The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-22
A FEW FASHIONS.

Skirts are growing wider, but the difference is
made entirely in the back widths.
Pink will be more worn than usual during the
coming season, and pink gauze. with chenille
dots, will be novelty.
Fashionable ladies' are wearing in the streets
numerous little jeweled ornaments stuck in their
basquss. 1t is . Partisan conceit.
New black silk Jerseys elaoorately braided.
fasten with one button, and then round off over
a vest of white pilot cloth closed with handsome
pearl buttons
choker collar. Those worn by the most fash
onable women quite as high as the
highest worn last summer by men.
Silk and taffsta gloves will be extensively
worn by ladies for dress wear during the coming
summer, and mitts. which came in again last
season, will be more popular than ever.
In everything flowing lines and long, soft
curves have decidedly the CALI by consequence,
costumers now study the Greek statuary in the
Louvre quite eedulously as do the artists
The garland Of crushed roses. either under or
around the crown is the favorite gsrniturs for
summer wide hats. while many turbans are in.
appropriately made Of roses yelled with lace.
A Paris fancy for turbans and tooueta is to
make them of rough, fancy braid, interviewer
with gold thread alternately with embroidered
bands of ailk or surah. N atching their ribbons
in color.
White silk muslin gowns striped with wide
insertions of rich lace. with dainty lace berthas
to match. and immensely broad sashes of
watered ribbons are among the list of imported
: Bodices which have the sides prolonged into
panels that fall straight from the belt to the
hem of the skirt will be feature of costumes
again next season. The style is far too becom-
ing to women Of stout figure to be reinquished.
The cape called LA Tcsca" is made for spring
and summer wear, of various fabrics, broche
silk being favorite Ii is handsomely lined
and richly decorated. and its popularity is the
high collar which is shaped to the neck without
any seam going round il.
Bodices of thin material suitable for evening
toilets smoked front and back at the waist
and shoulde rs. Another style is shrred on the
shoulders and crosses at the waist in surpce
fashion. showing V insertion front and back
made of tulle covered with pearl embroidery.
The Direc toire gown grows apsce bat for the
present, though waists notably short, the
scant and clinging IS to hinder walking,
though. remembering the hustle at hood-ti
there is no room to doubs ito this complexion
will we come at last"
For wearing in the house with silk or muslin
skirts are loose jackets of India and China silks
trimmed with the new cosored silk laces with
Valenciennes. Some have lace vests with
very closely. with hadsome waist ribbon in front
only, while others shirred on the shoulders
and again at the waist line. In many of these
garments the partly flowing sleeves used.
New York Posts: The fashion for aa-gowns
has amounted to . rage both here aud abroad,
and robes OF the greatest richness worn up
such occasions as receptions luncheons. and
played. and made by many of the master hands
in Paris, are triumphs of picturesque beauty
and high art The costumes of Persia India,
Turkey, and China have all been laid under
tribute as models for these gowns and the re-
suit is one Of exceeding elaboration aud grace.