The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-20
SUMNER STYLES.

Velvet or satin ribbons are worn with sattees1
costumes
Pique, trimmed with embroidery, is again pop-
uiar for children's wear.
Leather vests are also considered very fashien-
able for talor-made suits.
Striped silks are made up with plain silk Of the
same tint as one of the stripes
Black lace shoulder capes are worn with black
grenadine and black silk costumes
Jackets and sashes of the same color are worn
with costumes of contrasting coors.
Basque bodices of plain gingham or percaIa
have skirts of figured or striped goods
Little girls hats are either in colored or yel-
low straw aud trimmed with immense bows Of
fancy ribbon.
Organdy dresses, with delicately tinted
grounds covered with roses and buds, are
trimmed with black French lace.
A very striking costume has red zouava
jacket over vest of dark blue cloth braided
with gold The skirt similarly braided, is bluo
with the red showing here and there.
Morning saeques for home wear are made az
Turkish toweling, Bingham, lawn, palpsoOk,
pique and WOODEN material, trimmed with braid,
embroidery, ruffies, lace and contrasting bands
as taste dictates
Strings of Roman pearls about the throat and
garniture of white half blown roses, and palest
green MOSES, and feathery foliage. are the faShs
lonable accessories to these for those who can
adopt them with success.
Acapote of shirred poppy-red crepe has full
ruching of crepe around the brim, and iS
trimmed with a cluster of black currants and
leaves, wonderfully true to nature. The stringa
are of crepe, with tucked ends.
On black lace hats it is fashionable to arrange
knot of red ribbon velvet in place of a featheg
aigrette. Red hose worn with black satin san
das or pale gray mules, have lease OF
life, and red silk gloves are fashionable. :
Collars al tho tsofficerr shana which h<.
worn over the collar of any dress. are made Of
velvet covered with gold embroidery or rows Of
beads edged with jet or gold beads Two narrow
rows OF bias muslin finish the inside Sometimes
the muslin or gauze is scarcely visible above tho
bead finish
The mantels worn at present are little more
than shoulder capes, with narrow part Of tho
front heightened like mantilla. These small
wraps are greatly in favor with young ladies' and
are sometimes made entirely of one rich mate~
rial; but more frequently combination of sw0
pretty fabrics
The new material for young ladies' dinner sudA
dancing costumes is cream Arab gauze, which Isl
finely killed on the corsage, sleeves and skirt,
the first being high and plated over a loweuG
lining. The only trimming is scarf of bengal
line encircling the waist and tied with a baby
bow at the back.
Cardinal red velvet is in great use--frst I'm
fine combination with gray, fawn, beige, and
other neutral tintS, now so prevalent and
bows of it are seen upon black and dark biEa
toilets whenever there is a suggestion OF red
otherwhere, and cardinal red parasols are taet.
invariable adjuncts TO all such toilets.
Half -worn dresses may be made to look ex-
ceedingly we'll by the addition of panels plas.
irons, jackets or fchus, which are now wore.
while the present mode of wearing skirts and
bodices of contrasting coors helps many skirt
that has outlived its bodice TO present an APP
pearance perfectly comme-ilfaut at little en-
pense.
Some of the new shade bonnets for country
wear are exceedingly large. They are trimmed
with white muslin draperies and an immense
bunch of wild flowers. Flat rough and ready hats
have simply q white muslin scarf carelessly
twined around the crown, while others have the
suggestive of the old time caps dear to the
hearts Of old ladies who wore frisettes.
All sorts of pretty fancies. are being intr0el
duced in the faShioning of dainty waists aud
bodices for summer wear The Spanish, EtonA
and Russian jackets, Spanish and peasant waists,
with wide sashes attached are now almost in-s
dispensable to a well-regulated toilet for young
lady, to say nothing of the vests, fehus berthas.
breteles Of silk velvet lace or Satn which i'm aA
very economical way transform quiet costumed
into a dressy and charming one. Over an eler]
CANT dress the effect of all these beautiful aeesS
series but intensifes its original beauty.
Six out of ten of the elegant white teiletsa
made this season cut with a round waist A
number are of the ine-pleated blouse shape.
Some are cut plain, but depend for good effect
upon the pretty and graceful lace fchus laea-
edged nuns folds of the goods crossed over tha
chest, or other like trimmings. The majority.
however show yoke of rich 'allover" en-
brodery with sleeves of the same. The skirsa
are made in enSless stylish ways, but richer
toilets seer than those with embroidered
ruffles alternating with pleated ones of Orientax
lace OF threedeep founces of the embroidery