The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-18

place where three balls is the insignia of
business. would probably bring as much as
ten cents.
Black silk dresses are still the favorite
toilets for all occasions with American
women OF all ages.
According to Emmeline Raymond, criuo-
line of very small proportions is beginning
to make Its appearance.
Bonnet strings are no longer crossed on
the back over the hair or in the nape of the
neck by fashionable women.
Velvet and silk are no longer combined in
one costume; satin is used with the silk,
and worsted material with velvet.
The fashion correspondent of Harper's
Bazaar says the bonnets are much larger than
they have been for some years past.
Sashes have gone entirely out of date ex-
cept for a class of children without teeth or
hair, and whose conversational abilities are
limited to goo goo. or words to that effect.
Alsace bows are the latest. There is
great deal of them, and they cover the front
of the dress like chest protector. Those
who buy them will get their moneys worth.
Velvet is brocaded on silk and satin for
combinations or for vests of costumes OF the
richest qualities of silks, satins, velvets, and
They call that little bonnet the ladies are
wearing now the nightcap; but call it what
you will they are bound to wear 1T, and it
will look as cute. A bonnet by any other
name costs as much.
A new fashion is to have a velvet band
studded with diamonds around the neck. If
you haven't diamonds enough to go round,
old coins will do. Small shirt buttons
would not be detected at night.
Some ladies have already discovered that
there is no style about those short walking
suits, and the day is close at hand when a
fierce and vigorous war will be commenced
against them. Those who sell dress material
by the yard will be glad.
A more dressy toilet is in scabious Indian
cashmere, the front trimmed with feather
fringe; at the back the cashmere skirt opens
over a watered silk demi train, which is
killed. Watered silk casquin, fastened with
double row of buttons and ornemented
with e jabot of Bretonne lace.
The French molres with small watered
designs are oftened used as fronts and facings
of black velvet dresses. The bodice to go
with the skirts Just described is a simply
shaped basque of medium length, cut square
in the neck, dut draped and filled in with
quantity of lace in V shape. The front nay
have walstcoat below the square neck, or
it may have a narrow belt with tasseled
ends hanging on one side; the back is of the
simplest coat shape, with short side forms;
the sleeves reach to the elbow, where
cuff turns back, and below this are three
full plaitings OF white lace.
Another costume is moss green cash.
mere, with casaquin of short satin. A cos
tune in golden brown cashmere is trimmed
with q quantity of narrow satin ruches of
the same color, and is topped up over plaid
plush and satin skirt. The last is a very
pretty dress, called The Dickens 1t is
black cashmere with killed skirt, trimmed
with longitudinal baads OF black velvet,
each band placed at equal distance from the
last, the distance being its own width. The
front of the skirt consists of tunic looped
up so high that it is not longer than tie
paniers at the side. The casaquin is entirely
of black velvet.