The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-28
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Pointed and basque waists, which have
been of long duration, are beginning to be
gradually modified-the basques are becom-
ing shorter.
Ribbons are used in every possible way on
dresses. They are fashioned in ~rosettes, long
topped bows and ends on dresses and bonnets
and on the neck drapery.
Quaker gray, amber, love and silver satins
are imported, made in superb and elegant
simplicity, with court trains unadorned, the
only trimming upon the dress being a berthe
and frills at the wrists of old lace of rare de-
sign and value.
The bridal veil may be either as long as the
train of the dress or as short as the waist
line, but it must be of tulle if the bride is
youthful. If she is over twenty-five or
thirty it may be of any fine, delicate real
lace and shorter than the youthful brides
veil.
Some charming white muslin toilets are
nearly covered with embroidered hounces of
different widths. For one skirt there is a
ounce sufficiently wide for an overskirt;
Others have a succession of narrower ones.
These are trimmed with lace and a quantity
of ribbon.
Canvas ribbon is one of the novelties for
trimming, summer bonnets. This is ecru
linen canvas, with gilt cord on each edge.
1t comes in narrow widths for making ro-
sets and loops, and is tied in with black or
dark velvet ribbon for the strings of very
stylish straw bonnets.
Some OF the wrapper worn on hotel piaz-
zas and to and from the lighthouses are posi-
lively killing. A pretty little brunette wears
a Mother Hubbard OF French gray cashmere,
faced with pink where it is shirred on to the
yoke and at the top of the p~leating on the
foot. Pink ribbons to match are tied in a
long Topped bow at the throat. Other stylish
wrappers are of pink cashmere, pale blue,
garnet, ETC., more or less deliberately trim
med with the material, and, perhaps, with
embroidery or with lace.
Black toilets, especially in airy fabrics,
over either a black or bright-colored tounda-
ton, are now In the height of fashion. Such
dresses are of black Chantilly, Spanish lace,
brocaded g~renadine, or silk gauze, trimmed
with pleated founces alternating with those
OF lace. Some of the imported dresses of
black lace and other diaphanous fabrics, are
trimmed with exquisite silver passemen-
teries and ornaments forming pendants at
the ends of narrow satin ribbons upon the
tablier and scarfS, and at the edges of the
crenelated bodice. Silver lace is also used,
and the draperies are held with silver buckles
in iligres in old Roman designs.
Many Partisan ladies nave adopted the
latest fashion freak, which is the muslin sun
bonnet, in the streets of that city. The bon
nets are made on foundations of light blue,
pale strawberry, pink or ecru, and the trim
mings spiral ruchings of white or tinted lace.
They are extremely pretty, and are good
face-protectors. Much criticism is heaped
upon the fashion, but it is so sensible that il
ought to become widely popular. The aver
age style of street hat is an abomination in
summer, and it is a matter of congratulation
that the French fashion-makers are adopting
something more sensible than silks and vel
vets and plumes and flowers for hot-weather
head-gear.