The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-30
FOR FANCY DRESS PARTIES.
Some Pretty Costumes for the Holiday
Dancers-Odds and Ends.

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Prettiest among these mistletoe dancers is
the ever-attractive shepherdess, a girl OF
fifteen or thereabouts, in petticcAt of stiff
white silk striped with broad bars of spring
green satin and brocaded with bouquets OF
rosebuds. A softer brocade is looped upon
the hips in broad panniers upon carleton
crinoIine. while the pointed body is all OF
Green satin. set off with white embroidered
chiffon fiounces, and the wide leghorn hat
faced with satin and trimmed with pink and
white meadow roses. Black patent leather
slippers with big chiffon rosettes. compete
the dainty costume. Mothers and daugh-
tiers who are in search of fancy dress sug-
gestions that are comparatively new cam
not do better than to set off plump blonde
beauty in the guise of carrier dove The
gown should be of white chiffon, very loose
and soft, in showery masses, over white
silk. Around the crown of high-piled hair
twist roll of pink satin, with an aigretts
OF two small, snowy wings above the crown,
and similar pairs of wings on the shoulders,
and about the youthful white neck tie with
pink ribbons a pair OF such love knots as
suggestion with children is to order che
guests for the party dressed in costumes
chosen from the heroes and heroines OF
Hans Andersen's or Grimm's fairy tales.
when the result will be as many ice maid
ems, mermaids, Morse princesses, little girls
in red shoes, with soldiers, sailors and burgh-
ers as the youthful Imagination can ask.
For boys there is a scope in costume not
a whit less interesting and picturesque than
their sisters. At fancy dress ball given
for the opening of the holidays on Christ
mas eve a group of twelve handsome school
boys marched into the dancing hall splen-
didly caparisoned as the Queens Beefeat-
applause when they arrived in smart suits
typical of the six great daily papers pub
lished in New York. A third stalwart body
of young manhood wheeled into the grand
march in the smart sweaters, caps and
shoes, worn by the adherents Of special
athletes and carrying oars. footballs, bats
or vaulting poles in miniature, as the sign
of their best beloved sport.
Among the inexpensive and simple gowns
means must lean perforce, better effect
is secured than as the little blanchisseuse
a fin who nov ejoys such great fame. Cap.
apron and cuffs must be made of white
muslin, the collar of linen and the gown
of any cheap, dark material in blue or
black. Another simple and novel costume is
that of the old-foshioned plantation belle.
In this instance the gown must be of check
ed blue and white cotton, plain, full waist
and skirt in one, the sleeves rolled up
Der glass beads about the neck
and all the hair concealed under y
chignon made of a gaudily-colored Madras
20 be worn with , Drown caeck coI.ol sp4on
md low-hee'ed brown Plucher ties with
knitted French blue stockings. BY way Of
peoples balls will be conducted as organized
germans with a series OF new figures just
introduced from. London, curiously en-
terprisng city in this respect. In place
of the old handkerchief, mirror. ribbon
figures ETC., these new figures are carried
out with games. The couples, supplied
with requisites, dance about, busy the while
with battledore and shuttlecock, cup and
ball, quOirS balloon tennis and rhs 70 II =.
and at the same time graceful play OF
hoops. Another London innovation is dane
ing in a room brilliant with electricity in
troduced into parti-colored glass globes
by careful prearrangement a powerful re-
fiector light is placed high UP in one corner
OF the dancing hall and concealed behind
tints through colored glasses on the dancers
below.
miscellaneous Notes.
Tweeds in varied qualities and new color
schemes will occupy a prominent place
among spring dress goods
Fashionable men are taking up the stock
scarf again, neglected for Zine. The new
ones of black ribbed silk.
Coral, which has not been seen, except
children. for years, is coming back again
In the way of old-fashioned breastpins.
A new glass dish for celery is fat and
has four legs, about two inches high. lt
looks something like a toy biliard-table
Velvet waists in black brown. bluet-blue.
and green in reseda and moss-gTeen shades.
will be even more popular the coming
spring than they have been this winter.
for at that season they can be worn with
out the cumbersome wrap which brushes
the huge sleeves of the bodice and mars
the velvet.
Lunch and tea cloths are now often made
out of plain linen. Borders are wro ight IN
which is then pulled out thread by thread.
Sometimes the center of the cloth Is pow
dered with small designs in outline stitch.
but II may be left plain Plain linen nap
kins are made to match.
Glossy. supple, faced cloths in medium
weights continue In favor for handsome cos
dress 80 re9ured OF The cosb furnsbes the
principal parts or the suit, with accessories
of velvet and fur. The coat is long-skirted
removing much of the weight which full
skirt of cloth possesses
1t cannot be said that any one color is
to be the color OF the coming season. as
shades of green. from the pale sea-tints
to deepest laurel. will be decided leaders.
while the word comes from equally off,
ciaI sources that the browns will rule an
other lawmaker of fashion affirming that
the grays will be prominent, and fourth
pronouncing on certain shades of blue
Little holders for lifting the 5-o'cloclc
teakettle. the chafing dish. or the heated
handle OF a coffee pot at the table are or
sateen on 1one side interlined with leather.
and OF colored satin or silk on the other
side They are made gay by crossing the
silken side through the center, and dag
onaliy, with metal ribbon of gold or sill
YER Sometimes the ribbon has a row OF
heavy white lace insertion on each side
All indications point TO a continuation Of
the immense sleeves that fashion has
elected for several seasons past SO long
| ing cape will take the lead as A populer
| wrap for it Is impossible comfortably to
|. wear coat with s-eeyss or any aiora.4I size
ahove the enormous dress sleeves OF the
present without crushing ruin 10 the sleeves
beneath, besides making a carlcature OF
| both coat and wearer.
one Of the best uses to which crocheted
laces can oe put is as a border 10 linen
| plate and other doylies that are IN con-
| slant use. The flneness of the lace should
correspond in measure with the thread
|! OF the linen selected, and the patterns used
| for the laces should be In delicate wheels
| or squares to be applied TO the edge OF
! linen thread should be used as silk laces
| OF this kind are neither suitable nor pref
| ty as border to linen articles pretty
bedepread lately made for white and yell
! LOW roorn Ia made OF alternate wheels %