The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
BITS OF FASHION.

Primrose yellow and silver gray are
fashionably combined, both in dress and
millinery.
Nearly all skirts and corsages are ar
over a different inner one, and an outer cor
sage under one beneath; this in contrast, or
of a deeper shade.
Furriers say that beaver is to be one of
the very fashionable furs next winter. 1t
Is a becoming fur and very amenable as a
trimming for gowns and wraps. The new
fur pelerines are invariably made with q
high standing collar.
One of the striking features of the mo-
ment is the almost unmitigated fatness of
the backs of some of the elegant imported
costumes just received from both London
and Paris. las straight as a yard and a
quarter of pump water" exclaimed a mod
iste, upon %behOlding a number of typical
French wa~lking-dresses just out of their
packings.
Silk ruchings known as chicoree are fire.
quently sewn on the hens of dress skirts.
and provide pretty way of combining sew
eral distinct tints or shades. One sees
extremely pretty toilets at fashionable
modiste's composed of a skirt of lovely
pompadour silk completed by a ruching of
silk, with revers and cape collar of the
brocade. Sometimes the ruching matches
the long coat: on other costumes it is made
up of the various delicate colors included in
the brocade.
The jacket of this autumn is not of n
fixed variety, for there are jackets and
jackets. French, Russian, Moorish, Spanish
and Italian, the latter of black vevet over
q vivid red silk shirt-waist, embroidered in
black silk. They are buttoned to the
throat, or open all the way down. they are
plain and severe in English tailor fashion,
or displaying many Partisan cOquetries.
They are long or short, single or double
breasted. in fact, they. are anything that
the wearer may. fancy, from a Roman red or
deep-blue REFER" OF q Polish neglige of
striped pilot cloth, to a long, som5er Gar
melitep of gray or black. enveloping the
wearer from head to foot.
Some of the autumn dress-skirts are ar
ranged so as to give the appearance of a
redingote or polonaise, though in reality
the bodice is separate from the basques,
which fall below the waist. the division be-
ing concealed beneath some sort of girdle.
This style is much more easy to make than
a fitted coat. Other models show a front
like q spencer jacket, and this cut away
over a waistcoat, finished with deep peck
et-f1aps at the side that are as wide and
deep as many of the French basque pieces.
At the back the drapery falls straight, with
wide bands of rich passementerie down
each side, matching those on the spencer
jacket.
A good way to freshen a favorite round
hat whose straw and ribbon trimmings
have become somewhat faded by their ex-
posure to the summer sunshine, is to sponge
the hat with borax water and a bit of cas-
tile soap to cleanse it thoroughly. When
dry, cover the brim with sprigged net,
either black or white. Shirr this close to
the crown leaving the outer edge nearly
plain, simply yelling. but not hiding the
straw beneath. Garry the net underside,
when shirr again and secure: A large AL
satan bow of vic ribbon and a cluster of
bright flowers will cover the crown, and
o have nearly new hat that will answer
for rough-and-ready wear until @ cold
weather headcovering is needed.