The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-06
FASHIONS FANCIES.

Bodces of open work wooden material, lined
with silk, are worn with various skirts.
Surah, pongee and foulard silk are combined
with wooden lace and with open work materials.
If Partisan has but two bonnets, one ID
black. the other white. If she possess but one,
that is black trimmed with white.
Long travelling cloaks of cream or dove gray
mohair, tussore or pongee will be the favorite
dust wrap for lady tourists this summer.
Cashmere of fine quality and nuns yelling
have overdresses of oriental lace. These COM
binations are only suitable for young persons.
Stylish and becoming house jackets are made
of cream white pilot-cloth, trimmed with narrow
bands of gold galloon or rows OF black or grenat
velvet
still popular, and many blue canvas and etamine
dresses are seen withsnarrow side panels or fan
pleatings, vest, collar and cuffs Of red velvet
London fancy just now is for cascades OF
lace mounted on foundation and furnished with
ribbons so that they can be tied closely about
the throat. They are from two to three yards
long and are meant to be worn with summer
mantles.
White wool dresses will form amarked feature
for summer wardrobes, both for dressy indoor
use and for outdoor wear at the seaside and ia
the mountains, the most of these being tailor.
made and but little trimmed, kits, tucks and
rows of braid being the choice.
Pretty bonnets of fancy straw are trimmed
with black velvet, dotted with straw bobs and
intermingled with waves of gold lace. the soft
knots run through with long, slender gold pins
The bonnets are appropriately worn with cos
TUNES of almost any description.
Costumes imported from Paris and London
show that Killed gowns remain in high vogue
Some of these have the skirts pleated their en-
tire width Some are finished at the bottom
with deep hem six eight inches wide, which
turns up on the outside and is caught down with
neat slip stitching"
With black lace dresses princesse slips OF
brighter shades of color than have been worn Of
late now fashionable thus rose pink and
three distinct shades of yellow-canary. amber
and deep orange), though not to the exclusion OF
some more delicate hues, like cameo, pearl lilac,
and cream.
Fleur-de-ls is a favorite flower with the Paris
ians for millinery purposes, affording as IL does
the correct colorng for the two political parties.
The royal purple iris" is affected by those Of
the 'ancien regime" while the Radicals wear
the yellow iris that loves the sedgy banks OF
streams. Those who are all things to all parties
combine the two.
The surpce bodice and nuns waist will be
very popular models for making up all light
washing fabrics, and will suit those who do not
find the ordinary blouse bodice becoming The
front and back fit the figure trinity, but not
tightly A length of the goods is first laid in
folds, and then sewed in the shoulder seams
These folds are crossed over the chest, brought
down narrowly to the belt, and the ends covered
by belt and ribbons which tie at the left side
This fashion is adopted by people both slender
and stout, for while the waist can be
made to fit snugly on the one hand as not to
increase the size on tho other, it may serve to
add desired fullness. A bodice so made is easily
done up" and few fat pleats arranged down
the center of the back and fastened snugly To
the waist, obviate the appearance of dragging
and of seams awry so frequently noted in round
waists of other sorts. Tn surplice waist is also
seen upon handsome dresses of surah. failla
upon lighter summer gowns Of grenadine, canvas
goods and light woods of every description.