Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-17
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

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Chenille is conspicuous by its absence
among the new trimmings.
Homespun, serge and cheviot are the
favorite materials for French travelling
dresses.
Chevron, bourette, diagonal and bas-
ket-woven effects are seen in the new
woolens.
NIohair braids with applique figures of
silk and bead edgings are novelties for
trimming.
Removable hoods, fastened with silk
cord, are worn with tailor made dresses
in the street.
Jet trimmings are richer than ever.
Beads cut en- cobochon are novelties and
are very large.
Rcd Goth, crossbarred with fine black
boucle lines, is used for jackets for wear
in the early autumn.
Embossed jersey cloth is one of the
seasons novelties. 1t is used in combi-
nation with rich silk materials.
The Queen of Spain devotes her morn
ing entirely to the "baby king" She
attends to State affairs in the afternoon
only.
Buttons are feature of fall trimmings
Those on the jackets are of larger size,
but correspond in design to those used
on the dress.
From over the sea comes the announce
ment that folds of picot- edge ribbon are
to supersede the soft lines and and
lace ruching.
Plain skirts of velvet, plush or cordu-
roy will have bodices made in postillion
fashion and long, sweeping draperies of
wooden material.
Alpaca is worn this fall, and is much
improved in texture. New colorings are
feature and the goods drape much bet
ter than formerly.
A new foulard in dark blue shows a
lovely border in Persian colors, and a
red foulard has a border of pink designs
on cream ground.
Queen Victor, has become more cheer
full, it is said, since the defeat of the
Home Rule bill, and has bought new
carriage to celebrate the event.
The youngest notary public in Connec-
ticut is woman, Aleine Rowland. She
was sworn in on her twenty first birth
day, which occurred last week.
Parasols worn with foulard costumes
are made of plaid foulard silk the color
o. the ground of the costume, and are
trimmed with bands of figured foulard.
Mrs. Lucy cambridge, who recently
travelled through the East. says they do
not vaccinate women in Burmah because
they do not consider them worth the
trouble and expense.
The Parisienne has abandoned false
hair, contracted the tournure, and wears
corset modelled on that infantile article
of attire which is made of flannel and is
about six inches wide.
Short coats for autumn wear fit closely
at the back. The fronts are loose and
fasten over the vest with one button. A
wastband fastened at the back seams
keeps the coat in place.
The Misses Reard-four sisters-own 9
farm in Floyd County, Ind, which they
are themselves managing most success.
fully. Their herd of Jersey cattle is one
Of the best in the State.
listers for the coming season are made
of Scotch tweed with high collars and
one or three short capes. The hat cor
responds to the ulster. These garment,
are considered more stylish when they
are made without velvet accessories.
Bias ruffles are to be revived, and sew
eral very narrow ones will be used as {
support for heavy materials, the ruffle.
to be of plain silk matching the darkes
color in the fancy goods, and sewed OF
the skirt lining under the heavy goods.
For tall and slight figures, skirts ART
made with wide or narrow plaits anC
short drap2ry. For persons who ar,
short and stout the skirt should be plain
with long drapery in straight folds, o
the dress may be plated in front, will
drapery at the back only.
The richest unmarried girl in Phila
delphia is Miss Helen NJ. serrill. She i
young woman and very attractive. He
father recently died in New Orleans
leaving $40, 900, 600 to his two daughters
share and share alike. Her sister live
in Chicago and is married.
A novelty is bar clasp for fastenin,
the collar of the dress. 1t resembles
single cross bar of a Maltese cross. |
parts near one end, and when the bar
slipped through two button-hoes pro
vided for the purpose the clasp i
fastened. The large ends prevent tn
bar from drawing through the button
holes.
The etiquette classes are an importan
~ IF ha institution, ~, ,rirIat IL Il I,
Japln. In the course of generation
code of etiquette has been worked on
which regulates the smallest details O
LIE, and there are proper phrases to b
used in meeting p, ople. There is
pro- er way Of m king tea, serving it AM
receiving it. There are prescribed at
titudes to be adopted by young person
in the presence of their elders. All thes
details are taught to the little maids q
school.
Very stylish toilets are made in tn
LoIis XIV. style. The skirt front, G
tablier, is of lace, fully gathered aloun
the waist and trimmed across with tw
pleated ruches of ribbon. This ski
front is pla ed over an underskirt c
faded rose silk; tunic skirt of silk bro
cade in rich floral pattern opens owe
this skirt front; it is looped up at tn
SIDES with Towing bows of ribbon an
fully pulled out at the back; peake
bodice opened in a square in front an
trimmed with ribbon ruches; sleeve
short to the elbow and trimmed wit
ruches and lace frillings.
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