The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
FASHION NOTES.

Shoulder capes of knitted silk are ligh. and
pretty.
Lilac in all shades is to be popular for spring
dresses.
Skirts of silk and wool brocade have draperies
of silk or soft cloth.
Norfolk jackets have one wide plat at the
back and one in front
The tendency is to broad laces, instead of the
narrow ones of the past few seasons.
Basques for general wear are not at all
changed in shape from those worn for two sea-
sons past
Short Spanish jackets are now worn with at
home or indoor dresses, especially with dressy
breakfast and tea gowns
Ladies' cloth bodices of brown. blue, gray and
red are worn with skirts of figured, plain or
striped material and are trimmed hussar fashion
with cord.
The vogue for ribbon trimming promises to
amount to rage the coming season, when they
will be particularly favored as ornaments to
thin gowns, for both day and evening wear.
Cotton dresses with white muslin guimpes and
dog collars of embroidery or velvet will be much
worn. Sometimes the guimpe is supplemented
by vest harmonizing or contrasting with the
dress
silk dress which Is little bit passee may
be made really handsome garment with Judi
cious amount of beads. A beaded corsage bead
ed fringe bordering drapery, beaded revers on
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The "Gladstone"is an English long coat which
this spring takes the place Of the ulster 1t is a
trim fitting wrap, simple in shape without the
usual box-pleatings in the back, and is double
breasted and fastened by double row of good
sized buttons which reach the entire length of
the garment. The wrap has a graceful pointed
hood in the back, which is lined with silk,
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coat itself
Shoulder seams are still short, and the sleeve
is still high-shouldered but not made at all full
at the top of the armhole as formerly. The eff
fort to revive the fashion of looser longer sleeves
has resulted in failure most fashionable women
having refused TO change the trim, gove-ftting
sleeve for one which lies in wrinkles on the arm
Graceful elbow sleeves for full dress, and close,
tailor-made coat-Sleeves for general wear are
therefore, still the shapes par excellence.
New polonaises are modelled by Partisan de
signers to fit the form like a jersey. One grace
full shape is made with a vest and revers beyond
of velvet 1t has single dart on each side
OF the front and deep curving one under the
arms. The drapery in the back has extra wid tbs
allowed below the center seam and side seams,
the one beneath the center seam being infolded
in deep box pleat, while the one below the side
seam is brought forward on the outside, with
deep pleats arranged back Of it to assist in per-
fecting bouffant effect.
AS street clothes grow palmer and simple in
spite of Worth and his mandates to the contrary,
house toilets grow more and more beautiful
Women still believe in the duty of looking
pretty, and make up in morning dresses. tea
gowns and home gowns the daintiness that is no
longer good form for street or country walking
costume. Dinner dresses for ones own home
are made up in the form of tea-gowns, often
opening over petticoats of bright quilted satin.
Some handsome black trained dresses for the
house, of satin or fine cashmere are edged
around the hem with broad band Of black fur.