Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-01

lady having any taste or skill in the mil
lin.ry line can own head dress to match
her several costumes without being in
any way extravagant. These elegant
little bonnets come in every fashionable
shade of color aud require but little
adornment beyond cluster of satin loops
and two or three ostrich tips gracefully
arranged.
Brocadod gauzes in very large foriatep
and fancy designs are imported for dane
ing toilets /; they are very beautiful III
texture and tintng, and are proportion
ately costly, their price quite equaling
that Of the finest silks. These dainty
fabrics, with the patterns outlined i'll
beads are very elegant for fulf dress.
One of the patterns made up is as fol-
lows: There is short underskirt of
white satin shirred and finished with an
unusually wide fringed ruche around the
bottom. Over this is Vatican tunic of
white silk gauze brocaded with huge
white moss roses and buds outlined with
pearl and emerald beads. A second
''dowager' dress is made of silver gray
satin, with long train and overdress of
silver gauze brocaded with purple and
white hyacinths outlined with silver and
crystal beads.
Velvet this season shares the honor of
preference, being i'll greater vogue than
plush for elegant street costumes. This
fact, however, does not prevent the latter
material from being extensively worn, as
n rush upon the market OF plush, and n
rise in the fashionable value of velvet,
have greatly lessened the price of plush,
which last year in best qualities was be-
of IN
This season the very moderate sum asked
for rich grades of plush allows of more
general use of il, but velvet, MS before
stated, is first in fashionable favor and
will constitute the promenade and visiting
costume par cfccHcncc this winter.
There is an unrivalled richness about the
superb imported models now on exhibi-
ton, and nothing could be handsomer
than these velvet robes, further enriched
by fur trimmings of varied kinds. One
toilet for example, already sold, is made
OF darkest royal blue velvet, trimmed
i'll rich contrast-with wide bands of sa-
BILE fur. The velvet dress is almost en-
tirelv covered by satinlined paletot of
the same, edged with the fur. A deep
Hungarian collar half covers the shoul-
ders, and Il velvet mouchoir muff, trim
med with bands of fur, and further ornG-
monted with dark brown bird, finishes
the costume. A second dress is made of
ruby velvet, trimmed with very dark ruby
feather trimming, with turban and muff
en- suite, and third IL street dress Of
myrtle green velvet, is made rs follows
The short skirt is laid in very wide single
box pleats. Over this is a Grecian tunic
bordered with bands of sable fur The
velvet walking coat above this is tailor
made, and bit masculine III effect, but
toned somewhat by coachman's cape of
the fur, which reaches several inches be-
low the shoulders. Lastly is n carriage
dress made of plum-colored velvet. hav-
ing wide panels at the sides, enriched by
a bordering aronnd the edges-this being
an dppiiquC work of dark plum colored
velvet leaves, outlined and veined with
gold threads. The plain velvet skirt has
a double ox-pleated ruche around the
bottom, faced with gold-colored satin
The close fitting Louis XIV. coat is rich
ly trimmed upon the waistcoat, deep col
lar, wide pocket-ilaps, and cuffs with al
elaborate garniture formed solely of the
velvet and gold leaves. The velvet poke
bonnet accompany this costume is faced
with pale yellow satin, and artistically
trimmed outside with an 0pDiiYUo de
sign, also formed Of leaves ..of velvet an(
gold