The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30
what Women VIII Wear.

New York Evening Post.
Russian bouses of black, green, brown,
blue, or gray silks of various weaves, plain
and full across the fronts, or laid in narrow
tucks at the top to form a deep pointed
yoke, will be worn next season with skirts
of fable, cloth, repped wool, or some of the
many novel "fancies'' in silk and WOOL To
the blouses will be added jewelled belts
whose setting of semi-precious stones will
match or contrast handsomely with the
color of the silk forming 1t. Many of the
new blouse models still open down the left
side. while others fasten directly down the
front and turn back with wide, short revers
that, as rule, are made of the blouse ma
terial alone and not faced with a different
fabric: ODD and pretty models are formed
entirely Of silk braid about half an inch
wide, made into shape by crossing lines of
the fiat braid, forming wide openwork block
or diamond patterns. These dressy affairs
are sometimes covered with jet nail-heads
and pendants; they are made little low in
the neck and sleeveless and are designed
to slip. on over second high-necked, long
Sleeved silk or satin blouse in cerise pink,
green, or some other becoming color.
In dress fabrics a season OF wonderfully
beautiful weaves is before us. A meange
of cOlorS of a very artistic description APP
pears among the French and English suit
ingS shown on sample cards, also checked
ana striped honas, Jacquards briliiantines,
plain and fancy mohairs, costume cloths,
the new exquisite weavtS in drap d etc,
and lightweight ladies' CLOTH Very elegant
are the Oriental designs in tri-coors in silk
and wool, and the new all-woo textiles in
basket weaveS, jaspered with black or CLINT
ing with threads of bright contrasting silk
In addition to the standard English serges,
which never lose their favor with a large
class of best dressed women, are new wide
vale fancies with multi-colored threads in
Persian effects. These are very handsome
and will make stylish spring costumes if
merely edged with stitching or rows of mar
row braid.
Black satin blouses are very fashionable,
and, II smartly made up. give considerable
style to the gown. especially if a grdle of
the satin enriched with gold and leweIed
than any of the host of shot or lowered
silks so long in fashion
The return of frills. f1ounces and skirt
draperleS was inevitable. There is always a
correlation between these matters. So long
as the stiffiy lined skirt of exaggerated
width kept its ground it was impossible to
further diStend 1T with trimming: but no
sooner are the fiaring breadths reduced to
sheath-like proportions than the trimmings
appear as a natural consequence as they
have done often in times past
The rage for diminutive capes pelerines
Breton circulars and fichu-shaped shoulder
coverings will continue through two sea-
sons at least to come CLOTH velvet. velours
Russo. etc, merely giving place in silk
MORE, brocade, fancy satin and still lighter
nets liberty silks, openwork chenille and
India textiles for the summer One of the
new pelerines has Il Serpentine ARRANGEMENT
the cape in scarf form. This on youthful
svelte figures, ties al the back. but on ma
turer forms falls straight upon the skirt
front.