Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-01-30
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Fashion gOtes.

r--r Fashion rOtes.
Jet lace is very fashionable.
White is very fashionable for full even
ing dress. -
Beige is the fashionable material for
young girls.
Perforated kid lace tops appear on
new kid gloves. la4 N-L I
Curls dropping from the back of Golf
fures are revived.
Black gauze gowns set off jewelry bet
ter than any others.
Real acorns nicely vanished are sold
to ornament baskets.
Tulle is the fashionable diaphanous
fabric for ball dresses.
Costumes of Lyons satin and camels'-
hair are pretty and elegant.
Creamy white bonnets are more worn
than any others for full dress.
Bows of piece brocade stitched with
gold thread are worn in the hair
Jersey waists and fur skirts are worn
for skating costumes in England.
Sicilienne wears better than pure silk,
not being likely to become shiny.
Young ladies who dance wear short
dresses escaping the floor all round.
Smoking jackets are lined with one
bright color and faced with another
Jersey webbing in navy blue and myr-
tie green may be bought by the yard.
Cashmere colors appear in the trim
mings of many handsome white bonnots.
Long Branch scollops are stiff little
curves of hair that look as false as they
are.
Little bonnets of black plush, looking
like gentlemen's hats, are worn great
deal. a-. 81
Loops of braids at the back of the
head are giving place to loose fluffy
curls.
Ruches, ruffles, and fraises in the
neck are more fashionable than linen
collars.
Young ladies wear their corsage bou-
ouets on one side of the neck, near the
shoulder.
Walking suits are now made Of the
richest velvet brocade, combined with
Lyons satin.
White Jet and white Spanish lace ap-
pear to be favorite decorations OF white
dress bonnets. ~ +-
A new kind of cashmere is very thick
and soft, and feels like ordinary cash
mere doubled.
Anything may be worn that is pretty
or becoming without putting the wearer
out of fashion. ...
There never was season. when SO
great variety was seen in the style OF
dressing the hair. -.. .... e.
Gold thread traceries around the de-
signs ofwhite Spanish laces appear on
late importations.
White silk and white gauze form the
composition of many elegant evening
dresses this season
Spanish slippers have the heel and
sole made in one piece, and increase the
height considerably.
Satin sunfowers are worn in the hair.
They are made in Paris, and their price
is something astounding.
Small Japanese fans with long handles
are more fashionable than large Japan
ese fans with short handles. b III
Young girls wear waistcoats of some
or brown or drab beige suits.
A fancy dress ball held at York, Eng
land, the other day, was the first that has
been held in that city since 1885.
Dahlias of variegqted colors will be
worn as spripg advances, both as bonnet
decorations and corsage flowers.
Silk fans are made up over pasteboard,
decorated with painted flowers and fin
ished on the edge with plated ribbon or
lace.
Tides of colored cotton flannel with
borders of lighter tint, and corner.
pieces of contrasting color, are pretty
and cheap. A
Tulle dresses looped with sprays OF
apple blossoms, rosebuds or daisies,
make the most effective ball dresses for
young girls.
A small bonnet and large tie are the
fashion for street wear. Some of the
ties are twelve inches wide, and nearly
cover the chin. as.
White satin duchesse and white satin
antique, which is only another name for
silk plush, compose a large number OF
white bonnets.
Large scoop front Dlrectolre bonnets
of plain or furry felt are picturesque and
stylish, but they make any face look
needlessly older.
English corduroy is the most fashion
able material for little boys suits
Mixed cassimeres and Scotch cloths are
the next in favor.
Fur turbans are worn by young ladies
trimmed with bands of feathers, Oh
when fur bands are used, with wing OF
fancy feather on one side.
New silk handkerchiefs for the necl
are in pale shades of blue and rose, anC
edged with plaitings of Breton, Langue
doc or Valenciennes laces. l1
The novelty destined to the creates
popularity in fancy spring goods is th'
printed India cashmeres, in small multi
colored pine patterns over a light ground
Snoods, simple ribbons passed through
the hair and knotted at the side witt
pendant ends, are revived. They are il
the richest Oriental colors, and finished
at the ends with gold fringe or tassels.
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