The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-06
WHAT TO WEAR.
Better to Have One Good Gown than
Many Cheap Ones.

New York Ledger.
Jet and velvet are Just now srcr.ne mt
features in fashionable exhibits Certainly
there is nothing more becomrE, stylish
and elegant than velvet and jet. I'll soft
ness of the fabric makes it particularly
effective, and as good velvet needs little.
If any, trimming. there is something to be
said ON the score of the econ my f ms h
ing an investment in this material AS long
as bit of velvet lasts it has its uses.
There is probably no arsile that has so
little waste about it. This last should be
taken into consideration by all women
whose incomes are limited 1t is not the
amount of money We spenl, but the ma
terials we get to show for It .nat tell in
the long run. The woman who buys Ialf
dozen dresses a year, dresses that
so inexpensive that the purchaser fiatters
herself they are only trifes and really
amount to very little, is the woman who is
always complaining that she has nothing
to wear, and, indeed, she has not, at least
nothing that is of practical use in emer
gences. Her cheap dresses are not good
enough to save carefully, and she never
has any that may be called strictly ele-
CANT. If the money she spends for these
half dozen costumes were put into two,
even even though she had to wait some time be,
be much better off at the end of the season.
One of the best dressed women in the
country makes-it a rule to put away money
to buy one good dress a year, and it
is good one. Little by little she
can get along without. because of the sat
isfaction she finds in the possession of
something quite out of the common. Among
her present seasons investments is a skirt
OF good black velvet, "all silk she COM
placently murmured to herself, as she put
jets over the front of the skirt she made
f for herself at a very small cost and with
is a lemon-yellow SILK striped with black
velvet ribbon, the edges of the, ribbon fin
ne with ang b very Of ne Jet ned
with yellow and edged with jet. completes
a costume that is simply regal in appear
chiffon striped with darker blue velvet
ribbon with silver embroidered edge. The
fringe of tiny silver-lined beads with jet
falls over the front of the skirt.
The most stylish skirts are without trim
not seem to care for this. and ornament
their skirts in various ways. In one model
lines down the edges of the plaits. in others
there are very full rose ruchings at the
edges with fine beads and heavy cord silk
Embroidery of all sorts is sometimes seen
on skirts, but this is merely for variety
and is not considered the extreme of
fashion.
All of the ornamentation is concentrated
ON the waist, and certainly there is quite
enough, of it,. Never has there been such
an evident effort to overdo all reason and
sense as appears in the present styles. A
theater waist has enormous sleeves
shaped like beer kegs Around the neck
is collar made of braided velvet. From
this there are clusters of loops projecting
on either side. Below this collar is a yoke
edged with wide velvet ribbon, with very
large bows on the shoulders, and below this
is a fall of lace that extends TO the waist
line in front, and covers the tops of the
voiuminous sleeves. The distance between
the outer edges of these sleeves, with this
enormous frill over them. is almost incred-
ibie 1t is impossible for the wearer to
out touching the castings either hand
This waist is worn with skirt of satin
with velvet belt and long ends, and large
velvet bows set at intervals on the waist