The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-22
FASHION NOTES.
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Unuyed beaver is the tashlonaDle tur
Indian redand the dark raspberry shade
are handsome for house dresses.
The fashion is revived of closing the dress
with hooks and eyes, jabot of lace conceals
the fastenings.
hat to match each costume is consid-
cred necessary by ladies possessing a COM
plete wardrobe.
Plush ties of bright red or orange are seen
on some OF the small black velvet bonneta
for young ladies.
Stockings to match the dress with which
they are worn, or else black ones, are con-
sidered the best form.
Small turbans or capotes are very stylishly
trimmed with Astrnkhan fur to be worn
viii cloth suits also trimmed with this fur.
Bouquets OF one color roses tied loosely
with broad satin ribbon, and fastened on
the left side of the belt, are fashionable for
evening wear.
Cloth bonnets and toques are now consid-
cred more elegant than those of felt. There
is really very little difference between the
two but Just enoneh to give that touch of
chic which to an ultra fashionable woman is
dearer than refined gold.
Short walking jackets of black or blue
rough-surfaced cloth are bordered with Per-
sian lamb or Astrachan fur profusely braid
ed in military style. and others close-fitting
or with cutaway front, displaying waist
coat, are made of a new rough material
called AstrachaR cloth, the surface covered
by raised and curiously knotted loops, and
with good effect.
Velvet will be the rage for this and the
coming season. The handsomest of the i'm
ported costumes in velvet for autumn wear
are totally untrimmed, save in the matter of
buttons, which, to make up for this SIM
plicity OF STYLE are often very beautiful and
very expensive Silver is the favorIte metal
for these buttons-the designs copied fire.
Quently from buttons worn in the time of
George | and those worn at the court of Louis
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The bonnets for little girls are this season
very important affairs. The poke in felt and
the old-faShioned "calash" in velvet and OF
toman satin are the prominent styles. The
latter has a soft plated cap crown and
projecting cabriolet brim, and is often made
in white or strawberrY-red Genuine pokes
OF white French felt are garnished with
white satin ribbons and full plumes of
ostrich feathers for little misses not yet in
their teens
New French breakfast caps are made in the
Leonardo da Vinci shape after the style of
the velvet riding caps worn last winter. Some
of the most fanciful of these are formed of
gay oriental foulard, run through with long,
sic der gold pins to hold the cap in place.
OtIeTS dre Illdue Ol SOlu lace anu trimmed
with a spray of scarlet japonica and star jas
mine blossoms. A third style is of black
Spanish net adorned with small butterflies
and tiny jeweled beetles
Many plush capes are worn just now, and
with good deal of wadding they are nearly
as warm as fur. The collars are high and
the half sleeves set III in the fashionable way.
In color they are expected to match the cos
tune worn with them, or otherwise to CORE
spond to that of the dress trimmings. A new
shade OF plush, very thick and heavy exact
ly matching the color of natural beaver. is
much used for peerines and shoulder capes.
These come with jockey caps and muffs to
match.
The jockey cap seems to have taken new
lease of life, and is especially popular in the
skating world. Many young ladies do not
set the cap on the head after the manner of
the natty equestrienne from whom they
originate, but wear it rather far back on the
head; consequently the little poke, instead
of shading the eyes, curves upward and al
lows the soft Langtry bang or fluffy con-
fusion Of wavy hair to be seen. A flat wing
is set on one side, and the cap is much less
obtrusive than its name would imply.