The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-14
FOR WOMEN'S READING
VARIOUS SUBJECTS Of INTEREST
FROM FASHIONS TO ROSE JARS.
The Art of Lctter-Writing and That
of shopping Need CuItfvatfon-A
school for Nursery Maids.

Slowly and surely the day of the trimmed
skirt front is coming to us, says the fash
ion writer of the New York Ledger IL is
as yet only diniiy foreshadowed. but it is
there all the same. Some skirts have
merely double fold at the sides; others
have long A-shaped panels: and others are
trimmed with some elaborate garniture
set on either in plain or irregular rows
from belt to hem. One dress has double
rows OF large buttons down the sides; an
other has wide hand made of single pas
sementerie ornaments set on in waved
lines; others have scarfs of silk or ribbon
fastened in at the belt and dropping 10 the
hem of the skirt, with loops, rosettes and
large bows set on at intervals. One very
elegant dress has the entire front wrought
in embroidery, and others have the front
made of crimped material or some con-
trasting fabric. either in figured or of
plain goods, covered with any OF the pop
ular ornaments of The day.
dress of black silk has a satin front
sprinkled with rassementerie medallions
about an inch across. \ costume of fine
gray cloth has front of cloth a shade
darker This is embroidered with violets
and dark-green leaves. The sleeves and
vest match the front, and the effect is
extremely pleasing.
The waist does not lose any of it's at
tractiveness by the passage of time, as
this part of the costume is even more elab-
crate than heretofore. For midsummer
wear the black lace waist is increasing in
popularity and is q most becoming and con-
venient fashion. With a black taffeta lin
ing and ribbons of suitable color, the lace
waist is an ideal garment. 1t usually has
fancy collar, cuffs and belt of silk, satin
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the soft black fabric. An exceedingly pref
ty idea has just been carried out III lace
waist A lady having large quantity of
black thread lace insertion, sewed 1T into
black net to make stripes. This cut
into sleeves and waist and shirred on TO a
taffeta lining. The collar. soft belt and
some waist is made of fine twilled silk.
The body is fitted, the outside material be-
ing slightly shirred in at the waist line
very wide revers that are trimmed all
around with rose ruchings of chiffon. A
chemisette or full length vest OF chiffon,
tucked and run upon RIBBONS, makes very
dainty finish. These fronts are made with
groups of tucks. Through these ribbons
are run and the material is drawn up very
full. The effect is very pretty.
PlaidS are popular, ana wool dresses and
those of crape-.urfaced goods especially
are exceedingly pretty with this combina-
ton. A crape-surfa ced skirt has waist
with the Grape at the sides and back, and
forming very deep cellar that turns over
TO the sleeve tops. The vest and full
sleeves are of plail. handsome visiting
dress is of Grape cloth, with passementerie
panels on either side and plain front
breadth of material. There are very full
sleeves. almost covered by deep lace ruff
fies the close-fitting body has an elaborate
yoke of lace and passementerie, and
high collar rolling out from the throat,
making the head appear as though set in
q fiaring cup.
Polka-dotted taffeta is popular for waists.
and comes in all oolors and combinations.
skirt of black clairette with waist OF
polka spotted surah makes pretty and
useful costume. In the making of capes
there is no end, and the variety sometimes
becomes almost "a WEAKNESS TO the flesh.
There are so many that one can neye;
tell which to choose. A popular pattern Is
very full and short, just reaching the waist
line 1t is of cloth and is used for COM
fort rather than for special beauty. The
collar is very full ruching OF SILK, either
plaited double or with outside OF the cape
material and silk lining.
Ribbons are used in the greatest profu-
sion indeed, one might fancy that Design
ers sat up o. nights in trying to devise
places where they might be put TO advan-
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