The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-14
SUMMER FASHIONS.
leg O. mutton sleeves are worn in Paris.

Leg o. mutton sleeves are worn in Paris.
Yellow corsage bows give the requisite
dash OF warm color to a sober suit,
! Pinked-out hounces of silk are used as a
| trimming for nantes, bonnets gowns and
parasols.
Long white embroidered muslin polo
naises, trimmed with deep bands and edg-
lngs OF embroidered muslin are again in fash
! ion.
Pretty tea aprons are made of oriental net
! with rutfies of oriental lace over strawberry
surah, and also of ficele lace over pale blue
/ satin.
| Black, relieved with the merest daub or
touch of white in the way of lace or flowers,
remains the favorite costume OF high cere-
mony with New York women.
The ecru nankeen, worn a generation ago,
is seen again among the French dresses i'm
| ported for summer at the seaside and noun
tam resorts This thick cotton fabric OF clear
DUN shade Is made into very stylish dresses,
trimmed with China silks of dark color and
white or ecru embroidery on muslin.
The fancy for the present warm weather is
Tor very slight ana simple dressing for the
neck of street dresses, such as a frll showing
a narrow row above the dress or else severe
linen collar with merely button or a mar
row ribbon bow tied III the button holes
Below this a long, slender pin is thrust
through the dress collar.
A decidedly dressy and trim finish to la
dy's summer toilet is a handsome pelerne
covering the neck and shoulders 1t is of
finest white silk chenille, or heavy silk cord
made in hairpin work, with silk or chenille
frlnges to match. They can be made of
white TO be worn over any dress, or OF pale
tint matched to one certain toilet.
There is quite a fancy for the Russian
blouse Tor little girls, especially for fine wool
ems and for surahs, and many dresses are thus
made shirred round the neck in Mother
Hubbard style and falling low on founced
skirt. Quantities of lace and bows of ribbon
are frequently used on such costumes; Others
nave no trimmings beyond plaitings of the
material and deep lace collar and cuffs.
The close-itting sleeve is yet popular,
though 1t is not worn so uncomfortably
tight as formerly. There can be no more
ridiculous sight than that of alady-particu-
larry one with naturally thin arm and
waist-wearing her sleeve drawn so tight as
to oblige her to keep her arms continually at
one angle because she cannot move her ell
bows little more latitude here is condu-
cive OF considerable more grace, as well as
indicative of the wearer's having listened to
the small but profound voice of common
sense.
The ish-wife and sailor dresses are always
made IN flannel for cool summer wear and
for the seaside. The fsh-wife consists sim
ply of sailors blouse and short gored skirt,
with overskirt turned up la washerwonan,
and tied at the back with the simplest form
of drapery. But there is a convenient and
pretty method of making flannel dresses by
cutting them as straight as Mother Hub
bards, box-plaiting the fuIlness front and
back, and trimming each plat with three
rows OF braid, which are extended below the
waist and terminate in curly-cue points.
The bottom is untrimmed, the plating
forming a natural hounce. The neck is
cut high square aud edged with a narrow
ruffie