Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-10

wore plain white satin gown, with point
lace veil pinned to her hair under bunch
of orange blossoms. Every bride of the
family for six generations has worn this
veil. This is as it should be. but when
brides great-great- grandmother was
dressed in a plain muslin gown and had
no veil to wear. and perhaps even never
heard of one, the bride must cen wear
what she can afford The Wottons are an
old and wealthy family, and the brides
mother was Wotton.
What we see most now in the principal
stores are elegant long wraps, mantles and
cloaks and walking gowns, but there are in
course of preparation many beautiful din
ner, reception and evening dresses and
dancing gowns for young ladies. notice
that all the ladies on the shady side of 80
look at these dresses for dancing with
misty eyes and faraway smiles, and a
dreamy expression on their faces. For
these are almost the counterparts of those
they used to wear when they were girls,
and perhaps they wore gowns exactly like
this or that one when dear John" or Rob
ert or Tom proposed. All, mel 1t is long
time ago, and now the granddaughter, who
is just out, is going to wear this gown.
| hardly think fashion ever repeated it.
self SO emphatically as it is doing now We
have much to be thankful for, however, in
that we are having the prettiest styles seen
in a century. | saw one pale pink silk it's
sue frock with the skirt gathered to the
round waist, and cut dancing length.
Around the bottom were two straight
gathered rlffes, with Spanish heading, and
each was bordered with two rows narrow
scarlet velvet RIBBON. The waist was what
used to be called an Infant waist" but
which is now styled "bebe waist" The
sleeves were one with the bertha, which
went around the low neck, the latter being
cut heart shaped in front The bertha con-
sisted of a gathered ruffle and had velvet
ribbon set on in the same way as the ruffles
were. There was a full ruching of crepe
lsse all around the neck A belt of scarlet
velvet was tied in loops, with two long
ends hanging in the back.
| saw another pretty ball dress, the skirt
dancing length, and made of white tarle-
tan. The foundation was completely Gov
cred with bias rufies edged with white
satin feather edge ribbon quarter of an
inch wide This had the effect in gas light
of silver on the taretans. There was baby
waist and pulled sleeves, finished with a two
edged ruiile of the same bordered with the
large bow, with ends reaching to the bottom
OF the dress, was IA wide cheney ribbon,
costing 50 yard But this sash of course
may do duty on half dozen dresses.
Among the outfits for dancing gowns and
evening dresses for young ladies | found
many postche berthas and they are in
tended to put on any waist where the neck
is cut low and the sleeves short. One very
pretty one was square, with border OF
mazarine blue velvet, with bow and long
ends at the left side. To this velvet ribbon
lis affixed fall of fine white lace, both back
and front, and on each shoulder is another
which forms d cap to fall over the short
sleeve of the dress. This could be worn
over n high necked gown also, to brighten
it up and give it a festive appearance,
The most of the dancing dresses are
trimmed with artificial flowers, but ribbon
Is also seen on many, mostly in narrow