The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
NINE O'CLOCK BREAKFAST.

New York Mail and Express.
Tortoise-shell bangles are the newest. They
have several cute little tortoses pending from
them, head down, and When ladies who wear
them see Mr.. Bereh approaching they put their
hands in their muffS. @at
Diamond rings set in platina instead Of gold
seem to be increasing in favor. Some of the
new patterns and styles are unique and pretty,
and declared by jewelers. to be very ornamental
to the feminine hand.
There must be something the matter with the
French rats, because all ladies are now COM
planning of the poor quality of their kid gloves.
A pair that does not burst or split on ths first
wearing is the exception nowadays.
Ornamental parlor lamps, in which the acme
of elegance has been reached, now serve people
who wish to. economic their gas bills. 1t ia
very seldom that fashionable articles are as use-
full as they are ornamental.
Nobody has carpets any more, everything 10
rugs, rugs, rugs-everlasting rugs They can
be had OF all kinds and at all prices, home made
and imported, and no matter what the kind
some visitor sprawls over them at least once
week.
When milady's pet cat departs this life it ia
consigned to the tender care of the taxidermist.
He beautifully stuffs and mounts the animal on
a red plush cushion, where gracefully reclining
and with closed eyes pussy looks for all the
world as if she were asleep.
Partisan swells now carry natty little canes
with genuine coral beads. They come high, BUT
the French handles must have them, and uO
doubt they soon will be carried by our local Beau
Brummels. At a distance these canes look like
an early spring radish mounted on a reed.
It is to be noted on the fashionable thorough.
fares that the old ostentatious fashion has been
revived Of exhibiting all sorts of parlor orna-
ments in the parlor windows If passers-by do
not believe there is anything more in the parlor
they had better ring the bell and inquire.
AS might have been expected the very lone
glass vinaigrettes have gone out of fashion, and
very pretty ones OF cameo have taken their place,
and being very expensive they will not reach the
factory girls for long time to come. Another
thing that makes them valuable is, they are i'm
ported.
City girls out in the country to enjoy winter
sports wear the college cap of jersey cloth that
comes in every fashionable color The rest OF
their costume is corrospondingly masculine, and
at skating and coasting they as athletic as
any student. But nobody accuses them Of being
Vassar girls.
The latest thing in portieres is made from rib.
bons, old and new woven rs the old fashioned
rag carpet, and taking the place Of the non-com.
pos mentis counterpanes, as the Boston ladies
call crazy quilts. They are very pretty, but
very heavy. one of the few fashienably things
that are weighty.
Fashionable young ladies who delight to go to
extremes in everything now dress in mourning
without Grape. When asked if any of their rela-
tves have departed this life they laugh merriIy
and reply: 'Oh, dear, no; but it is Lent" and
then they make grab at their box of Lang
trys," the new bonbon.
New Canton vases are of kind that have
never before come to this country, and IL the
times were little better they would sell with
the rapidty of hot cakes among people who like
to own beautiful things. They are about four
feet high, and the hired girl says will hold at
least months sweeping
Letters from Paris say the small bonnet will
continue in fashion the coming spring and sum-
mer but there will be little additional trim
ming flowers being used in place of the much ,
used feathers, which article has been so much
oyerdone OF course ladies who have the big
eest heads will wear the largest bonnets.
The latest thing in the way Of nut-cracker
comes from Geneva, and is beautifully carved
fox's head with open mouth the head being
mounted on two sticks like lemon-squeezer
BY placing the nut in the open mouth and pull
ing apart the sticks there is the usual crash and
the nut crushed again falls into a receptacle
back of the animals head.
The newest tides are made of erenadine.
"picked OUT work, as it is called, very beautiful
to look at bat death and ruiEation to the eyes Ok
those who make them. They are in the shape or
banners and are most effective when placed on
square backed chairs The old fashioned tidy liz
modernized by catching it UP on the side with
huge bow of ribbon, with plenty OF ends to tickle
the neck