Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-17
THE NEW FASHIONS.

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Varnish yellow is to be one of the
fashionable colors.
Roman pearls on net make up the new
est bead trimming.
Bright yellow is used in winter goods
instead Of old gold.
Jacket collars grow wider and many
of them are double.
Drab ulsters bordered with crimson
are worn in England.
Coarse straw bonnets will be worn
through the fall this year.
Five feathers and birds head on one
hat viii be no unusual sight next win
ter.
Pearl buttons, having Swiss landscapes
in brown andwhite ground, are new and
rather snowy.
"Yend du chat" is the name of new
color, which is dull in tint, but changes
in different lights.
The Sara Bernhardt tie is of VIII il
null, full and wide, knotted in fluffy
bow high at the throat.
Elephants are to be the next charm
for the watch chain. They are made OF
silver. with gold housings.
Heliotrope velvet leaves, on a ground
of blue or of maize color, appear among
the designs for new brocades.
Gold embroidery is a new industry
lately taken up by Cincinnati women,
and they are very successful at it.
Autumn sunshades for little girls are
bordered with marabout plumage tip
ped with color matching the sunshade.
Great ropes of silk, with knots tied
in them at intervals, are substituted
for the cord and tassels used to tie
polonaises.
The Cromwell is the name of new
collar, not prettier than the protector.
1t is of fine linen, trimmed with two
rows of white embroidery or lace.
Among the fur beaver or "brush
plush'' bonnets which are to take the
place of plain felt bonnets those with
rolled brims are very much admired.
Ribbon strings to bonnets are now five
or six inches wide when made Of soft
ribbon, though velvet ribbon strings are
not more than three inches wide.
The newest London ulsters are loose,
and have reversible band and cape
with cord run through the hem, so
that It can bo drawn up to mako a
hood.
All bonnet trimmings are massed far
forward close to the edge of the brim, in
many instances leaving the crown per.
fectly bare; this is seen especially in the
poke-bonnets.
Among the newly-named tints are
"labuleux," which is an intense red
Austrian crackle,"a o light orange yel-
low; "clary," a delicate straw color, and
"coucher-de-soleil," an orange red.
A muff which will possibly be carried
next winter is of shirred satin with
trimmings of Breton lace on the ruffles
at the ends, with lining of white or
old gold and filing of scented wad-
ding.
Checked mouchers are imported in
heavy English homespun, and will be
much used for travelling and shopping
dresses, accompanied by small turban
of the checked cloth, with gay wing
for its trimming.
Cloth is not now used as deep mourn
ing dress by widows. Silk with Grape
is worn in the house at the end of six
months, but is seldom worn in the
street, rs wool dresses are more fashion
able--both in mourning and in colors--
for street suits,
A pearl solitaire ring is the fashionable
choice of an engagement ring at present,
costing S95 or. $50. 1t should be worn
on the first finger of the left hand until
the marriage, when it serves as a guard
for the wedding ring on the third finger
of the same hand.
The fashion of wearing silk lower
skirt with silk founces and woolen
over-dress has been abandoned by French
ss-makers, and q wooden suit, in
order to be stylish, must have only
wooden seen on the outside, silk being
relegated to Innings and foundations
A new English costume has q pointed
, velvet waist, to which the skirt is join.
ed in front like that of Faust's sweet.
heart in the opera, whence its name
the Marguerite The back of the waist
is of cheviot, and is prolonged into
drapery. A flounce on the edge of the
skirt follows the outlines of the waist
and is deepest at the sides
There are many cloaks of dark navy
blue waterproof cloth, while others are
Of rifle green or pheasant brown. The
lining of the hood is of a different mate
rial, and often Of contrasting color
Large tinted pearl buttons and rows o.
machine stitching are the only trim
mings.