The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-13
A FEW FALL FASHIONS.

Velvet, plush, embroidered cloth and felt are
the materials for the new bonnets.
Folds OF canvass or of muslin still rival frilIs
as finish inside the neck and sleeves of dresses.
Vests of lace, with high standing collar OF
upright folds, are made to put on in collarette
fashion outside of the dress waist
Scarfs and barbs of Genoa lace and of Valen-
clennes are again coming into use, to be folded
In long rows down the front of the corsaga
Cloth position basques made doube-breasted
and edged with braid in tailor fashion are used
by many instead of jerseys as an extra waist to
wear with various skirts
Some of the materials for autumn and winter
wear show the toughest effects. Many of the
goods are so shaggy that it is doubtful whether
they will prove acceptable to persons Of quiet
taste.
Breakfast caps are of white wool lace,
crocheted laces and gilt lace, shaped almost like
a capote bonnet and trimmed with the new
picot ribbons, arranged in long loops, carelessly
put together on top of the crown to form q soft
rosette.
Buckles, clasps, slides, and hooks in gold,
silver, steel, bronze, enamel, pearl amber and
jet are used with free hand this autumn both
for dress and millinery purposes. These various
ornaments, in all manner of odd, quaint devices,
often represent nothing but the vagaries of the
designers imagination.
Many of the velvet and felt bonnets fare
trimmed with ribbons alone-a return to the
fashions of long ago-dispensing with flowers.
feathers or beads This style is severe, but
milliners say it is youthful, and predict its
popularity for the demure-looking little bonnets
that are shown for very young ladies.
Fur will be much used on bonnets, especially
Astrakhan, beaver and slver-fox skins, the lat
ter being liked with the plomb, navy blue,
sphinx, and Russian blue velvets that are so
largely imported that is led to believe blue is
coming into favor again. though the miliiners
brown Wi fay
Paris.
Very pretty home dresses for young ladies'
wear are made of dark cashmere, which have for
trimming three four rows Of worsted lace
insertion let in on the skirt above the hem at
equal distances, but not extending above tho
knees In other instances the lace is let in lougi
tudinally, sometimes going all around the skirt
and sometimes only inserted down the entire
front
The new plaids and checks are uncommonly
handsome and there is an absence of the over
brilliant coloring which frequently characterizes
these designs. Cream and ruby olive and doe
color. dark blue and deep crimson 1.-THE fashiona-
BILE Princess of Wales' combnation), and an
artistic shading of single color merely outlined
at the edges of each plaid with hair lines of a
contrasting hue are among the many patterns
displayed.
The new round hats follow closely the styles
that prevailed during the summer; the crowns
high to exaggeration, and square round in
shape the brims straight. and in most cases very
narrow. A pretty and becoming modification OF
that old prime favoriue, the English walking hat
has appeared, less narrow on the brim front and
not rolled so closely to the crown on the Sides
making it more than ever becoming to slender
faced women, to whom the shape is always a
boon.
Jerseys are still worn, and are cut with as
many seams as a tailor basque They are quite
short and pointed in front, still shorter on the
hips, and have a narrow square position pleat-
ing behind A plush vest of contrasting color 10
the new trimming with high military collar
and small cuffs of the same. Small japanese
buttons, fat, diamond shaped, oval or round,
are used, of colored pearl or of metal White
jerseys have golden brown plush for trimming;
poppy red plush is on the new shades of green
jersey cloth; cardinal plush vests are on navy
blue, brown and black jerseys.