The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-07
What Women Are Wearing.

New York Times.
Mrs. Francis II. Leggett was seen lunch
ing at the Waldorf the day after her ar
rival from London in a simple but chic
black frock. 1t was nuns yelling over taft
feta. The sweeping skirt fitted smoothly
without fullness, and five bands of black
taffeta silk were arranged about the lower
portion of the skirt TO an applique nounce,
the skirt being cut to flare. The lowest band
was perhaps two and a half inches wide,
the next band, a few inches above. was a
little narrower, and so on up to a height
of about two feet. The bodice was fitted
closely in the back by invisible plaits, and
the transparent unlined yoke was of heavy
white lace, embroidered in line black che
nile. The yoke formed a V. and had at its
lowest point as we'll as midway between
this and the shoulders extensions of the
embroidered lace. There were also cape
like extensions over the upper part of the
sleeves. These sleeves were long and close
hitting. and did not flare at the wrist. Mrs.
Leggett's hat was a small tricorne bonnet,
with raised and projecting edges formed OF
dull let. The hat itself was hlmy black,
and at the left side there stood upright a
small short quililike a!grette formed Of
black bird-of-paradise feathers.
With Mrs. Leggett was her daughter,
Miss Alberta Sturges. who was in pure
white ~organdie, especially fine and beauti-
full. The skirt trailed a little in the back.
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low the knees and formed a second skirt.
This straight edge had eight-inch fiounceS
of the organdie edged with fine lace, and
also yelled with lace. a similar but deeper
set OF nOunces finished the bottom OF the
skirt. which was very full and fluffy. and
exhibited no tucking from belt to hem. The
blouse Was full. and had a little bolero of
the ~organdie ruffled all around with fine
lace. headed by delicate embroidery. The
sleeves were finished below the elbow with
frills OF organdie and lace. and a lace stock
was worn. The hat that crowned Miss
Sturges's red-gold hair was OF white tulle,
a nat tOque, with a fine twist or black
velvet curled around ii, about two inches
Mrs Charles Marshall wore at a recent
dinner of four at Sherry's a pretty white
and black frock. The skirt. which touched
all the way round. had about the bottom
row upon row of black baby ribbon up to
a height OF about eight inches. Otherwise,
with the exception OF narrow. short tucks
TO fit II about the hips. there was no dec
oration. The bodice was full and simple.
II had a bertha of fine plaitings of the ma
terial edged with handsome black lace. and
the dropping ends in the center front of the
stock was OF the lace. and q rope of pearls
was worn. The sleeves were long and close
with lace projections over the hands. \
large white hat. trimmed with a long, black
ostrich plume. topped the costume.
Miss Ethel Barrymore. who was with
Mrs. Marshall, wore a frock OF white silk
null. The long skirt had no trimming ex-
cept an accorciOn-plaited lounce OF the
null edged with n narrow box plating of
the same me IOns, pOucbeu-IronI Dodlce
was composed of entire deuX Of clGny lace
! and MULE. the lace describing down-dipping
VS.. 4 stock Of the lace was worn and the
sleeves were elbow length. without rufie
or trimming. 4 picture hat OF white faced
with pink mufied with white. and with
one large pink rose on the .uptuTned side,
was worn.
Edna Wallace Hopper was seen at Sher-
rvs i'm q remarkable black eown-she Is in
{ mourning for her mother. The costume was
Of flmy black. with a short train. The skirt
was quite plain, but the deep yoke OF the
fun bodice was OF heavy black lace. and
the long sleeves were aIso Of the same lace.
neither sleeves nor yoke being lined. An
/ imTense Duchess OF Devonshire hat I'm
I crepe was worn. and from the center OF its
black depended a sweeping crepe veil.
! rh'"h the wearer had brought forward over