The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-25
The Latest Fashions.
DRESS FABRICS.

DRESS FABRICS.
Amo. the richest fabrics of the season
are striped and checked vclvets used for
over-dresses, polonaises, cuirasses and tab
liers. These have alternate stripes of vel.
vet and gros grain, varying from half an
inch to nearly two inches in width, or else
the design represents half-inch square
blocks of velvet on q z os grain surface.
They are imported in black, seal brown,
nevy blue and plum color, and cost from
So TO $3.50 yard.
At length the pretty sicilicnne cloth be-
gins to be appreciated here, though mer-
chants have had to reduce the fabric to half
the original price. The best qualities of
black Siciienne, double width, can now be
bought for a a yard, and single-width
siciliennes ire 50. Two yards of sicihennc
will make a beautiful sacque, and three
yards will make sacque and tabiyr.
Among other reppcd fabrics, Pins liish
poplns are also greatly reduced in price.
The best qualities in bright colors now sell
for $1.15 yard, and fine black poplns for
1925. Economists are buying dress pat
terms of this goods in bright, unstable col
ors at low prices and having them dyed
black or else seal brown. These Irish pop
Inns wear better than any cheap silks, have
the lustre ard appearance of gros grain,
and are excellent for the black walking
skirts now used with suits of gray or black
wool goods.
The new designs and colors shown early
in the season in French wool goods are now
admirably initiated in domestic fabrics that
are sold for much less money. For in.
stance, the invisible plaids and checks of
seal brown and gray shades seen at first
l. d., I....r c, u.
now shown in soft thick all-wool American
goods with the fashionable rough finish at
81. 80 yard. The French fabric is finer
and richer, but the domestic goods are of
pure quality, ample width and quiet c3lors,
and will be welcomed in these days of fleet
ing fashions and hard times. Five yards
will make basque and deep overskirt to
wear over any black silk skirt. The basque
must be flannel lined, and the only Il i'm.
ming is piping, sash-loops, cuffs and col
lar of silk like the skirt. Three yards and
half of gros grain or of single width
siciienne will trim the basque and over
skirt plainly, but in keeping. Fringes and
plaitings are ineongruous with these plain,
serviceable and withal stylish overdresscs.
There are also finer domestic woolens
with their sombre shaded plaids, frightened
by oross.bars OF cardinal red or of deep
blue price 50. so yard. These are chosen
for suits for young ladies, and are still
further enlivened by pipings, cords and
sashes of the gay color used in the cross
bars.
The elegant novelty for dinner dresses i.
silver brocade rich and heavy enough to
stand alone. The patterns are in arbesques
Of silver, with blue, with white or witt
black, and the goods are found only at the
most exclusive modistes'.
oossAMER WATERPROOF cLoAKs.
The gossamer waterproof cloaks intro
duced last spring have now been thorough
ly tested, and proved to be all that is claim
ed for them. Experience in drenchinI
rains has shown that they are i'm
pervious, and their light weight
viz, from ten to twelve ounces-is bool
to all who have used the heavy cloak O
ordinary waterproof cloth. They are mad
of Scotch Bingham and silk rendered i'm
permeable by a thin coating of rubber
These wraps are comfortable in summe
because they do not add to the warmth, an,
in winter, because they may be thrown owe
a heavy cloak without adding to the size o
burden. OF the graceful Inverness shape
with cape forming sleeves, those of Scotc
Bingham cost from 50. 25 to $1075, accord
ilS " thCh ASubthJ thS iohbSot OSiuB
inches; circulars with hoods cost fror
$3.50 to $8.75. Those made of silk ar
800. This rubber fabric is also used t
form a sort of bag skirt that fastens aroun
the waist under the dress skirts, covers tn
bottom of the dress, and passes up on tn
outside to the waist again, thus protectin
the clothing perfectly, and keeping tn
edges of the skirt entirely dry and clea
in rain, mud and snow. A cape is the
added to complete this waterproof sui
This fabric may also be bought by the var
for facing the bottoms of dress skirts.
BoNNETs.
A bonnet to match the dress is SO un
versal that costume seems incomple,
and ineffective without it. Seal brown an
invisible green are the colors miliners hay
most call for; there are a so stone gray
blue without any purple in it. Almost a
bonnets have roll or twist Of velvet an
silk under the brlm, thus making it loo
very high. Contrasts of color are the G,
ception this season, though peach blossol
with brown and lemon color with myrt
green are used with good effect VeI
little lace is seen in winter bohnets, an
jet has become so common that millinel
use it very carefully. Ostrich feather
either mere tips, demi-long or the sing
long Mercutio plume, are found in all han,
some bonnets. Ladies are advised that Il
single quill feathers are the most econon
zeal to purchase, though more expense,
and thinner looking than ''made feathers
the natural feather costs from $40 to $l4
it's best qualities, but may be curled ov'
and worn many seasons. The choice flo'
ers are soft, loose etalled roses, that lot
as though they could he blown apart. Tv
shades of red in flowers, or else in fowe
and gros grain, are seen on many blat
velvet bonnets. A black velvet bonn
without crown trimming, but merely Me
QUITO plume and loops, has two reds
front, consisting of six gross grain loops
cardinal color, on which rests large, da
brownish-red rose with embrowned leave
Clusters of unblown rosebuds, shown
some red just bursting through their gret
calyxes, are tied together SO that their fie
ible stems show, and used for back trir
mings; indeed, any loose-cut flower, SUI
as a single rose or lily bud, with its lor
stem, is pendant low on the left side of Il
bonnet.-T Hayper's Bazar.