The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08
NOVELTIES IN DRESS.
Some of the New Styles in Sleeves, Skirts
and Tea-GOwns.

New York Evening Dress.
Full, undraped skirts made to cling rather
closely in front, bodices in Josephine and Marie
Stuart styles, quantity shaped sleeves, velvet
peasant waists with Russian guimpes above of
surah. and Louis Quinze coats over richly en-
broidered waistcoats are among the picturesque
Partisan effects of new gowns. There are also
girdles, half-belts reaching from under the
arms only, odalisoue sashes magnificent an
tique brocades in exquisitely beautiful change
able effects, novel fur garnitures both for home
and street uses. military decorations for prom
enade, and visiting costumes of broadcloth or
heavy camels hair and great variety of minor
accessories that impart look of novelty to
familiar materials, and which are utilized in
many ways upon wraps, dresses, hats and
bonnets-
There are many varieties of sleeves in wear
this winter. Some are open to the elbow, with
velvet sleeves showing below, or for dress occa-
sions the small close part may be of bead-em-
broiderered tissue which is always unlike the
material of the dress. On the upper part of the
sleeve IS an epaulette, also made of beads The
real italian sleeve is much used for womens
and childrenS dresses but 1t Is rather narrower
than the original design. One of the antique
sleeves shows the under part fat, while the up
per portion is slightly gathered on the shoulder
and at the starting point of the deep wrist
piece which is always of a contrasting material
This piece buttons up the back or laces on the
side. Oriental styles also prevail for sleeves.
and upon imported gowns they are made IN
jewish Grecian and Turkish fashion, especially
those designed for luncheons and fve-o'clock
teasl
among the IDEAL clOJn costumes are JnOSo III
princesse style, made in elegant simplicity and
beautifully finished. The bodice portion and
the breadths in front and over the hips fit with
out wrinkle and absolutely devoid of puff
looping Some of the new models made of
German broadcloth slashed up each side,
showing an deliberately braided petticoat be-
meath, the braiding also bordering the slashed
breadths in a narrower pattern All the drap-
cry is gathered close at the back and applied to
the centre forms of the bodice.
Lace for full-dress occasions still prevails, but
it is used more for petticoats and underdresses
than for entire toilets. though these, made of
lace of rare quality and design, are quite fash
iouable Wide lace hounces, draped over cord
ed silk skirts, have arranged above them long,
straight panels, richly embroidered in silk or in
silk and beads. These are attached to sharp
pointed Josephine corsage. The train is but
slightly draped in the back. and is arranged in
deep gathers low the pointed edge of the
cuirass bodice.
The lovely luncheon and tea gowns worn this
season also made in prihcesse shape and fol-
low very closely in style the outlines of the
cloth dresses above described. These. however,
made variously of silk-warp Henrietta
cloths, both in cream white. primrose. lilac, and
also in the rich dark tones of bronze. green,
and terra Gotta Many Of the gowns open all