The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-26
BELTS AND BELTS FOR THE
SUMMER SHIRTWAIST GIRL
Leather, Silk, Gold, Silver and
Lot More to Choose From
White Hand Bags.

The new belts for the shirtwaist girl
number decidedly more than fifty-seven
varieties. There are leather belts. sIlken
belts. gold belts. silver belts. and lot OF
other belts and of each kind there are
numerous styles.
The newer black silk belts are very broad
with the girdle effect in the back and very
narrow in the front with the folds of the
silk all caught neatly down in a narrow
compass. One of the very recent styles is
in soft black peau de sole with the girdle
effect attained by boning and shirrings.
all sloping out at the top TO follow the
lines of the figure. At the side the folds
are caught sharply down and the front
OF the belt is finished by a flaring end OF
silk formed by the release of the folds.
Another black belt has a narrow girdle
effect, pointed both above and below for
the back. and at the sides the extra full
ness is caught down to a narrow lining
by bands of tight shirrlng.
In leather belts the crush belts OF soft
kid are the most favored. and they come
in almost all imaginable colors. They, too,
are very broad, but the width is plated
in the front TO accommodate the compass
of the narrow buckle Some of the leather
belts are corded, but most OF them are
plain lengths of exquisitely soft leather.
The Dresden ribbon belts. which are
fashioned after the same pattern, are new
and distinctly summary IN effect They are
designed for the shirtwaist the shirtwzist
suit, the muslin frock, or for anything
for which the summer girl decides they
will be suitable. They are finished with a
little gold buckle and the gold and white
and pink OF their effect is sufficient TO
spell success for them.
The Roman striped ribbons. which have
not been much worn for some time, have
returned with the marked taste for bril-
liant colorings. and some Of the shops show
fetching girdles and stocks concocted from
lengths of the gay striped silks. One
pretty belt shows three silk rings set one
above the other 10 get the desired girdle
effect for the back. and single rings hold
the width down about the sides and front.
while the stock is arranged in a uniquely
intricate mode by means Of more Of the
same rings.
The gold belts which made their appear
ance early in the spring are more in evil
dence than ever, though the later arrivals
lack the elegance of the earlier ones. The
newer belts are fashioned from fancy gold
braids of glaring giltiness. and impress the
observer with the idea that some unrenned
gold has been very much gilded.
Very chic and new Is another accessory
OF the shirtwaist maid which has just
made IL appearance in local shops-the
white bag. The craze for white l. by no
means so pronounced as IL was last year.
still there are enough women clinging 10
the white effects 10 make the popularity
of the bags foregone conclusion. as they
add a finishing touch 10 the all-white get
up The bags are OF sea-lion leather.
mounted either in gilt or gun metal, and
with handles OF white leather. either loose
straps or braided. All sizes or bags are
represented I'm the showing from the wee
bag, which just serves TO hold mifady's
stray change and maybe her pocket hand
kerchief. 10 the big bag. which Is a handy
place TO tuck away all the stray little pack
ages one can collect In mornings shop
ping.