The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-31

waist is unchanged. but the skirt is plait-
ed Pique, linen duck and materials of
similar weight make up ideally in the
occasions. Another novelty in children's
styles is sailor suits made with the skirt
white pique and the blouse of blue linen.
THE NEWEST STOCKS.
Charming novelties in the way of stocks
are to be seen and are replete with sug-
gestions. AT this season ones gowns and
waists are apt to need freshening a bit
and nothing effects that end so surely
a new stock. Among the fastest is the one
made of straight embroidered strips of
silk, the embroidery either in French or
Oriental style and in blended colors. The
stock consists of three straight pieces, each
bound on all its edges with plain silk. Two
pieces are of equal length and extend
from the back to within the width of the
band from the center front. The third
strip is arranged vertically between the
two and is joined TO them by faggoting.
Its lower end is pointed and finished with
SILK tassel wrote some few weeks
ago or the deep gauntlet cuffs and turn
over collars of fine batiste hand-embroid-
cred. Since that time they have appeared
In heavy linen, both white and colored,
deliberately embroidered in heavy white
thread. Still another novelty that is dainty
in the extreme is designed for shirtwasts
and consists of the straight turnover col
lar and strip the width of the box plat
with cuffs that are also straight. The
material is sheer white linen lawn hem
stitched. colored linen hemstitched and en-
broidered in white or white linen worked in
self color. The effect is exceedingly charm
ing and attractive when the sets are alb
solutely fresh, but soil or rumpling renders
them distasteful in common with all ac-
cessories OF the sort Quite another style
of stock combines color with white and
can be made of linen silk as preferred
The stock portion is firm and is left open
for a few inches at the front, each end be-
ing cut to point Between these points
is plated white linen lawn or mousseline
that Is hemstitched at its lower edge and
falls down over the waist to depth of six
or eight inches. In common with many an
other recent novelty 1t owes its inspira-
ton to the clergy by whom the plated
lawn is worn, but is so altered as to suit
the needs OF everyday life and is exceed
ingly becoming to most faces. A third
novelty combines white lace with black
liberty satin. The satin makes a stock with
four-in-hand ties that closes at the back.
The lace takes the form of a circular
dalton. which is arranged over the stock,
one overlapping the other, from the
and one at the point OF each tie. Capes
and collars of lace and embroidery are
seen in many new and attractive forms.
Among other things the capes of white
butchers linen. embroidered, combined with
heavy linen Cluny are specially to be noted.
They made in alternate wedge-shaped
sections and are finished with falls of the
lace. This last, by the way, is to con-
tinue it's favor both in white and dyed to
match the gown.
Among the revivals is beautiful Spanish
lace, both trimmings and in scarfs. 1t
is many years since its fall from favor but
It's beauty is beyond question and both
those women who nave treasures laid away
and those TO whom ii is new will welcome
the acquisition. Being silk. it has a pc
ocular richness and takes ideal folds when
the scarf is well draped What with it,
the directoire scarf of silk and the pelerines
We have need to study grace of bearing
we'll as the Spanish womans art of dra-
perry. A twist. a turn. an apparently care
less throw and she has draped her should
ers and head with inimtable charm. Let
us hope that the Spanish lace and the
lovely scarfs will prove inspiration to her
sisters of northern BIRTH
MAY MANTON