Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-17

ihe chief Is the new evening grapes.
These IRE the most exquisite goods that IL
has ever been my lot to see. They are Of
silk and exactly the same rich quality as
that on the woven borders of the cuurtauld
mourning Grape. These grapes differ from
each other, as some are heavy and thick,
and others are lighter and more transrar-
ent, some being scarcely more than film
There are eight or ten weaves OF white,
some regular Grape weave and deep Grin
kle, and others having little hu1lps-for
want OF better word-thrown up on the
surface. This is very beautiful, AID there
is "A frosty gleam over it that MAKES 1t look
precisely like new fallen snow.
The same weaves are followed ont in all
this seasons tints, with wonderful array
of yellows from the palest maine to or
nnge. There are pink blue, greed, hello
trope and gTays in all their shades, and
there are rainbows which are real rnarvels
of delicate shading There is also line
of plaided grapes for evening. TIT ground
Is white or pale lilac, or other delicate
tint with "A plaid that is scarcely more
than ghost Of plaid, so light and delicate
are the lines forming the pattern. One of
white with fine lines of black was exquis-
tie. Another style has fine stripes Of black.
The lines of black appear and disa Opear as
If by magic, and the eye tries vainly to
trace them, and yet they form stripes that
show clearly on the pattern. This Is chaste
and lovely and fairylike
These grapes will make the ,taIntiest
evening dresses of the season for young la
dies, and they will do excellent service for
dancing gowns They are unteaFable and
always have II crisp, fresh 10 X about
g CHI 4 4
can be cleaned aud refnished Just like
black Grape at II trifling cost. Owing to
the fneness of these goods and the difficult
ties of weaving Grape, these new evening
dresses will cost much more than the tulles
and tissues of heretofore, but one of these
will outlast 10 of the others
| forgot to mention that some Of these
have Il weave of fine silk Grape, with stripes
OF silk the same shade woven through them
lengthwise, some wide and some narrow
The effect of this is, in gaslight, as if the
silken lines were of silver. Some of the
cross barred and plaided grapes have white
grounds, with black and pink or black
and lilac lines crossing and forming the
plaid. None OF the squares is over TN inch
in size.
There In some new pinhead check satin
duchess, made in some peculiar way that
causes it to CLEAN like damascus steel.
One can hardly imagine such superb
fabric. think they said that nothing but
the finest lace could be employed on this
for trimming, and | can well believe it.
Black MORE grows in favor for evening
and home gowns and is trimmed with vel
vet, jet or lace, Ms best pleases the wearer.
In outdoor gowns it is a race between
cheviot, cloth, hopsacking plaid and vel
I'M
for street than black cheviot, plainly trim
med The wooden plaids are also hand
some and refined Broadcloth is very beau
tiful. saw ii lady yesterday who had a
gown on worthy of description. 1t was of
snuff brown cloth. The skirt was entirely
plain and looked as though the seams had
grown together, so eXquisitely neat was
the finish The coat, modified Louis
XIV, of the same material had full tluted