The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-27
FASHION AS IT FLIES.
Some Of the Latest Spring Fashions for
the Fair Ones.
Misses Wash-Drssses-Dress TrImmings-
InexpensIve BORnets.

morning are Scotch gingbams, percalss, linen
lawns, and prints of nice quality in small
1 figures bars or stripes. As these dresses are
to endure hard usage and to be frequently
washed, it is poor economy to buy anything
but the best qualities for them. The yoke
waist. belted. aad worn with plain round
skirt tucked abOye the hem, is favorite de-
sign for such dresses, and one easily lam.
dried. The yoke msy be tucked, or else
striped with insertion; the bslt may also bs
OF insertion, and cash bow attached at the
back Is made of the material, tucked across
the ENDS and edged with scalloped embroid-
cry. Other print dresses OF white or ecru
ground striped with blue or red, or else with
/ tapestry like figures printed up On them IN, are
made with pleated or shirred waists that ars
belted only on the sides. Girls of twelve to
fourteen years wear their dresses buttoned
| behind, while those of fifteen or sixteen may
fasIen theirs In front. though many young
ladies of seventeen or eighteen have so me of
| their prettiest dresses of white yelling or of
cashmere fastened behind. For afternoon
Emo evening dresses misses wear white null
dresses with shirring around the neck aud
| above and below the belt With this is q
bouse-maid skirt tucked almost to the shir-
ring, or else made palmer with perhaps two
or three rUffles at the foot edged with Valen-
ciennes lace. A sash of striped or Of watered
ribbon composites this dress. Sori eyed mus
Inns and dotted Swiss muslins are made in
the same way, bat are trimmed with en-
brodeTed r0fiies.
The jauntiest jsckeis Of red, blue, or
2clden brown oerge ara msde for young girls
10 wear on cool days. The bright poppy red
serse is made into a double. breasted jacket
that may be sither loose or tight IN froat; it
Is much shorter behind than in front, and
bss no plests in the back. The stiichings in
rows are trimming enough for this gay
jacket, which will be exosediugly pretty
with al light summer dresses. The blue serge
jackets IRE similarly made, and trim med
with wide white Hercules braid, while she
light brown sacques have either gilt or ecru
mohair braid ip many marrow VS.
Pretty white n usiin and linen lawn dresses
for misses are made with fitted bliqus that
is u orn with belt OF velvet ribbon that has
bow on the side. The skirt has two GATH
cred foEDoes, tucked and edged with seal
loped embroidery. White nuns vsiling .e-
mains in favor for nice dresses aud is made
with plain cuiras5 waist butto 1ei or sc3d
behind, fitting as smoothly as u jersey, aud
worn with skirt laid in plests. on which
ere n any lows of narrow white satin ribbon.
A vide FASH may complete sch a dress for n
stout girl, bat for slender figure there
should be en- apron over-skirt that is merely
3 Greek apron IN front, with sash loops and
ends behiEd.
BUGLEs. BRAIDs AND BEADS.
Jet bugles and coIered bsads are worn as
much il not more than ever for trimmings
| AID ornaments for hats ard bonpets. Erin.
| ges, lace. braid feathers, and ribbons are
more or less threaded or embroidered with
them. There are few, II suy trimmings
more effective and bsco ming than Jet.
Braidipg in all widths are TO be bought
ready to be laid on, bat they really are more
ike braid lace, being made of fl az mohair
| hfQi a n a. vufd do N TAD hx-h
sDd wheels, worked in pure silk. Thess are
to be had in white, black ard colors Indus
| trlous fingers can easily produce these at
bone for quarter less than that for which
they are purchased. For bodices beautiful
material is ia woven beads. the foundation
either grenadine or firm silk. 1t csn be cut
in any shspe without fear of the beads drop
ping.
The newest buttons for dresses are OF psr-
forated metal of the coin shape, with antique
and medieval designs; gold aud SILVER is
| often mixed in classic figures warriors heads
and other devices, bat bullet buttons, M sde
OF q composition TO resemble onyx in all col.
or$. are used for cotton and wool dresses;
alio perforated steel coin buttons and metals.
INEXPENSIVE BoNNETs.
| Very cheap straw Donneis are not always
worth buying, though one OF navy blue rough
straw costing only ten cents has bssn known
TO do go5d service on q European tour, and
|
req sDd blue velvet. A dark etraw bonnet
that doee not crack when rather roughly used
| in the purchasers hands will doubtless wear
well, and cream white rice etraw, which is
only slightly rough surfaced, kept its color
through three summers. and was worn
through one winter besides by having the
crown covered smoothly with bit of figured
velvet. the front and strings being already of
velvet. For this reason OF doing long service,
velvet IS one OF the most economical trim
mipgs, ano for other reasons too, ~ it fur
nithes we'll its thick, heavy pile requires
only small Quantity; aud because, az the
end of winter, velvet ribbons lined with
satin can bs bSught for eight to fifteen cents
yard in nice qualities and choices color.
These ribbons, from one to two inches vida,
are chosen in white velvet, poppy red or
| bright yellow to form q 'd0nkey's ear bow
that is now pointed in a cluster on the front
of the bonnet slightly to the left. Il is also
Used with fewer loops and many notched
ends for apparently tying bouquet of flow
eis directly on top OF the bonnet. Strings
are ALEC formed OF these inexpensive ribbons
They Eegin each side OF the center Of the
crown and are folded narrowly, pass down to
the point on each side, aud one string is left
ss short notched end, while the other has
a small bow OF velvet set upon il and an end
| This Is cooler TO wear and much easier ID
make than the leaf bows cut from bias vel
! vet
For dress honnets ladies no use odd bits
OF material so well combined that they say
they can wear the the bonnet at any sssson
OF the year, and appropriately too. Some
cashmere lace of many colors, or else some
ecru Egyptian lace, that is. embroidery on
net, some velvet, either cream white poppy
red, or pale blue, perhaps little gilt lace.
ard good bouquet OF flowers, with an aig-
rette or some short tips of ostrich fssthsrs.
make MP bonnet capable of being often
varied by merely changing the lscs or the
velvet strings at the throat. For round hat
scarf of which there are many at small ex-
Pepse, msy be passed around the crown care
iessly, aud the pointed ends stoJ ID upward
against the crown in front; then q huoc 4 of
daisies, sweet-psas. thistIes. ragged sailors
may be placed there. The brim must be
faced with velvet For very simple straw
bonnet for either old or young get good
black Belgium straw of small size, and have
it bound with full put Of velvet, black,
| blue, or brown, with throat bow to match,
beginning tie ribbons in the centre Of the
crown. Then buy an etsmine OF striped
scarf OF any OF the varied kinds that cost
nom 81 to 81 in the shops, and make it in
large tow on top, and the bonnet is complete.
The long looped Alsacian bow made Of such
Fcarf is be co ming to many, while others
look better In higher bow with all the scarf
| M cd foy, off ha rot e, tko ~ a.