The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
SUGGESTIONS OF FALL STYLES.


Shawls with tinsel and colored stripes arc In
all tints.
Waiered silk and cameTs hair are a fashionabl0
combination.
Wide scarfs of India null, edged with lace.
are used as fchus.
Velvet bodices win be worn this autumn with
skirts of different material
A great variety of fancy velvets for .rimmings
and combinations are now displayed.
Dog collars Of beads of every description have
pendants and epaulets to correspond.
Straw bonnets and hats of dark shades. the
latter faced with velvet, will be worn late in the
autumn.
Velvet and plush by the yard will remain Ia
give tone to neutral and pale-tinted fabrics.
Epaulets are still seen upon models for visit
ing, promenade, and dinner dresses of rich ma
terials. Many of these shoulder trimmings ara
SO elaborate as to be really disfguring
Tho fashionable length for a skirt is to Lee
making it, of course, long enough in the back
to allow for space the hustle and steels will take
up.
Coats and jackets of black Sicilenne or velvet.
open over vests of white corded silk or ecru Otto.
man. viii be very fashionably worn by stylish
young ladies the autumn through, overskirts q
silk, Yelling canvas and cashmere.
Jet trimmings of the mos. magnificent quail
ties are shown, and some of the large beads ara
so carefully cut as to be almost as expensive as
jewels. Ahalf-sphere shape, fully three-fourths
OF an inch in diameter, is on some OF the import
ed bonnets
Goods with large, clearly defined blocks, bars
and plaics in various colors, promise to be popu-
lar among the ladies who can afford to have ons
or two striking toilets. but it will be In better
taste to have costume Of some one of the plain
habit cloths
The earliest importations Of autumn goods dis
played in the wholesale houses show that wool
fabrics will retain the favor they have long had
for street dresses that velvet will be used for re-
ception toilets and for combination with other
materials, while silks and satins will be reserved
for house dresses.
Autumn wraps will be made cheaply In vista
and jacket fashion, and trimmed with black lace
and handsome ornaments put on separately, and
not IN one continuous bandof passementerie, un-
less Of some novel and unique design. The visite
shows many variations, and models are brought
out designed for young and old
There Is very fine jersey cloth which will be
worn over rich skirting as draperies Some Ct
this cloth looks like rich brocade, md the new
process of finishing presents many novel ideas.
Samples we're made early last spring, but it was
only partially successful The manufacturers
have been at work on it. until now it is very
beautiful and will be we'll liked.
Some Of the ornaments to be used In millinery
are very unique, special style being the back
comb shape. These are in various materials and
sizes Jet combs having long chain pendants
are very pretty, as well as those of iridescens
bronze and blue shades. Shell, in real and imi-
tation, is mounted in this way. There are very
long and large pins, and beads in all sizes.
There is but little change in the shapes Of the
small bonnets, the close round style given thu
preference over the peaked shapes. The crowns
are larger, which will permit the bonnet to sic
further on the head An immense amount OF
trimming il placed upon the bonnets, some OF
them being nearly covered with various kinds Of
garniture Ostrich feathers, in fact feathers of
all kinds, are prominent
The steels in skirt backs are now placed very
high and are near the belt, so that the top steel
rests on the light and cool hustle of braided
wire. When the top wire is used the placket-
hole of the foundation skirt is made longer. and
the open placket space slips back and forth on
the steel across the top. The back breadths or
the outside skirts are then attached to separate
band and hooked on each side of the belt beneath.
By this method the tournure is made always
uniform in size
The long taiked-of change in regard to dress
sleeves is an accomplished fact; although models
show fitted coat sleeves, the pulled or cut sleeve
appears to have won the day. In one style the
putting begins at the shoulder and ends at the
elbow. The rest Of the sleeve is tight and plain,
without any trimming or revers The straight
sleeve of last summers dresses can be altered by
adding long epaulette at the top of lace or ma
terial matching the dress Still another style
slaeve is long and straight. and is gathered up,
along the inside seam and resembles long
glove creased over the arm.