Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-28

DIlc ones are made into craVat bows.
The new fancy is to fold the kerchief each
way, through the middle, making a
square, and then turn over in a point the
corner which is made of the middle of
the handkerchief. A gay little brooch is
stuck on this turned-over revers, and a
cravat is finished. This is very pretty
with heliotrope or pale blue handker-
chief with white embroidered border
edged with lace.
Another fancy is a silk strip trimmed
on two opposite sides with lace, then
laid in eight lengthwise folds close upon
each other: the lace ends are at top and
bottom. The top end OF the lace with
some of the silk is then turned over flat
ly toward the left side, and the longer
silk and lace part below spreads out like
fan. This is beautiful in white Surah
and fine Breton lace. White India mus
lin is used the same way.
Instead of wooden breakfast shawls,
there are now large squares of India fou-
lard of the gayest patterns, edged with
wide and creamy white point Raguse
lace, or else Languedoc slightly gathered
on. These are doubled three-cornered,
and are very bright and snowy. The Ma
RE Antoinette kerchief, shaped like that
Just described, is made of India muslin
either plain or with dots no larger than
pin head and edged with full wide
frill of lace. Silk muslin is also used in
this way. Palmer kerchiefs, like those
of Quakeress, are of null muslin with
wide hem hem-stitched, and a cluster
of drawn-work in each corner. Young
ladies wear kerchiefs of muslin trimmed
with embroidery, or else of Breton net,
with a fine pattern through the centre,
and vine for border, and a lace frill-
Hampers Bazdr.
We are told that mantles of all shapes,
sizes and colors are to be worn this sum-
mer. They are made of all kinds of
fancy fabrics, such as figured Indian
cashmere brocaded silk, and damasse
wool and silk stuffs, as well as plain
silks and cashmeres, and Sicillenne or
faille.
A very popular style of mantle is the
mantelet visite, which comes down in
sort of rounded cape at the back, and is
continued in front into rounded or point
ed lappets, generally gathered up at the
ends, and finished with bows of satin.
One style of trimming for these consists
of number of very narrow shirrings,
edged on either side with futing.
Feater borders, beaded passementerie
and fluted lace, are also employed in
great profusion for trimming them. Two
rows of fine knife pleating trim a mantle
of these goods prettily.
The demand for grenadines and bunt-
ings was never greater than it is this
spring and the fashion books are full of
those useful and economical costumes.
Grenadine dresses entirely black are
made over glossy Surah skirts to make
them light The apron overskirt, plain
or in diagonal, is one of the popular
fashions for such dresses, while the new
black drapery is formed of two loops,
one above the other. These are made of
single breadth, with both ends pleated
to the belt, and the curved lower edge
trimmed all around with wide pleating.
Below this is a longer curve that is SINH
larly trimmed. The satin-striped grena-
!, dimes, also plain canvas grenadines, are
used for trimming plain black silk dress
. es when the plain grenadine is used,
. there are usually narrow panels or
tongues of silk or satin fal ing upon
them. Jet Melted aprons, or else fringe
. half a yard deep, trim the fronts of
many grenadine dresses. Sometimes the
sleeves come only to the elbow, and be-
low this are half-sleeves of jetted net
that fit the arm smoothly or else wrinkle
like thread glove and are finished at
the wrist with ruffles of lace and loops
of satin ribbon. Di-ectoire collars and
square cuffs are made of jetted net, and
edged with row of cut jet beads like
those used on the rims of bonnets; these
I trim basques of black grenadine, and
also of black suits. Surplice and square
; necks OF such dresses have black beaded
tulle draped inside Of the opening. An
other new fancy is that of using creamy
g white India muslin shirred inside of
open necks of grenadine and foulard
l dresses.
, OF course everybody wants one or two
pretty wash dresses for the hottest days !;
but they should be plainly made, so that
. it may be reasonably expected of the
a average laundry-woman to make them
presentable. A few years ago it was
fashionable to make up calicoes after the
same models that were used for silks, but
happily that foolish custom is out of
date, and and all kinds OF wash goods
except organdies that may be worR all
a summer-are made plainly.