Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-13

Today l stood in front of q window
where were displayed lot of lovely made
up dresses of chambray and lace or
embroidery. They We're decked with bits
of ribbon here and there, and though
the material was comparatively cheap the
dresses were really elegant BY my side
was a young girl of about 16. Her shoes
were run over at the side, her sleeves out
grown, and a large package carried by
straps showed that she was an GRAND girl.
She stood absolutely entranced before a
dainty dress of mauve chambray overlaid
with cream point de gene lace and with a
sash and shoulder knots of ribbon to
match. There was parasol with this cos
tune made of the same material and color.
The child looked and looked, entirely
forgetful of her surroundings, and could
almost follow the workings of her mind as
she imagined herself dressed in that gown.
She Strengthened up, and unconsciously
took proud and dignificd attitude Then
she smiled and made deep courtesy to an
invisible being. That moment she caught
my eye, flushed and hurried off. l felt
like moralizing little, but gave it up, as
the day was too warm and contcnted my
self with thinking that-women need more
than bread and meat in this world for hap
piness.
There are outing garments for the men
bless them-in almost as great variety as
for women. The most tasteful outing or
indeed everyday home and business suit
is one whore the coat, vest and trousers
are of dark blue serge, of rather thin tex
turc, supplemented with light blue linen
shirt and collar of the same, and IA white
washable tie. The hat may be of straw
with Il wide brim, or it may be an alpine
or derby felt, with little holes in the
crown and band to secure ventilation.
The sack coat is certainly cooler looking,
whether it is any cooler in reality. than
the cutaway. Among the sack coats re
are some in light twecds and cheviots and
mixtures, all in rather light colors, like
brown, tan, gray and sort of ashen blue.
But think the blue serge suit by far the
most refined. and it is certainly more uni
versally becoming.
The straw hats for really hot weather
have higher crowns than they did last sea
son, and the brims do not remind one quite
TO much of circular saws. l notice that a
number of white vests are worn with the
Prince Albert coats These are of linen,
pique and duck. The watch chain is car
ried straight across these vests from one
pocket to another. The Prince Albert coat
is no longer cut with a train and now it
looks very much better The fancy for
wearing a white collar with a colored
shirt is vulgar and in bad taste, and fewer
wear them so. The turn down shirt collar
is preferred to the high chokers, and men
study their physical comfort to a rare de
gree this season, though the silk shirts
with their soft collars, which Were dressy
ana cool, are no longer seen. Those cut
wit no bt1r VI neia
have all gone out west or somewhere else,
and the abominable Marquis of Ailsbury
tOpcoats are shelved not for the season
only, but for all time. These horrible
Nightmares of a tailor's output, bagged in
the back and sagged in the pockets, had
a general air of disreputable carelessness
that made them an eyesore to women
They will never be seen again.
| suppose cravats are also included in
mans wardrobe as necessities, and l will
therefore mention that there are too many