The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-17
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Cresson green watered ribbons are used
on black lace bonnets.
Flowers are used in preference to
feathers on new bonnets.
Gilt and silver braids are popular
trimmings for cloth dresses.
Bison cloths are now manufactured in
light weights for spring wear.
Pretty aprons are made of large silk
hankerchiefs, set in ribbon belt
Velvet cockade bows of bright
red, blue or yellow ribbons are worn.
New York brides carry bouquets com
posed of orange flowers only this sea-
son.
Two Oregon girls have been expelled
from school for burning paper on the
stove.
1t is told that the marchioness OF
Lorne is an inveterate cigarette
smoker.
The Misses Curtis, two nieces of Pres
ident Cleveland, are teachers in the pub
lie schools of Peoria, Ill.
One quarter of the women in Germany
are laborers, and they do about three
quarters of the work too.
Waists grow longer, basques shorter,
collars higher, skirts fuller, hats and
coiffures higher, dress less artistic.
Collars and cuffs are made with square
ends. Some of the newest are deiicately
embroidered in pale blues and reds.
Black grenadine will be popularity
worn by young women this summer.
1t will be trimmed with showers of
lace.
Tailor made dresses are now in almost
endless variety, and are very different
things from those simple ones first
made.
Straight edged galloons with pendant
ornaments down the middle are i'm
ported for dress trimmings of various
kinds.
The parasol of high ceremony is of
transparent grenadine gauze, broche
with velvet, and trimmed with lace and
jet fringes.
Jet is more than ever popular. 1t will
come in panels, and even in solid jetted
lace and tulle, intended to be worn over
colored silk
Gloves are quite as long if not longer
seemingly the tan shades are to be fash
ionable forever.
Bangle bracelets are again revived, but
they are very slender, and no two alike
are worn by city girls. Chain bracelets
are also in favor.
A wide band or dog collar of embroi-
dered GALLON is to be used as support
for shell frils of lace that are to extend
very high around the neck.
Coifrures grow higher and higher, and
are arranged in puifs, knots or loose
coils, and the pompadour bang is meet
ing with greater favor every day.
At woman's suffrage ball in England
it was reported that art, literature,
politics and fashion were represented, and
the dancing Was unusually good"
White dresses are much worn in every
material Many of the white brocades
have the front or one side arranged with
tinted lace, which has soft look.
The basque and the polonaisc are al
most equally fashionable. All the new
models for the polonaise show the fronts
made very plain with the back draped
high AMI full.
Velvet enters into the composition of
nearly all the bonnets, and great deal
of thin crepe and silk tulle is arranged
in pulled facings for brims and in
lengthwise plaits or pulls on the crown.
Among the newest and oldest orna-
ments for bonnets are lunches or sprays
of dried twigs, gilded OF colored, with
trembling butterflies or stiff beetles OF
brilliant tinsel appearing among the
branches.
The black and white gauzes, sateens,
cashmeres and Henrietta cloth for mourn
ing wear are unusually handsome this
year The gauzes and crepes also come
in exquisite purple and lilac colors fol
second mourning.
The English fashion of church decora
ton for weddings is an arched gateway
at the head of the aisle, made of ever
greens, with a small wicket gate which
is opened for the party by little pages
and maids of honor in quaint costumes.
Bernard Murphy, Champion Youth
Walker of Australia, says in the Mel
bourne Sportsman: son Monday pre-
vious to the match with Ormes, of sgd
ney, | was attacked with the stitch.
could not walk another yard, and gave
up all hope of winning. was advised
to try st. Jacobs Oil l did SO, rub
bling little on my side. | have not
been troubled since and won my match. "
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