Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-02-01
What they Mnrn.


At a charity ball in New York City,
an occasion whis4 brings out the
wealthiest of the city people, the fol.
lowing we're among The costumes worn (.
A rose-co'ered crepe lisse had deep
side plating round the entire skirt,
headed by broad satin bands with ruche
of Grape between, and white Spanish
blonde heading tho upper bands and
falling the founce. The apron was
blonde and crepe ruchings. Open sacks
Of China crepe crushed with white and
gold embroidery; ornaments, canoes,
and diamonds.
An ash-grey satin was almost covered
with lapis blueye hounces, the uppeC
and lower ones narrow, the centre wide,
cut in dentelles and edged with black
lace. With this were worn very fine
solitaire diamonds set in pearls.
A Louis XIV. costume of pearl gray
and blue silk, had front of gray with
one round deep hounce in dentelles,
headed by three ruchings in blue. Train
of deep azure trimmed by overlapping
points of pearl-grey and ruches. h,
A lovely rose pink dress with founces
in buttonhole scollops, headed and fol-
lowed by rows of small puffs, was nearly
covered by an overdress of rich Valen-
eiennes.
Rose pink satin with tunic, open in
front, falling in deep square ends, Dor
dered with black lace insertions, and
deep founces of Chantilly looped by
tea and blush roses, mingled with long
ends of black velvet ribbon; bertha OF
tulle, with pink pipings, and fall OF
black lace; shoulder-knot pink and
lack.
Medici dress of shell-gray poult de
sole, and train of apple-grsen, satin
brocade bordered with double plaitings
of lighter sha ,e, faced with gray. Low
bodice, heart-shaped, filled with tulle.
Solitaires and antique canoes.
White poultde sole, the front covered
by quilted pleatings of tulle, the two
deepest bordering the train; low, heart
shaped bodice, the neck vailed with sur
plice folds of tulle, trail of wild roses
crossing left shoulder, and sweeping
round to the right side, looping the
court train.
Immensely long train of dead white
silk, the founce laid in shallow pleats,
deep apron of pale pink China Grape,
edged with applique lace, headed by
myrt g wreath; the train covered to the
f0unce with ruffies of white tulIe; mag.
nifcent solitaires Topped by punches OF
white, half-opened camelias, with foliage;
sash of broad white ribbon at the left.
Lilac-gray silk, covered with double
ruches of tulle the same shade, with
velvet ribbon in the centre; short round
tunic of magnificent old point-edged
floss tassels, dropping postillion of
pulled tulle in the back, ending in bou-
quet of deep bright roses: hair half
Dwdered, with knots of roses, and bou-
quet at the breast.
Paint-white silk, the train scalloped
over tulle pleating, and overdress OF
plain tulle, Topped in round apron front
and falling en- train behind.
White tulle petticoat in horizontal
pufings, the overdress composed en-
tirely of fine lengthwise puffs: the
apron bordered and train-looped by
wreaths of myosstes.
Pale violet glace, the front covered tc
the waist with minute ruffles; train Of
point applique.
A Paris costume of absinthe and pale.
brown poult de sole; skirt Of the lighter
color, trimmed with reversed folds lined
with brown and pleated straps crossing
at the ends, with bow lined in brown.
The tunic of brown, embroidered with
garlands of roses and autumn's foliage.
Water-green poult de sole, with revers
founced- and straps innumerable, edged
with Valencienwes of charming quality
Court train of black velvet.