The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-08
FASHION As IT FLIES

The violet is the flower OF the hour.
Among new cotton dress goods are found
Chine grapes that initiate silk China grapes
remarkably well.
Looking over the new fabrics introduced
this season, one finds cashmeres dotted with
chenille; cancels hair foules. sprinkled with
embroidered bars, dots, crescents and stars;
and fine India silks, with laid work in In.
dian coleTs.
Irish poplin is destined TO return to pop
alar favor. The Princess Beatrice has or
derec several dresses of the fabric for her
trousseau; one is of ivory white, interviewer
with gold thread, one Of deep cardinal and
one covered with forgetme-not sprays.
The comirg spring wrap is the short man
tie Visite, with the wide sleeve piece gath
cred slightly over the shoulders and made a
little shorter than the body of the garment.
Various materials and trimmings are en-
ployed. including all sorts OF WOODEN dress
abrics.
Many OF the new spring hats, especially
those with high crowns, are trimtled vita
quantities Of satin and velvet ribbons. Some
OF these are in SNOWY, fancy plaids, Ia high
cOlors; some OF them are in otto nan texture,
of very heavy reps, in two colOrs. or two
shades OF color, corresponding In effect with
the ground in straw bonnets aud hats, and
slme are of basket or armure, wearing in
plain tades.
New lsdy's cloths in fee soft finish come
in the new shades OF msstic, which are tinted
green rose. or heiio-rope or simply putty
colored; in reseda green, fswn. golden brown,
tan and pearl shades. and when not simply
tailor stitched, tie favorite trimmings are
STEEL silver and Gilt brGids, put on sparingly
in tasteful but effective geometric Patterns
and vefmcilh or ziGzag lines or IN rows or
clustered lows
10 = fort IT, ~ v.0t
be executed with sufficient fueness for the
issiidioua tastes of the cultivated. Cotton
ard linen underwear display an enormoas
an cunt ofexquisite tuckings, some OF il ex-
ecut6d in clusters, aud sltern-
atIng with needle work insertion,
some done IN alternate wide
and clustered lines and still other garments
in what is known as the AL over style,
which is always pretty. when neatly exc
cuted and always admired Very new aud
delicate effects are produced by groups Of
fine length wise ,ncking, sltern,.
ard very delicateIy stitched on in a
diamond pattern. Lace insertions and lace
trimmings have given way 10 this new tuck
ing. and neeGlewoik mania, particularly the
TICKING and stitching on OF fiat strips cut
out in some little olive, Greek, leafy, or dia'
mend design,
ORIGINS FOR sPBINe DRESSES
Cashmere Of The tires twills will b. used
.cr both house Gun street dresses IL tie early
spring months and for coil days 10 sum nor.
A ] the light shades Of rsseda. ashes Of.Y0ses,
ol've &C tr ~ are la-5ely imporiea, aad
| a~e 10 { employed iCr the entire dress when
il is s6e ia tailor fashion. bat there are
elvtts Ct SINH e. shades 10 10 combined
b = fer more elaborate costumes Gilt
bisiaiI 2, not merely IN parallel lines. bat In
emf robbery oes igrs OF vines for borders, or
50 srs'e fguies, afs, blocks or crt scents,
will be the trim ings when only cashmere
is useo. When velvet is employed there Will
be fire cords snd piping folds edging various
parts OF the oorSege, while folds or hands of
velvet will trim The skirt. Those who object
to velvet ss heavy fer summer dresses will
have the accessories Of watered silk or gYos
| fai le { { the tame shade. Blecz cashmere
with close silk embroidery upon it IN inter
| Iinkeo rings jesves, daisies. or other snsii
| flowers will form the oyerdress for skirts CT
| gros grain or MORE silss, ard for quite young
| ladies the gilt or silver wrought CashmeTes
| will be employed A pretty model fcr thea.
| has All TIE visible iront part ct the skirt
| covered with TWO very deep ioGaces NJ gath
cred gYos grain cut gu the lower edges to
| ielm leaves tbst curve toward orc side.
Above this falls Two irregular draper
| les Of cashmere with interim kei
| rings embl Oicered sill over it.:
| The drspery on tie left side curves mach
| deeper than that on the right, and each is
| carried up to the waist on the sides To meet
| a long brt adth Of cashmere that covers the
| entire back of the skirt. The back may hang
| IL very iull plesis quite straight from belt 10
! foot bat for those who need more boaffant
| touTnure il IS caught up in single bunch Of
| plesis On each side and in the middle Q lite
nesr the top, and thence falls plainly. Shir-
| ring will be used on the front OF the bssq re
| Of such dress, and may be done in the
1 which q q halter
| two small scarfs get on down the front, aud
| made Of the silk used in the skirt. Other
wise the basque is very plainly fashioned,
and msy have slig at postillion pleating, or
else be smooth over the tournure; it is nee
| essary, however, that ii be quite short on
| the sides and behind in order 70 be in good
style.
When watered silk is used, it is more eff
fective ss plastron put on quite plainly in
a curve extending to the top of the darts in
| front, and about the same depth behind.
| For young ladies there are laced girdle
| eight inches deep, set IN the front darts, and
| Laced with gilt cord or silk lacing string
| over a soft shirred corssge of the wool or OF
! silk. Another youthful fancy has Sits cut
| IN the edges of the basque over the hips. and
these Sits are laced together with a
cord and tassel OF gilt, silver, or
| of silk. Sometimes folds OF velvet
/
edges trim the front of the waist and the
skirt. Pointed revers Of velvet or Of gros
| grain or moiIe will be arranged in various
| ways on cashmere and on BengalIne silks
The single revers all on one side OF the cor
sage front is newer than that placed on each
side, and promises to be used especially when
the opposite side is richly braided. For slight
! figures it is good plan to make very mar
row and fiat vest of velvet or silk with 9
standing collar to match, and outside of the
vest add shirred ecarf OF the wool of the
dress Saist. Sometimes this fullness is made
of the front part of the waist itself pushed
back on the lining. The cut-away basques
| will also be made again sloping back toward
| the sides from the top of the first dart. Thu
/ space inside may be covered plainly as 9