The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
MIDSUMMER NOTES.

Gauze and silk grenadine fans lead in popu
larity just now.
Red and blue are the favorite combination of
colors for seaside wear.
Chantilly lace barbes are again worn at the
throat with linen collars.
In order to insure perfect fitting bodices lin
incs of the best quality must be used.
Ribbon in every width is used for trimming,
some skirts having rows scarcely a quarter OF
an inch wide
Jatots of colored null, edged with deep lace
plated and fastened in the center with knot of
null, are aga popular.
Hemstitch and drawn work are exceedingly
popular upon the founces of dresses of white
material, whether woolleE or cotton.
All white hats are very popular and flowers
for these are white moss roses, white lllac and
foliage mingled with white silk lace or Spanish
blonde.
Fine French cashmere dresses of the color of
red known as sang de b0uf and deliberately
braided with black, are favored by English girls
for tennis USE
Ladies, as we'll as gentlemen, now wear silk
travelling caps. The proper thing for ladies is a
jockey cap of checked silk, such as worn by the
Princess Of Wales
Basques are short and iaunty and alitte treble
pleated postilliOn, called in Paris the birds tail
postllllon" is the proper finish to the backs Of
shape in front.
Fichus of Oriental net laid in folds which end
in full coquies of Oriental lace at the waist line
are made in shape The inner edge has full
frilling Of lace. They are a dressy adjunct to
bodices opening in ''surplice' style.
Very distinguished looking dresses are made
of the new shade of green grenadine trimmed
with black thread lace, insertions of the same
lace, and much wide green velvet ribbon. Such
dress should be made over green satin.
In millinery, primroses are a novelty, and
meadow grass very pretty, with field daisies in
natural coors. Mustard and cress, and butter
yellow look well upon black, and brown
hearted marguerites upon mastic tints.
The fashion of braces or bretelles for bodices
is again revived. 1t is a very becoming one to
the figure whether the latter be stout or slight.
The braces being wide on the shoulder and mar
rowing towards the waist, give a look OF delicate
shapeliness to the form.
Elaborate sailor collars with standing collar
inside, made of colored velvet lined with cream
colored satin, are finished with Ducheese lace.
The standing collar fits closely about the neck,
while the sailor points reach to the waist and
are finished with fiots of ribbon.
A pretty novelty for full dress occasions con-
sists of satin vest, dotted all over with hoops
made of mother of pearl beads. These vests are
made apart from the skirt, and to be worn with
different bodices. yard and quarter of silk
or satin, pearl-beaded, will make pretty zouave
jacket
The most useful hat for the mountain costume
is the longtried and approved soft felt to be OBJ
tanned at mems hat stores. 1t protects the eyes
when necessary, and, when one feels inclined to
lean again tree, is q comfortable head gear.
Trimmed with scarf, it is picturesque as we'll
as convenient
The large meshed canvas grenadines are worn
again for the entire dress, and are trimmed with
Jet galloon and lace. These useful dresses are
liked by elderly ladies who do not care for nov
elites. They made with polonaise for those
who are stout. and with {; shirred basque for
slender figures.
Gauze, embroidered silk muslin. Spanish Es-
curial. and Oriental Eets are in high vogue for
bonnet crowns and hat crowns for dressy wear.
Laces to correspond trim the brims and wreathe
the crown. Silk. of either pale vivid con
trasting color, forms the foundation to these
head coverings, and the floral garnitures in
variably match the shade of the silk.
New York Evening Post: One of the prettiest
sights seen in q long time was silvery haired old
lady in charge of the knitted goods" booth at
fair recently. She wore dress of white main
sock, with a broad hem and few narrow tucks
at the foot of the skirt. Over her shoulders was
folded kerchief of dotted Swiss muslin, held by
a little bouquet of full blown white roses. Above
her crown of wavy white hair was Set stately
looking Martha Washington cap, lace -frilled and
made of dotted Swiss. She was the belle of the
evening" aged seventy-ive years.
A very gay corsage. made of wide Roman
sashes is worn by young ladies to brighten up
skirts of white or black lace, and give variety
to their toilets by having this extra bodice
to change with the lace basque that belongs to
the skirts. This is tight-ftting round waist
with neck, made of the sashes arranged with
the stripes going across. The sleeves are of lace
to suit the skirts, and there is a full sash and
back drapery in the pretty Roman coloIing; the
pale sashes with blue, pink and white bars are
worn by blondes, while those who are darker
choose the deeper colors, with brighter red,
green and black stripes.
Among newly-imported dust cloaks and wraps
for tourists are Newmarkets and pelisses made
Of golden brown, cardinal, nuns gray, and biege
mohair, cashmere, pongee, or serge. The hand
soonest and most expensive embroidered.
Very stylish wraps are shown simply tailor
made, with a number of fine peats laid from
throat TO belt, both front and back. In front
the pleats are held at the waist line by bronze
or silver clasp. Some of the Newmarkets are
finished with a pointed hood, lined with striped
satin in gay colors. The cardinal dust cloaks
are exclusively for out-of-town wear and the
most dashy of these are loaded with pale coffee
colored lace.