The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24
Fashions DEGREES on What to Wear;
Gossip on Subject Of Pretty Gowns

ton. Fur trimmings are put on velvet. too.
and many forms OF made trimmings are
SNaila Die, so altOge Their velvet gowns are
an appreciate factor in the diversity OF
in the first two OF the accompanying pic
lures. The first. shown IN the small pic
ture, was black velvet trimmed with mar
tin fur and black silk trimming pleated
round white silk centers. In the second
ngUre OF the next picture is 4 brown panne
velvet with brown silk bands and Russian
lace for trimmings. At ITS right is dark
blue PANEL VeNct trimmed with narrow
sable fur and with bIuges lace over black
silk. The low-cut white silk trimmed with
black lace and white crepe ruchings tnat
appears at the lett in this picture hardly
was 50 impressive for richness and beauty
as were these velvet gowns All the ca
cruciations of cut that are current in other
gowns go to increase the Celebrations OF the
velvet costumes.
Band trimmings are steadily becoming
more complicated Simple bands are i'm use,
Of course, but made trimmings are often
very fanciful of construction. Designs I'm
gold braid on white cloth are used d great
deal for band trimming and bands of figured
Stu1S edged top and bottom with paSSe-
menterie are standard Most bands, for that
matter. have each edge finished in some
way that, II not especially ornamental
certainly is productive Of some work FOR
the seamstresses. Many drpssmakers adj
vocate the use of fringes i'm small bits,
though permitting enough of these in cos
tune to make the aggregate quantity con-
siderable. Some of these makers declare
that the use of fringe in long lines is in
poor taste, but they're not quite so positive
as they were earlier IN the winter; and
there are dressmakers of the best
standing who now put fringes on
with a free hand. Not only do they use
long pieces of il. but having relaxed so
much from the earlier standard. they use
just as many of these long lines as the Gus
toner expresses d fancy for. An extreme
result of this willingness was skirt where
material was all but hidden by row on
row of very deep fringe. Ii was pretty,
too. though many women would deem 1t
overweight.
The suggestions given here and there a
few months ago or epaulet finish DO not
multiply. Occasionally such hints are seen
now, but they are meager and do not in
terfere with that gradual slope of the
shoulder that every woman of any fash
ionabie DretensiOEs now is Affecting The
more favored of recent sleeve designs all
allow for Slope, and most of them carry
the shoulder line away down to the elbow
or beyond Width and flow are char
acteriStic of these sleeves. and the sleeve 5
increase i'm diameter from the shoulder
downward is nicely graduated so as TO be-
extension OF tne shoulders own droop.
Sleeves that arc "A series OF rutfieS are
many on dressy bOdices The lowest is of
lace of filmy material, md the uppermOst
often rs finished with lace trimming. but
this is perfectly fiat. y few tailored
sleeves are almost of the same diameter
throughout their length. Such fulness as
there is at the elbow is confined by finish
spicuous passementerie. Most evening
sleeves cover the elbow. In the whole field
there is no lessening of the diversity in
sleeves. the only common feature i'm them
being the slope and that appears in many
degrees.
Boleros are more impressive than they
have been Of late The tiny. inconsequen-
tial affair not much bigger than bit OF