The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-13
FASHIONS FREAKS.

Baltic is a new shade of gray blue.
Fur-trimmed costumes of jersey cloth are
fashionable in Paris.
Double breasted bodces for thick fabrics are
to be much worn this winter.
Partisan petticoats have detachable founces,
to correspond with the dress worn
1t lis said that Jersey cloth has become a staple
and will be as permanent as flannel
Soft shades of pigeon gray and many tints of
pink are much used upon dressy evening bon
nets Of black velvet this winter.
Ruching for throat and sleeves has been
| superseded by bands of crepe lisse or etamine.
Fancy laces gathered very full are worn with
| robes of ceremony.
| Black slippers and black stockings are still
worn with light deesses. but not, as formerly, to
| the exclusion of white ones and of those colored
to match the dress or its trimmings
| There seems to be no likelihood of the diminu
/ ton of the fullness of back draperies, Worth
| declares that he intends using more material
/ than ever before in the preparation of his
dresses.
! In Partisan chapeaus for ladies Is new crush
| hat. with high crown and narrow brim this new
model being furnished inside with springs by
which 1t can be shut up as snugy as fan when
| not in use.
| Velvet will be in high vogue for elegant winter
| wraps, the different kinds now in fashionable
use being almost unlimited. Plain and bro
caded striped, frise, frappe, elsie and tufted
velvets are all la mode
| Collarettes and small muffs for children are
| made of chinchiila natural beaver and gray
| sets of gray squirrel and of white cony. and of
the crinkled Chinese dog skins. little turban
| with a round crown, a polo cap with fiat
crown completes this outfit
Many of the newly-importeG fabrics attest to
| the popularity of yellow and in both dress and
| millinery shades
shown, deep orange beige, mandarin yellow, new
gold, and buttercup tnts being made up in COM
bination with grenat, black velvet, and certain
rich shades of brown, the result being most har-
monious.
Light tan-colored undressed kid gloves are still
| used with dresses of any color with white or
with black dresses but there is an effort to re-
vive white gloves, and to introduce pearl colors
than formerly, and are not so long, extending
just above the elbows, even though the sleeves
are very short.
White and pale-tinted satin bonnets are quite
forsaken for those of plush or velvet made in
mauve nuns gray, and other pale opera tints,
| and less expensive but very dainty and becoming
bonnets in various graceful shapes are made of
| cream snow-white French felt, faced and
| trimmed with blue, or poppy-red velvet with
strings, pompons, and aigrettes to match.
Foreign fashion journals chronicle, among
other novelties, bonnets and hats made of fine
| chamols leather dyed TO match the color of the
| costume, princesse bonnets with collar and muf
to match, made of golden brown velvet edged
| with sable fur. and trimmed with groups of tiny
downy sea gulls just from the shell. Alligator
| skin is also used for bonnet crowns, and also
| wood, thinly cut and made as pliable as leather
| by some secret process.
| The great drawback to any sort of feather
| trimming is, that, no matter what price one pays
| for this very becoming garniture it is not salts
/ factory in the best sense. It may not become
NANCY, but cold or dampness soon affects the
natural oil of the feathers, and they fall, and
look dull and soiled. Holding before brisk fire
may for time renew the soft fluffy appearance
| which is their first attraction, but the improve
| ment is ephemeral only.