Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-06-13
THE FASHIONS.
Some Notes of Interest to Our Fai,
Readers

Readers
trrom ,Me Kew York Evening Postl
A quantity Of narrow velvet ribbon made
into rosattos and pompon clusters, is
much used by Paris milincrs on both bon.
nets and hats.
Fine dotted Sw ss musins In cream white,
gray, pale pink, and blue are stamped
with gay flowers in natural colors. These
muslins will be used for afternoon dresses
In the country, and ON any occasion where
a sheer muslin dress would be worn. They
are 80 inches wide, and cost fifty cents a
yard.
Etamine cloth, a coarse mcshed linen
canvas, is imported among French goods
for summer wear This canvas cloth is
manufactured in ccru Of natural fax color in
goods both plain and bIocaded with roses,
clusters OF carnations, dots end other de-
signs.
Nuns gray ottoman silk or fine French
cashmere, and golden brown velvet are
beautifully combined in walking costumes
and carriage dresses lately sent over from
Paris, and golden fawn colorod imperial rep
dresses with panels, waistcoat and shoulder
cape Of dark Russian green velvet form novel
and elegant visiting dresses of Worth's late
designing.
Colored stockinettc bodices arc Just now
worn somewhat inco, gruous|y over dresses
costly IN material and of texture
inappropriate. For example, costume
lately worn by well known society young
lady in this city, consisted of bodice of
dark green elastic cloth, worn over skirts of
dark elastic cloth, worn over skirts of black
Escurial lace, and young friend appeared
in stuckinette jersey of dark seal brown
ovorskirts, aud paner OF pale blue satin
brocade
3The old fashion of wearing the sleeves OF
the dress of different material from the resi-
of the bodice has been revived abroad, and
many outdoor jackets are made sleeveless
Another resuscilatiUu of an old style is the
Talma mautle, with several rows of lace
placed around the shoulder points, falling
about halfway bet ween the elbow aud the
shoulder tip; the fronts are literally covered
with rows of lace, AID each fall of the airy
garniture caught up at intervals with a iut
pend Mt.
Fashion is placing considerable p lins and
emphasis on the introduction of Transporter,
bonnets and hats, and anything that keeps
one looking and feeling cool during the
sultry weather is certainly "a he advocated
Many new Paris COetumes of flower. brocaded
silk, muslin, organdie, and exquisitely dyed
French lawn have dainlily round hats &c
match, shirred on the brims and garnshcd
with flowers and lace.
A French modiste lately exhibited some
uncommOnly pretty novelties In dress, and
among these some cool looking lace Jackets
made of white Oriental, Spanish, and Ouch
eesc nets, and trimmed with triple rows oil
lace ot a design corresponding with the
pattern of the jacket material, The jackets
are made to fit perfectly without being at ell
tight, fastening up the front with small pear
buttons sewed to an invisible band. Lace
is plealed around the throat and down the
'front.' and the sleeves, slightly open, reach
little below the elbow. These arc made tC
wear over colcrcd silk and satin skirts OF
occasions where dressE toilet is called for
and ever black silk skirts to church Of
sultry Sunday, when the silk bodice woulC
be uncomfortable.
Two very elegant dresses made for New
port belle are as follows: One is of cream
white satin brocatcd with silver-blue bell,
surrounded by fine arabesquc worked il
white silk and pearl beads The bodice i.
OF plain white Lyons satin, opening over
Louis NV walstcoat of white lace aut
brocade. The second dr,s is If azure blu,
satin brOcadei with fuli-blOwn roses auC
palcsl green foliage The potticoat is o
dark green velvet and olive hue, cnbroitere'
all over in bouquets OF fine howc's, showing
for sel-me- nots. crimson siar-blos'oms, anc
pale god buds, lntormingted in mos
artistic manner. The train is cut in prihc, S
style, and the Tyre shaped openiug5 in thu
neck and the edges OF tho halt long sleeve!
are EnlsAod with fr1lls OF rare old LACE
yellow with agc-la,e owned for three gene
rations
Although the crowns 10 the bjnue,s anC
round hats have changed most decidedly il
shape the b,ims follow many of tbe inmilia
models very closely. these rolling up here
and crushed inlLere, IN the properly awr,
aud picturesque manner usual 10 hats of thi
description. Some of The new broad
brmmed shapes fairly bend with the weight