The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
Fashions Novelties.

New York Evening Post.
Pale pink coral ornaments set with dia-
monds are among the novelties in expen-
sive jewelry set forth for the winter trade.
The new Ellen Terry tea gown suggests
both comfort, luxury, and quaint pictur-
sequences. 1t is made of various rich or
dainty fabrics, including white cashmere.
dotted and striped in pink, cherry red. and
other colors; gray drap d'ete with old rose
satin trimmings. pale blue Henrietta cloth
or camers hair bordered with gray swans
down, and a number of less expensive
French-made styles, in plain and fancy
flannel and eiderdown-lined crepon This
last-named material is forty-six inches
wide, and is shown at the importing houses
In white. gray and ecru. 1t is much heav-
Ter than the crepe-finished satin of the
same width.
This season the most stylish and ex-
pensive of the black or white lace col
larettes, Tudor berthas Marie AntOinette
fichus, and deeply pointed Vandyke capes
are finished with long scarf ends that fall
low on the dress skirt, even after they
are tied or knotted. Some of net in fancy
designs have a flounce at the ends made
of accordion-plaited chiffon about half a
yard deep and others have delicate ap-
plique designs in Renaissance or old Nor
mandy point, laid directly upon the SILK
muslin crepe lisse, or other textile COM
posing the scarfs. A handsome theater cape,
reaching half way to the waist, SHOWN
among exclusive holiday treasures at a
noted importing house, is made of accord
ion-plaited taffeta silk in cream white.
The yoke portion to which the plating is
applied is lined with pale violet satin.
Straight down the front from the throat
fall scarf ends of the taffeIa, also satin
lined, and on the OUTSIDE are arranged
with artistic grace long trailing sprays of
shaded velvet pansies and foliage, and one
or two purple and violet velvet orchids,
life size. A large full-neck ruche In White
and violet completes this dainty and novel
French creation.
The regular season for balls. dances.
large dinners, receptions, and otner Iasn-
ionable entertainments begins in New YORK
at Christmas and ends with the usnerlng
in of Lent. and during that gay period the
masterpieces from the most celebrated
ateliers in this country and In Europe are,
one after the other. displayed and the
rarest gems and laces used for decoration
Formerly there was marked dinerence
between the materials used by the matron
and her debutante daughter styles suited
to the one being considered inappropriate
for the other. This winter the rule does not
seem to hold In the first place, both moth
er and daughter wear their gowns with
train, where formerly the girl wore her
skirts dancing length" and each fash
ionably adopts all the pretty yoke, guimpe,
jacket and vest effects, the mother often
wearing a short, trim, closely-htted walk
ing jacket, the daughter shapeless three
quarter sack coat or a stately enveloping
Newmarket which reaches from neck to
skirt hem. During other seasons velvet
brocades and silk and satin matelasses
were worn exclusively by dowagers and
somewhat younger matrons. while for the
youthful wearers were reserved the tulles,
India muslins, chiffons. liberty silks,
gauzes, veilings and similar light, airy tex
tiles. Just now, however, this disposal Of
fabrics. If not wholly reversed, is at least
very much changed. At any fashionable as
semblage may see the mothers gown
an artistic and beautiful melange of lace,
chiffon and narrow fur bands over q foun-
dation of mauve, old rose primrose yellow
or other tint of silk, while the youthful
daughter may appear In a toilet perhaps Of
black or ruby velvet, semi-decollete, and
trimmed with costly lace appliques, with
rose-wreath sleeves, and often more jew
els than many of the dowagers present
There is a new point to be chronicled-
the position backs on some of the new
waists and Etons of cloth, silk or velvet
This is a style that is more becoming to
many women than any sort of round
waist, however smartly made, and If the
ends are not exaggerated in length, is par
ticularly good for plain tailor costumes of
cloth, tweed or cheviot.