The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-19
LADIES, DEPARTMENT.


High colors are much in vogue 1or
evening wear.
The favorite corsage flower is the
small yellow aster.
White tulle is used in the place Of an
invisible hair net to keep the front
hair in good shape.
Cashmere and merino hose in the |
popular electric blue and burning red |
colors are much worn.
Some New York ladies wear violets
for corsage bouquets all the year
round, regardless of the cost.
Colored nuns cloths and fine cash
meres are used now for evening dresses
and they are most charming.
Fine black cashmere costumes are
trimmed with terra Gotta or ruby red
satin or velvet, covered with black
lace.
Many Fanchon and capote bonnets
are trimmed with ruches of lace and
tiny flowers or loops of ribbon inside
the brim.
There is fancy at present for house
dresses composed of solid-cOlored
jacket and bright plaid or novelty
fabric skirt.
To mingle two kinds of lace on ono
costume, bonnet, or piece of neck
lingerie is good form and correct taste
at present.
The latest caprice is to fasten up the
front of flannel and cloth suits with
straps of leather passing through
buckles of the same.
Plain velvet costumes of dark, doll
colors are richly trimmed with fur;
the furs most in favor for these
suits are otter, beaver, hare and seal.
The bonnets and muffs that accompany
them are also finished off with the
same kind OF fur used as the trimming
of the dress.
A flaring poke, and sort Of "mob''
crowned cap bonnet are among the
headdresses of the season for girls be-
tween the ages of two and ten; and the
Red Ridinghood cloak of red flannel
braided with black, and made with q
cape, or gathered at the neck, and fin
ished with gathered sleeves anc
sash, accompanies them.
A superb evening dress worn at {
reception in New York was of pale
pink Ottoman silk made with q short
skirt with two narrow anticipating
around the edge of the skirt, and
plain Jersey basque of the silk. The
overskirt was of pink China Grape, The
graceful drapery being held by small
birds of bright plumage.
Pretty house dresses for young girl
arc made of electric blue cashmere, witt
short draped apron of burning red, ant
red collar and cuffs, over which ar,
worn others of hemsutched whit
muslin, which leaves only the red edg
visible. The blue basque is cut up OF
; the edge, and forms what is known a
the polka basque.
In London felt hats are generall
= adopted. Some are small, trimme'
2 with gossamer, caught together with
birds plumage, sometimes tying un
= derneath the chin; or else large, turne
| up one side, with an ostrich feathe
Y curling gracefully over the brim at tn
back and showing at one side. Folde
$ bands of plush or velvet, fastened wit
\ handsome buckle, trim the hat on tn
Y other side. Ladies who cannot affor
o many hats wear black felt, and alto
the color of the folded band of plush Q
velvet to match that of the dress to b
worn.
G Aprons made of brown linen of tn
proper width so that the salvage need
t no hemming at the SIDES may be mad
|, very pretty by A'ingilg out the bottoI
r to the depth of two inches; overcast tn
i edge where the ravelling ceases, the
n about two inches above that draw on
r threads for an inch and half and the
r run blue or scarlet ribbon throug
the threads that are left, making block
of ribbon and thread alternatel,
Above and below this row of feathC
y stitching is added, and row on tn
y band and sides also; the pocket trimme
It to match is put on the right side.
4 Wives of the BedOuins.
n The Bedouin, like the Persian, say
e an English magazine. dyes his beaI