The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01
FASHION FREAKS.

For the coiffure are real butterflies, with
all their varied tints preserved, and mount
ed on silver filigree or gilt.
Ends of fine round point lace complete
scarfs OF sheer linen cambria that are to be
knotted in the large sailor tie that is now
worn at the throat.
White tulle wells, dotted with chenille or
with pearls, are the novelty for summer.
They are in mask shape, with hem or else
pearl fringe on the edges.
New combs for the back hair are no longer
high and towering, but show merely single
row OF jet, silver or pearl beads that fitclose-
ly around the front of the coil or the finger
puffs that are now worn far forward on the
hair.
New large collars and deep cuffs are made
of very fine linen cambria gathered by eight
or ten close rows of shirring, and are edged
with finely-crimped Valenciennes lace in
new designs, or else with Malines or fine
torchon.
Black silk dresses for the house are sent
out by Worth with basques and demi.trained
flowing skirts, with parts made of the new
spotted silk, and, by way of Frightening up
the dress, the gay wide brocaded belts which
he adds to the plaInest toilet.
New chatelaine fans have bird handles. a
small red tanager or an oriole being mounted
on the hollow stem, in which is concealed a
painted six fan. A tassel at one end draws
out the fan, while to the other end a chate-
laine hook is fastened to attach the fan to a
belt.
The newest breakfast sacques to wear with
silk skirts are of thin white muslin. made
with yokes, and pleated from the yoke down
in back and front. Very few are imported
in the regular sacque shapes Everywhere
is shown the preference for fully pleated
waists and yokes.
White morning wrappers of lawn and en-
broidery are now made with a deep square
yoke entirely of open-fgured needle-work
laid on Fale blue or pink foular3,; similar
wide embroidery makes the front of the
dress; the back has Vatican fold the
sleeves and fiounce are also embroidered.
To wear around the neck outside the
street wrap modistes have imported black
net kerchiefs or fichus with their edges en-
broidered and finished with ''1y fringe of
tied tassels of gray colors such as pale blue
with red and green, or else beige with
crimson. Paris muslin and the tinted blue
or pink silk muslin neckerchiefs are wrought
to show rosebuds of natural colors.
For the seaside where wooden dresses are
required In the morning, there are demi-
trained skirts of white heecv camel,s hair
of blue edged with terchon lace, and a.
sacque either pleated or plain of the camel's
halr with vest of pink or blue silk held
in horizontal pleatings. Pale tinted foulard
sacques for morning have shirred muslin
collars and cuffs
White muslin dresses sent out by Worth
are so unique and pretty that they will sure
ly restore this beautiful fabric to the favor it
has lost for the past few seasons. The sheer
est Swiss muslin or orgsndies are made up
breadth for breadth over pink or blue silk
and trimmed with insertions and
tounces OF needle work, and finished off
with either Malines or the new patterns of
ValencIennes lace.
Costumes of white muslin for afternoon
wear are made with long princesse polo
naises, with Swiss insertion richly en-
broidered down every seam. Beige-colored |
satin ribbons, shaded through several tones, |
are used in these day toilettes; others have |
pink and cardinal together, or else cardinal |
and green, or some other odd combination |
of colors. Wide brocaded belts of many |
colors, with brocaded ribbons to correspond, |
are used on other white costumes.
To combine with plain gros grain, Worth |
uses the spotted silks and those with stripes
already described. The spotted silks are all |
Of one shade, with small oblong figures
brocaded ia them; these are new for black
silks costumes, for evening silks of pale tints
and for wedding dresses. 1t is not probable
that they will be generally worn, as they are
not sufficiently striking, but they will please
astidious tastes, and will rival the striped |
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