National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-08-25
Fashion Notes.

II is predicted that the brief struggle
in the spring TO bring forward long
dresses in the street, will not be renewed
in the fall, Ms it is considered decided
thing that short dresses are to prevail
Already there are directions for looping
the skirt for the street, of such dresses ms
are preferred demi-train for the house.
There is nothing more popular or be-
coming this season than white silk, white
pongee, and white foulard, the various
trimmings of which are black velvet,
messy galoons, crimped fringe, and Chi
coree .ruches of silk, either white, or in
contrast.
The newest silks are stripes in two
shades on black grounds it is said,
however, that regina, amber, and the
well-known Bismarck shade, will be in
troduced this fall among the glace silks,
and that crepe de chine and the more
costly gauzes will still be used for over
dresses, and for trimming purposes
Nsckties Of lace are among the novel
ties.
Some OF the newest gloves, unusually
long at the wrist have no fancy stitching
on the back they fasten with two but
tons.
Some organdy dresses have untrimmed
skirts. The over-skirt is long, merely
hemmed and draped by tapes beneath,
or caught up by black velvet bows. The
waist is box -pleated blouse, with black
velvet ribbon down the centre of each
pleat. White Victoria lawn dresses made
in this way, without the velvet, are pret-
ty for young girls, and cost from 80 to
$15.
Some very stylish toilettes are made
of old. fashioned barege, and of grena-
dine of darkest brown shades. These
are the most serviceable dresses of the
season, as they do not show soil They
are warm, probably, but yet are relief
from the all-prevalent black grenadines.
Some innovations in costumes are an
nounced by foreign correspondents.
The corsage and skirt of dresses are OF
striped fabrics, with sleeves and over
skirt of solid color. Again, the entire
basque and skirt are of silk.
Delaine dresses, so fashionable in Eu-
rope, are among the latest importations.
They are intended for travelling, the sea-
shore, and for early fall. The fabric is
pure wool, fine, and soft as cashmere, yet
with round, distinct threads, like poplin,
and has far better body than the delaines
now in market. The dresses imported
are ashes-of roses, dust-color, and wood
browns, with self-trimmings bound and
piped with silk of the same shade. The
prices range from $40 to $50.
Silks for the fall trade are now exhib-
tied in the shops They have black
grounds, with double stripes of two
shades of color. The stylish almond,
and darker wood brown are together in
hickly repped stripes on smooth black
surface, torquise and sapphire blue are
associated, and emerald with bottle
green. The silk is Twenty-Five inches
wide, and worth the price, 81
For Sl.75 are repped stripes OF sin
gle color on black grounds, ponceau,
prunc, gray, primrose, and dark greei..
White stripes ON black are still very styi-
ish, and will be in demand for autumn
suits. At present they are sold for Sl a
yard and upward. The black and white
check silks, that look SO pretty when
well made and trimmed with velvet, are
as low as 95 cents.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps says she once
saw n young lady ride the whole of the
way from Portland to Boston in the cars
without once leaning back in the seat,
so that she should not tumble her black
silk SASH That degree Of endurance
put into politics might possibly produce
some good results. At all events the
woman women may use that as an arg'i-
ment.
Brown linen suits are the only feminine
travelling costumes.