The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-17

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Buttons large and small, plain and fancy
vestings soutache mohair Milan, ana all
silk braids elaborate appliques, military
ornaments, and intricate motifs in beads
and silk cord-each and all play their part
in the decorating of plain and dressy tailor
gowns for the winter. On very expensive
costumes, elegant fur decorations are added
in the form of Understanding collars, jacket
fronts, edgings skirt and panel borders,
cape collars and cuffs, Very broad-trimmed
black velvet hats in Rubens style, turned
up on one side. are trimmed with very long,
very broad ostrich plumes dropping we'll
over the brim on each side of the face. AT
the back is a standing Prince of Wales
plume the three tips of which curve to-
wards the crown, and just in front is
low, broad bow of velvet, with buckle
of French brilliants in the center. Auber-
CINE or petunia color--as it is called by
some importers, and dahlia by others-is
a rival to the more vivid shades or red as
an accessory Of light evening toilets or
rmches - or facinrs on the skirt as girdle
stock, jacket lining, etc, on the Dodlce. Inc
plum-red color is much associated Win
green in brocades, silk and wool IaDrlcS
Velours yelyets for dress and millinery
uses, and chine and taffeta silks; thelr deep
rich tones look very handsome during the
mellow autumn days. 1t is a shade that fas
been found to be more becoming 10 women
of certain type than either brown; piue,
green or even black, which latter color has
always been overrated as proving generally
complimentary. Transparent FABRICS OF eV,
cry description draped over satin, repped
silk, or MORE will be an extremely tashlon-
able feature of evening dress this winter.
Glace taffetas will likewise be USED Tor
foundation skirts and bod1ces, ana Jetted
and beaded Jokes placed on either h,gn or
lOw-cut cOrSageS vests, eqauletteS, glTuleS,
little jacket fronts in various shapes. sleeve
caps, Breton straps, bucKleu BOWS anu
braces, hip and panel ornaments, basque
pieces and skirt decorations without enu,
are among the novel and very ATTRACTIVE
Jet trimmings used upon these am DINER
dress gowns. Upon studying the various eff
fects on imported gowns, one soon notes
how highly favored still are the mpch-
modified mutton-leg styles Very many
women prefer the continuous length of
these sleeves to those which nave an upper
portion added to close coat sh ," IT Is
undoubtedly true that mutton-ieg sleeve
is the better choice for any woman whose
arm is very plump and SONG, wlth niue
or no taper Just below the elbow A tleht-
fitting coat sleeve on such an arm makes
it look larger than 1t really is. "A mutton
leg conceals all defects.
ers' hands are "two-Ioned' cashmere, WOW
en- in contrasting colors. or IN TWO dlstlnct
brown with violet blue with fawn or gray,
green and dahlia, etc. There are also large
Roman-plaited velveteens almost exactiy
like the old-fashioned velours Kusse, SILK
Ferry velvets in basket and armure pat
terms, and flower brocaded velvets, all OF
which are used for fancy waists, Russian
blouses and various accessories Tor skirt
and corsage.
Jet garnitures of every description are re-
vived for the adjoining of winter gowns,
wraps and bonnets. Some exceedingly ele-
giant fancies are brought out and very
novel band and applique trimmings exhib-
tied. The ready-made jet accessories IN
clude small Jacket fronts, ornaments par
ticularly designed for Russian blouses,
Jokes. epaulettes, skirt and vest pieces.
with matching bands. points, edgings and
insertions.