, and in so skill
| full and happy manner that the effect is by
no means snowy, but decidedly pleasing
| There is party dress of pale blue silk
| with cardinal trimmings which is extremely
| fascinating 1t is made with a basque and
oyerskirt, the overskirt daintily trimmed
with lovely tasseled fringe in the two
| shades. A pretty street costume is of very
brown clotl with trimmings of cardinal.
| The basque is buttoned and ornamented
| both in the back and front by three rows of
brown buttons, embroidered with cardinal
| silk. The overskirt is cut out in blocks, and
every block fastened back by one of these
same buttons; a very effective way of trim
ming. which is used in variety of
dresses. The plating which adorns the
underskirt is lined with cardinal.
In the millinery line We have the follow
ing: One of the prettiest and most artistic
hats noticed this season is round turban
with brim of myrtle green velvet The
! crown : covered y two soft srcbe breasts