The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-19
styles.

We are so glad to be the first-wc think
to announce the new era of good taste
and simplicity. The hideous and inartstic
fashion of trimming the front of dress
skirts after different model from the
back has had its day, and with the last of
early summer will flee away, never more.
we trust, to he seen on the gowns of sensi-
Bile and tasteful women. The very latest
modes from Paris-we speak by the card.
for we have seen them ourselves-s show
that dresses are to be ornamentcd with
great simplicity, and that the lines will be,
as they ought to be, straight round the
skirt. The vast ENHANCEMENT of ruffles
and puffs and plaitngs and flounces, il
gradually to resolve itself into simple folds
and bands and other flat 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 modicum of satisfaction. And we
are even surer that all men will rejoice,
since in footing the bills, which every one
OF them does for some present or prospec-
tive she, there will he about third to
pay for
Femininely considered, the most stylish
trimming on all heavy goods is flat over
tapping folds, with fringe to edge them
and on all thin goods, not subject to the
wash tub, bias rutiles, rolled on the edge
and placed with spaces between. Very
pretty polonaises of pique and kindred
stuffs are simply hemmed to the width of
two inches, and have three rows of machine
stitching near together as finish. The
more elaborate ones are ornamented with q
single row of Hamburg work, which is
durable and not very expensive. Whole
suits OF white lawn are not so much used
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a light over-dress and waist, or polonaise,
above dark skirt having replaced them.
1t is always wiser and more tasteful to
have washable garments as plainly trimmed
rs possible. Not one of us can be regard
less of damp and dust, if our gown be so
covered with rufiles and tucks that we
know its doing up" will cost us at a
laundry the price of the whole dress or
if done in our own kitchen, days ILL.,
temper from the handmade. And yet
clothes should pass so thoroughly from the
the mind of the wearer, from the moment
the toilette is complete, that nothing but
the instructive and unnoticed care to pre-
serve them from unseemly contact should
concern him or her until their removal.
1t is quite remarkable that the Parisians
have to teach us not only taste, but neat
ness. No imported screct-dress trails on
tne grounu. n frcncn ladY Will scorn 10
sweep the sidewalk with her gown, and
could not be made to believe that a lady of
any nationality would do aught so untidy.
But with shame let us admit that Ameri-
cans, some of them genuine ladies', do this
disgusting thing.
Many of the French suits have no over
skirts but the skirt is trimmed nearly to
the belt in simple fashion, and the waist
is jaunty basque; generally having sim
ulatest vest. Others have plain long
polonaise and perfectly plain skirt, and yet
Others an apron with long sashes behind.
All summer clothing should be simple
because it should be abundant, and also be-
cause, 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.-Home and Society; !Scri6-
nerS for July.