Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

Mahogany gloves are much WON.
Whole costumes Of red corduroy rep-
bed plNsh IRE exhibited.

MahoSahy-rcd gloves are much WON.
Whole costumes Of red corduroy rep
ped plrsh nre exhibited.
Elastic cloth, or stockinet is sold by
the yard for bodiccs and jackets
Kensington embroidery in silk and
chenille is seen upon new fall hats
Long, plainly made redingotes, trim
med with braiding, are il high fashion.
Trained dresses for evening wear are
coming back to favor, Judging from the
unusual number i'll this style exhibited
by leading importers.
fashionable ladies cover their net
lapdogs with tiny blankets made Of 4 bit
of the dress goods Of which their own
costumes are made
Jersey jackets of royal cardinal. olive
green, marine blue, velvet or cashmere
are very fashionably worn over skirts and
tunics Of tweed or Roman plaid
Bewitching little gowns for two-yeal-
old girls are made of soft white wool
crochetcd very closely in loops in the
stitch known as the brioche and after
ward cut, leaving a soft and smooth sur
face. The collar and deep cuffs are
made of white plush.
A French bonnet, displayed up town
as one of the most fashionable models oi
French high art, has five contrasting
colors upon it i'll satin velvet, 'plum'
pompons, and ostrich tips, to say nothing
sf the gold and bronze colors composing
the clasps which fasten the satin bows.
In brocaded satins, velvct3 and silks
the figures this season are monstrous,y
large III size-dahliGs, suuhowcrs, iuli-
blown roses, passion flowers AID vines,
and the like. all being reproduced their
natural hucs and dimensions These
fabrics are designed exclusively for the
use of portly dames and dowagers, and
never for little women, WHO would ioal.
like lost babes i'll the woods cnvclopcd in
Il labyrinth of huge buds, blossoms and
| spreadidg foliage, two of these floral
mDnstrosities being almost enough to
cover their dainty and delicate backs.
\ very beautiful wedding dress OF
white Ottoman silk is decorated with long
sprays of white snowdrops and orange
blossoms, which begin at the shoulders,
curve over the chest, and meet ut the
waist, curving over the hips from thence
i'll panier style and falling in long trdi-
/ ing garauds over the long court train.
/ The pe;ticoat in front is covered with cX.
quisltc pearl embroidery, with here nnd
there leaves i'll mother-of-pearl The
/ high white silk collar is covered with 20
/ SIMILAR embroidery, and the dainty little
/ silk sandals accompanying the dress are
also embroidered to match.
As to the general outlines in the world
OF fashion, the coillure is still arranged
III severe simplicity. close to the head.
and with no false switches where there j.
even II passable amount OF ones natural
/ tresscs. The shoulders are high ard
square, the bodice is cut round, pointed,
or III long bGsques. as one likes best. ami
very often is open below the throat 'a
/ ppmpadour, with chcmisette Russe sci
underneath, and not low in the neck all
around, even with full-dress toilets.
1 Waists, sleeves and shoes are all uncom-
fortably tight if the wearer will allow it.
/ The most fashionable shoes, spite OF the
| protestations OF the doctors and the
! teachings of the boot-makers, have the
heels little and high and the toes poi@ted.
Skirts to dresses are either perfectly
plain, with treble-pleated ruche around
the bottom, or are loaded down with vol
luminous poufs, pleats, kits or cLicorie
trimmings in variety of styles. Colora
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caprice is noticeable i'll the manner in
which these gay hues are combined both
in dress and millinery.
! \ stylish mode of making a trotteuse
costume is with round skirt of claret-
colored satin, over which is worn Jersey
shaped basque bodice laced up the back
This is made of brocaded velvet two
shades darker than the satin. At tine
edge of the basque is scarf OF velvet.
the wide ends forming full drapery be
hind. The front of this scarf is edged
with chicorec ruche made of the satin
Wide panels of the velvet are set at each
side OF the skirt, and around the bottom
is pleated ruchlng matching that trim
ming the scarf. The Grondin hat.
straight of brim, is made of plain clare,
velvet, trimmed with Il twisted scarf OF
the satin, and caret-colored velvet plumes
| tipped with gold The inside of the brim
reveals II facing of pale gold satin, and
| the Suede SAKE gloves are of pale yell
low tint to correspond.
/ Some persons regard 1t as unluckv to
have peacocks' feathers i'll the house, and
persist iii that opinion in spite Of all the
veneration, admiration, and excess OF
sentimentalism lavished upon these feath-
ers by modern aesthetics A horses shoe
on the contrary has always been consid-
cred IN emblem of good luck, and it is
curious to note the variety of ways in
which people contrivc to introduce into
their homes this now fashionable symbol
of prosperity Horseshoes made of sill
yer and studded with nails of mock gems
are fastened just above the mantcl board
At Newport the cast of a bronze horse
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doorsteps; ; but newest of all in the
homes of the fashionable non-supersti-
tious aesthetic fastened up over the en-
trance door, may be seen very large
horseshoe cut ont III cardboard, covered
first with dark green billiard cloth, and
nltorward with the eyes of peacock's
feathers. An illuminated motto is then
placed within the arch Of the shoe. Ii
tins symbol possessed all the magic DOW
er of warding OFF misfortune with which
1t has been accredited, surely IN these
days many would be in that position OF
absolute security promised in the words,
Nor shall any plague come nigh thy
dwelling"
1t is the breath of Republican protest that
has swelled into tempest and has over
thrown whatever obstacles stood in its course
with equal disregard If their size, strength,
or presc'ipnve right to occupy the places
they did Had the party been less vigorous
the ruin which has been done would have
been less widespread had the wrecks been
less numerous the outlook for party recon
struction would not have been so good. Never
before did set of professional politicians
eXhibitsuch blindness to the currents of
popular action, such deafness to the voice
of public opinion, such callousness even to
the demands of expediency. The gods seem
ed to have resolved upon their destruction
President Arthur and the machine
managers may be left to contemplate the ruin
which they have wrought. Republicans gen
orally will find consolation in the hop that