The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-09
For Summer Wear.

Shoulder capes will still be worn.
Pearl ball buttons are used for thin summer
dresses, to the exclusion of nearly all others
French modistes are reversing the order OF
things, and are making dark oyerdresses with
light skirts.
Skirts Of evening dresses for the summer will
be made more clinging in front than those worn
the past winter.
Many new bridal toilets show completing bit OF
color in the long ribbon loops which fall from
the brides bouquet
There is no deformity equal to that of the ex
eessive hustle, especially when attached to what
are known as stout little women
Nuns folds, or surplice fronts are in high
favor. They are seen upon the short bodices of
many of the richest French gowns for summer
wear.
Nuns Yelling is fast superseding Grape for
mourning. 1t isn't because it is much cheaper,
but because it makes grief ana sorrow more
comfortable
Colored velvet mantles with sleeves of blaelg
lace, are to be worn this summer in Paris, when
the weather is COOL They are without trimming
and very close-ftting.
Colored laces, with Innings of contrasting
hue, appear in the summer millinery, and man.
ties and bonnets in which this effect is duplicated
are worn together in Paris.
. Among the new colors in silks are serpent, a
peculiar green; pistache, almost the color of the
nut; opal, translucent gray; sevres, a gray blue:
and Bagdad, sort of brick dust tint.
Fichus for young persons are rounded at the
back The front is fastened over the shoulder,
whence it falls down the front OF the bodice in
full folds, where it is draped under bow az the
waist, and then forms panier the right
hip.
The jewellers are showing lockets and PEN
dants with short gold chains, to DE worn with
high necked summer frocks. The work these
ornaments is very fine and delicate, and they in
no wise resemble the heavy slinks worn few
and init ed in haa M al n Mt
were positively disgusting.
Velvet ribbon, wide and narrow will be used
upon every style of dress from muslin to pale
tinted Lyons satin, to drape skirts to trim whole
costumes, to edge bodices and tunics, to decorate
tea gowns, wraps, bonnets, and to run through
the openwork meshes of white lace dresses. this
effect proving most becoming to either blonde or
brunette
Velvet bodices cut with short sleeves, and
square or shape in the neck. both front and
back, will be worn over airy toilets of every
description, except those cut en- train. These
pretty bodces take but little material. being cut
very short on the hips. All the edges are out
lined with beads OF medium size and properly
they should correspond to the dress in collar.
Those who favor dainty arrangements of lace
about the throat will be glad TO know that Graz
watts are being worn again. These are made la
the old scarf fashion, about yard and q quarter
in length and about o quarter of yard wide.
Long loops and falling ends are the approved
style of adjustment for the ties, some Of which
are made of dotted canvas, or the old fashioned
dotted Swiss muslin, wide Valenciennes lace
trimming the ends
The baschlik, dear to the hearts os Russian
and German women, has made its appearance on
this side of the water. 1t is a hood with long
ends, made of black or colored WOOL and is elab4
Orately embroidered with colored silks or ornar
mented with gold or silver braid. 1t is to be
worn here as a scarf about the shoulders, for
driving or in summer at the watering places.
These baschliks, so useful in summer as scarfs,
are most picturesque sleighing hoods in winter
Tennis is properly played with dash and de-
cision, by ladies as we'll gentlemen, and suit
for the game is necessary, in which ono feels as
much at ease as in slippers and dressing gown
Tennis requires a dress set apart for it--a dress
that ought TO be as distinct from the ordinary
walking-dress of to-day as riding habit ID
/ There should be an utter absence OF crinolines
and the skirt should be loose, full, and unfashs
| ionably short. No matter what the skirt may
consist of the trim fitting yet most pllaole jers
| sey is first choice for tennis bodices These can
now be purchased in every conceivable color
| from cream to cardinal. and they can afterward
| be decorated In any way desired TO CORRESPOND
with the skirt portion