The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-23
The newest English boas are of sable

Pushes with frlze stripes of seal
brown and navy blue are among the new
goods.
Style and comfort arc combined in q
large hood made of dark plush lined
with satin.
Felt and cloth bonnets are chosen to
match in color the suits with which
they are worn.
Many of the new woollcn goods show
black grounds, with narrow silk stripes
in light shades.
Steel embroidery, in combination with
Labrador blue velvet, is seen on many of
the new bonncts.
Bracelets were never more worn than
at the present time, all styles and kinds
being admissible.
Brown is one of the most useful of the
seasons colors, and is seen in an endless
variety of shades.
Blackcncd silver, set with brilliants,
for mourning jewelry is Partisan fancy
that is finding favor
Striped silk and woollcn goods are
seen in every shade. Very elegant cos
tunes are composed of them.
A new material for haf mourning has
black ground sprinklcd with dots of
white, and stripes of black satin.
Musquash, a brown-shaded fur, is to
be used as trimmings for mantles and
dresses. 1t is pretty and inexpensive.
A silky imitation of astrachan in
shades of pink and blue is sometimes
used as decoration for evening dresses.
Stylish Marqulsc jackets are of blue
cloth, trimmed with mink and fastened
with bronze buttons in old metal de-
signs.
Newly imported French bonncts show
combinations of velvet and fur of the
same shade. The fur is used only on the
brim.
Some exquisite bonncts in gray tones
are shown. These will doubtless be APP
prcciated by ladies' of quiet, elegant
taste.
English and Spanish turbans made en-
tircly of plumagc, the crowns covered
entirely with fine feathers, are once more
popular.
Gold embroidered and gold beaded
balls are used to decorate some of the
new nantes of dark, many toned mate
lasse brocadc.
The peculiar tone OF the shade of dark
bue known as ''Princess of Wales" rem
ders it largely becoming and accounts
for its popularity just now in both silk
and all-wool goods.
Hoods are seen on all mantcls from
the cumbersome Russian cloak to the
jaunty tailor-madc jacket. They are
generally becoming.
The variety Of trimming fabrics this
season is bewildering. Many rich fabrics
are used, not made to match anything,
but very heavy and elegant.
Watcrcd silks arc again fashionable.
They arc shown in dark shades for street
suits in combination, and in very light
shades for evening toilets.
"Fairy lights in vari-colorcd glass
bowls or globes that prod uce beautiful
blending of colors, shed their light on
fashionable dinner tables.
Dainty evening dresses for young
ladies have skirts Of white plush, with
overdresscs Of pale pink, blue, salmon
or cardinal crepe dc Chine Or real Can
ton Grape.
Jet is still leading material for trlm-
mings. Mat or dull jet is not, as here
toforc, confined to mourning uses, but
is used for all purposes, and in some new
garniturcs is combined with beads of
the gayest colors.
Some OF the new buttons are veritable
works Of art. Some metal buttons arc
decorated with choice ctchings and
raised patterns, and many have open
work tops. Carved pearl buttons in
exquisite designs are also shown for
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