Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-12

A few dresses destined for II troussoau
will give an idea of what is being COM
posed just now in the way Of elegant
toilets
Brides dresses of white satin, with
long square train, edged with light
fringe of orangc-ll lessons, lost in q
ruclc of white tullc high bodice, open
in front, over close chemiscttc of
pulled tulle, fastened ut the throat with
bouquet of omngc-nowers; light pan
iers over the hips; plain sleeves. 1t has
been rum0red that new sleeves have
pnflings Mt the shoulder and elbow
This fashion may perhaps be introduced
for the winter, but Mt present it is far
from being generally adopted, although
a few sleeves arc made thus. Real
taste consists in following fashion, not
blindly, but so as to adapt it to ones
age, figure, and position in society; but
one should us much avoid being too
much in advance of fashion as being too
much behindhand with it. But to re-
turn to our trousseau. A dress for
soirees and dinner parties is of palo, soft
blue satin, with long trin--the train
is still indispensable for toilets of cere-
mony. This train is plain, with skirt
front trimmed with hounces Of crepe
lissc cxquisitely embroidered similar
embroidery patterns ornament the half
open bodice.
A pretty walking dress is of bottle
green merveilleux satin, trimmed with
fittings and pulllngs, but put on in
moderation n semi-truin arranged in
full pleats can be added on at pleasure,
by an ingenious continuance, making it
much more dressy.
A very coquettish short costume is of
lapis-blue merveilleux satin, draped and
trimmed with scarfs of brocaded silk of
the same color. The standard travel
ing-dress is of course absolutely simple,
but of perfect cut and make, entirely Of
plain limousine to correspond. The
small pellerine to match, SHRED in at
the neck, is the indispensable adjunct
of this style of toilet.
A mantle of mixed style, very con-
venient for travelling, is q sort of semi
fitting paletot, fastened all the way
down with buttons, finished with q long
pointed hood, edged with silk cord, and
falling down over the puff at the edge of
the back. This serves as mantle, and
if worn over short plain skirt with q
huting round the bottom, it forms n
very useful costume for the morning,
for excursions, or simply for home.
The one l saw was of English twilled
alpacca-a very lustrous kind of materi-
al, soft and light, dark, mastic-colored,
extremely convenient either as n mantle
cache-poussiere, or morning dress. With
traveling-dresses ladies' wear the toque
of black straw, trimmed with feathers !;
or else, if this is not becoming, the felt
hat, turned up on one side, trimmed
with clusters OF feathers. The toque is
perhaps more useful but there are
heads and figures which it does not suit
at all. Borders of the tips of smooth
feathers are very fashionable for trim
ming hats. The feathers of pheasants,
peacocks, guinea-fowls, and such like,
are those most used for this purpose.
Tho head of the bird is often added on
at the side.
Dressy toilets are made of watered
silk nor is silk alone watered-velvet,
plush, and satin are now seen. in the
same style. and very prettily combined
with plain fabrics of corresponding col
or.
A nice autumn toilet is of light chevi-
OF cloth, in an almost imperceptible
check pattern of double tints with
ssreaks of faint red. In front the skirt
is trimmed with three founces with
SHRED heading. A double scarf is
crossed over the skirt and forms the
tunic the long wasted bodice, with
basques shorter than the hips, is orna-
mentcd with drnperies SHRED at the
shoulder and waist-line. Long tight
sleeves, finished by a shirred facing.
Shirred collar to match round the neck.
Semi-fitting paletots of dark plain
cloth, more especially Of q dark green
tint, are already very fashionable for the
demi .saison they have no trimming
besides large fancy buttons.-Yomaq
Ladies' Journal.