The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-10
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Responded to by Dr. AbrahamM Owen. NJ D.
SUMNER FASHIONS.

LET your face always be younger than your
bonnet is advice from high authority.
Black ribbon over a color slightly broader, ID
the preferred sash for wear with black lace
gowns
Linen blue. q very soft shade. is a favorite for
fancy wool stuffs. while buff 10 equally liked 10
the sheer cottous and linen.
The frilled bed gown Of the olden time has
been revived. and now gets much choice orna-
mentation from makers of womsn's underwear.
A wide velvet belt. with ''bell pull ends. will
be de riguer with summer muslin gowns, 40. al.
most without exception, they have the short
empire waists.
It is said that fashions present undeniable
tendency to favor the points OF painfully thin
women 10 tribute-and no slight ons-to the
world-conquerine Bernhardt
To smarter the sleeves of last summers after
noon gowns fasten q breadth of narrow piece
lace under bow at the shoulder, and catch II
on with two more 1t elbow and wrist.
Large round hats of fine black Milan are
faced with black velvet and gracefully trimmed
with long scarfs of Brussels or Spanish net,
the ends of which fall straight to the waist in
the back.
The Duchess of Devonshire hat 10 copied lit
orally from Gainsboroueh's picture. and has a
wide double brim Of the finest straw. bent and
denied into all manner of picturesque curves
which droops AZ one side under . pompon of
pink roses, anu ID Caugut ufRu ~ Tue Otuer WlLQ
ribbon and fluffy black ostrich plumes.
Handsome lace coats are made of founcing
lace, the scallopsd edges meeting down the from t
and very often down the back. Pretty lace
pelerines are made to wear to church over POM
padour silk dresses. these short oil around. not
reaching to the waist. and finished in front with
long scarf ends that simply cross each other and
fall nearly to the foot of the dress skirt.
The straight skirts for the coming season have
by no means abolished draped ekirts They are
still looped gracefully classic fashion, but the
voluminous puffs protrudine above On immense
stiff tournure. are decidedly bad form. and ara
never seen. 1t is possible. however, for every
woman to clothe herself according to her indi-
vidual preference. and in conformity with
fashion, without wearing . uniform.
Straight skirts are worn by women Of al
ages and sizes, although they are prettiest on
petite figures The style mostly elected for In
the straight dress has cuirass bodice in 3 lono
point. front and back, the front often fastening
diagonally from the right shoulder to the left
hip. 1t 10 archsd high over the sides. and has q
military collar and close sleeves The skirt ID
pleatsd or smocked. and fastened to the lower
edge of the corsaee, whatever its shape, whether
pointed or round.
The trimmed Prineesss dress has been, and nc
doubt will continue to remain Ia fashion for
long time. Ii 10 alike appropriate to stout and
to slender figures As for the first. il does away
with the triple thickness Of basque, overdress
and underskirt. to say nothing of the inines
which add greatly to the size. After a fit has
been made of the perhaps too slender form
there are countless ways of draping the sever
outlines of the princesse with lace, sashes. and
scarfs There is . choice. however. and many
prefer the round waist to this style