The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-17
THE FASHIONS.

PolonaiSes are popular with plaid dresses.
White surah still romans fNorite material
for young ladies' dancing toilets.
lnterlaced rings of passcmenticre is one Of the
most popular trimmings this season,
Light, clear colors are much in vogue. such as
cream, pale pink light blue and mauve
Lace Fedora vests are confined at the throat
on the left side with one large artificial rose, and
at the waist on the right side with another
Shoulder capes of chenille and lace held to-
gether with rows of old fashioned netting in silk,
will be the dressy midsummer street wraps.
Small fchu mantles of NULL trimmed with
lace will be Worn with null dresses this summer,
the ends knOtted over the bosom under a bou-
quot of flowers.
Tiny boutonnieres or single flower stuck in
the buttonhole are the correct thing for tailor
made suits For full dress huge bouquets are
worn, almost covering one side Of the dress
front below the bust.
No two dresses are alike, and everything odd
is in order, especially in ornaments. An odd
pebble for brooch or bangle is more chic than
plain gold, and scarf pins stuck in lace are pre-
terred to the ordinary breastpin
A very neat way to trim hat for a young
girl is to fasten several rows of double faced
satin ribbon at regular intervals firmly around
the crown Each one must be tied in front i'll
bow knot making a crossway line.
Quantities of ribbon. both in velvet and in
ottoman and satin. will be used TO trim dresses
this summer. Ribbon belts, with full bows at
the side, will be worn with round waists, while
yards upon yards are employed for fringes and
for long Topped bows to hold draperies, etc
Vaenciennes lace pokes of picturesque irregu-
lar shapes are imported for Newport and sara
toga to be Worn with lace dresses or with white
sprigged muslin that is trimmed with Nalenci-
ennes. Cockade bows of scarlet, pink, yellow, or
pale blue velvet ribbon are their only trimming.
Some of the pretty sateen dresses are made al
follows: The skirt of the plain sateen is side
pleated all the way round, and above this is
graceful Langtry polonase, looped high on each
side, and trimmed from throat to hem down the
front with jabot of oriental lace. The pole
naise is ALWAYS of the figured sareen, with ground
matched to the skirt fabric.
The old-fashioned chemsette or tucker is to
be in high vogue the coming season Many of
the bodiceS to summer toilet of foulard sateen,
checked and striped silk, yelling surah, and
other light, dresSy materials, cut in the heart
or easement shape and filled in with habit shirt
of tulle, satin, silk or lowered net. An embr0id-
cred muslin fichu is also to be worn with morning
dresses of zephyr bingham, linen, nainsook,
cambria, lawn, organdie or percale. This Is pus
On before the square-cut bodice, and thus covers
the neck.
Young ladies now wear white null plastrons
with cuffs to match, the latter simply finished
with hem. These plastrons, or cuffed vests,
consist of breadth of goods about twenty inches
wide and twenty four inches long. shirred at the
the waist in natural folds, where they arc shirred
again under bow of ribbon On the upper part
of the plastron is velvet collar lined with silk,
which closes at the left side by means of hook
and eye. Over this is placed roSette Of velvet
ribbon, or a handsome satin bow.