The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-27

fashionable colors. not only in ribbons, but
in many other articles OF female attire.
In Paris bustles are not worn; in this
country young ladies and school girls wear
enough to dishgure them, thinking 1t is the
fashionable thing to do.
Blue serge trimmed vii red flannel, and
figured serge poplin will be the combinations
preferred Tor children dresses. Buttons are
generally the only trimming required.
1t is impossible to make dress too high In
the neck for the present taste. Many inn
ported dresses have second collar IN the
back, cut very high, and placed outside the
smaller collar.
There is little change in the cut OF
children's dresses. The robe Anglaise, with
it's long cuiraSs back plain front and short
skirt Joined in she back, is still the most
favored style. Sometimes the back and
front are cut like the princess dress. while
the sides form basque. win small skirt
Joined 10 the side seams. The different
ways of arranging the buttons also change
the general effect Of the suit; they are some
times placed in rows down the center and
sometimes in biases.
A dress for a little girl Of about ten or
eleven years OF age may be of heavy white
flannel The lower part OF the short skirt i,
cut out in scallops, bound with wooden
lacet. These ScallOps lie over a
plated iounce, which is sewed underneath.
Down the middle in front is a
band of English embroidery, divided
through the center by band of red gailoon.
The white flannel paletOp cuirass is very
tight fitting. 1t IS trimmed on the border
Bith red galloon. as also up the front and
around the neck A band of English em
broldery is taken up the front and around
the collar below the gallOOn. The sleeves
are cut out at the wrist in scall0ps, and near
the elbow is 81 ribbon bow Another dress
suitable for little girl is navy blue robe
"Parisienne." The fronts are in princess
shape, with two rows of small bali buttons
down the middle Tae back is cut like Il
paletot which is pointed in the middle, fall
ing over a small plated skirt, which is sewed
to belt taken in at the side seams and
hooked in the middle Of the back under
meath. The dress closes in the back OF the
tight-fitting paletot by means of two rows OF
small buttons, which are buttoned down
TO the end of the point. The seams
under the arms are also trimmed with one
row of small buttons, making the back alto
gether distinct from the remainder of the
dress. Falling over the middle of the skirt
II black is a wide blue-ribbon sash. The
sleeves are finished at the wrist by ruffie
and band. Another pretty combination -
gray cachemire dress trimmed with bias
white fOulard bands, striped with pink.
The short skirt l. surrounded by q deep bias
foulard band; below the band is narrow
plated founce, also foulard. The polo
naise laces in the back opens in the neck
in shawl shape, and is trimmed all around
with bias bands Of foulard. The polonaise
is raised in the back and pulled, and in front
IT forms an apron. The opening in the neck
is trimmed with foulard band. The sleeves
are finished at the wrist by cachemire
planting surmounted by bias band of fou-
lard, ornamented on the outside with but