The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-18
THE FADS OF FASHION.


dragon heads.
Crystal municipalities for individual service
are fashinable.
Biseui glace a la Frances Cleveland is the
latest in ice cream.
Colored watered-silk ribbons are worn to
b tighten evening dresses.
All the handsome pins and brooches have
supplementary safety-pins.
Sometimes three scars of different colors are
draped about the back of couch sofa.
Antique MORE is popular, as also rich bro
caded velvet and mateasses in combination.
Very nice people use violctscented note
paper known in the trade as the creamlaid
note.
If you breakfast in that variety which the
poet calls the spice OF life try toasted English
mullins.
One of the pretty designs for hair orna-
ment is a shell pin topped with a lovers knot
set with turquoise.
The long simple draperies are still de rigueur.
Braidins in small, neat patterns is very effective
on these costumes.
Ball dresses have short, full backs. The
materials and shades are very delicate and
heavily embroidered. 81.
Flowers are, as usual, the principal ornament
of evening toilets. They are pretty arranged
tween loops OF ribbon.
Among the handSomest manteaux are those
IN very I9nL cOlOfS. A1ltcQ Is preferred Win
rich black lace trimming.
Ultra-fashionable ladies wear fresh yiolets in
their breakfast gowns that cost as much as a
maids service per week.
a pleasing pattern in garter buckles is a fat
scroll OF Roman gold, having a border of en-
ameled flowers sunk into the metal.
Coffee beans OF gold or silver. tinted in con-
trSsting shades, make peculiar sleeve links.
The regular bean shape is also used.
III l.,
tique pink are effectively combined with col
ored lace and gold or silver embroidery.
The ideal bodice for bridesmaid is cut on
the shoulders and tied with butterfy's wings
of white ribbon to match the wedding gloves.
Mouse gray, gray-green, and the old ecru
shades are very fashionable in conjunction
with old silver and wrought metal ornaments.
pretty pendant for a lady's chain is a
pitcher Of handsomely chased gold with de-
signs in enamel The lip and bottom are of
silver.
The toadstool fancy still prevails An inter
eSting and pretty white fungi from the South
sea is mounted in metal and used for a paper
weight.
\ scallop she'll of silver, the ribs represented
by rows of diamonds and holding diamond
in the center, is an attractive but expensive
brooch.
In brooches silver horse, in repousse, in
the act of springing over a pasture fence is
one which will be appreciated by all admirers
of horsefesh.
An odd design in a brooch is a rams head in
relietwith proudly-eurving horns. Medallions
on which are medieval heads, ill the space en-
sircled by the horns.
An artistic lOcket charm, suitable for sma l
pictures, is of highly chased gold and repre-
sents and open fan. The surface is studded
with minute forgetIne-nots in natural colors.
0pals are the rage Of the hour and are being
set in rings, pins and bracelets The Mexican
stones are Kept in a sweet oil bath for year TO
accimate them 10 this kind atmosphere, during
which time they may he worn at intervals.
Notifications of the Oriental and bishop
sleeves are seen On many tea gowns and matt
neeS. Coat sleeves are made larger above the
elbow, and they are still de rigueur for street
suits-tailor gowns when made by an English
tailor, and on walking jackets.
II You are at a loss Tor Il novel wedding gilt
seleet nut basket The receptacle has the
form and dimensions of quart milk dipper,
but admits of beautiful decoration. 1t can be
! hammered, oxidized, chased, engraved or ap-
pllqued with sinuous lizards, snakes and shells.
Shell hair pins are made as valuable as any
piece OF jewelrv that can be named The heads
/ form roses, shamrocks balls, triangles, bows
| stars, and variety OF other designs set in old
silver, pearls and brlliants, turquoise and gar
nets, sapphires, noonstOnes and opols, with
mosaics of gem chips.
An idea imported from Russia via Paris Is re-
! ceived with great favor by our eegantes. II is
! TO always remove your wrap or cover coat in
! the hall, where a servant is in waiting to assist
\ in Us removal and readiustment. This is AN
/ excellent precauuOn against colds, and IS really
| sanitary, and necessary in cold or wet weather
1t is the regulation thing TO mark off in cor
| ridors staircase landings, diningr0om, ball
! room and drawing-room every angle and nook
/ suitable Tor a tete-a-tete, and convert il by
means Of palms, portieres, screens rugs and
! flowers into bower of beauty, where beauty
may rest from the dance or talk through a
number.
! Very, very short high pulled sleeves are
i worn on ball gowns and evening gowns when
+ there is any attempt at following the directory
styles, which are certainly making their way in
/ spite of the opposition 70 them here as well as
4 abroad. The putting of those ball sleeves is
accomplished In various ways Sometimes they
are all around alike, bcing drawn up in a bal
/ loon-like pouf by strings underneath. Again,
/ they are tied up with ribbon in the centre OF
Z, the sleeve, "baby fashion, and again l0Oped on
4 both sides so asfte form a kind of epaulette
oyer the shoulder Elbow sleeves, TOO, are
very popular, and the varieties of these are
: legion.
We are 10 have Watteau renaissance which
means a revival Of the minuet and both open
visions OF stately brocade and The classic i'm
I dressing, dear 70 every woman who understands
/ her good points and can, without exaggerating
/ them. bring about harmony, like big yellow
roses in an old blue bowl The Vatican and
minuet mean that the richest offfabrcs are COM
| ing, and coming to stay IL is evident that we
are approaching a better era of dresy and the