The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-07
SPRING FASHION NOTES.

Amber buttons are used to trim moss greer
velvet dresses.
Silk cashmere has silken lustre and drapes as
gracefully as its woollen namesake.
Antique or unique gold and silver coins are
made into necklaces and bracelets.
The Princess of Wales disapproves of dress
improvers, crinolettes, steel and starch.
Brown, beige and fawn color are the leading
tints of grave colors. Pink will be much wornS
the new shade is called Venus.
Straw turbans are trimmed with velvet, and
some of the high-crowned straw hats have no
other trimming than feathers posed in front.
The polonaise will be again much worn. When
Of plain material over striped skirt the vest,
collar, revers and large pockets are of velvet.
For early spring. colored straw bonnets will
be used both in smooth and rough braids, and
red and brown are the colors most largely ims
ported.
Pretty morning dresses are made in the FASH
ion Of double gowns, the upper portion of which
seems to open over and to be drawn back from
the underskirt.
Cosmetics are playing havoc with women's
faces, and involuntary grimaces and paralysis Of
the nerves are frequently the consequ ences of an
artificial complexion.
Wide frinees made of cords that hang straight
instead of being massed in tasses will be used tn
trim the jackets of wool goods that made 10
complete spring suits.
Wide gold band bracelets such as were worn
on state occasions by our grandmothers, are
creeping in again, and jewelers. say will be alto
gether the thing next season.
Draperies the coming season will be worn both
long and ample, short and bouffant. The for
mer style will be adopted mostly by stout people;
the latter by the tall and slender.
visites will be worn again in simpler WOODEN
fabrics than have been used OF late. such aa
camers hair and figured cloths oflight ecru and
halo had al mi an
cloths.
The 'Modjeska" is a stylish spring bonnet Ia
princess shape which will be one of the popular
models for young. fresh faces. 1t has rolling
coronet 'front.' which narrows at each side, and
terminates in slightly pointed front. The back
is very short, V-shape often being cut in the
center of the crown.
Mnlle, silk canvas, cream and snowwhite
muslin, grenadine and etamine fabrics will all be
used for neck and corsage dressing, and the
gumpes and plastrons shirred, or pleated fiats
or in full Fedora style. will be worn by young
and old, pretty and plain. slender and stout. for
they are as rule becoming to ALL
Four loops and two ends the latest ParisiaH
fancy for bow, furnishes some chance for vari-
atoms. Sometimes all four loops are folded in
the asses ear fashion, and the two ends fall from
the side, instead of from below but the prettiest
style has the four loops making St Andrews
cross and the ends falling at the same angle al
the two lower ones
Women who fancy that yellow is unbecoming
to their complexions must console themselves
with the knowledge that it will prove degree
less so than the very trying green's which have
been so popular In nature yellow asserts itself
very strongly. One has only to think of the few
wellknown flowers of that shade to be convinced
OF the truth of this.
Guimpes. chemisettes Russo, plastrons and
vests. will be feature Of bodice adornings the
coming season. and gowns Of sateen muslin or
candle, foulard, and cambria will IN degree fol-
low the style prevalent the past season in the
matter Of open -corsage effects. these proving
even more popular for the summer than they
were the winter past, and perhaps more appro-
prately so for the torrid season.
The graceful Gainsborough is already popular
abroad, and its former trimming of long sweep
ing plumes is again revived for the spring. this
style Of decoration. however, to be changed,
as the SKINNER advances, to that of black Span
ish scarfs or beaded net-crown trimmings min
gled with scarlet peoples. pale-yelow tulips, tea
and Jacoue roses, wild honeysnckle sprays, white
and crimson geranium blossoms. and the like