Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
FASHION NOTES.

Holly is becoming popular for bonnet
trimming.
Wide collars are most fashionable for
boys wear.
A new imitation. of valenciennes lace
has appeared.
Fashionable paper fans have not more
than five sticks.
Some parasols are studded at intervals
with artificial daisies.
Navy blue satteens with large red
polka dots are popular.
Gay colored chenille balls are sewed on
at intervals on lace vests.
Bonnets are even more microscopic
than those of last winter.
Ladies are wearing more masculine
looking cravats than ever.
Bonnets are small and hats are large.
with high crowns as rule.
Straw hats of the sailor shape are
worn by many young ladies.
Ladies are having shirred pokes made
TO match their summer dresses.
Every lady who can afford it, has
nowadays, at least one lace dress.
The rush bonnet has appeared; it Is
simply trimmed with rose or two
Among cool dresses are China Grape
frocks trimmed with valenciennes lace.
Some of the figured lawns sold this
seasons have borders q third of a yard
wide.
India silk dresses are made with the
gathered round waist and the skirt in
one piece.
A black straw hat looks pretty when
trimmed with red Grape, jetted red tips
and wings.
Hats are seen occasionally that have a
brim of futed lace substituted for the
one of straw.
| An attractive dress is gray cashmere
with draperies of gray silk dotted with
! cardinal chenille.
I Pulled vests or vatican fronts, as they
are also called, are seen on many of the
imported dresses.
Seals are more and more generally used
, on letters, and gray wax is used in prefer
ence to other colors.
Black pearl ornaments are used instead
of jet by ladies in second mourning. They
are pretty, but expensive.
Pique collars are still worn, and fol-
neglige costumes colored and striped
linen is used for collars and cuffs.
On some of the new bonnets is revived
the prim little bow under the chin and
held in place by fancy little pin of
gold.
Silver braid is much used on Parisian-
made dresses and wraps, and when used
judiciously is very ornamental and eff
fective trimming.
Pretty bonnets are made of alternate
rows of silver braid and straw of dark
shades, such as garnet, myrtle green,
smoke color and black.
A costume of brown cashmere, with
vest of chamois skin, is perhaps a rather
surprising combination, but is neverthe-
less quite pretty ana cnUoei'e.
Spiders ard owls have had their day
for heads of bonnet pins, and oxidized
silver grasshoppers, locusts, dragonhies
and little birds are seen in their place.
A pretty black tulle bonnet is studded
with gold beads and has high trimming
of golden chrysanthemums and gold
aigrette, the strings being of beaded lace.
The newest thing in the way of sofa
pillow is huge egg of pale blue satin
cut in five cores, and on one side hand
painted decoration appears in the form
of scene of Sindbad the Sailor"
The wide neckties of white null so
much worn few seasons ago are again
offered by those who import French
lingerie. These are quarter of yard
in width, and are hemstitched across the
ends.
The Circassian jacket, quite short at
the waist, square cut in front, opening
over Russian waistcoat and belt, and
worn with full trimmed or untrimmed
skirt comes to us among other Partisan
novelties.
One of the dressiest toilets of surah,
trimmed with lace, has deep lace dra-
perry of bordered lace around the bottom
of the bodice, lace elbow sleeves, and o
full lace yoke, strapped with ribbon
matching the surah.
Black stockings are still commended
with dresses of all colors and for all oc-
casions. Those of silk or of brilliant
Isle thread with slight eocking at the
sides are chosen in preference to those
deliberately decorated.
Some of the most delicately beautiful
of the bonnets of white lace, null or
Grape are shirred in clusters on their
white frames and made graceful with
scarfs of lace and white clover blooms,
lilies of the valley or SNOWFALL.
The latest costume of high ceremony
brought out from Paris consists of pale
blue Chantily lace dress, worn over a
pale blue surah slip. The blue net, on
which the white Gmitation) Chantilly
flowers are applique, is fine silk tulle