The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13
JUNE FASHIONS.

Batste and Irish point are admired combina-
lions for little girls.
Velvet collars, cuffs, vests and bretelles are
worn with ginghams and sattcens.
Puffs OF lace are worn about the throat inside
the high collar and at the wrists, and are very
soft and becoming
All transparent fabrics, silk, wool, linen and
lawn are in high vogue, and many Of theE2 are
made over colored Innings
New Partisan corsages show the side forms
under the arms. continued IN long panels which
extend quite to the foot of the dress skirt
Small pearl ss.attons, the size and shape OF a
pea, with holes deepi, sunk IN them lor sewing
on, are the highest fashion .or WASH olesse'
Chantilly lace is decidedly the MOS. fasnlo. sa.
BILE OF black laces just now, and is useo
mantillas scarfs, fchus and tunics for wear over
silk dresses.
Girls in mourning wear black straw hats, with
white null twisted around the crown and stiff
black and white wings punched In erect effects
Ia the front folds,
Sashes Of surah silk, deeply hemmed on the
sides with invisible stitches and fringed at the
ends, are considered more stylish than ribbon
sashes of the same width.
Neck frilings seem to have taken new lease
Of life. They are mingled with loops of very
narrow gilt braid, and varied in many novel ways
to meet the prevailing taste for tinsel.
Swiss girdles, pointed above and below the
waist, both in front and behind, are made en-
tirely of Jet beads, or of those In colorS or IN
white illuminated beads being most effective.
Skirts of muslin or other wash materials have
seven narrow or three wide hounces OF embrold-
cry, sleeves and yoke are Of embroidery and the
gathered part of the bodice is of plain material.
Lejiies will be glad to know that long skirts to
riding habits are not fashionable. Those most
popular are just long enough to be seen below
the horses body by persons standing On the other
side
Very many pretty suits are seen with killed
skirts of golden brown satin finished surah, with
pointed apron tunic and back draping of canvas
goods of lighter or pale cream shade. the
canvas being very generally trimmed with
wooden lace
Spotted linen collars and Bluffs are seen with
travelling costumes, and often the collar is in
reality the pleated border of a coored handker-
chief, cut and sewed inside of the dress band,
with the remainder converted into plain CUTS,
turned backward over the dress sleeve.
A present caprice is to have handkerchief
border matching the dress in color. The newest
fancy handkerchefs are those in navy or China
blue, with waters of red or white scattered over
them, and plain colored borders or those COM
posed Of stripes or small checks IN black and
color, with broad borders.
Artistic modistes and milliners have been
making experiments with the new chartreuse
and absinthe green's, and have discovered that
they harmonic very well with black and with
SO fashionable are rendered becoming to great
many more people than could otherwise adopt
them
Sleeveless jackets are most effective when
made entirely separate from the costume, and
covered with embroidery or braiding designs
They cannot be made too rich and oriental In APP
pearanee With them often worn the round
wasted plastron shost, pointed vest or short
Moliere. Sleeveless Jackets of jet beadwork,
edged with large cut beads, are worn in the
evening, most of them showing vest OF gath
cred lace beneath.
A new polonaise has a waterfall back, with
the fronts pleated to pointed yoke, and ciasped
at the center of the waist, where all fullness is
drawn, then Grapes In pointed paniers. Velvet
collars and cuffs, and sometimes half belt or
velvet are used instead of clasp Another
model has the back cut with extension pleats for
forming long, square drapery; the front is IN
basque shape, pointed, with q short, full apron
passed under the point
The bonnet and parasol should match the cos
tune; for instance, to wear with a dark blue
canvas trmn Ell with poppy-red lace, a poppy
red bonnet is OF mousseline de sole. with bunch
of peoples, and is accompanied with a large red
Turkey twill parasol, founced at the edge and
has a square handle covered with red velvet
nailed on. These parasols, which are exceed
ingly large, are to be had in all colorings of
batiste and transparent muslin and net over a
color.
Round belted waists are decidedly the fav0rite
DOulce LOT WASH dresses OF all SOrLS-SinSildmS,
percales, seersuckers, lawns, etc. The simplest
are plain ON the shoulders, and strengthened
from underneath by strip cut out around the
armhole, facing the bodice under the arm and
sewed in at the belt. It extends from the
shoulder seam to the back, and is identical with
the facings used by thrifty mothers to stay boys
shirt waists. The bodice is cut long enough to
extend a fingers length below the belt. in order
to prevent it's slipping up and separating from
the skirt.
New and pretty house aprons to wear at high
teas and the like over rich toilets made short
are Roman" in effect on the skirt part,
and are embroidered with an edge in
rich Oriental colors in Roman design
The novel feature of the apron consists
of there being added sleeveless zouave jacket.
but cut away even more than these diminutive
jackets usually are. The back of the Jacket
reaches several inches below the waist, and
joins the apron on the side seam. A rich Dor
dering on the embroidery on the zouave portion,
and cream white canvas or etamiue is the chosen
fabric The garnitures are varied to suit differ
emit tastes but arrasene is favorite decoration
Pockets at each side are added and butterfly
bows of satin ribbon are set upon the shoulders
Stripes are very popular again. and some of
the new patterns are exceedingly pretty. Plain
goods generally accompany these fabrics, and the
combination makes very effective gowns-par-
ticularly becoming to stout or short WASTED per-
sons.
Mems Coats and Vests.
H9rpers Bazaar.
The four-button cutaway coat and the double
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