The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-06-25
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A fanciful vest for black silks and for
grenadines is made of black lace laid over
white or colored silk, either cream, gendarme
blue, nsrcisse yellow, salmon, or very pale
Nile green.
Embroidered satin vests are imported tor
the richest silks and grenadines aud for satin
dresses. They are usually in contrast to the
color of the dress, even black dresses having
very gay vests.
1t is said that the prettiest bonnet worn at
the opening of the Paris Salon was Diana
Vernon, with a low crown and wide brim,
and trimmed with well curled black feathers
and an ornament of peacock-green looping
up the brim at the side.
Dotted and sprigged muslin costumes are
among the most popular of present consid-
Grafton. They are made short, and en- demi-
train, and trimmed with very sheer Ham,
burg embroidered insertion and edging,
Torchon and Bretonne laces.
One of the handsomest costumes worn
during the spring is of gendarme blue camePs-
hair with silk of the same shade, and Scotch
plaid satin IN which great deal of old gold
enters. The camel hair waist is round,
with standing collar. plastron, revers, and
wide belt of the plaid satin, and to this belt
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The fancy for draping the fullness of over
! skirts very high is bringing round waists
| into prominence again, as the tails of
basoues conceal such drapery. AS yet they
are not very generally worn, though some of
| the newest French dresses made for ladies
who have very long waists dispense with
basques entirely, and have merely broad
| belt all around.
Bunting balmorals are found light and
! pleasant for summer wear. They are shown
in cream white, pale gray, light and dark
blue shades. trimmed with one, two or
three rows of knife plating. The plaitIngs
make them thick enough at the bottom,
| while the upper parts are quite transparent.
Some of the most expensive skirts have bias
satin stitched around them.
There are so many pretty suggestions
given for the wearing of lace shawls it seems
| impossible to make selection. All of the
ideas advanced in this department of dress
| are replete with artistic effects. Perhaps
the jaunty mode of carrying the front ends
back over the hips to the panier will suit the
young ladies, and the style of looping the
ends like fichu wraps will be adopted by
ladies of maturer years.
In general, the costumes for morning wear,
for travelling and for the seaside, assume q
more and more masculine appearance. The
Jackets open over vests, the latter call to
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cravat. Attired in one of these three cos
tunes, ladies look as if ready to mount on
horseback. The hand only lacks the whip,
and seems mortified at being obliged to hold
an umbrella or parasol instead. As to vests
it may as well be said that they are worn
with all dresses, inssmuch as the morning
and travelling costumes have their vests
quite as well as full toilets for dinners, re-
captions and balls.
People who like black dresses-and they
are numerous-have this season adopted the
Spanish dress. For the chateaux and sea-
side cottages the summer wardrobe is mo-
complete without Spanish toilet. This i:
made OF black faille, entirely covered with
very transparent black barege, or even black
Grape. The entire front is covered with
rows of wide black lace, which are finished
on each side with bow, with long hanging
loops, made of narrow pink satin ribbon
Each bow is fastened with rosette of BLACK
jet, with two tessels of uneven length tt
match. The long train in the back (thi
toilet is never made SHORTY is draped by
means OF single large bow of white pinl
satin ribbon. The corsage, cut square il
the neck, and the elbow sleeves, are trimmed
with pink bows and jet. In guise of
couture small net of jet, with large ros
placed above the ear.