The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-19

for a finish. This scarf embroidered in the
colors of his alma mater, with the initials
of some college students, and spread over a
silk or sateen cover of college color, is both
effective and durable for campus rooms.
The poke bonnet of velvet is making good
progress in the fame of fashion, owing to
the modernized edition, which is vastly
more becoming than the old-time shape.
The crown is less prominent than IN the OLD
fashion, giving 1t rounder effect ana IL
has more width at the side.
A plain colored velvet stock with a bow
finished on the ends with silk fringes Is,
perhaps, the latest fad in neckwear; but
and black or colOred satin, and the daintiest
Of all are the soft neck scarfs of null,
chiffon net and silk trimmed with inser-,
ton, hemstitching and lace on the ends tied
in a large bow in front.
Some of the cotton materials for spring
and summer gowns are especially lovely.
One fabric shows a colored check ground,
upon which is thrown black checked pat
tern, the threads of which appear TO DC
stitched upon the groundwork. Fancy soft
zephyr goods will be largely employed for
making shirt waists. A combination of cot
ton and FURNISHED metal threads forms a
handsome early spring fabric.
Sashes remain in favor. The soft-falling
chiffon scarf, with long ends edged with
pleated Fittings or lace are largely worn on
very smart occasions. On very slender
forms these are carried twice around the
waist and exceedingly pretty they look
when well arranged and worn with airy or
very light silk gowns. Ribbon SaSheS are
worn in various widths. From three inches
to ten or twelve describes the limit each
way.
Some of the long Bernhardt sleeves form
ed of chiffon or silk-figured gauze, are made
over invisible Innings of fine soft net. This
gives bit more of body to the sleeve,
makes ii degree warmer, and then, if the
arms are somewhat ruddy or deficient of
roundness, the net addition will modify the
defect In transparent bodices cut with low
silk lining, fashion makes a similar addition
OF net under the shirred or tucked material
forming the bodice, if this addition is
deemed necessary.
Regardless Of the disfavor with which
fancy waists have been regarded by leading
foreign and domestic dressmakers and tail
ors it comes from the highest authorities
that they will increase rather than diminish
in popularity during the coming spring and
summer season, for the reason that the
themselves more appropriately and grace
fully even to light WOODS and fancy goods
in silk, satin, and silk and wool mixtures,
to every kind of dainty diaphanouS summer
textiles, than to the welghty cloths and furS
of the present season.
A novelty in problems for the woman with
too much flesh comes in a report from Paris
that in gowLs of certain colors flesh seems
to shrink, in others to expand. A Subdued
shade of peacock blue, plum color and olive
green, with black, of course are announced
as the coorS under which flesh seems least
ostentatious, while Wedgwood blue, pale
gray and almost any shade of red are to be
avoided sedulously. In the way of trim
mings and light tints orange, yellow, light
blue and cerise should not be used. Mauve
and the higher tints of green are the two
colorS that in decoration about the throat
and shoulders are especially helpful in
diminishing the effect of flesh.