Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-07-04
Styles.

We are so glad to be the frst-we
think-to announce the new era of good
taste and simplicity. The hideous and
inartis,ic fashion of trim ming the front
Of dress skirts after a different model
from the back hiss had It's day, and with
the last of early summer will fee away,
never more, we trust, to be seen on the
gowns of sensible and tasteful women.
The very latest modes from Paris--we
speak by the card. for We have seen
them ourselves-show that dresses are
to be ornamented with great simplicity.
and that the lines will be. as they ought
to be, straight round the skirt. The vast
ENHANCEMENT of ruffies and puts and
plaitings and hounces, is gradually to
resolve itself into simple folds and bands
and other fiat designs. We know every
woman will be glad of this, because it
will save her many weary hours over
something which, when finished, gives
her but a modicum of satisfaction. And
we are even surer that all men will re-
joice, since in footing the bills, which
every one of them does for some present
or prospective she, there will be about q
third less to pay for.
Femininely considered, the most stylish
trimming on all heavy goods is fiat over
tapping folds, with fringe to edge them;
and on all thin goods, not subjected to
the wash-tub, bias ruffies, rolled on the
edge and placed with spaces between.
Very pretty polonaises of pique and
kindred stnfis are simply hemmed to the
width of two inches, and have three rows
of machine stitching near together as o
finish. The more elaborate ones are
ornamented by single row of Hamburg
work, which is durable and not very ex-
pensive. Whole suits of white lawn are
not so much used as formerly; the cheap
er way of wearing q light over-dress and
waist, or polonaise, above dark skirt
having replaced them. m
1t is always wiser and more tasteful
to have washable garments as plainly
trimmed as possible. Not one of us can
be regardless of damp and dust, if our
gown be so covered with ruffies and tucks
that We know its "doing up" will cost
US at the laundry the price of the whole
dress or, if done in our kitchen, a days
ill-temper from the handmade. And yet
clothes should pass so thoroughly from
the mind of the wearer, from the mo-
ment the toilette is complete, that moth
ing but the instructive and unnotieed
care to preserve them from unseemly
contact should concern him or her until
their removal.
Ii is quite remarkable that The Paris.
iaBs have to teach us not only taste,
but neatness. No imported street-dress
trails on the ground. A French lady
would scorn to sweep the sidewalk with
her gown, and could not be made to De-
lieve that lady Of any nationality
would do aught 50 untijy. But with
shame let US admit that Americans,
some of them genuine ladies. do this dis
gusting thing.
Many of the French suits have no
cver-skirts but the skirt is trimmed
nearly to the belt in a simple fashion,
and the waist is g jsuuty basque gener-
ally having a simulated vest. Others
have plain long polonaise and perfect
ly plain skirt, aud yet others an apron
with long sashes behind.
All summer clothing should be simple
because it should be abundant, and also
because, with our brief, warm term, it
should serve two seasons, and the simpler
in form, the less likely to appear out Of
date the second year.-Scribaer' for
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