Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-04-15
Fashion Notes.

The newest princesse robes lace at the
back, the lacing being carried consid-
erably below the waist.
Satin d'Afrique, which is satin on one
side and repped gros grain on the other,
is rich fabric for spring bonnets.
All costumes have an outside pocket,
placed rather low on the left side.
Jasmine is new shade of the univer-
sal cream, and is yellower than the
cream itself.
Ribbon embroidery furnishes a novel
ty in trimmings. Narrow China ribbons
are gathered in the center and arranged
so as to form buds, leaves, etc. En-
broidery silks of various kinds are skill
fully added in pretty designs.
Grape is the only trimming regarded
as suitable for deep mourning. 1t
ranges in price from $1.25 to So and
$40 per yard.
Laces, fringes and flowers are the
fashionable trimmings.
A new gold pencil case has q monkey
for handle, which slips around the
tube after the manner of the toys of
children.
For children, brown linen aprons, with
bodices worked in crewels in sort of
butter-cup design, are being introduced.
Mourning costumes follow, in modi-
fed form, prevailing styles.
Efforts have been made to introduce
new styles in wells, but ladies remain
partial to the small mask-veil, drawn
tightly over the face.
Thin materials for bonnet trimmings
are gauze ribbons in contrasting colors,
such as navy blue and cream, or cardinal
with pale French gray.
A new cream-tinted cashmere lace,
which glistens like hoar frost, is called
"frost lace"
White satin and white lace, worked
with very small white beads initiating
fine pearls, is a favorite style or orna-
ment for rich ball dresses.
Old lace is more worn than ever.
Grenadines are exceedingly popular for
mourning.
Black lace fans are preferred by mar
ried ladies and white lace ones by young
ladies.
Entire costumes for evening are now
often modelled after fashions which pre-
vailed in Revolutionary days, as, for
instance, the heightened court train,
with satin petticoat, deep pointed cor
sage, and Lady Washington sleeves.
The silks for trimming summer bon
nets are soft brocades and basket woven,
all of one shade, with tiny figures in
raised designs.
Some of the new ribbons are so thick
that they have the appearance of being
wadded, and yet they are as flexible as
lutestrings.
All stylish gloves are self stitched.
Jet ornaments remain in favor, and
are always desirable, as they can be
worn with almost anything.
Medallions and chains, in great vari-
ETY. of styles, are popular.
Dress buttons are either large or
small there are no medium sizes.
The new fringes come very deep.
Some of the most costly ones are q COM
bination of worsted and silks. ALI
worsted fringes are likewise fashionable.
This style of garniture ranges in price
from seventy-fve cents to $8 and $40
per yard.
Many of the new dresses open in the
back.
imported dresses are as scant in the
skirts and as much tied back as ever.
Stylish, long wasted basques show a
great number of seams and side forms ;
one bodice sometimes numbering as
many as fifteen seams.
Shirring, so much used last summer,
is but seldom seen now.
Handsome silk suits have brocaded
overdresses, and the inexpensive sum-
mer silks are in shaded stripes.
In the new basque the front darts are
very short, making the bust appear low.
The standing English collar is worn
higher than ever before.
Turned-down collars are broad behind
and rounded in front, or else square
cornered in Byron shape.
New polonaises are long habit gar
ments, nearly concealing the skirts be-
meath them.
Cashmere is fashionable for every
thing but the deepest mourning.