The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-02-20
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMIN


are again in style.
The coverall is a new style of garment
for stormy weather.
There are ia. 900 school Teachers in
England, of whom ninety-live are pin
sters.
Among the new colors is "Alderev,"
which is the deepest shade of ceam
color.
Tailor made dresses are trimmed
with many rows of black Hercules
| braid
Small trays ofpolishcd brass or copper
arc equally fashionable with silver mes,
and much newer.
bridesmaids carry floral fans, or
baskets, swung from the left arm by
broad satin ribbons.
In some Of the new styles of u,hol-
stored furniture the woodwork, all of
which shows, is gildcd.
Polished and Furnished copper coal
scuttles are now used by fashionable
people, in place of brass ones.
a square cushion, stuffed hard ulder-
meath and soft on the top represents the
fashionable footstool of to-day.
A ninety-year old Fair Haven, Conn.
woman "shucks oysters with the rtst of
the girls" and beat them all
Some of the prettiest of the new rib.
bons have satin grounds nearly co'crcd
with small velvet dots, diam ondI, or
cresccnts.
Cocaboa wood, which is darkerthan
mahogany and very rich in appearance.
is employed for fine furniture and Artistic
interior finish.
Fish-wifc pokes of white felt worn by
little girls have little trimmings beside
the huge bow on top of blue or scarlet
velvet ribbon.
Long coat basques reaching to the
knee are made of brocaded velvet or
satin and are worn with plain ,elvct
walking skirts.
Jackets to match suits are heavily
trimmed with silver, gilt or bronze braid
around the cuffs collars and down the
fronts to form vest.
Brides 90 to the altar with one hand
uncovered. The glove is carried in the
right hand with the bouquet CT loose,
long white roses and foige.
Bright jeweled pins are worn through
the knot of The hair. Ostrich tips and
aigrcttes are used in full dress co1Tules,
while with the low Grecian knot hand
some backcombs set with precious stones
are in great favor.
There arc sixteen women on tie rolls
of membership of the order of the Legion
/ of Honor in France. Lady pigott, who
/ received the decoration from VI. Theirs
| in 1872, in acknowledgement Of her war
services, is the only foreigner among
them.
Old time hand screens, such rs were
used many years ago, are revived These
| screens are made of delicate gaUc and
mounted on bamboo. Some of them are
I hand painted; again, they are covered
| with antique lace and decorated with
knots of ribbon.
/ Spring garments for little children are
ingcnously arranged to do duty both as
suit and wrap by the superimposed
draperies, plaitings and parcmcnts on
the princess form, and small coach
mans collar or cape, with plated or
tlutcd epaulette sleeves of the material,
to give the high shouldercd effect.
The average cost of a marriage license
in this country is $1.2O. Colorado, Penn
/ sylvania, South Carolina, Rhode Island
} and Wisconsin charge nothing New
/ Jersey twelve cents, New York twenty
/ five, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and
! Connecticut fifty, and so on up to Mary
land the highest of the lot, $3.50.
New lady's cloths in fine soft finish
come in the new shades of mas c, which
are tinted green, rose, or heiotropc, or
! simply putty colored; in reseda green,
fawn, golden brown, tan, and pearl
shades, and, when not simply tailor
stitched, the favorite trimming are steel,
silver and gilt braids put on spiringly in
tasteful but effective gcomctric patterns
and vermicelli or zigzag lines, or in rows
or clustered rows.
The latest novelty in the world OF
fashion is the recent German invention
of painted dress materials for ladies
dresses, tables and furniture covers,
rideauX. pOrtieres, etc, in satin, real
velvet and cotton velvet. the manufacture
of which last named article Germany has
brought to the greatest perfection. The
designs are first outlined on the respcc-
tive materials then planted with very
thin but fine and adhesive colors in oil,
and these paintings, before they are quite
dry, are given thin coating of bronze