The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-14
FASHION NOTES.

Black MORE is much used for second mourn
ing
Camels' hair will be the leading material for
spring wear.
'.All over" embroderies are now made wide
enough for skirts.
The anti-crinoline faction has triumsAed in
England, and skirts fall in straight folds from
the waist
The spring jackets are very jaunty. They are
short in the back, and some of them have the col
lege hood reaching to the waist.
The fine and delicate Lorraine laces now SO
popular are much used to trim Undertaking, tea
aprons, doylies and fine bed linen.
Some Of the new samples of spring silks come
III Deautiful shades OF bronze and golden brown,
and these colors also promise to be Quite prom
inent in millinery fabrics.
Many OF the new reds are not pretty for use In
large quantities, but very desirable for COM
binations. blending excellenty with shades Of
olive. hunters green and varied ecru tints.
Ecru will again be one of the most popular
sub-colors of the coming season, especially the
paler ecrus, known as chene, or oak. pine wood,
Malay, color of coffee and milk, and .renne,
reindeer color.
Pelerines of velvet or plush will be cut longer
this spring than they have usually been worn.
Some of the new models reach several inches be-
low the waist line. The most of them, however,
come just to the belt top.
Indigo blue and flame color are to be worn in
the spring. Jackets of these colors are braided
with black in points from the shoulder to the ell
bow and from the wrist to the elbow. They are
lined with some contrasting color.
1t is rumored that the graceful and bewitching
Spanish veil will come into use with the theater
and opera toilets in consequence of the rage for
oiack and yellow, and the. return to the tower
ing couture adorned with the high Spanishcomb.
Shirred and pleated plastrons with wide velvet
revers beyond will be feature in bodice trim
mings this spring. The high military collar
matches the pastron. and below this is a second
collar of velvet rolled back to match the revers.
A very tasteful novelty for trimming half
mourning dresses is white lace beaded with
black jet. arranged into slightly gathered tab
Her or else in founces. superposed over fcun-
dation of either white or mauve silk A similar
trimming is arranged upon bodices by way of
berthe or fchu.
The Spanish fashion of wearing black gloves
with full evening dress is returningSto favor,
both here and abroad The great vogue of wear.
ing rich black lace toilets over princess slips OF
Spanish yellow coquelicot satin princess slips,
has no doubt brought about return to this
style of hand dressing.
Ribbons are to be used without stint on thin
dresses, on summer silks and on matinees and
other negiege garments. Picot-edged or purled
ribbons will be preferred and will be imported
principally in gros grain and in watered effects.
but gauze ribbons and those of satin and Of vel
vet with the Topped edges will also be used.
Black silk and satin aprons, exactly after the
style of those worn in our erandmothers time.
are again in high fashion. Black Spanish lace
the real silky hand-run sort, is lavished upon
these dainty aprons with loops and ends Of
bright poppy-red satin ribbon peeping out from
the pleatings of lace. The bib portion is made
wholly Of black silk Spanish net, this forming
full Fedora front, to which is attached wide
sailor collar of the net, edged with row Of
faceted jet beads. The tiny pockets of silk are
completely hidden by falls of the lace mingled
with LIONS of ribhoD and S1iphfiy oath
ruffie of the airy garniture goes all around the
edge of the apron.