Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-31

dTOuuu tHeHu having d Soiucu tiu1 lHe
strings are of white tulle and fastened with
half-opened rose.
There is new style of fanchon in straw
1t has a narrow, turned up brim, and
/ though not much worn, is pretty when
tastefully trimmed.
| In round hats there is no material change.
Most of them have narrow brims, and are
trimmed with scarfs of tulle. The latest
style of round hats have no brims, only a
crown with soft edge, from which de-
pends fringe ofmarabout, or it is wreathed
with flowers and leaves.
DRESS FABRICS.
Silk fabrics were never more beautiful
! than this season. 1t is said that nearly
| all that are worn in Paris are brocaded
with some contrasting color, and the fresh
ness and brilliancy of the tints almost ri
val the beauty of the flowers they represent.
These styles have been imported, but not
yet in large quantities; and are much
sought after, as they make elegant dinner
dresses. 4 heavy black silk is decorated
with fern branches, and brocaded in gold,
with bouquets of richly tinted flowers.
Most of the colored gros grains silks, are
leaves. An elegant pattern of this mate
rial, having a white ground with a satin
stripe, had oval medallions, in the centre
of which were brocaded bouquets of flowers
shaded in all the natural colors. Some of
the gray and chene silks, SO fashionable
now, have brocaded flowers scattered over
them, or feathers of different colors, or
flights of little birds The thin gauze silk
material is also beautiful \ white ground
has clusters of flowers, the colors softly
blended, while colored grounds are brocaded
with white or in darker shades of the same
/ color.
COSTUMES AND MODES.
/ An elegant suit recently worn was made
of rich black silk, and elaborately trimmed
with embroidery of black silk and jet. The
sack was short at front and back, and
4 quite long at the sides in the form of sash
/ es, which were embroidered, and the whole
edged with silk and jet fringe. The skirt
of the dress had long train-shaped sashes
on the sides formed by the embroidery and
edged with fringe. The sleeves were wide
and short, falling away from a closely fit
ting coat sleeve beneath. Another was of
!
/ There was double skirt, both quite long
the upper being rounded at the sides of the
front breadth, was ornamented with a band
of purple silk. put on with the sewing ma
chine embroidery stitch The underskirt
had bands put on lengthwise with the same
stitch, to loop up the skirt to show the
bands of the purple silk running around
the under one.
An elegant carriage dress of black silk
was embroidered with black and white
silk. and trimmed with a new style ofwhite
and black guipure lace.
La the early part Of the season most
dresses made of thin material had one wide
hounee at the bottom of the skirt, but the
latest style now, is to have several narrow
founces Dresses for receptions or grand
occasions are made narrow and long, the
train longer than when worn wider. The
long gored breadths are usually marked by
the trimming that follows the seams.
For travelling, sailing or walking the
short dress en- Suite Is, and will be, general
ly worn The latest mode of cutting these
is entirely without plaits, sometime so mar
row as TO appear quite close. But this
style it is thought will not long prevail
the gored skirts with few plaits are far
more graceful, and ladies generally will
not cast them aside for a later style that
has nothing to recommend it. The loose
sack with flowing sleeves is usually worn
with the short dress
For young girls, short suits of white
mohair. or any other soft material, are
quite fashionable The trimming may be
of violet, blue or other contrast of silk to
suit the taste. Poplin is much worn for
travelling suits, but it soils much sooner
than mohair in unpleasant weather. The
gray chene poplin trimmed with gray satin
is much admired.
\ walking suit for Il young miss al
school, was observable recently for its SIM
plicity and utility. 1t was of linen mate
rial. the skirt gored and untrimmed, the
short sack ornamented with white, looked
graceful and cool, and round hat witt
medium brim and covered with tulle scarf
completed the costume.
LACE MANTLEs AND sHAwLs.
Lace mantles and shawls are more fash
ionable this season than ever. Both blacl
! and white are much worn, and are mor'
costly than they were few years since
: However. the shawls are larger, so tina
they can be gracefully burnoused, a popu
| lar mode of wearing them Burnou
made of black and white grenadine, o
white gauze de CRANBERRY are worn, ant
t are considered distiague. The Marie An
4 toinette is becoming popular. 1t is Gu
round. and crossing in front ties at th
back in round ends resembling a sash. |
h. 10 &c 4, ~, tal
the dress, or of white muslin or black lac
7 or silk
5 4 change from the short sack is tn
: pelerine cape, with long ends descendin,
: on the skirt, front and back 1t is some
thing of novelty, and is quite convenient
v as it can be easily arraged
VARIETIES.
The parasols now III vogue in Paris ar
; elaboratey decorated The most attract
: : i've, it is said, are those of gros grain sill
L covered with white or black lace. Som
! parasols have fringe of feathers; other
are embroidered to resemble foliage, hay
ing fringe green grass; the plain one
have rosette at the top and long ends {
ribbon.
= The hair is now generally combed bae
! from the front, and the chignon is no
= smaller, and worn, not on the top of th
y head, but high at the back; two
a three curls depending from it are fasl
!" ionable.
y Among the useful inventions now befol
= the public, which are of great benefit
- the ladies, is the skirt-supporter and shou
!, der-brace They are made of elasti
= which keep the shoulders back without III