Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-12
TRgE FiaEzIOAS


lrs0m rla New York Evening Pos,l
iolcrucs aid shoulder capes will be il
greater favor tAan ever.
Pinned lace capJtcs will be the leaLo.
| opera Aonuct5 this year.
| Trimmings of silk or satin upon travelling
dresses are uJW considered wholly "baC
form"
French rediugoics and polonaiscs in a scor,
oil forms a;c highly popular for travelling anC
the promenade.
Wide bracelets, heavily chased, and ban.
| gles, lace pins and dog collars of variou,
patterns, all Of solid silver, are again III,
height Of fashion.
White Ursuine and white drap d. etc arc
| made into very beautiful evening dresses
| trimmed plainly but richly, with many bands
OF white silk gimp, or with silvery cmbroi.
| deries and ornaments.
deliberately braided Jerseys will be very
| much worn again this autumn over skirts OF
velvet, tweed or cheviot. The newest pat.
terms IN bisid work resemble rich applique
Work, being wrought in close, elaborate dc.
signs.
| A party of English young ladies, well
| chaperoued, recently sojourning at Montreal,
Canada, carried slender swilch.canes OF
ebony, with small gold heads, richly chased,
ana wore Jockey caps of plain black velvet,
which were most becoming and natty look.
ing. Both cane aud cap are said to be very
fashionable abroad, both in England and
France.
The skirts OF stylish new carriage dresses
are made Of heavy nuns gray Thibet cloth,
with broad side panels, panier urapery anu
ic!crlne ul dark green or dark ruby viyet.
The dlreciorle coat Of The cloth is open wide
TO SHOW Suisse or bcadle vest of the yrlyei
with deep Hap pockets adorned with hand
some buttons, large ard bright, in regular
| Old Continental fashion.
Plain linen collars and cuffs are TO be in
vogue 0galn, and very deep cuffs and collars.
IKE those worn by ladies in the play known
as the squire" are preferred by many fol.
lowers Of this severe fashion. They look
trimmer and ncatcr invariably than any other
style, but it will take some time to recstablish
nc custom of wearing them after the more
delicate aud more negligec fashion of wearing
lace alone.
New necklaces Of evening wear are of
fiorentlne and cloisonne beads, some of
which are encrusted with tiny silver stars
or studded with mock gems, which glitter
Ike real jewels in the gaslght. Roman
pearls also were never more in fashion than
at present, worn twisted about the neck
IN lnplc rows The newest strings show
delicate shecny tints of heliotrope, pink, gold
anu Dlauve, sea green and silver, and rose
and pearl in the s0flest aud most exquisite
tlnts,
The added basque, so long a feature Of
modern dressmakiDg, is losing It's popularity.
The most fashionable jacket bodices are cut
IN one, very many opening over vests of
some contrasting material otherwise the
glet mny correspond with the dress fabric,
and ba hid in soft, flat folds or gagged The
basque is ffcqucnllYivey. short, with square
tabs cut up to The waist line. When deeper,
the basque. is sometimes cut into long Van
d kes. the points being exceedingly sharp,
aud not cut up to the waist, as ia The above
case, This style looks best when mixed ma-
ter'al,, or brailng and embroidery are intro
duced.
The English fashion of cropping the hair
short all over the head and forming II into
lltle loose rings has again reached America.
and many ladies are sacrificing their luxur-
iant tresses to the Moloch of the present
mode. During an afternoon drive through
II prominent civ in Cauada, the writer lately
noticed no less than a score Of ladies, both
English aud American, thus shorn. With
this style of coifure the jocky hat is usually
worn, excepting where the fashion IS