The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-28
BITS OF FASHION.

Straight skirts, gathered or pleated
waists and full sleeves increase daily in
still greater favor.
An appropriate brooch for the summer is
tiny canoe of gold, with oars and anchor
trailing over the side.
Directoire redingOtes of beautiful French
challie are worn over skirts of white watered
silk, and fOwer-brocaded Empire gowns of
white mOhair have plain full skirts trimmed
with gold or silver gallOon.
Rich embroidery is the rule in the fronts
of tea gowns. These fronts are made of the
broidered, giving weight and gracefulness
to the drapery. The effect is exceedingly
handsome.
Following feature in French gowning
that is very prevalent this year, many
fashlonably attired women are wearing
black trimmings on col0red gowns to the
extreme of having black sashes. vests and
full bishop or mutton-leg sleeves on pink.
reseda, tan or strawberry dresses that are
trimmed with black net, lace or ribbon.
Jewelry being again in high vogue, all
sorts of new designs and devices are being
brought out. For those who are not fOrtu-
nate enough to have any heirlooms or old
fashioned jewelry they may be considered
fortunate in a secondary sort of way if they
can have as much of the beautiful and
artistic modern jewelry as they desire.
The popularity of sailor hats is still so
are using these simple fiat-crowned,
straight brmmed shapes for airy models i'm
net and tulle Thus, black tulle is shirred
on wires in sailor-shape, and trimmed with
loops of the tulle and white or tinted roses.
White point d'esprit dotted with black is
made up in like manner.
COl0red shoes do very we'll for q change
and to complete suit of one color entire,
but for real elegance, and neat and LADY,
like appearance. there is no foot-covering
fhof 4.
shoe of fine black French kid. 1t snits all
styles of dress, all occasions, and makes
the foot look trimmer and smaller than a
shoe OF any other description.
Blouse waists with belts all around. and
basques with blouse fronts and girdles are
favOrite bodices on imported dresses of
light textiles such as gauze. lace. crepa-
line, India silks, and the soft, transparent,
0ld-fashiOned lawns and muslins that have
been revived by leading French modistes.
tween plain and full waists, and are found
very generally becoming. They appear up
on dresses both simple and ornate.
The handsome French poplns and mo-
hairs are scarcely TO be distinguished from
the soft-ribbed bengalines and other corded
old merit of durability, the manufacturers
have succeeded in imparting beautiful
luster TO the surface, and the fabric being
rendered much more soft and plant, the
requirements OF the present Styles In the
making up of these materials are wholly
met.
Smart little summer jackets in various
fabrics accompany the pleated shirt-waists
so affected this summer. These waists are
cool, comfortable, aud very chic upon a
slender, youthful figure. They have a
turn-down collar and sailor tie, are fastened
with small gold studs. and are prettiest
when made of white China silk laid in
broad pleats, though the fashion admits of
waists in endless variety, white linen,
striped percale, serge, foulard. chambrey
and flannel All can be worn in turn. with
occasionally the addition of n sash to
match.