The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-03-07
THE FREAKS OF FASHION.

New bonnet trimmings are distinctly
lower and more graceful.
Cord and plush edges are far and away
better style than scalloped or pivot.
Ribbons grow wide and wider-for sashes,
reaching the breadth of fourteen inches,
Among oxidizsd silver parasol handles
the crab claw design is more novel than
beautiful.
A golden broom crossing a silver dustpan
is q new brooch that seems appropriate to
housekeeping bride.
Algreties reappear upon bonnets, very
high and quite thick, but still too filament-
Gus to be Objectionable.
With Paris gowns there comes home
always a pocket bag of the dress stuff that
is both useful and ornamental.
MORE ribbon is still worn, but that with
satin stripes, or satin or plush edges, is
more stylish than the all over MORE,
Glnghams, with plain coiored stripe
alternating with one all over dotted eni-
brcidery, are more stylish than pretty.
A pesr.pesrl, with diamond leaves and
stem of frosted gold, is one of the hand
soonest as well as newest brooches OF the
keason.
Mouse color is the gray for spring, though
steel and silver hold their own more than
are stylish.
Ombre effects are high fashion-ani run
through the whole gamut of a color, as
many as twelve shades appearing in come
OF the new ribbons.
Scotch cheviots are shown in plaids,
nsilbsads of bright color holding down
the interesting square OF gray, brown,
slate, mouse-black, pearl and chalE-red
lines. Nice they are for the go-ahead- and
everywhere women of the rtform move.
ments.
At last there is line OF demarcation in
hats. Those for street wear hsye high
Jauntiness OF the tailor gowns, while for
country and seaside wear there are six-inch
brims and one story crowns, on which
pretty much what you please can De tiuug
or twisted.
A notable gown just sent out by Worth
is of pale silver brocade, sprinkled with
white rose buds. The full round skirt was
yelled with three upper ones of lavender
tulle, each lighter than the one below, and
the bodice of violet velvet has silver cord
about the waist and closes upon the shout
der under knot of violets.
The luxurious devotion to beauty and
elegance of taste which is popularity of
eastern nations finds floral expression for
such room in the orchid, the only flower
ever admitted to it. Both tenderness and
passion are expressed in these lovely
winged daughters of tue air, they go well
with eastern stuffs, eastern ceram1cs east
ern Gu HONS, lounges, rugs, portieres and
musical instruments.
The fountain brooch, with pendant, is
one of the unique novelties of the jewelry
trade. 1t is composed OF lions head done
in enamel, from the mouth of which falls
a white line of diamonds, representing a
stream of water. The head of an Italian
greyhound, in black onyx, with collar OF
hundred pearls, is another pretty brooch
design Just placed on the market.
Every fsshionably equipped toilet table
is provided with silver flask, in which
severe gin, garnet sherry or rich, soothing
cherry pectOrai is kept for the treachery of
health. There are hsgons in the st of
| English silver, notified with black, in
| which sprites, elfns, and deities Of fairy,
land sport. Others are exquisitely carved,
one especially pretty composition having
/ a gracefully modelled monkey holding ia
his tail, which curls up above his grinning
face, a champagne bottle which is flowing
into his open mouth stream OF wine-red
garnets.
The colors of library are generally
grave, richEcrimson hangings, or the varied
colors of On Algerine portiere, dark and
useful chairs, Spanish chairs covered with
Cordova leather are very appropriate
heavy carved wood. However, some host.
esses prefer light ecru colors for a library.
So beautiful are some of the modern wood
bindings that they look well in light
room. So gorgeously tinted and emblaz
oned are they that they remind one of the
splendid ceremonial of a coronation.
1t is said that bright-oolored satins ara
not now fashionably laid down the center
OF the dinner-table; that dark plush scarfs
undecorsted, but edged with a heavy siIk
cord, are more popular. In one fashionable
house the Aoral decoration is confined tC
small ferns growing in pure white vases up
held by cupids of the same colorless sub
stance, other fanciful designs being utilized
for these receptacles. A new fancy is to lay
the thin and narrow slices of bread in the
serviette. A white satin ribbon is tied
around the whole, and q spray Of ferns and
white flowers laid above. Where q pedesta
lamp or one of cut crystal forms the cen
terpiece, pretty and effective background
is secured by the use of square mat o
white or pink silk boltiDg-cloth, on which
roses or passion flowers are represented in
water colors.