Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-16
FASHIONS DEGREES.

trimmed with feathers and embroidery.
Muslin aprons are worn at quiet wa
tering places. They are deliberately
made.
The fat-topped gypsies that are nearly
square are newer than the round poke
fronts.
Grass hats with trimming ofworsted
berries or embroidery, are to be worn in
the country.
Glass globes, in which natural insects
are imprisoned in glass, are the new style
of buttons.
Walking-sticks for ladies, we are told
by an oracle of fashion, are coming into
favor again.
Blue cheviOt looks well trimmed with
dark navy blue, or else with bands of
garnet percale.
Red wells are worn for travelling, and
are picturesque, although rather unpleas-
ant to the eyes.
One of the prettiest round hats of the
season combines the cream and red colors
now so fashionable.
Yellow and scarlet peoples are placed
together in Spanish coloring, and are
liked on black hats.
Feathers are more used than flowers
for round hats, but flowers are not alto
gether abandoned.
Bows and ends, set at intervals along
the lower edge of the skirt, are used as a
substitute for the fiounce.
Table scarfs are favorite pieces of
needle-work for ladies to take to the
country with them this summer.
Rough straw round hats imported
from London houses, are liked by young
ladies, WHO adopt artistic English fash
ions.
A faille and lace cravat bow is made
of pale yellow faille and lace on a stiff
lace foundation, and is finished with
carnation.
Belted blouse waists will be worn
again with silk or grenadine skirts, aud
there are also coat basques of colored silk
for such purposes.
Bonnets with immensely wide brims,
lined with blue or white satin, and
wreathed with natural flowers, are made
for sea side wear.
Fine creamy braids are the choice for
dressy round hats, but as these are very
expensive, many ladies still wear white
or black chip hats.
Spanish lace fichus are popularity worn
both in black and white laces, and in the
small sizes like mere collarettes, as well
as the large mantillas.
Turbans are still liked for travelling
hats. They are of neat, jaunty shape,
with the brim rolled high, though not
very close to the crown.
Very large parasols are carried, made
of red cotton, and very small parasols of
silk embroidered with chenille, and trim
med with lace and flowers.
Tucked skirts are not lined and are
not worn over skirts of the same color
unless they are of grenadine or other
equally transparent fabric.
Gold lace is becoming more and more
fashionable for trimming all dresses of
silk, for bonnets, coiffures, and even GER
tain small and very elegant mantles.
Linen riding habits, and black silk
jockey caps, are the latest innovations.
Ecru-colored linen is the best, the gray
ish linen not producing so good an effect
Black laces are being used again for
the dress caps of elderly ladies, as white
lace and muslin caps are thought more
suitable for morning and for semi-dress
occasions.
A wooden shoe has been designed
especially for walking on the sands, be-
ing drawn over the ordinary shoe, and
thus protecting the foot completely from
all moisture.
The bride should not wear her bonnet
at morning wedding at home. The
bridegroom should wear a black frock-
coat and vest of diagonal cloth, and gray
pantaloons.
Foulard and linen stufs are manufac-
tured with shower ofminiature Chinese
OF japanese trays on a navy blue, olive
or garnet ground, each tray bearing
some figure or landscape.
Red, bright red, is favorite color in
London, lady appearing at the Ascot
races in red from top to toe, hat, dress
boots and gloves, bunch of yellow roses
in her hand relieving the color.
Steamer hoods for wearing on decl
are made double, and are of two shades
OF zephyr wool, being red on one side
and gray on the other, or blue on thu
right side and white on the reverse.
Cheese-cloth dresses will be worn
again, bordered with plaid or striped
Bingham. Pink and blue or blue ant
buff stripes trim the creamy cotton good,
very effectively, while others use gay
Turkey red calico.
Striped stockings of the colors of tn,
suit are worn by bathers. The canva
bathing shoes and those of white duel
are of prettier shapes than they formerl,
were, and have touch of color in tn
way of braid or embroidery.