Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-20
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Black is extensively worn.

Navy bAuS anu CIAulSou are worn "
gether.
Women now serve on juries in Wash
ington Territory.
There are now 155 women students in
Boston University.
Fifty-seven American women writers
were born in Maine.
Bonnets made of rows upon rows
Irvine are of English origin.
Jacket sleeves are made comfortably
tight and reach down to the wrist.
In Holland the Van Gelderen sisters
have passed their examination as den
lists.
Gray lace shoulder-capes, trimmed
with steel beads, are counted among
novelties.
Pretty parasols are made OF satin and
ruched over with Spanish network Of
chenille.
Decatur county has a girl who cap
tured and sold fifteen wolves during the
last season.
Gendarme blue or dark -red cloth jack
cts may be worn with gray, brown or
Nlack skirts.
The women of Mississippi are working
actively to prepare for the coming Cot
ION Exposition.
Few hats are seen. Small bonnets are
worn with costumes at all times of the
day and evening.
In Boston there are 10000 working
women whose wages average only four
to five dollars week.
The women in the Isle of Man are
allowed to vote upon proving the own
ership of twenty dollars.
A dry-goods clerk says that it is far
easier to serve homely women than
handsome ones in shopping.
The Chicago Rambler says the Ameri-
can girl is lazy physically and ought to
take long walks in the open air.
Wrappers for ordinary morning wear
are made in the old-fashioned princess
shape, falling loose down the front.
Laced boots are in fashion again for
misses and young girls. They are high
in the ankle and have deep toe caps.
Ruches are worn for full dress, both
round neck and wrists The small turned
UP collar is neat for morning costumes.
Although flowers are in great favor as
bonnet trimmings, there are some shapes
that require feathers instead of flowers
Many of the small mantles are worn
like scarfs over the shoulders. They fol-
low the figure in the back and form small
sleeves in front.
Draperies falling straight oown th>
back are seen in many of the new dresses,
especially when the skirts have panel
trimmings down the sides.
Lemon-yellow and hop green are fash,
ionable colors in dress fabrics, and fol
children and young people all shades of
Sed are considered en- reggie.
Cravat bows are not popular now. The
narrow collar which finishes off all the
high bodices, is always fastened by a
pretty artistic or fancy brooch.
In the beautiful limitations of Brussel.
and Chantilly lace the designs of the old
lace are reproduced and even the color
bears the tone imprint of age.
Very dainty is small lace bonnet with
wreath of roses in 'front.' surmounted
by cluster of humming- birds, with lus
trous breasts and outspread wings.
Velvets will be used all summer a.
bands and binding of hats and bonnets
also, to combine with the lightest anC
most sheer materials in forming dresses.
White null hats and bonnets trimmed
with null lace and white clover blossoms
put on in punches are correct carriage
wear for watering places and the seaside
There is greater tendency than evel
to Oriental ideas in fabrics of ali sort!
this season. Dress goods, carpets, mat
tings, tapestries, curtains, all show ORR
entail designs and colors.
A new style in parasols is the Japanes,
coaching parasol, with sixteen ribs; i
has large fiat ivory ring top and handle
In the ring is loop and end of 1ibbon O.
blue to match with the color of the para
sol.
Odd boots to wear with q cloth cos
tune are made of the olive-colored clotl
and buttoned by fifteen small, round
bead-like buttons; patent leather tips
embroidered at the end in tiny holes; the
heels are flat and wide.
Null pokes for country wear white
blue, rose color, gray and red, are trim
med with bands and punches of flower
without leaves, and matching the colo
of the null, or with rose petals sewn OF
in thick bands, and sometimes GOVERN,
the entire crown.
Riding habits may be made either o.
kersey, broadcloth or English melton, in
black, navy blue or hunters green. Tn,
latest style demands that the habit b.
bound with braid and buttoned with ivor,
buttons The skirt is so cut that whci
the lady is seated in the saddle it hang.
the same length all around.
Gray tulle, gray Grape and gray sill
muslin in pale pearly shades form man,
pretty Fanchon and capote bonnets, wori
with gray taffeta glace silk carriage ant
reception costumes. The bonnet is thel
trimmed with violets, roses, or forget-me
nots, put on in punches, according to tn
color with which the silk is shot.
In Paris and elsewhere in France
schools have been formed for teachin,
trades TO women. In one school nearl
1000 pupils have received training i
millinery, needle-work, designing, paint
ing on porcelain, wood engraving, an
the like. Work shops connected wit
the schools furnish actual practice to tn
pupils.
Simplicity of Food.