The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-15
ments were diamonds and she carried a
beautiful fan.
Latest Fashion Fancies.


Old-fashioned barege is again stylish.
Frieze has now all textures. all colors, all gar
ments for its own.
Brown. red and golden tan are the leading
colors for mems gloves.
Fashion now permits man TO wear q white
collar with colored shirt
Black MORE both in silk and ribbon, will be
used by the acre in summer costumes.
Both for great folks and small, black contin-
ues TO be the leading cOlors in stockings.
Ladies are patronzing. to a considerable ex-
tent, seentbottle bracelets, and bangles fitted
with pencil cases.
Quaint little ear screws for young misses are
those in which tiny diamond surmounted by
an even smaller pearl appear.
Laly-birds butterflies, dragon flies and other
winged insects contrive to be cleverly initiated
in gems and enamel, and figure as brooches,
lace, scarf and bonnet pins.
OF the fifty white stuffs now to be found on
the counters of large houses, quite the newest
and most unique is silk muslin inwoven with
single threads OF white wool, or else embroid-
cred with the same substance.
A very pretty and at the same time popular
ring is slender shank with setting in (which
four stones appear so as to form a square; a
diamond and three stones of different color are
usually employed in this setting.
Pointed Swiss girdes of big Jet beads are
among the things designed to beautify gowns
OF black lace and net. They come also in gold
cord, with collar and epaulets TO match, to
be worn with silk blouses of black, red and
green.
Green more than holds its own. both in
gowns and in millinery. At least one-half the
hats and bonnets show touch Of it, and hop
| blossoms, mignOnette and grasses are long
favorites among the flowers that bloom in the
spring.
Some of the newest short wraps are of lace,
pointed back and front with tabs coming be-
low the belt of moire or gros-grain ribbons
that holds them in place Others are simply a
fall OF plated lace, fastened to net yoke and
reaching the waist back and front.
Enameled jewelry was never more in vogue.
1t Is shown to perfection, not only in the flower
pieces and in the bird and insect jewelry, but
In such designs as a violin brooch or q banjo
brooch, when the color of the different paris of
the instrument is copied to perfection.
Belts, sashes, girdes are all but universal
One can hardly 60 astray, no matter how they
are put on, but much the handsomest way Of
wearing them is draped rather below the waist,
and fastened in a soft, full bow, with long ends
upon the left hip or slightly back of it.
very new feature of the Greek gowns of
sheer white wool is the breadth of rich brocade
matching the tone of the silk slip that is caught
up on each shoulder almost covering the waist
in front, then goes under the arms and ties in a
huge bow with ends that reach the floor, at the
back.
What is known as the Combination button
hook" jewelry is having something of run.
This is made of gold or silver wire, and when
opened out presents a buttonhook with a
handle more or less knotted or twisted when
closed this novel buttonhook is transformed
into a neck pin or bracelet
An entirely new pattern of teagown has five
straight breadths falling from neck to foot and
only confined by yoke girdle that is pointed
in front, open N-shape in the back, then curves
down under each arm and makes girdle some
thing below the waist line in 'front.' where it is
held together with some lamboyant bows