The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-24
Fashion Notes.

Full neck ruches with ribbon ends replace
the fur collars or bands on new capes.
Yellow and green in countless tones and
tints are colors that appear to be growing
more and more in favor, especially in the
domain of millinery.
The pretty colored linen suits worn last
summer will be in greater vogue than ever
the coming season. White braid.ng or mar
row and quite wide linen laces will be the
trimmings used fer these costumes, which
will be adapted alike for city or country
wear.
A sleeve that is wide enough for a small
child's petticoat is none too large for pres
ent demands. and the newest sleeves for
gowns are nothing less than
starting as regards size. even to eyes ac-
customed to the exaggerated styles of sea-
sons past.
Short quaint tea-gowns for youthful wear
ers are made with round waist cut round
back, and finished in front with a folded
belt run through an oblong buckle. With
this is worn a guipme of fancy silk, made
with full sleeves of the same that reach to
the elbow, these frilled with lace and
rosetted at the back part at the top of the
fullest portion of the frill.
The summer tailor-made girl in her morn
ing attire will, as. a rule, appear in a killed
or box-pleated dress of linen or pique, with
either a pleated Norfolk waist or a chic
jacket-bodfce over a dropping belted blouse.
a banded sailor hat, and q four-in-hand tie,
the suit completed by a pair of white or yell
low castor gloves and a pair of arched Duse
ties, high over the instep, and of finest kid,
devoid of any sort of bead or patent-leather
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Lace berthas. fichus. collarettes and inn
mense fiat Stuart and Vandyke collars of
very beautiful lace that cover the shoul-
ders entirely, the edges of the rich pattern
falling over the sleeve tops, will appear on
the majority of the toilets that will bios
som out after Easter. Accompanying many
of the most dressy of these gowns will be
folded belts and wide sashes of Pompadour
satin, shot and striped Liberty silk, and
other fancy sorts.
The general width of skirts for utility
uses will be worn four and one-half to four
and three-quarters yards. There are two
popular varieties, one with a gored front,
with a wide side gore much Slanted to take
away all fullness at the top. with a full
gathered. as best suits the wearer. The
second style is either gored on the front
back are three gored breadths, each wide
at the bottom, narrow at top, and to be
box-pleated to the belt.
The Recamier fril will again appear
upon the, bodices of imported art toilets de-
signed for special wear. The bodice is cut
in low half-rounding style, and the wide
lace frill may fall evenly around the entire
neck, or, following a much-liked style. 1T
may be caught up on the shoulders with a
rose spray, a buckle of French brilliants,
or a carnation-shaped ~rosette. This frill,
on some French models lately shown, is
made variously of Powered chiffon, en-
broidered India silk muslin, accordion
pleated crepe Hsse, and laces both black,
white and butter-colored.
An easy method Of trimming a simple
bodice is to make a simple rosette or fiat
bow of medium-wide sash ribbon on each
shoulder. bringing the ribbon down from
thence. to fall in overhanging blouse fash
ion. a little below the waist line, where 1T
is caught under. The ends, however, fall
low on the skirt, reaching half its length
at least, and are finished with a fringe of
beads. A narrow vine or floral design
stamped above this fringe and covered with
the beads is an Improvement. 1t is easily
worked, and the added weight serves to
keep the ends from flying about.