The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26
Fa.hton.s Freak..

Red cloth driving capes are finished with
triple shoulder capes of velvet and trimmed
with black silk guipure lace and jet orna-
ments.
The shoulders are long and sloping. and
the sleeves, which arc wide as ever. seem
almost q continuation of the shoulder. so
carefully are they cut 20 slope down and
out
The latest skirt sent over from Paris be.
longs to a costume in the trOusseau of q
fashionable bride. and consists OF three
skirts fitting smoothly at the top. with
each one flaring more widely than the one
above, so that the effect IL very EXTENDED
at the bottom.
Chiffon appears again as an airy adjunct
to many of the dressy afternoon and even
ina toilets for this and the coming season.
Although Inexpensive in price, IL il actual
ly more costly than many grades OF
really handsome lace, because 1t cannot be
cleaned, and because it needs such ire.
quent renewal.
Ozone .hing the feminine buyer can be
certain, and that Is that even though she
piles on every color that she ever heard of
dreamed of, she will not be considered too
Gaudily attired In these days. hen rain
bow would be but pale and faded gho st
IN comparison with some of the gowns tn at
fiaunt themselves before our dedaZZled wis.,
ion.
For demi-season wear are set for til pretty
cap0tes and tOques. these generally show
ing a mixture of ribbon and velvet. Low
crowned hats with wide projecting fronts
and narrow turned-up backs remain in
favor. Some of these have insertions or
edgings of open work straw passemen teries
as finish TO tn brims. To wear with the
newspiaided tailor gowns are black spanish
turbans of straw trimmed sim ply with sri-
colored ribbons matching the tartans.
The Empire poke bonnets appear by
% H. fast . Ia
contest FOR popularity. 1t will be most
satisfactory If the great bugaboo. the hoop
skirt scare. ends IN the same quiet failure.
In the case of an ugly OF prepOster-
Gus mode. when announced as inevitable.
the best thing to do Is to let 1t severely
alone. To comment too much upon it, or 10
enter into crnsades against it, is but to adj
vertise it. and in q certain sense familiar
ICES the public with the denounced article.
Festoons of jet beads and fringe of jet
spangles edge tiny bonnets. The buzz
spangles are in black and all colors A
pretty bonnet is made all of violet bur
spengles. OF spangle burs, in rosettes and
other groupings. Jet bird heads ore on
hats. and are tied around the long throat
with velvet, perhaps used as On anchorage
for the sailing bows and ends. Alsatian
bows. By the way, are not fiat. as OF yore;
they have braced up to meet the new de-
Inands upon them, and are full of self
assertion-are even aggressive.
The very small 10 odels In spring bonnets
betoken a coming invasion of luxuriant
tresses far exceeding the amount so long
considered sufficient. Quite a mass of hair
will be necessary in order to wear properly
many of the new capotes and tiny princess
bopnets. and the wonder Ifs whether this
spring shadow viii Oh falls before foretells
the comming of the massive double and
twisted" chignon to be endured all summer
this ugly couture which has already
made its way INTO the royal circles. appear
ing at the Queens last drawing room. The
thought brings an earnest wish for the re-
vival of the old sumptuary laws.