The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-29
SUMNER FASHIONS.

Palest baby blue and black is a fashionable
color combination at the moment.
Elaborate hats. bonnets and wraps, but gowns
Of extreme simplicity, are the sule for this sum-
mer's fashions.
Yokes of all kinds, square, round aud pointed.
shocked and tucked. plain and braided. and half
yokes, are all fashionable on childrenis dresses
and coats.
Alate.fancy In Paris 10 the wearing IN the
hair of tortoise shell combs and pins with heads
OF faceteo steel flowers that look like diamonds
by gaslieht.
A lew departure in sailor hats are those Of
white muslin shirred over wire and trimmed
with muslin loops At the back, amid which Is set
q cluster of some whits or greenish-white
flower.
Paris DEGREES that while tall. slender women
may wear pnfed sleeves at discretion. those
who are plump or short must cophne them
selves to close-fttine oues. which. however. need
by no means be devoid of ornament.
One very good black silk. made in good but
different vests. collars. cuffs and so on. to ap-
pear st least half q dozen gowns, 80 success
fully, too. as to deceive the very elect
The green's which are in vogue at present are
not emerald nor olive shades. but pale reed
green, a roseau. as the French call It. Nile
green, SNOWFALL and water lily green. apple
green. and the dull dark shades known % Flor
entine green's and serpent
There is style as we'll as luck In odd num-
bers. especially as applied to tucks or rows Of
ribbon or puffs az mmin Seven, FIVE or
three should be used; and IL FIVE puffs appear in
q sleeve tie q ribbon bracelet between each one,
while II three are chosen see TO il that the
middle one il shorter than those at top and
bottom.
White muslin gowns for afternoon or morn
ing wear are often made Of soft nainsook, al
most without dressing, have bslted surplice
waists With q rnffie Of lace or embroidery at the
throat, with the fullness shirred on cords to out
line a yoke. and skirt of five full breadtbs, SINH
larry shirred In front and at the sides, and fall
ing straight for a very narrow space at the back
under q full-looped ribbon sash.
A dressy way to vary the bodice Of a lace
gown is to have q pointed satin corsage, round
ing over the chest in front, with houlder-strap
OF the same, the back cut in a deep V. This
forms o half low bodice, and to partly veil the
neck, scarfs OF lace are arranged In surplice
fashion from the shoulder seams Of the lace
waist to the belt. The sleeves are ~unlinsd, and
Portable one for evening or dinner wear when.
ever ths weather Is sultry.
The favor which India silks and foulards en-
Joy 10 due TO the fact that q gown made of them
10 always bright and neat In appearance. They
are much cooler than any OF the corded silks,
and so far plsasAnter for hot.weather wear.
These fabrics lend themselves to any sort Of
draping and trimming, being supple yet firm OF
texture. and are much less liable to crumple or
lose their dressing than lawn or muslin, and the
Six Is so light, yet so protective. that 1t proves
a most sensible and satisfactory selection in q
dress for our ftful climate.
The hustle has diminished, the towering
height of bats and bonnets has come down
to a very becoming medium. the disfgur-
ing, high-pointed shoulder effects have van.
ished. but few laced forms are seen, the silly
French heel has wholly disappeared, and Alto
gether fashion this season has won golden
opinions from the critics, and even the chronic
erumblers have had less to say than usual.
What in style was once arbitrary has become
eclectic and diversified. so that q fashionable as.
ssmblsge is the most kaleidoscope collection of
the best in form. style. fabric, color. aud cut
that was ever known to exist Fashions in
spirations IN these days are drawnsfrom all
sources. artistic as we'll as industrial. aud re-
h reduce the very best ideas of the past, modified
b, the cultivated and advanced tastes, as well
a. practical demands, of the present. It is i'm
posi- IDLE that this or that is the fashion in any
sense of limitation, because there is hardly a
limit 20 the boundary lines now, under the vast
and wo nderful dominion of the tickle 20 ldess.'
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