The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-20
THE LATEST STYLES.

French dressmakers pad the hips of new
dresses for women OF slight figure.
Cabbage bows-otherwse rosettes-of vel
vet ribbon trim autumn bonnets hats and
dresses.
Gray and dark-green and blue and amber
are Worths latest freaks in the combination
of colors.
Bands of velvet worn around the throat
are ornamented with a diamond crescent, a
locket or some bit of jewelry in front.
The closely-ftting blouse corsage is seen
upon some of the richest of Plngat>s carriage
and dinner dresses ofsatin, Ottoman silk and
French cashmere.
Braids of all descriptions are used as trim
ming, skirts having frequently four or five
rows of fine woFSted braid six or seven inches
wide placed above the hem.
Natty cutaway jackets, with checked waist
coats, are worn with plain skirts of dark
WOOL with simple hem. and gathered into
the waistband or plated alike all around.
Very serviceable costumes for children are
made up in elastic cloth, which can be OBJ
tanned in solid colors, and is webbed like a
stocking so that it fits the figure. One great
recommendation is that it requires no lining.
The most serviceabe wooden materials for
home wear are cashmeres, Saxony flannel
and merino. ANY one of these can be made
up stylishly and inexpensivelY, either with
tight-ftting basque and draped skirt, or with
a long polonaise over a plated skirt, such
soft materials falling in specially graceful
folds.
The Russian circular and the Princess
Louise both of which have large square
sleeves set in some distance below the shoul-
der, are the latest shapes for fur-lined circu-
lars; still many plain circulars will be worn
especially for church and theater wraps
where it is desirable to remove the cloak on
coming into warm room, resuming it on
again going into the cold outside air.
For ladies in mourning the long Russian
dolman with square sleeves is made OF dull
lustreless camel s-hair cloth, such as is sold
for IS yard, and this is lined with quilted
black satin. The trimming may be of Astra-
khan fur or of black fox with long fleece.
For more youthful garments the peisse OF
cameps-hair cloth is closely fitted and
bordered with black fur. or else there is a
short jacket made like the sailor jackets of
heavier ottoman cloth.
In the matter of the couture the interest
just now is not SO much directed to the style
in which the hair is worn as to the fancy
ornaments which adorn these tresses Jewel
headed pins, sparkling, gem-studded daggers,
and odd ornaments showing most beautiful
devices in heraldry, wrought in silver and
gold and often set with diamonds, are among
the novelties; and iii floral symbols the sim
gle Notwithstanding the iris-is a
favorite hair ornament for ladies with blonde
locks
Rumor reaches America that the most
fashionable ladies of Paris are. going from
one extreme to the other in the matter of the
shape of the sleeve, and that the very close
fitting style will, in a measure at least, give
way to a full flowing one. The 'pagoda' and
''anger' sleeves are to be worn, as well as the
artistic 'Vandyke'' and leg'o-mutton shapes.
Pulled sleeves are to be in varied styles,
and sleeve distenders and arm improvers"
are to be worn with sleeves cut close up the
shoulder and puff at the elbow.