The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
FASHIONS FOR MAY.


den, rush, maple, mess, lichen and sea, are still
favorite colors.
Nuns yelling, with profusion of lace trim
ming, will be the favorire material for sweet
girl graduates"
Fancy stitching, in silk of contrasting color
to the material of the Dress is much used tor
trimming little girls dresses.
Children wear striped and plaid flannel coats,
made with yoke, and the body put on in box
pleats. Red and blue is favorite plaid for
these stylish little garments
The Swiss or Spanish girdle is a pleasing addi-
ton to young girls toilets. 1t is made of silk or
velvet perfectly plain, or else is so covered with
beads that none Of the material is visible.
Very much-engaged girls are wearing very
in rubies, of seal with the motto: Set me as
seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm,
for love is strong as DEATH"
A dozen cloth, or flannel or fine white wool
tailor made dresses are included in the trousseau
of the Princess Beatrice, who is to be married in
July. and whose outfit, like that of the other
daughters of Queen Victoria, is sure to be much
more useful than splendid.
Jet bugles and colored beads are worn as much
if not more than ever for trimmings and orna-
ments for hats and bonnets. Fringes, lace,
braid, feathers and ribbons are all more or less
threaded or embroidered with them. There are
few, If any, trimmings more effective and be-
coming than jet.
pretty fashion with the open fchus and
bodces is to employ the wired collar and con-
tinue it nearly to the waist facing the inner
side with tinted satin, and illing in with the
part of the chemisette. The delicate sugges-
ton of the color of the dress in the lace is very
pretty
The newest buttons for dresses are of perfor-
ated metal of the coin shape, with antique and
medieval designs; gold and silver is often mixed
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vices but bullet buttons, made OF composition
to resemble onyx in all colors are used for cot
ton and wool dresses; also perforated steel coin
buttons and metals.
Jetted grenadines, which are very handsome,
used for the front of dresses, for sleeves, for
wraps, vests and basques. Black silk costumes
are increasing in popularity. They are heavily
jetted A favorite design is to lay the jetted net
on the basque in the shape of yoke Then the
whole sleeve is formed of jet, and jetted front
appears on the skirt.
Removable trains are sent home with most
evening toilets. They are very useful, and if
we'll cut and arranged, should never betray their
adjustable nature. Velvet trains are much in
vogue, and, as colored bodices are worn above
lace skirts, black or white the addition of train
matching the bodice effects an agreeable trans
formation when required.
Braidings in all widths are to be bought ready
to be laid on, but they really are more like braid
u,
al inch wide, united by bars and wheels, worked
In pure silk. These are to be had in white, black
and colors Industrious fingers can easily pro-
duce these at home for quarter less than that
for which they are purchased.
Yellow is as fashionable with white as it is
with black; not the deep buttercup yellow,
but the tint of pale gold or a coppery yellow,
which has decided suspicion of terra Gotta in
it. Ribbons, hosiery, gloves, and flowers of
pale yellow color are often with white
tints, and the most distinguished form of decora
ton is gold embroidery in pure Japanese thread
upon white cloth.
Fashion now admits of the wearing of undyed
unbleached and undressed material--that is
materials in natural tints without stiffening or
artificial coloring The lovely effect of the com
bination of these delicate natural tints can be
seen in the union of tinted whites with pale
ecrus, the flax color with natural brown, and the
variety and beauty to be attained in shading
from tinted white to brown
The Spanish jacket is very stylish and becom-
ing to little girls. 1t is made for them of white
or pale ecru cloth, cashmere embroidered with
India braid in which are gold threads. or with
red summer silk plush, edged with seven rows
of fine gold cord and lined with gold-coored silk.
The fronts rounded, and the black pieces ter
inmate little above the waist line
A favorite way of making the cream white
and gray blue or navy blue flannel suits is to cut
square over plating, and trim with three rows
of fiat braid. The back of the skirt hangs
straight and is box pleated. The bodice is
pleated and finished with straight lines OF braid
the front buJtoned straight down or made dou-
ble-breasted For young girls the skirt is some.
times tucked up the back and finished with O
draped apron over a killed front.
most beautiful dress, worn at the Dublin
drawing-room in honor of the Prince and
Princess of Wales's visit, had the bodice and
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was lined with pink satin and trimmed with
narrow roll of velvet twisted with pearls, just
margin of the pink lining being visible beyond
the trimming At the corners of the train were
clusters of white marabout feathers. The white
satin pettcoat was covered with pearl embroid-
cry in rich and flowing design The heavily
beaded edges were cut in vandykes, which fell
over full crepe founce.
AS was customary last year, summer muslins,
lawns and other semi diaphanous gowns are
being trimmed with velvet collar aad cuffs with
a liberal sprinkling of velvet bows scattered
over the bodice and skirts. These are very
effective and greatly add to the appearance of a
lightcolored toilet; but it is always necessary to
have these fastened in manner that admits Of
detaching them when the inevitable day of their
being consigned to the wash-tub arrives. The
very smallest of safety pins are of commendable
value for this purpose. and by fastening them
inside the bodice or draping they are rendered
invisible
Jennie June says: white and very light toll
cts are now the best evidence of distinction and
the refinement which accompanies cultivation.
Abroad, especially in France, in Russia, and
(measurably) in Germany, this has been so for
many years and in way that is not affected by
fashion. The economy of dark colors, which
recommends them TO English women, and
renders them a necessity to business and
professional women, does not enter into the cal
cuations of the fashionable leaders Of society
If it did, they would not be leaders
They must, in their way, have the courage and
nerve of other leaders-courage to waste and
nerve TO spend--or they could not achieve sue
cess in their role.
Graduating Dresses.
Jennie June.