Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19

/ from three to five little caps, one above
| another. But the most popular one worn
at present is made i'll light cloth and
shows only two, and these more in the
! form of collars than capes. The under
one is of cloth, the upper one of plush OF
/ fur, and both are square on the back and
! cut in like the collar of n mans coat ON
1 the side or round and deep with points
extending down upon the 'front.' but no
| indentations. The cloths have a furry
! reversed side and need no lining they
are always faced with about three inches
of genuine or farmers satin" of the
same shade rs The cloth. The buttons
are, of course, great feature of these
coats, seven dollars per dozen being not
an unusual price to pay for these useful
ornaments which, if not works of art,
ought to bear evidence of skill and taste
Round fur lined cloaks are still used by
those who possess them, and they cannot
he superseded for evening wraps for the
theatre and parties but the long "visite"
and dolman have replaced it for visiting
and carriage purposes. Fashionable
head gear seems to be divided between the
large beaver hat and the small feather or
beaded bonnets The hats are worn
mostly by such young ladies' as sported
the Gainsborough, the bonnets by such
young women as do not like the hat and
women who are no longer young There
is nothing more to be said of the bonnets
than has been said already, the founda-
ton is either covered with feathers, OF
beads, and fringes of beads and feathers,
mix in the trimming. Wide satin ribbon
furnishes the very boldest kind of
strings. Double satin dc Lyon forms
wide and elegant strings, which are fringed
upon the edges and bordered with band
of gold brocade in cashmere colors, or
traversed down the entire length by
stripe of the same rich stuff Evening
bonnets have lace scarf employed as
strings and fastened with pretty silver
or diamond lace pin, instead Of the spray
of flowers formerly used
KINCoB SCARFs.
The peculiar looking and rather dingy
kincob-some write it kincab scarfs-
used in Calcutta have made their appear
ance here. Their use does not constitute
brilliant or attractive addition to the
toilette, but is one of those caprices,
which, like that Of wearing the Oldest and
dullest of cashmere shawls because of
their superiorwork and value, finds many
followers. The taste for variety and the
desire to have something that in its cost
illness and oddity differs from what is
attainable by the majority accounts for
the desire to possess kincob scarfs and
dingy cashmeres.
The very beautf ul wrong sides" of
some of the newly imported shawls of both
French and Oriental fabric justifes tho
whim of some of our fashionable ladies
for appearing upon the public promen-
ade and i'll their carriages, with their
elegant shawl drapery reversed.
FERNS AS TABLE ORNAMENTS.
The simplest and at the same time tn 2
most fashionable table ornament at the
present moment consists of pressed ferns,
made into what may be called mats, hy
laying them in circle, the points oil,
ward, and one upon another, the sizes be-
ing graduated from large to very small.
Upon these mats are set little wheelbar-
rows cut with fret saw out of white !
wood and filed with moss and flowers, |
and small ferns. Small wooden pals are
aIso used such as children use for sand |
At the seashore. These are mounted |
with fir cones decorated with an insect, |
lower or blade of shaded grass, and then |
illed with moss and daisies or the ice |
plant, which is allowed to trail over its
'ides. Growing ferns are not unfrequent-
y taken up by the roots planted in "a
'ustlc lardlniere and used as an ornament
or the table, or the corner of bow
window.
Very fashionable little baskets are
made of wooden plaques, so thin and
urned to such nicely that the sides can
De bent together.
These are decorated upon the exterior
oinetimes gliIel upon the edge, filled
With small ferns and flowers and tied to-
,ether with ribbon. These are used in
'rofusion for decorative purposes, the
erns and flowers being changed as often
s required.