Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-05

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tracts relating to spring goods and fash
ions, commencing with
CoLoRs
The fashionable colors for spring silks
are the cameo shades These are delicate
graduation, Of fanny brown, running up to
pale yellow, just toned down enough
with the brown TO avoid anything gIaring,
Some Of these hues are very beautiful, the
faint cream color and the darker shade of
amber especially. These are intended to
be used in combinations. two or more tones
IN one dress. For evening wear the new
est colorz are peach blossom the fayorite
pink, much lighter shade than has here
tolore been used winter sky, dainty
azure, and Nile green, very blue green,
which IS exceedingly becoming to blondes.
For intermediate use, pretty silks for ai-
ternoon wear are all in narrow stripes,
black and white, blue and black, Sc-al-
ways some combination of black or white,
white and color Many Of these fabrics
are of American make, and are said TO
wear admirably; they are also very mod
crate in price. For travelling dresses
shades Of gray will bs preferred, and the
japanese goods, combinations Of silk and
linen, are desirable and very pretty.
TRIMMINGS.
The prevalent style Of trimming is a BIZ
as fold Of the material, corded on ea ch
edge with black, white or a contrasting
color For colored fabrics this is almost
universal, even on silks, and has supersed-
ed the ruffiiDgs and quillings which have
so long prevailed. For worsted stutfs a
bias band Of black cashmere is much used,
and many dresses are trimmed with worst
ed fringe, which Is quite a novelty. For
black silk garments, pasSeH1eRferie, simu-
lating embroid derry is much used, and Brus-
sells thread lace has superseded guipure
the favorite for winter. Duchess lace is
preferred in white for trimming ball dress
es and for collars and sleeves.
WALKING DRESSES.
To begin with, these are all made raisee
en- terre, that is off the ground. The ab-
surd style that some silly women have at
tempted to introduce this muddy spring Of
allowing their dresses to trail in the mire,
recalls the demimonde at Longchamps
ANY trained dress is suitable only for
carriage, and if lady be not so fortunate
as to own a walking dress she had better
not display her poverty by walking in a
house or reception dress.
The skirts are not worn so short as some
ten years ago, when there was such lib
eral display Of the ankles Of our fair New
Workers, but are made to clear the ground
about two inches behind, and three or four
in front
\ very pretty suit Of gray and black
striped silk was made with the underskirt
trimmed with box-plaited founce set on
so that the upper edge was raised twice on
every breadth in a semi-circle, and the
founce caught up at the low points so as
to present somewhat the appearance Of
curtain looped up at the sides; in each
depression was bow of the material The
upper skirt had very narrow ruffle Of the
material headed with two bias bands The
waist was joined with the skirt in front
en- polond3Se, while at the back a small
basque was set in over the fullness of the
skirt. The sleeves were tight to the elbow
and fell below in rufie. Trimming on
body heart-shaped in front aud pointed at
the back
a neat travelling suit was in gray French
poplin, trimmed with bias folds of black
cashmere and worstGd fringe. The skirt
had one dress founce, the overskirt was
much punched at the back and short in
front the basque was tight-ftting, and
cut in six deep tabs below the waist, max
ing stylish finish. An exceedingly use
ful dress was Of striped waterproof, trim
med with bias folds edged with white, one