Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-04-28
Fashion Notes.

Everything is trimmed with lace.
Small shawls are coming in vogue.
Lime blossom is new shade of tilleul.
High-crowned bonnets are things of
the past.
Open corsages and chemisettes are to
be worn.
All kinds of black and white lace is
fashionable.
Lace striped grenadines are the most
fashionable.
Light cloth jackets are worn with black
silk dresses.
The minuet is to be revived as fash
ionable dance.
Parasolettes are giving way to parasols
and umbrellas.
Sacks are disputing with dolmans
for popular favor.
Mother of pearl is the favorite sub
stance for buttons.
The most stylish grenadine dresses are
made al a PrinceSse.
Black grenadine will be as popular
as ever this summer.
Plastrons and revers appear on all
parts of late costumes.
Wide belts of bias folds of satin and
silk are coming in vogue.
The bottom founce on most summer
suits is alike all around.
Imitation vies with real lace in beauty
and fneness this season.
Large steel buckles on garden shoes
are considered most stylish.
Sharp contrasts in color are used in
the composition of silk costumes.
Black lace is used extensively in MAX
ing and trimming summer bonnets.
Streaks Of pale blue and yellow over
navy blue, is favorite combination.
Undressed kids, with four buttons, are
de rigeuer for stylish street costumes.
Melted and knotted wool fringes are
the popular trimmings Of the moment.
White wool berege juive overdresses
are to be worn over black and colored
silk dresses.
Some of the handsomest black grena-
dine suits are finished with stylish folds
of yellow satin around the neck, over
which falls collar of plated black lace.
The Breton button has an eyelet on
one side instead of in the middle, so as
to admit the overlapping required in
that peculiar style of trimming known as
the Breton.
Fine streaks of crimson, blue, and
paleRold appear in the summer camel's
hair fabrics, on grounds of neutral tint,
such as fawn, lime blossom, and opaline
gray.
The Juive overdresses of black berege
and black grenadine which are made uI
for young ladies this summer are intended
to be worn over colored or white or black
silk dresses.
Some of the handsomest dresses have
alternated founces on the bottom of the
skirts of pinked silk and knife plaitings
sometimes founce of lace or imita
ton is added at the top.
The new italian jewelry is becoming
much sought after by our ladies. Al
ornament having sentiment is twice al
ornament, and Italian art has given tx
it's Jewels sentimental, heroic or poeti,
meanings. A delicate bracelet of silve
has Roma upon its pendant drops, let
ter upon each drop, in memory of thu
Eternal City.
In ivory jewelry the carving ha
reached state of perfection; many o
the heads ON brooches are exquisite ant
artistic. Combs are high and magnifi
cent in design; and the ball-top comb i
always considered elegant, and fashion
,, ably worn. The newest and most ele
CANT design in ivory parasol-handles i
! Of plain ivory, tipped with gold.
Novelties are shown in shell and ivor
goods, new and attractive. Gents
: sleeve buttons in shell are as large as a,
: American half-dollar, with inlaid device
$ in gold. A riding-whip and horseshoe
S a shield, carved OF engraved cross, al
among the designs. Some of the ivor
: buttons have q horseshoe of gold set i
Q the top that is very effective. Larg
q ivory sleeve buttons in the form of
memorandum book, with small gol
! clasp, has tiny pencil with jet point
s initiating the lead, fastened at the sid
/. with black bands. These are novel an
8 very pretty.