Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-04-06

lace, with heading of fine jet passemcn-
terie. This fastened with bow Of ribbon
and long ends
There was ii gown on show in one great
shop, as they are now called, that caught
my fancy as IA novel novelty. 1t was a
poplin with bias checks. Around the kirt
were three bias folds, bound with velvet of
the dark brown shade. The plaid was the
shade of brown over pale apple green.
The corsage was quite plain. Witha brown
velvet belt and two bias folds bound with
the velvet in form of fiat bretellcs. The
sleeves We're plain gigOt. Over this waist
was an enormous white dimity collar, with
a scalloped dimty rullle edged with scar
let thread. Where it joined the collar was
row of fine feather stitching in scarlet.
There was II round collar above this, stitch
ed TO match, and the cuffs We're done in a
similar manner. The whole set was strik
ingly pretty.
Another quaint fancy struck my cYe-at
this same place. There was IA gown Of
black falle. Around the skirt there was
a Spanish tlouncc. headed by ii narrower
one which was slightly festooned, with
black velvet bows set upon each apex. At
the bottom of the deep ilounce were TIVE
rows of velvet ribbon held an inch apart
with IA sort of hcmstitching or open work
of silk threads The waist was drapcd
surplice fashion and crossed by bands Of
velvet ribbon. There was sort of pclcrine
cape thrown over the shoulders, with shawl
shaped points in the back and front, and IA
/ deep lnotycd silk fringe around il. \ deep
rVCrs cape turned over this and had two
/ large velvet bows on each shoulder There
was "A small black velvet medici collar at
/ the neck. Altogether one could scarcely
/ find more gracefully designed gown. 1t
would be pretty made up in crepon.
forgot to mention two novelties among
the new dress materials when was speak
/ ing of them. One is cravonette This has
come out in us many new styles and pat
/ terms as there are in tweeds serges and chev-
! lots, and in all the new colQrs, II is
made waterproof, but you would not know
| 1t unless told SO. These goods are made
up principally in cloaks and travelling
dresses 1t does not do to trust this eli
mate, and in making up an ulster OF red
ingote it is well to make 1t of cravanette.
1t is as light and porous as the tweed,
serge or cheYiot and yet sheds the rain like
atarpaulin 1t does not smell "rubbery.
The other was a new crcpon, with a
swivel weave brpcade pattern, as if crepou
were not pretty enough in itself The pref
test shade, to my taste, of these crcpons Is
the mordorc brown. This is sort of red
dish brown in the daylight, while in tn,
evening it takes "A golden shade In vel
vet or any silken fabric it looks like golt
dust, and in MORE it resembles moltcr
gold The nuns veilings challies and al
the delicate light woolens are extremely
rich in this color Among the new com
binations of color l notice green and blue
This is an innovation indeed, and hardly
think n pleasing one. can hardly recon
cile myself TO a green dress with blu,
sleeves, revers rutlies and ribbons, or vic'
versa. STILL when a French modlst,
chooses the shades, it is not quite as bad ~
it might be- At amy rate, let us hail this
hoping that it will drive the magenta col
ors back TO oblivion again.
MATE LEROY.