Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-27
FASHIONS PROCLAMATION.

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lace are becoming to brunettes.
Plain skirts and basques with draperies
at the back seem to be the favorite model
for autumn suits.
Travelling dresses continue to be in me-
dunn tints, such as gendarme blue, gray,
green and brown.
The fashion of wearing walking dresses
short is so sensible that it will doubtless
continue long while.
Capes are worn at the seaside in
Regence style ofheavy coquelicot-colored
silk with round hoods.
French dress-makers have discovered
that the Jersey molds the figure too
plainly and prefer the tailor-cut coat.
The waist of riding habit is very diff
ficult to make and it is not prudent to
entrust it to any but well-known dress
makers.
A caprice of the coming season will be
to make the front breadths of gowns look
like Grape by fine gatherings running d.
agonally.
A cardinal cape is made of merveilleuse
satin, the hood lined with bright foulard,
and sometimes it is embroidered with
chenille and silver.
The chief bridemaid at a wedding
may, if it pleases her, wear gown quite
different from that of the other bride
maids and still be very fashionable.
Linen chemises are less used in this
climate every season, as physicians con-
slider them unwholesome, and fine CAM
brio chemises are found to be sufficient
ly cool.
Olive, bronze, and moss green are
shown in autumn goods, and one of the
novelties combines the yellow olive
green with clear blue green like the dark
green of myrtle leaves.
The Medici collar has a fine silver
wire around its outer edge, but it is ex-
ceedingly difficult to preserve its shape
even when thus stiffened. 1t is becom-
ing when worn by woman with an
oval face.
Plaids are revived in the first wooden
goods imported for early autumn. These
are not the tartans of Scotch clans, but
are fanciful plaids that show French
taste in their daring yet well-blended
combinations of color.
A novelty for large dinner parties in.
PRODUCED in London during the season
just ended was two round tables, instead
of one long one. The host presided al
one table and the hostess at the other
The effect was said to make the company
more sociable.
Skirts of walking length are fuller thar
those made last year, and are straight
behind from the belt down instead of be
ing cut off at the middle, and havin!
extra fullness added below. The from
and sides are slightly gored, and the bot
tom measures from two and half t.
three yards.
French night dresses are now mad
with box pleats in the back, instead O
having yoke as they formerly did
From three to five large box pleats holC
the fullness on the shoulders, while tn
front is shaped like square OF pointeC
yoke, which is made up of fine tucks il
clusters, with perhaps some emUroider,
between.
Chatelaine bags made of satin, ant
covered with bouquet of flowers, nov
replace pockets; small handkerchief i
seen peeping out from the center of tn
flowers perfumed with the same scent
They are made in black satin trimmed
with lace and loops of satin ribbon; il
white satin covered with a network O
jet.
The city chaussure is ever the higl
, boot, either buttoned all the way up o.
cut out in open work straps over the in
step to make it lighter. What is called
the American shoe, name given it OF
account of its great popularity will
fashionables, is still much worn; rathe
high and laced, it is convenient to wea
and in good taste, but not "dressy."
A velvet season for next winter is pre-
dicted. Satin will be worn again, bu
its formidable rival for combinations will
be velvet or plush woven in most varied
ways. There will be cut and uncut vel
vet, plain and cisele, with the pile stand
ing up in figures like carved work
brocaded velvet, stripes, pea spots
lozenges, damasse designs, and chint
figures.
Dark blue silk handkerchiefs will
Scotch plaid borders in gay colors, ar
knotted in fanciful ways of irregula
loops and pleatings to form cravat bow
to wear with light dresses. Polka dot
of white on navy-blue handkerchiefs ar
chosen to wear about the neck whel
travelling, or for morning wear. The.
are fastened with large pins that hav
silver heads. Cream-white silk hand
kerchiefs with narrow hem that i
hemstitched are used with dark dresse
by ladies whose clear complexion will
permit the use of much thick white nea
the face.
Cuba.