Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-10-24
Fashion Notes.

Parasols made of successive rows OF
lace are very popular.
1t is no longer fashionable to draw the
gloves over the sleeves.
Fronts of bright-colored beads are
worn over black silk dresses.
Bonnets OVERLAND with red and gold
embroidery are much favored.
Ruchings and quillings are completely
out of style this year in Paris.
Velvet trimming is now rarely used
for trimming dresses intended for street
wear.
The favorite wrap this season is short
in the back, and long and paneled in
front.
Foulard, on account of its clinging
propensities, is the favorite silk in
Russia.
The most popular stockings are those
with design of large squares of differ
ent colors.
Three, five or seven rows of ribbon vel
vet make the fashionable trimming for
dress skirts in Paris.
The dark, marine blue has almost su-
perseded all the other shades of blue
with the Partisan modistes.
Chenille and ribbon embroidery is
used to enrich the costliest evening
dresses and also bridal costumes.
Thrifty girls are buying the plain white
braids and embroidering them in color
for the trimming of winter suits.
Costumes are now made with polo
naises so cut away that they faithfully
simulate the long, tight-ftting coat.
Cheviot is at present the most popular
material for tailor-made dresses. 1t is
usually trimmed with rows of narrow
silk braid
Dark green velvet hats with wreaths
of nasturtium appear among fall impor-
tations-harbingers of ''color season.
very evidently.
The increasing popularity of dainty
little linen cuffs, worn with the high
standing collar, has made the button
glove faVorite again.
Gray brocades are very fashionable.
They are made up with killed skirts,
boutfant backs and short cutaway jack
cts, made with satin vests.
1t is noticeable that the pufings of
back draperies are not so much punched
up at the top as formerly, but are higher
and extend further down toward the bot
tom of the skirt.
A stylish collar is made of black Span
ish lace, plated and dotted with gold,
over stiff net The edges are wired, and
and the very broad frill is ornamented
with tiny pearl beads.
Long, plain velvet coats are imported
for winter wear, They have borders Of
fur, chenille or embroidery in jet done
on the garment itself. The more fluffy
the border the more fashionable.
The difference between Tam O'Shan.
ter and deer-stalker hat is that the
former is ornamented with brooch anG
feather or with rosettes, while twisted
veil and bow are worn with the latter
Travelling dresses made of checked
| tweed, with a killed skirt, round drapery
and a short, round bodice with a plated
back, collar open at neck for tie, are al
the rage on the other side of the Allan
tic.
Armholes of dresses are seen this sea
son trimmed in new manner. A piece
of medium sized velvet or ribbon goes en-
tirely around, and the two ends which
meet on the shoulder at the top are tieC
in graceful Topped bow.
Dauphin collars, which are rather
deep and open in front, have been much
worn this year in Paris. They are fin
ished by gathered drapery extending
down the whole length Of the waist, ano
are made of lawn or Grape.
A Partisan dress model, called the
Maria, is tight-ftting garment, worn
open in front, and effectively adorned
with cords of various sizes prettily fes
TONED; the drapery is simply success
sion of uniformly disposed loops.
A pretty use OF the somewhat over
worked white muslin hat trimming ap
peared the other day in its use upon &
brown hat bound with brown velvet
1t was twisted lightly about the crown
and fastened with spray of scarle
saliva.
High coiffures prevail in Paris. The
coil of hair on the top of the head is held
in place by gold or silver headed pins
and the forehead is covered with little
round rings of hair termed statue curls
which are decidedly stiff in effect and
unbecoming to most faces.
"Baby +" is the name given to the lit
tie bonnets with full satin Innings anC
narrow satin strings now in favor il
Paris. They are trimmed outside with
a wreath of fine flowers with tuft ris
ing high in front, and sometimes have {
spray Of flowers resting on the hair.