Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-01-17
FASHION NOTES.

Elaborate lace ribbon fichus are much
worn.
Byron collars OF fur have taken the
place CT furs.
Bonnets with cloth crowns and felt
brims are much worn.
Camels' hair bonnets in braided bands
are late Partisan novelties.
Small heads of gray foxes trim bon.
nets or turbans of seal effectively.
Walking suits of velveteen are rival
ling plush costumes in popular favor.
Black velveteen IS the favorite walk.
ing suit of the dressy woman.
The newest linen collars are standing
clerical bands with finely embroidered
edge.
Skirts, when made OF velvet or cloth,
plush or velveteen, need not be trimmed
at the bottom.
Gold, silver, and chenille cords are
braided in with the camels' hair bands
OF the new bonnets from Paris.
Kid bonnets, kid gimps, galloons, and
laces, all in the natural leather colors,
are the fancy of the season.
The palest primrose and eglantine
are the fashionable tints for evening
dress in Paris this winter.
Belt bouquets of white and blue
violets tied with white and blue rib
bons are worn with evening dress.
White hands, ungloved, covered with
jewels, are now seen as frequently at
operas and bails as gloved hands.
The newest bonnets are very small,
but have pointed brim extending over
the forehead, and long ears with square
corners.
Double ruffs or ruches are the most
popular neckwear for full and demi,
toilet for indoors, but they are not
manageable for outdoor costume.
India red is the favolite color for little
girls party frocks, which are made up
with chemisetes and sleeves OF en-
broidered muslin lined with red silk,
so that they are as warm as any day
dress.
The newest wraps are padded on the
shoulders, Or rather on the upper part
OF the sleeve, This is done to give the
wearer an appearance Of greater hight.
Tan is the favorite color for evening
gloves when tie rule of matching the
dress and gloves is di regarded. Tan
color harmonizes with white, black,
and all colors.
Braided bonnets are made OF strips OF
velvet, strips OF push, Of chenille, and
of camels' hair to match the color OF
the cloths now 80 fashionable for walk
ing suits.
The iavorite fur sets for Young ladies
are capes and muff, OF black monkeys
skin of long hair, beaver OF light
shade, dark seal, ana long black fox and
Russian hare.
Pretty little muhfs of strawberry red
velvet are carried in the street with
mautles OF the same material. They
are made in variety of fancflll shapes,
originality being an object in their pro-
A pretty evening bonnet for lady no
longer young, is Fanchon or behe of
red plush or red velvet, with pompon
or ostrich parache Of the same color,
and scarf OF black Spanish lace for
strings.
Back velvet bonnets are made dressy
with buckles of Rhine crystals, or jet
lace turned back from the brim, strings
of white or colored Ottoman ribbon,
and ostrich tips in pale blue and soft
dull pink shades.
White yelling or white cashmere,
cream colored or tinted, trimmed pro-
lusely with Valenciennes laces and satin
ribbon, white, cream, or tinted, makes
the lovelie and most becoming of all
tea gowns or house wrappers.
Evening dresses are frequently made
of light-colored velvets, in the uncer-
tain shades, such as pale crushed straw.
berry red, flame blue, Nile green, shrimp
pink, and paie blue, cream, and ticeile,
with elaborate trimmings of lace and
satin ribbon.
Bridal robes almost covered with flow.
ers are worn in Paris. The stomacher
and the panels OF the skirt are formed
of little blossoms, they fringe the apron
and they are massed among the drapery,
and sometimes they peep from beueath
the pleating which borders the train,
and lie upon the sweeper
A new ana elaborate way of arranging
China Grape SO as to form drapery is to
fasten long scarf under the point oil
the waist in from, shirring il into very
small space, then to draw it back, and
slip the ends through a ring SO as to
form loops. The ends are then drawn
to the front OF the skirt and fastened
there by buckle, and then passed
through second ring at the back,
making another bow. The material is
so light that there is nothing clumsy in
this arrangement and it is very easily
made.