The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
SUGGESTIONS OF STYLES.


Feathered fans still maintain their hold on
fashionable favor.
Crowns of jet strung on wire in net fashion
are placed over black and colored velvet bonnets.
Egypt, as we'll as Japan shows its influence in
ornaments-cats and serpents being the latest
caprices In jewelry.
Cuffs are almost indispensable again. except
with jersey suits, with which the silver bands.
with or without bangles are still preferred.
Sable-trimmed deep-red velvet jackets. re-
sembling those that were so dear to the Russian
heart in years gone by, again this
season.
Two separate bodices are sent home with ele-
CANT evening toilets this season-one designed
for dinner wear the other lowcut for ball and
opera uses.
Labrador blue, superb dark shade of color,
very popular abroad for some time past, is max
ing its way among the most fashionable circles
of America.
White basket cloth is much used this winter
for inexpensive evening wraps, the lining Of white
cashmere and trimmings of white Astrakhan, or
pae-blue swans down.
Garnet beaded plush is much used for millin-
cry purposes, and garnet ornaments in the shape
OF pins. daggers, sabers and slides used to
hold the trimmings upon hats and bonnets made
of this glittering fabric.
Black and white are favorite Partisan comb
nation for evening dresses. The effect is exceed
maybe. Dresses of black tulle over white tule
are delicate and cloud-like.
There seems to be growing tendency to use
mowers In profusion upon the skirts of bali
dresses, but these must be artificial, as the ''po
etry OF earth" would turn to dead prose in the
heated atmosphere of the ballroom.
Short under petticoats daintily and deliberately
made are very much the fashion just now, and
some OF them are marvel3 in the way Of en-
oroldery, and lace and ribbon trimmings. The
more useful. if not the loveliest ones, are made
of very fine flannel in soft, pale shades of pink.
blue and creamy white.
Among stylish opera wraps for the winter are
RED Riding Hood" cloaks. made of fine corded
red wooden goods, and lined throughout with
cardinal red plush. These have an adjustable
hood il the back, also lined; and for very young
ladies are Rob Roy caps en- suite, which look yery
natty worn with the wrap.
Double width French lining cambria is found
to be better than thin silk. siesia English
cambria to make the foundations on which almost
all dress skirts are now draped. 1t is much
firmer and much less likely to pull away and give
bad effect to skirt than the foundations
which have been more generally used.
Polonaises are in great favor this season; their
hold on the popular fancy seems to be stronger
than ever They made in more ways than
can possibly be mentioned, but the variations
depend principally on the method in which the
draperies are arranged. In general cut there
can be, after all, but little difference, as the
basis must be the princess polonaise almost
without exception.
Among winter head-coverngs are French
toques, which the nteHent. quite spec
raffy, though they are not millinery in a strict
sense of the word; SERGE velvet, -stockinette,
and many kinds Of cloth being severay used N
their construction. Neither feathers, flowers
nor laces are used as trimmings for these, but
simply soft folds of the goods about the crown,
run through with fancy pin or two.
There is hardly any fabric more durable and
useful for winter service than good serge. Il
IS almost imperishable, and withstands with
credit those very severe tests which children
invariably put it to. At one time the material
was only to be had in black and various shades
of brown and blue, but the manufacturers have
now introduced pattern serges. and almost every
pretty and useful color is produced.