The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-29
FASHIONS FADS.

Pigeon blue is favOrite color for calling
or carriage gloves.
Marble plush is combined with watered
silk for evening receptions.
Brides linen Is embroidered by hand
and run with true-blue ribbons.
Turkey and ostrich feathers are shown
in the very new and most expensive fans.
The spring cloths run to solid colors, and
are marvels of free-hand designs in fat
bTaids.
Green and red will be used this spring
with more dash and vim than blue and red
ever attained.
Chameleon ribbons are the rage, and
there is a wealth of service in skirt of
antique MORE.
1t is now considered bad form for lady
to remove her bonnet at tea, at home, or
morning wedding.
Raspberry red with a front OF peacock
blue in stuff or silk combine to make
charming house dress.
White fur rugs are placed about the
ohancel when number of bride maids at
tend the bride OF fashion.
The late designs in tablets, folios, carl
cases, and letter-folios are shown in cellu-
loid, finished with hand-work.
Pink buds for sofa pillows and chair rolls
are now used very generally in libraries
and on lounges for melting slumber.
Wedding Wreaths of orange blossoms are
worn by the brides OF fashion and divided
MP among the maids when taken of.
One of the sweet pieces of jeWelry for
lent is q bracelet of frosted silver fastened
with at hRoman cross set with pale pearls.
Antique oak is first choice, and cherry
second, for bedroom sets, but fashion will
rest in nothing meaner than a brass bed
stead.
Ladies of elegant resources wear a skirt
of fancy silk with lace or white tissue
blouse, over which a Spanish Jacket of
black or dark-blue velvet is secured with a
couple Of silver buttons, and by the mad
dening beauties of Penelope the effect is be-
Witching.
After the departure OF the bridal couple
for their honeymoon the mother or big sis
ter invites the most intimate friends to go
upstairs, when the guests are gone, and
inspect the troSseaa before it is packed nm
and forwarded to It's destination. To facili-
tate this pleasant advertisement il is ex-
pected that all the general friends will go
home as soon as the rice begins 70 shower
Yellow is very lovely for an evening tot
let, and stuff that anyone may wear, as
the bodice may be finished with a thick
corselet Of crimson or black, or made en-
tirely Of either. If black is used 1t should
be relieved with yellow jonquils or chrys-
anthemums and with q red corsage !; gar
lands to match may be trailed about the
folds Of the light fluffy skirts. Yellow
gloves and slippers aud an aigret to match
are needed to complete the effect.
For little dinner parties and carpet
dances, nothing more becoming can be Sc
lectsd for young lady than q toilet of
black and White-not the cream tint or
ivory shade Of white, but the decided. bril-
liant white which is made in silk tulle,
silk gauze, crepe, and cashmere. Very
young girls wear dancing-dresses of black
illusion, and the fair necks, arms and
shoulders are made additionally beautiful
by contrast.
Hair dealers are making a speciality Of
the Louis XVI pompadour, and, wherever
possible, that style OF couture is arranged
for old heads a. well as young. The steep
foreheads and expanding temples are modi-
fed by the application of pin curls, or
patches Of friZzes made to match the hair,
and secured with pins or invisible nets
Hair that is too scant to roll is drawn over
cushion OF braided wire, which extends
the puff to the fullness demanded by fash.
ion. These wire rolls are made OF hair
like wire, and are as Light as Q confectioner's
kisses.
A perfect blaze OF color can be thrown in
corner, hall, or about q staircase with an
umbrella lamp of black iron shaded with
pink. The parasol may be futed paper or
askeleton frame covered with thin silk aud
fringed with lace or beads. Treated with
rose leaves, the latter IL incompatible as
well as inexpensive. Buy q lot of linen
roses, tear them to pieces and either glue
or paste the petals to the foundation. Al
other pretty device is the application OF
crushed roses of pink, crimson, or orange,
which cost like sixty TO purchase, but made
at home are as cheap % time.
Ribbons, while not worn, ara indispenss-
bic ss decorations for dinners, teas, lunch
parties and at-homes. Favors OF satin are
ut all the covers, and yards and yards float
out from the bottom Of platters and centea
plates, where they are securely fastened
with sesling-wax. Ribbons of pink are
tied about dishes of candied violets, and
yellow bands quadriseot the dish In which
the capitalized rose leaves are placed.
There are ribbons on the arms of the tea
and coffes.urn, and about the narrow neck
of the chocolate Jug. Huge bows of con-
trastipg colors relieve the piano, lamps,
and the handle OF the black iron poker has
its fat, long loops of w1ne-red satin.
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