Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-02
FOR THE LADIES.


The fashion Of combining two or more ma
teras renders the transformation and freshen.
ing up Of costumes OF n former season an ca
sy task. Whether you possess the necessary
materials or have to buy a small quantity to
moderize dress, there is number OF ways
by which you can accomplish wonders
have already described several ways of max
ing up dresses in more fashionable style
have now a few more hints to give on the
subject. Plain panels can be made on each
side Of the skirt, or else scarf draperies OF all
kinds. Sometimes a fresh trimming suffices
to transform dress The bodice can be
opened over full chemisette Of silk or light
wooden material. Upon the skirt and the
outlines Of the bodice are placed stars or
macaroons worked in fine round cord, either
made separately or worked upon the material
and arranged in a border Over military
blue, dark blue, green or gray these orna-
meuts should be maroon or seal-brown or
black.
Velvet is fabric which is now worn al.
most without interruption all the year round,
but is, however, more especially employed
in combination with other fabrics for COS
tunes Of the demi .saison II you possess a
velvet skirt which you do not mind cutting
up, the following is very useful way Of
employing 1t Cut it up into strips about two
or two and half inches wide at the lower
edge, and gradually narrowed 80 as 10 be but
threo.q quarters or half an inch wide at the
top on the other hand, take an old dress of
any sort of wooden fabric from this dress
take first the back width and its drapery
with the rest form hollow pleats, made each
separately, with a strip wide enough TO form
pleat Of the same width as each strip Of
velvet join the plain strips Of velvet to the
hollow pleats of the wooden material placing
than nltHrnaAply NJ a. In farm tha a,,I
sides Of the skirt, completing them by the
back width. According to the Opeutity Of
each material you have at you. disposal,
make the bodice of velvet or else Of wooden
material. In the latter case add a plastron
Of velvet in the former a chemsette Of the
wooden material II you can manage it,
have also a short pelerne of the same velvet.
The whole will compose dem. saison toilet
quite fashionable, though made up out Of
two old dresses.
Braid work is far from being out of fash.
ion, but it is employed in a more faucful
way than last winter. / mention ii because il
can also be a means Of undermining toilet.
Bodices are made entirely covered with yer.
micelli patterns in braid work the sleeves
have no braid work at all, or else the bodice
has none and the sleeves are on the con.
trary, covered with the vermicelli pattern.
Again, some bodces are made with a plas
tron only trimmed with braid work the up.
per part Of the sleeve braided. but not the
under part. Or else the braidng is worked
upon the upper part of the sleeve from the
shoulder to halfway down between the ell
bow and wrist.
A pretty, seasonable costume of mohair
and glace silk combined is made thus: Skirt
of mohair, pleated in small fat pleats, with
bows Of ribbon at regular distances down the
middle Of the front. On each side Of this
front two plain panels Of glace silk come
down within about two inches Of the foot.
Psniers Of glace silk are closely draped on
either side, losing themselves under the
slightly pulled tournure at the back, which is
of mohar. The plain bodice, OF mohair,
has short basque with a double point in
front the lower part is crossed over with
two rows of buttons; the upper part is trim
med with a plastron Of the glace silk, gath
cred and ornamented with small bows of rib
bon; sleeves slightly gathered at the shout
der, plain in the lower part. Cashmere and
velvet can be made up in the same way for
winter dress but in that case the bodice
should be Of velvet, with the plastron of
cashmere
Gray promises TO be a fashionable color,
and many Of the fets already imported are
in silver dove, lavender and slate gray. 9th.
or fashionable colors for felt hats are different
shades of tan, brown and navy blue.
New goods fail to show extremes in comb.
nation of materials or coors What are
termed plain goods promise to prevail New
importatons show uncut velvet in broad ribs,
like corduroy also heavy Ottoman silks
For dressy winter evening toilets, transpar-
ent stu6s of all colors will be worn, such as
silk, gold aud silver gauzes and nets, with
satin velvet, chenille and feather embroider-
les, the figures very solid, whilO the grounds
are very open.