Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-06
FASHION ITEMS.

Some pretty neckttes of black or cream
Surah silk are spotted with gold.
Lace round the neck is generally ar
ranged to fall downward, over the dress.
Real flowers are more worn than ever,
and are to be seen with lace fichus and
neckties.
Spotted silk gloves are now sold for
wearing with the spotted sateen and
foulard costumes.
Orange-colored lace is reported from
across the water. 1t is more becoming
to brunettes than to blondes.
Colored bayaleuses for edging the
skirts of colored dresses are very fash
ionable and are much more durable than
white.
NV English lawn tennis dresses have
the dark jersey and the white llama
skirt, with lines of color at the edge and
a movable hood of white lined with
color; neat leather band round the
waist.
Some of the newest parasols are of
cream silk, covered with three deep
founces of crepe Indian muslin, edged
with lace. On one side the center
founce is turned slightly up to show
deep red or tea rose, with bud and a
few leaves.
Pretty white muslin hoods, trimmed
with cream or coffee colored lace, are
being prepared for wearing with the
white and light cotton summer dresses.
They have thick, ruche of lace round
the throat, and are tied in front with
cream satin ribbon.
Worth is once again making polon-
aises-the ne vest are of dead silk, hello.
trope or Persian lilac in color and
trimmed with Louis XIV. Venetian
point. These are worn over taffetas
skirts of the same color, and edged with
q deep gathered founce Of the same
lace. 1t is many years since a deep lace
fiounce bordered a skirt, therefore it re.
appears as novelty.
Many of the silk and satin shoes have
long, attenuated monograms, worked or
painted on the toe and instep. They are
in the same style as those which have Of
late ornamented parasols. Generally
only two letters are arranged; they are
worked in gold and silver, as well as
colored thread, in satin stitch. House
and table linen are marked in the same
way.
There are various f1ounces made ex-
pressly to be worn round dark foulard
skirts. Some are of exquisite white of
ecru embroidery; others are of brown
linen, edged with lace to match; others
still are of white linen, trimmed with
Mechlin lace. The disadvantage of a
white fiounce as border to skirt is
that it makes it appear too short, and as
if it was worn over a petticoat that
came below it. However, as it is a cur
rent fashion there is nothing to say.
Fans are often now suspended from
the right side of ball or dinner dress
by loops of pale-colored ribbon, attached
by an old fashioned paste buckle.
Smaller buckles are used for finishing
off the ribbon that is run at the head of
the long evening silk mittens, or that
which passes round the arm of the gigot
or elbow sleeves. Ladies who have
these old-fashioned ornaments are for
tunate now, as they can show them of
in many ways.
Lace ties, fichus and bows require
much style in the wearer. Black lace
bows and black lace colarettes are be-
ginning to be worn. Most of the new
est for day wear are either the closest OF
ruffs or are large collars reaching to the
shoulder. A fashionable style among
artistic dressers consists of two gathered
frills OF lace, one above the other, turn
ing down from the neck. Those who
desire to be well dressed should make q
study of the kind thatsuits them best.