The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
FOR FEMININE READERS
READY-MADE GARMENTS FOR WOM-
EN ARE IMPROVING EACH YEAR.
1t Is Not Always Wise to Think First
Pink Bedroom-Dfet for Spring.

Pretty French waists to wear with cloth
skirts are made of liberty satin and taffeta
in plain or fancy effects, the waist trimmed
with tucks and plated frills of the silk
edged with the narrowest bebe ribbon in
satin, says the fashion writer of the New
York Post. Groups of tucks crossing each
other in diamond shapes all over the bodice
are favorite style. and many of the
blouses fasten down the front with small
pearl or gold buttons. and have short wide
revers and standing-collar band covered
with a beautiful applique design in cream
lace. These elegant sprays are also used
on the revers and sleeves of very expensive
waists. and to drape the crowns of toques,
bonnets and round hats of India tulle or
gauZe made with shirred brims.
A blouse front to be worn with any sort
OF jacket, bodice or bolero is made of
plated silk muslin covered with jet-wrought
guipure. This lace outlines a yoke. and
strips of the lace forming bands as wide
as insertion go from the yoke to the belt.
which is made of the jetted guipure, as is
also the fancy collar finished with Paouin
points on each side Scores of these dressy
little accessories are sold, which reiuvenate
gowns that have been worn all winter. and
give them quite springlike appearance.
A large portion of the kid gloves of the sea-
son match, in pronounced coloring, all the
brilliant and snowy effects in spring gown
ing. The new dyes are in copper shades.
Doth light and dark, very odd Egyptian
red, vivid purple, several novel tints of
green grading from very dark laurel to
brightest sorrel and brass shades. mahog-
any. deep orange yellow, iris blue. blood
orange, and dark red shade of tan These
are all aggressive and conspicuous, but
there is fortunately a choice. and onlv
those who favor such a range of novelties
(which are undeniaby fashionable. like
many other ultra creations of the season.
heed choose them for their wear. for the
STORES are also replete with the ouietest and
PrctueSl sort or standard shades in gloves
I'll potn dressed ana undressed kid-styles
Mnich are selected year after year by a
Grass or conservative women who never
mink OF following La Mode in any of her
Extreme moods, but who yet invariably APP
pear as women most elegantly and fash
lonably attired
Ready-made princess slips, corset skirts
pam gofed skirts without the waists at
stdched ana under-waists and corset-c
IN colored lawns and muslns as well as of
tdIIeta ana China silks are now found at ali
s stie importing houses and fancy dry goods
Stores; these to be worn beneath various
summer toilets of material more or less
transparent They are made in black. white
eiAeS VI piIlh Dlue, yellow, green
ana mauve, and in various sizes lengths
ana styles. The fit and arrangement of the
pest made of these time-saVing garments
are now as satisfactory as those of moro
expensive fabrics. but a lawn or muslin
Skirt can never be made to hang as grace
tully or lmpart the easy svelte appearance
70 70 ~ transparent OVerdreSS, as one of silk
sun, they are in many cases made of soft
unureSsed cotton materials and they look
sAceeulng1y pretty under organdie and SINH
lar textiles, and just now when distended
Hounces, and skirts expanding to a grea
Mluth ABOUT the lower portion. are so much
the rage the more wiry hounces of dressed
lawn, French muslin, etc. make most an
pIUprlate understands and slips.
me plain white linen collar is still fitted
70 many OF the pretty shirt waists although
the majority OF the dressy models have the
neck trimmed with folds of the material
and Paquin points edged with lace A Main
Opaque white linen collar is as a ruIe very
trying to all but those blessed with rose
lear compilations. When they are becoming
tney invariably look notably trim and stvi-
ISM Their severity is this season consider
aoly sottened by the natty little silk ties
IN various colorings which are carried
twice around the throat before they are
fastened. Some of these. in scarf form
without fringe as a finish, are worn with
the long ends tucked under the belt which
is very much in evidence this spring. lew
eled styles of every width and color being
the rage. The shops are aglow with the
newest patterns set with large cabochons
with tiny-faced stones. and colored chin
pings 1nterSperSed Most of these belts ire
very conspicuous. but they are a better
choice than that relic of savagery the
spangled belt of many colors. which has
gone entirely out of fashion. These vulgar
lied every street gown they accompanied.
and We're presumptive evidence of the lack
or good taste of the wearer-always.