The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

giving a chance to women whose shoulders
are lacking in beauty of outline. A numer-
Gus form includes cape finish for the Shout
der. This TO longer takes the epaulet
shape ii threatened not long ago to take.
but is of cape proportions. Thus, while
making positive break in the line from
elbow to shoulder. there is enough of the
cape finish to afford fairly long line Of
its own In many of the sleeves. too. that
are composed Of a series of ruffies the
slope suggested is not very trying to
figure that is somewhat lacking. Then
there is much binding in of the shoulders
by rulings. These often outline deep
yokes, and while they do not actually con-
fine the shoulders, they seem to and so
suggest snugness for shoulders that. alas!
simply would not bear frank disclosure.
Each of these three forms of treatment
are found in many notifications. and there
are host of other notions of the same
general kind, so the demand for an appear
ance of fine shoulders is not so exacting as
it WOULD seem to be.
The use of braid in tailoring increases.
This trimming appears on more and more
gowns and garments. and more of it is en-
ployed to the gown or coat An early tend
ency to use fanciful sorts of braid hasn't
seemed to make great deal of Roadway
of late, and instead the trend seems TO be
toward the employment of curli-cues. They
are not very logical. these twists, but they
are considered To be very ornamental and
are stylish. so what would you? They are
the more swagger and impressive in the
wider braids. which makes of the fancy
quite different matter from what ii would
be if the looped and curled braidings were
of cord width. At times, too, the curli-cues
are put right next to plain braidings. as
when the top row of six rows a skirt is
the only one in twists and loops. Again the
whole lot of braidng is on the same plan.
and this seems the more tasteful way. A
tailor suit of blue sicilian trimmed with blue
braid appears in to-day's initial picture.
and is suggestive of the stylish tricks in
braiding Many of the etons that now are
appearing so plentifuly are ornamented
showily with wide braids, and in very few
of them does an entirely simple design suf-
flee.
The lightness and softness of the newly
stylish fabrics constitute a bid for shirrings
and tuckings. and these, with kindred treat
ments, are resorted to on wholesale scale.
Then with a lavish supply of self ruchings
or like trimmings for the remaining embel-
lishments, and the whole suggests that the
material had been tortured in every con-
ceivable way. When, besides such treat
ment, there is host of stylish trimmings,
the guess that the coming summer dresses
will not be chargeable with simplicity be-
comes a safe Simple dress-ups for
warmer days fill the rest of the artists
contribution. III the first of these pictures
are sketched a gown of tucked light gray
vole with wrap of gray silk trimmed with
embroidered pleatings of the silk and with
black silk cord; a reception gown of light
fuschia louisne and guipure, and a black
figured net dress made over white silk and
trimmed with shirrings and white en-
broidered silk flounces. In the succeeding
picture the artist shows rose-colored taft
feta trimmed with pipings of darker rose
shade. light blue crepe de chine with
hand-embroidered hounce and point de