Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24

regular patches WIN DUO OF dark green
or russell red or reddish brown. The ma
tcrial has a very rich appearance and re-
quires no skirt trimming whatever. A
full vest of soft silk of the color or con
lrasting with tho ground in an artistic ar
rangemcnt and moire lapels make all the
ornamentation needed to complete a very
elegant costume. Drab and beaver shades
will be much worn this coming season,
and those shades make good backgrounds
for little bright color, and they always
give n refined appearance.
For such gowns n finish almost as Sc
we're as tailor work is required, and the
sleeves are nearly always gigots, largo or
medium, according TO the taste of the
wearer. Many have regular tailor made
basques with wide revers or n double row
of buttons, and these fit like gloves. None
but those who possess fine figures should
venture upon the tight basqucs, the drap-
ed effects being better suited to enhance
the grace of slender figures or to distract
the eye from figures ovcrfull.
l have seen many new ideas in winter
and fall dress materials this past week
and think these fluffy, downy goods will
easily take the lead for street wear. Para.
meta cloth is another novelty which is
destined to receive much favor. 1t is
rich, deep color in a fine armure pattern,
with one thread of n bright color like rcd,
yellow, green or light blue and sometimes
white, which is seen at the bottom of the
hollow in the armurc. This does not show
in every light, but as the heavy folds
change position it appears and gives the
goods most sumptuous appearance. 1t
is to be worn by women, young and old.
and by children also, the choice of color
adapting it To any age.
saw frOck made of it for little girl
of 10. Tho skirt was plain and gathered
to the belt, and the waist was blouse style,
with an open sailor collar, showing IA
plated vest of blue silk. The body of the
goods was black with ciel blue flecls.
Around the skirt were six rows of thick
blue sOutachc, and the same was used to
trim the collar, belt and sleeves, though
in narrower braid Parametta is very
durable.
l would like to speak here, before l for
get it, of the quaint fancy OF having lace
falls over the edges of some of the hats
and bonncts. Childrcn's hats often have
n fall of white or butter colored lace all
around the edge which sadly interferes
with their vision and cannot even be
called graceful nor pretty. Women have
falls of embroidered tulle crcpo lissc, chif-
ION or lace, and IN two instances noticed
that there were notched falls bordered with
fringe, one of bullion and the other of
black spanges. They were more curious
than beautiful. l think nearly all the
early pattern hats and hornets shown so
far are almost hideous, but doubtless the
copies will be modified somewhat. Ii they
are not, we may expect to see a rcvolu-
ton to which the recent strikes will seem
as nothing.
Among the winter hats now arriving are
a lot of red, white, blue, green and butter
colorcd felts made with plain rather
stiff round brim and pagoda shaped
crown. These will have velvet birds vel
vet wings and velvet and plush flowers,
most notably chrysanthemums and dah-
las. Velvet roses and plush flowers are
also seen. There are birds as natural as
possible made of pressed velvet and also of
plush. Some have wings of satin, where
the feathers are closely initiated by clev-
erly arranged folds. This new departure
ought to satisfy those who have made so
much cutlery about using real birds.
CheYiots and mixtures have in some
cases woven bordurings, rather harrow
but very neat and pretty. These border