The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-26

Post.
Inc round waist holds it's place in fash.
IONS ranks and is still very much favored
poth on day and evening gowns for slender
women and young ladies. The insnirad
IDEAS of French designers are particnlarlv
nnaniTest among these graceful and remark
ably chic models, with their pretty belt-rib-
pons or soft directoire sashes wound twice
around tho waist. There also appear MANY
pretty waists with circular basque effects
win snort crenellated or vandyked skirts
win position backs or Russian blouse
oacKs and open jacket fronts. English cut
Always with fitted waistcoats, elongated
Etons with Fedora vests are also to be
SEEM and so on ad libitum There seems to
t pe an inevitable rule, in obedience to which
ine s4oIt dumpy woman passes by the trim
jacket with fiat band trimmings. gradually
narrowing as they near the waist line that
and seizes the befrilled cape that has q biSon
IKE effect when donned Or she selects a
snort round jacket, with trimming set on
horizontally, adds a wide belt to her waist
while her little pancake bonnet has fniIi
trimmings set at each side of her round
ne af1: That the wide folded girdle, the
Irllled at the edge, the blouse and the woke
waist with much fullness below. very ner-
ceptloly shorten the figure of the tall wom-
an and that the V-shaped vestIlres and ner-
pendicular effects of every sort elongate the
short one, should always be kent Il, mind
no matter what the various chances and
changes of fashion may be, or however be-
coming certain styles may prove to those
women VINO are so finely proportioned that
almost any and every fashion introduced
yoke effects above iow-cu t''"' bod ie,en
ana chemisettes, and guimpes of various
rlch or dainty textiles continue in great
favor as a finish for dressy gowns, and high
arched collars were never more popular on
Doth dresses and wraps. While MANY of
them, designed mostly for protection, are
straight and solid in effect, others are di-
vided into cancellations, vandykes. or into
two parts, which are trimmed with ruches,
SILK braid or narrow fur bands The bow
or great size so long worn at the back of
the neck is now replaced by dainty lace
p!eaungs, 'tWlced-arOund'' directOiie scarfs
nigh silk or velvet collars or the Napoleon
STOCK, much affected by women with long
necks. The scarf is put on in folds like the
old-time black satin stock carried to the
back of the neck, then brought around
aIter nrSt being caught there with a Jew
eled pin, and tied in soft fluffy bow under
the chin. These ties may be formed of net
silk muslin, India null, or silk in gay colors
or pla1dS of rich Roman stripes Other
pretty fancieS in neckwear are little Paquin
points OF linen lawn, embroidered in the CEN
hemstitched lawn. with cuffs to match
TheSe are to be worn with dresSy tailor
gowns or by those who find the hard blue
white linen colors so unbecoming. Satin
brocades retain for the season their share of
the winters Splendor. The same may be
said of black watered silk, which to a con-
siderable extent has been suppianted by
black MORE velours. This is softer and
more pliable, and follows more the tendency
towards the use of lighter fabrics while
body and stiffness to accord with that ten
dency.