The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-01
FASHIONS FOR THE SEASON

Dressing sacques are made of Turkish tow
elling.
The old-fashioned Garibaldi waist is being
revived.
Currant red and Spanish yellow combine
we'll in bonnets and dresses.
Gar brown is dark shade of a tobacco
brown, which promises to be stylish color.
The fashions of the day vary so that almost
any dress is fashionable if it fits well, has
tight sleeves and drapes back quite tightly
Pulled bindings of velvet or satin upon the
cages OF Langtry turbans and the brims OF
oonnets and large round hats will be in great
use this autumn.
All sorts of materials are used for after
noon tea aprons embroidered muslin ban
dana hahdkerchiefs, plush, MORE, and lace
are all in favor for these fanciful additions
to the dressy house toilet
French women of fashion use very little
lace or linen around the neck and wrists
and 1t is said to be allowable to dispense with
1t altogether, using dark velvet next the flesh
to bring out its delicate tints.
The newest hats are severely plain and
covered with velvet smoothly, or of soft felt
with little trimming, save a cluster of rich
ups and an algrette of feathers and perhaps
side.
queer little poke bonnets forchildren are
quaint trimmed with Maltese kittens heads,
looking as natural as if pussy herself were
ready to spring forth for frolic. The heads
are mounted similarly to the owl heads so
long used.
The most striking new cloths imported for
fall and winter walking costumes are distIu-
guished by their rough, heavy, twiled sur
lace, similar in weave to Irish friezes and
heavy Scotch cheviots. These cloths are i'm
ported under the general name of bison
cloth.
The new fabric for wedding dresses is
white silk gauZe with large velvet figures in
high relief. This is used for panels or for
the train in conjunction with white satin,
and the new garniture for such dress is
white silk cords, galloon, and embroidery of
silver threads.
For very young infants change of fashion
has substituted long Mother Hubbard cloaks
In the finest cashmere for the old-fashioned
cloak and cape. These new cloa1s are ex-
.tremely pretty, and are often being hand
somely trimmed with lace. They are made
with yoke and deep collar the body of the
cloak and sleeves being very closely shirred.
They are less cumbersome, and, therefore,
more convenient than the double capes, and
can be either simply made or extensively
trimmed.
ThereIis a decided tendency toward full
fronts for dresses after the Bernhardt style,
Style suitable only Tor slight hgures. The
fashion is especially popular for nuns veil
tlAcs and cashmeres trimmed with velvet,
and there is a large velvet bow tying the col
lar at the throat, and another bow at the
waist. Sometimes the fullness is arranged
in two puffs, terminating low down in
paniers, or in onepanier, finished off on the
hips with bow and loops of velvet ribbon.
The jackets for early autumn wear will be
made of the stockinget or Jersey cloths used
lastye and will be of simple, stylish shapes,
or in the French directoire styles, with a vest
and notched collar. The long Newmarket
coat will also be worn again, and wider
sleeves will be distinguishing feature of the
newest of these garments Small capes will
be added to long coats; these will not be the
round coachman's cape, but high-shouldered
paletots that are called dolman capes be-
cause they have side-pieces that go over the
shoulders like those of dolmans. These Shout
der-pieces are cut slightly full and very high.