The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-27
HOW THE ROYAL DRESS.
THE QUEENS RECENT DRAwINe-Room
Toilet of the Princess of wales-Other
Fashionable Attires-The Graceful Red
ingote-New Parasols-Dress Bodice
Observation-Disclosures Fashion Notes.


ienne, trimmed with Grape and jet, and
black tulle veil held by diadem of finely
cut jet and onyx. The princess of Wales
was attired in a beautiful toilet of jetted
India gauze, decorated with volants OF
jetted embroidery. Princess Christian of
Schleswig- Holstein appeared in dress of
black striped satin and velvet, over an en-
tire petticoat of glittering jet. She wore
many diamond ornaments. The Prin-
cesses Louise, Victoria, and Maud stood
beside their mother, the princess of Wales,
dressed uniformly in gowns OF black Chan
tilla lace, with bodices and demi-trains of
black velours-Indien, lined with corded
silk. One young lady who was presented
wore milk-white empire dress, with the
correct short waist of that period, and an
immense white MORE sash, a la Josephine.
A garland, bodice-wreath, and sprays of
lilies of the valley decorated this toilet. A
very lovely young bride, tall and fair,
wore picture dress OF the Tallien period,
IN crepe de chine, which opened at one
! side, showing white Lyons satin petticoat
| beneath, caught together with roses, the
| edges bordered with pearl and crystal
| passementerie. The satin petticoat was
edged with pearl and crystal fringe. The
beautiful folds of crepe about the arms
were kept in place by pearl and crystal
bretelles that partly encircled the shout
ders. A poetic toilet worn by debutante
was of white crepe lisse over crepe lisse,
in ballet fashion, with long chateaine
| of blush roses. There were shoulder
sprays, girdle, and bouquet of the same
blossoms. A dress which proved very
becoming to its stately blonde wearer was
| of emerald velvet, lined with tea-rose satin,
over petticoat of tea-rose silk, yelled with
tea-rose tulle. A garland of water-hlies
| trimmed the train. A lady we'll known
in London society for her beauty OF both
face and form appeared before the queen
in a Paris toilet of palest golden-green
satin, draDed with abmer-brown tulle,
and trimmed with a thick garland
of pink roses, and tender green and
brown foliage, the flowers and leaves
arranged straight up from the hem
in easy grace, as if they were growing.
| The brocaded train was copied from a
| lovely old design, showing pink and dam
ask roses, with curving stems on ground
of yellow-green brocatelle. Many lady
friends of the royal family wore as COM
promise between the complimentary
mourning" of the queen and members of
the royal circle, and the striking gowns of
those presented, rare and exquisite toilets
of dove-gray, silver, and pearl color. These
dresses were greatly admired for their
simplicity and richness OF style.
The long, graceful, clinging directoire
redingotes to be worn this season, which
have already appeared on the promenades,
are strikingly elegant, and give an air of
distinction to the weaTer, if moderately
tall and OF shapely figure. The majority
of these garments are severely simple in
| decoration. In some cases, for special
wear, they are magnifeently garnitured
and finished. Ladies' cloth in dove-grav,
terra Gotta, dark moss, and olive is still in
great use for these garments. Black red
ingotes, trimmed with wide bands of os-
trich feathers, or of silk-cord arabesques,
| or Jet in applique, are considered the hight
OF elegance just now in Paris and London.
| They are particularly becoming to women
who are inclined to be stout, as they i'm
part a look of slenderness achieved by a
garment of no other shape or color. These
are silk-lined. and often the lining is like
wise black. Some have the seams every
| where open on the skirt, to show this lin
ing and also revealing, the plain or
pleated underskirt of faille or Bengaline.
| There are also sent over Directoire redin-
gotes, designed for matronly women, made
/ of heavy lustrous armures, trimmed sever
ally with black fringes, old Florentine lace
en- jabot or with cut-iet passementerie.
The newly-opened cases of parasols are
works of art, sent from various quarters of
the globe. The handles themselves are
curios worthy OF close study. There are
shapes and STYLES to suit every woman in
the world, from the remote jungles of In
dia to the Bots de Boulogne, from Afric's
burning sands to the happy hunting
grounds of the native Sioux belle. There
are the piazza parasols, the coaching mod
els, the DirectOire and Empire styles, the
parasols for morning noon, and dewy eve.
There are bridal parasols, draped with
richest lace, and close beside them mourn
ing'' parasols, banded with Grape and
wrought with Jet. The Directoire parasols
are designed to accompany promenade and
tourist costumes. These have extra long
handles, like canes. and are made vari-
ously of brocade interviewer with gold or
silver, or of plaided striped, or bordered
silks. Very dressy tout en- cas- are made
of crepe, gauze, silk muslin, or richly en-
broidered net, these airy textiles accordion
pleated, then banded into squares by mar
row ribbon, in faille, velvet. or MORE.
Other dress parasols designed for use at
Saratoga, Newport, and other fashionable
watering places, are made of vieux rose,
Empire green, terra Gotta, Persian lilac,
and similar new popular tints in silk and
Pompadour brocade, outlined or inter-
mixed with gold and silver. These are
lace-trimmed or yelled delicately with
gauze or silk net. White and gold models
marked at high values are trimmed with
lace and white marabout.
There is great variety in the accessories
with which to grace the dress bodice this
season. Never were these ornaments
more in vogue than at the present time.
Very charming parures, fichus. berthas,
plastrons, Greek and Roman neck-bands,
revers, antique collars of every style and
form, oddly shaped and picturesque vests,
stomachers, and gilets in Continental,
Cromwellian. and Danish and Swedish eff
fects. Some of the prettiest ichus are
made of palest tinted crepe lisse or China
Grape beaut fully shocked or gagged at
the throat, and joined to a collar OF deli
cate Venetian guipure. These have long
stole ends of ribbon, either in faille or
MORE. Other fchus are of gauffered
dotted gauze, with long, hemmed scarfs
that are knotted at the belt, the ends fall
ing on the dress skirt. The large, elegant
Vandyke collars have very long points
falling over the shoulders. These are
made either of gold embroidery on silk
net or of Greek lace. or in real rose point.
Bodice revers made of velvet, silk, lace,
net with embroidered sprigs in gold or