The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-25
FASHION NOTES.

FASHION NOTES.
Lace will be more fashionable than fringe.
The importers of millinery show novelties
each week
Lace sleeves will be much worn in even
ing dresses.
The display of embroidered goods is un-
usually fine.
The basque is now trimmed with velvet at
the top front.
Long basques are once more given to the
world OF dress.
In the array of fall fashions there is much
of the butterfly dazzle.
In every collection of millinery the alfred
bonnets predominate.
There is new satin ribbon with a gold
cord woven in each edge.
The English coat is something new, and
may be worn with any suit.
A mourning collar is of black gauze.
trimmed with pipings OF same.
Leaders of Paris society are irving hard to,
restore the old hoopskirL to favor.
Ready made costumes have become great
favorites with the shopping public.
The success of short dresses, after so many
years of neglect, is truly astonishing.
The street costumes this year will be no
tlceable for their extreme simplicity.
Gold lizards holding back plumes on the
crown are used In trimming bonnets.
The sleeve extending to the elbow only is
still the fayorite for handsome dresses.
The dress materials for autumn and. win
ter are silk, woolen goods and velvets
Black velvet bonnets are trimmed in black
satin ribbon, on which gold color Is used.
Nothing is more rational for LADIES at this
time OF the year than to look for styles"
Many indications point toward what may
be deemed radical change in the styles.
White felt, white satin, plain white silk
and moire SIX are used for dress bonnets.
Ribbon trimmings, so much in vogue, are
all put on flat, and are sometimes doubled
Four strings, two of each color and OF two
different widths, are seen on many bonnets
An Alsaclan bow made of India cashmere
feathers is novelty for trimming felt bon
nets.
hairs adheriNg to it, and is called camels'
hair felt.
The grand openings" of fall and winter
styles and fashions will soon take place in
this city.
White satin bOnnets for brides have silver
cords on the edges and white ostrich
panache.
The foliage on bonnets is dori or golden,
or else of velvet or chenille in brownish
green tints.
A sapphire suit of loosely woven aud
rough cloth is beautifully made up with
striped velvet.
Plush ribbons OF No. II width are cons1d-
cred the most elegant trimmings for velvet
and felt bonnets.
The new shades are sapphire blue, tur-
quoise, rationale, garnet, Bordeaux, bronze
and myrtle green.
A dressy bonnet of novel shape has the
brim fiuted In large scallops, that give it q
picturesque effect.
Coat sleeves are still the chosen shape for
all ordinary costumes, and the mode with
gathers at the elbow is much liked for silk.
Scotch plaids, similar to those in wool, are
reproduced in silk, and form some of the
most piquant and noticeable novelties IN
dress material.
Corduroy cloth is brought ont n dark, pale,
and light colors, and will be fashIonably
used for vestings, and otherwise combined in
new costumes.
Some dress bonnets have wide hsripg
front, faced with garnet or with myrtle green
velvet, and tied with band of ribbon that
passes over the crown.
Satin, velvet, silk and chenille are So much
used for petals and foliage that the duty on
artificial flowers has been raised. Look out
for an increase in price.
Quite narrow ribbons, less than an inch
in width, show heavy satin surfaces, tbickly
embossed with delicately shaded satin
flowers hanging sheaf like.
The pretty costume with coat BASQUE,
bouffsnt overskirt and short round skirt is
one OF the jaunty TraInon styles that Worth
has adopted for street dresses.
Novelties in theater hats have already an
peared. White satin and white velvet are
prominent materials, and more or less brill
iant color is used for trimming.
Very old ladies doubtless remember when,
as youthful bellies, they wore the same style.
@. bonnet which is now brought out for the
sdornment OF their granddaughters.
Some of the new bonnets are indeed re-
production OF past ideas, and many OF the
old pictures are faithful Representatives OF
what is fashionable at the present time.