Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25
THE FASHIONS.



Pongee dust cloaks are stylish becoming,
useful, durable and inexpensive.
Wild clematis and cape jasmine are
printed on beige and Cream-colored grena-
dimes and sateens.
French ladies have suddenly taken to
Italian style of dress, which have proved
remarkably becoming and effective. Red
in every tone and combination is made use
of, and if, as has always been said by
Parsans,we are Just Il ycarbchind them in
fashion, next summer will see our fashion
able resorts agleam with red toilets of
every description, from darkest garnet to
brilliant, fiery Pharaoh red, and the erratic
young lady of fashions own, who goes To
the last extremity and dons an entire toilet
made up of the latter shade, will have to
be looked at and admired through piece
of smoked glass.
MOliere shoes of black satin. upon which
are set ohlOng buckles of Rhenish pebbles.
are worn with garden party costumes over
black or very dark red hose. The heels
are only moderately high with but little
curve to them, but the shoes are perfect in
shape, with insteps cut high and grace
fully arched in true Spanish style.
White Camel's-hair, embroidered with
field daisies and pink fOur-O'ClOckS. com
posed a charming dress recently worn by
Il youthful bride when giving her first five
O'Clock tea.
Stylish travelling dresses are made of
fine Austrian wool in gold and blue Shep-
herds check, trimmed with vest, panels,
and tlOunCc-bandS of Russian blue velvet.
The square-crowne Henry II. hat comes
well over the eyes, shading the face, and
is made of gold satin braid bound on the
brim and banded round the crown with
blue velvet caught with tiny gold pins.
No feathers or flowers are worn.
Black toilets. especially in airy fabrics,
over either an all-black or tinted founda-
ton are now in the height of fashionable
wear The richest are of chantlle or es-
curial lace or jdtted grcnadine, trimmed
with lace A superb dress brought from
France by Il lady now Summering mt New
port is made of black Spanish lace. inter
mingled with flounces of silver lace, these
headed by narrow silver paSSementcric
bands in applique. The draping is held
by slender silver buckles, and with the
toilet is worn an expensive silver pdrurc,
consisting of comb, ncCklct, lace pin,
bangles and fan-chateIaine.
The Spanish fashion of wearing black
gloves with iull evening dress is kept in
vogue by the great attractiVcncSS of black
toilets composed OF lace, beaded tulle
grcnadine, embroidered surah. etc. The
most stylish of the new black silk gloves
have lace insertions ON the long arms and
"a frill of irt-bcadcd lace at the top rs Il
dre,sy finish
Among the list of beautiful fabrics in
tended tor garden party dresses are what
are termed printed grenadines These
fabrics are 50 dcliCatclN soft in texture.
and 50 cXqui~itrlY tinted that the printing
of roses buds vines and sprays of foliage
has all thee effect Of hand painting. \ toilet
madcof these goods, from famous house in
Paris j. aS follows: The groundwork Of
the grcnaduc j. of IA pale doe or almond
color printed with sprays of hawthorn
blossoms mingled with pale pink hedge
a. ..1t
trained skirt i made up OVcra slip of plain
dOc-coOred hatiSte, and the three shilrcd
nouncc~ which surrounds the skirt are
edged with puk-tintrd Spanish lace the
exact shade of the heart of the hedge
roses \ full apron.tunic. caught mp with
pink ribbons. il likewise trimmed and
The square ncckcd bodice is decorated with
Il foliatcd bordering edged with lace The
sleeves are half long, finished with lace
frills. and cut extremely high ON the
shoulders. \ low -ncckrd under-waist of
silk bat~tc and IA pink Spanish lace bertha
accompany the dress.
White toilets will be worn far INTO the
autumn season, and, a. the weather grow,
cooler above these Will be worn ClOSc-tit
TING maruuiSc coats of black velvet con
~dcrably longer in the skirts than Til,
marQuiSc jackets of last season \ very
handsome model Just received 10y IA Broad
way firm has the waistCOat wide poke,
r flaps. cuffs and deep marine collar richly
, embroidered all in black. The garment i,
lined throughout with firm quality O
| black Surah.
Beige color and dark laurel green plaid
ed WOOllcn dresses viii bc very fashion
ably worn this autumn, both in pin check,
and large block patterns. Except for very
slender persons. the block patterned good,
form the skirt and tuuic alone, the bodice
consisting of dark laurel green stOCkinettc
Golden brown, crossed with lines of darn