The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-21
FASHION POIBLEs.

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and dark colors, ike those seen in cashmere
shawls.
The newest princess dresses are made
| with square trains and entirely without
drapery.
Glasses are now made of frosted glass in
antique forms and patterns, the monogram
being in color.
The length of ladies' waists behind now ex-
tends lower than the spine, and trains are
proportionately longer to harmonic lengths.
Dried flowers and ferns arranged on silk or
| fine cardboard, and covered with prepared
muslin to keep them from breaking off,
make handsome ornaments for lamp shades.
Very plain styles are now preferred
for dressing the hair for the street and for
mornings in the house. Cable cords or
| twisted ropes of hair in two thick loops are
worn at the back of the head, dropping low,
as chatelans The switches made up of
| short hair on stems will not answer for
these ropes as long hair is needed to keep
the ropes smooth. These loops are then
fastened together at the nape of the neck
with a long brooch of gold or of faceted
steel.
The miiliners are anticipating very few
novelties this season. Chip bOnnets of ecr1l
| shades continue in vogue, but great num-
Der of fancy straws will also be imported.
There will be bonnets partly of chip and
partly of lace straws, with brims of one and
| crowns of the other The capote shape il is
predicted, will prevail. The fronts of all
bonnets will be clcse against the face. but
there will be some variations in the crowns.
| Trimmings will be tied closely around the
crown, and follow its outlines, instead of
being massed in bows and loops great
many flowers will be used, especially in
wreaths and half garlands.
The ribbon bows worn last season for ty-
ing chatelaines have fallen intO disuse,
| though small bow with ends is sometimes
| placed on the crown of the head to conceal
the termination of the loops The front
hair is worn in large waves if it is thick
enough, but if not, an invisible or false
front is used, and is surmounted by nest
of finger puffs directly on the top of the
| head. Light blonde hair is still worn rough
and fluffy but it is not regularly creped.
| Dark hair is worn smoother than fair hair,
and must be laid fatty in long waves, or the
| water waves that require so little hair, or,
more stylish still, in the Montague locks.
| that are made of thick curves laid irTegularly
| on the forehead. Side locks just in front
of the ear, are turned toward the face.
These locks and the Montague curls are
glued down with bandoline TO keep them in
| place.
| For palmer house dresses and for suits
| there is nothing so popular with old ladies
as the soft clinging cashmere-a fabrtc they
we're familiar with in their youth, and are
| glad to see revived. Sometimes these are
now made with the cuirass and long looped
overskirt very simply trimmed with bias
| folds of the same. or else with knife platings
| of TX The lower skirt may be perfectly
plain, but the fancy for trimming has reached
| even the plainest people, and there are few
| old ladies nowadays who object 10 the
| hounces that were formerly thought too
frivolous. While black is generally preferred
for The street by old ladies, the rich dark
soft shades now in vogue are much used in
/ the house. With the gray hair and pretty
| caps that have now become objects of admi-
! ration, there is no dress more becoming than
the rich plum cOlors and seal brown wool
ems so fashionable at present. When black
| is worn in the house, grandmamma relieves
it just as the young nlskron, her grand
daughter, does, by bright Knots Of ribbon on
her cap and cunningly scontrived bows at
| her throat.
The dresses made for old ladies by fash
| ionable dressmakers differ very little from
| those made for the young. The polonaise
suit and the princesse hcme dress, however,
are especially liked by old ladies who are
| fond of dress, as they make rich-looking and
| stately costumes The best fabrics are
chosen by these experienced buyers, and
the most marked feature is the diminished
trimmings Thus for full dress are princesse
robes partly of black brocaded velvet with
| silk, or else of plain velvet and silk, made
| without a single fOunce or drapery OF
any sort. Rich passementerie, fringes and
| laces are used, but not abundantly. Al
though black seems Ia be losing favor with
| Younger ladies' il Is worn on all occasions by
the old, and the fabrics now so rich that
| they make sufficient variety without any
| change in color. Satin. brocaded silk,
embossed velvet, plain velvet, and plain silk
are chosen for rich dresses; two of these
materials appear in each dress. and these are
| combined in new ways by making alter
Mating cores and side forms extending the
whole length of the dress, instead of as
hitherto having the dress of one stuff and
| the accessories of another; they are now so
| mingled that it can not be said the dress is
of one kind, but Of both.
| Gloves which are very little things i'm
| themselves often prove large item in the
expenses of young lady. Here is gen.
uiDe way to save money, am yet wear fresh,
| clean gloves. When you have several pairs
of soiled gloves, shut the door and open
window In your room. Then pour cup
| full or n pint (according TO the number of
! gIoves) of naphtha, or benzine, which, in
| commerce are the same thing into basin.
| Then dip your gloves into il once or twice,
and pin them up at your window to dry.
| This will restore them 10 almst their origi-
! nal beauty and purity. and save both the ex-
pense and trouble Of send ng them out to be
cleansed. Dresses, sacks, .shawls and other