Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-23
TIP OF THE FASHION.

Seal skin belts are more fashionable
than those of Russia leather.
Sashes at present are short and not
looped, and their colors are very rich.
Chamois skin waists form part of some
of the fashionable lawn tennis costumes,
It is needless to buy cheap silks for a
lining for grenadines, as fine lawns
answer the purpose much better.
Sheer linen is being made into large
collarettes, almost as broad as a fichu,
and edged with lace or embroidery.
An English fashion is that of lining
white muslin sacques, cut in the long
matinee" shape, with thin Surah silk.
Catherine de Medici's fashion of wear
ing a roll of wadding just above the top
of the sleeve has been adopted in Paris.
Gathered ruffles are now seldom fluted;
they are made too scant for fluting, and
are more stylish when ironed smooth
and plain.
The silk plaitings placed below the
hem of dresses should be about an inch
and a quarter deep, and the white frill
should fall below it.
At recent fashionable wedding, the
bride wore a quantity of rich lace that
had been worn before her by the bride
groom's great grandmother.
Worth is using a great deal of benga-
line in his latest productions. The
material is softer and finer than sicilienne,
and Grapes more gracefully.
Dark red or blue satin ribbon in a long
looped bow at the throat, with belt
of the same tied on the left side, with
short hanging ends, is a popular orna-
ment.
Chinese ladies wear in their bosoms
little dwarf fr-trees, which, by a care
fully adjusted system of starvation, have
been reduced to the size of button-hole
flowers.
japanese fans have been in such de-
mand in England lately that last year
5000, 600 were exported from Hiogo and
Yokohama, whereas in former years the
whole trade never exceeded 10000
1t is the custom this summer to wear
Bingham dresses for travelling. For
short journeys these are the most COM
Portable dresses used, since buff and gray
linen travelling dresses were universally
worn.
Handsome white muslin short dresses
are considered the most suitable dresses
for summer mornings in church, not on
ly in quiet country places, but at the
gayest resorts, such as Newport and
Saratoga.
Little girls of eight years wear sailor
blouses and full straight skirts of blue
flannel; for Bingham dresses they have
jacket basques with a ruflled skirt OF
a kilt, and sometimes a double kilt
pleating is used.
Among the professional beauties at
a late English race-meeting were Mrs
Langtry and Mrs. Wheeler. The former
wore black satin richly embroidered
with gold, and wreath of ivy leaves on
her bonnet; the latter wore white satin
cloak over a white dress.
The German crown princess is 1t short
fat woman, about forty years old. She
has a ROUND, red face, and nice white
teeth. She wore black and gray plaid
cambria suit, black chip bonnet, and
dark gloves at an exhibition of shooting
recently.
Cherry, apple and peach blossoms,
often in small sprays, boughs of haw-
thorn, reeds, ragged sailors, cat-tails,
small sunhowers, chrysanthemums, hare
bells, four oclocks and sea weed, togeth-
er with strengthening insects, are seer
upon many of the Paris bonnets.
For the morning, in resorts where WOO
dresses are needed, there are quantity
pretty suits made of the handkerchie
buntings in queer colors, such as olive
green with the gray border striped will
cardinal and pale blue, or perhaps the
handkerchief are of navy blue bunting
with red polka dots and borders.
The half waist or sans-souci mantle j,
an adjustment of black or white lace
shawl, which Grapes its lace from the
left shoulder, where many gathers art
cluste cred under a bow with streaming
ends of bright, "marigold-yellow" satir
ribbons. The ends of the shawl are ther
passed across to the right hip below the
arm, and second knot of the ribbon
holds them together.