Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-09-26

THE HOUSEHOLD.


IIint- nt EnIi Fashions.
Choice, stylish and unique in effect are
the adiectives presented to the mind when
viewing the French novelties in wooden
dress goods. The variety Of plaids is great
in tartan and novelty arrangements from a
quarter Of an inch to sixteen inches square,
which are presumably to be made up on
the bias in order TO obtain the proper eff
feet. Many Of the materials are fifty inches
wide, aud all of a fine texture and reason
able price. Red and yellow lines appear
prominently in the plaids, and invisible
checks in English cheviots and mixtures
are charming for tailor suits. A kind of
snowflake effect appears, also Knicker-
booker stripes, French serges, many shades
of cashmere and many rough effects in
apparently heavy, but really sleazily woven
camels' hair Though the arrangement of
colors and shades is most varied, the rough
effect pervades all Many are in plain and
figured combinations, and the greater part
are to be made up with velvet or silk
sleeves
Although it is rather early to make accu-
rate prophecies on the ways of making up
fall costumes, all signs show that a plain
skirt utterly devoid of drapery will be the
prevailing fashion. The straight skirt will
lead undoubtedly, to trimming of the
skirt, and, indeed nounces about the bot.
tom have appeared with such volumiuous-
ness that some do not hesitate to declare a
rpturn "a nrin,1;no Youthful I,rl, ;r.. t,;t,,
gowns will be made Of roughly woven
woolens in half inch checks that alternate
black with turquoise, brown with blue
green with black, or red with dark blue
Diagonal wOolens woven of two colors have
stylish mixtures of blue with brown, beige
with gray, and red with black. Ravenna
cloth is a warm looking diagonal wool with
rough threads ilecking it for making sub
stantial tailor gowns. Some of the new
striped stuffs are crossed at large intervals
with diagonal bands that appear only few
times in the gown to break the monotony of
the straight lines Small ndistinct plaids
in Scotch goods, rough English serges and
neat stripes of zigzag weaving remain the
conventional fabrics for talors' use. With
all the new goods velvet is shown for com
bination, proving that this rich material
will be emnently fashionable. 1t will be
much used for deep, pointed yokes upon
the waist and for bands upon the skirt.
Velvet sleeves may he worn by those who |
do not object to fashion too much in
vogue. The use of this material will de |
pend upon the taste of the wearer, but it is |
certain to Toe much worn. Passementerie |
placed upon the velvet is prophesied as a |
favorite fall trimming The beautiful un- |
cut velvet is to contest the exclusive claims |
of its plain faced sister to universal utility. |
Plush is not to be entirely ignored, though |
1t will receive perhaps less than the scanty |
attention lately accorded it, Shaded stripes |
of uncut velvet and of plush appear in
some of the new goods. In one pattern |
the stripes or ribbon graduate through six |
widths from a half to quarter of an inch, |
shading from dark to light The. velvet |
ribbons are set on a black band which Dor !
ders goods of their own color. For the |
narrow border, which always accompanies
the wide in the robe dresses for use on the |
sleeves and bodice, the ribbons are set close |
together, aud graduated from a third TO an |
eighth of an inch Chenille mr. moss s,,,,s |
larger than silver dollars arr. scattarad ay.r
goods of contrastin,, shades
In colors maroon i oskin,, a,,oi,, r,,r s,,,,,
of the approval onre 90 liLaraII,, bos.,,,.,d
upon 1t garnet also and all the subdued
shades OF crimson are having their merits |
considered. Reddish yellow. the ax.ct
shade of cnnlaj .,,...L -