Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-07-09

New ribbed silk jerseys have lace
strips between the ribs,
Suspenders are made of white inser-
tion lined with colors.
New kid gloves are fastened with
two tiny straps and buckles.
Rolnd hats trimmed in poke shape
have one large flower under the brim.
A bunch of flowers is tied with a
ribbon bow on the outside stick of Il
fan.
The dude collars and cravats worn
by ladies are stunning, but rather fast
looking.
A dress Of navy blue sateen has
quite large yellow polka dots; the I'M
derSliirt is of plain blue and has yellow
side pleating,
handkerchief il. Sning caps were
the rage several years ago, then they
disappeared, and now they appear
again in great numbers.
Bustles are the bother of the better
half of human nature this summer,
the sure method of keeping them in
place not having yet been discovered.
The style Of putting casing at the
bottom of pulted Surah or yelling
overskirt, and running u rope therein,
is as popular us it is pretty, sensible,
and effective.
The most elegant of all luxurious
demi-toilct costumes for summer is of
pale buff pongee embroidered in
figures, dots, or sprays in the same
color with silk.
The stamine canvas of Paris and
London is known here as Bison canvas,
and it is almost as much in demand
for seaside and mountain wear here as
over there.
Pale gray glace mohair makes
lovely June walking suit. 1t may be
trimmed with gray, blue, or black
velveteen, and worn either for walk
ing driving at church, or for calling,
Watcred silk has not gone out of
vogue by any means, though used only
in moderation as Innings, parement',
revers, cuffs, and collars of mohair,
light cashmere, and light all-wool suits.
Wall pockets of fine colored silks
and colored paper are covered taste
fully with punings of Oriental laize
and made more ornate with ruliles of
lace and Aots of ribbon and sprays of
artificial flowers
Span:.A, Oriental, French, English,
and irish laces in old and new designs
and stitches are used to excess, not
only as trimmings and linishings, but
as entire overgarments and costumes
for ladies' misses, and children.
Even very small girls are given
dresses almost covered with lace trim
mings and accessories, including the
full gathered Molere waistcoat front
of laize, not to speak Of collars, cuffs,
wrist ruflles and full hounces of wide
lace edgings.
The preferred style for white lawn
dresses is round skirt with tucks and
no overskirt, tucked blouse or full
Mother Hubbard waist belted and
big bow and ends in the back for sash
drapery. This style is pretty and pop
ular for all kinds of plain colored
wash-gOods dresses.
Brocaded velvet gauze grenadine,
brocaded and embroidered China silks,
and brocaded grapes in the full evening
tints of rose, blue, lilac, cream, and
chalk white are deliberately trimmed
with white Valenciennes and Maline'
laces, and worn at June day weddings,
receptions, and dinners.
The Paris correspondent of Ha1per'S
Bdzar sums up the bewildering varie-
ties in fashions this season thus: "1he
diversity of fabrics, shapes of corsages,
dresses, wrappings and bonnets appalls
observation and delies description"
This is as true in America as in France.
1t is indeed difficult to find the limita-
tons of the mystery called fashion
this summer and define what are the
outlines of its forms.