Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-01


the chest has a chaste and modest look,
and the clasping ends as they cling around
the waist and tic in the back give a de-
murc and altogether charming effect
The hchu is first Of all graceful, then
picturesque, and it is matter of surprise
that every lady has not dozen, ranging
from swiss muslin to the richest of goods
Naturally the lighter fabrics would be best
suited to youth, and the richer ones to the
matron. There was design for model
of a beautiful fichu that l shall now tell
you of. There was large piece of black
silk cut in half moon shape, with ends
long enough to reach across the bust and
around the waist to the Lack, where it
ended in two long ends, which were tied in
a large bow at the waist and were edged
with lace at the bottom. Over this half
moon of silk was laid width of black
chantilly lace, held down by IA few jet nail
heads. Below this were two other flounces
or rufflcs, which stood out over the shout
der. Around the neck was a deep collar,
with very large incroyable revers of miroir
MORE silk of the richest quality. This
had narrow edging of jet trimming, and
this also edged the two parts that extended
around the waist How truly elegant and
dressy this was l leave my readers to
imagine.
This model was worn with a handsome
gown of the new hairline silk and wool
mixture. The corsage was quite plain and
had fine tailor finish. The skirt was laid
in plaits on each side of the front breadth
in n manner to suggest an opening The
back of the skirt fell in godct plaits and
lay three inches on the ground in the cen
ter. The color was gray, with the silken
thread of "A glstenin greenish white The
parasol carried with this was oyster white
china silk with chiffon rufilcs. The dain-
ty bonnet was black ncapolitan, with black
ribbon and clusters of pink flowers. 1t
was an ideally perfect costume.
Another perfect costume, though of an
other style, was an imported suit for a
young lady who has recently welded a
prominent French gentleman. 1t was of
light plaid poplin the ground pearl gray,
with one green and one russell stripe form
ing the plaid. This peculiar russell yellow
is called chrySanthemum and resembles
that flower that shades off into a maze of
orange red and brown all ovcrshOt with
yellow. The green was just the shade of
rose lcavos-that is the tender small green
ones that show at the end Of the growing
stalk or an offshoot. The skirt was cut
quite plain, and so that the stripes met all
the way arOund-not an easy thing to
achieve, by the way, without the sacrifice
of much material. There was snug,
round waist, double breasted and having
enormous pointed revcrs, bound with black
velvet and made stiff by buckram and
wires. Outside of this goes the blazer, for
it is blazer costume. This fits snugly
in the back, and the fronts roll open and
are faced with pearl gray faille. The col
lar to the blazer is small and rolling and
does not interfere with the full bow and
frilled ends made of white dotted net. The
gloves are gray, the parasol white with
chiffon frills, and the hat a chip one, with
trimming of white dotted net and white
dove pinions and IA few pink carnations set
about under the brim and ON the lace,
wherever one would show up well.
Blazer suits have come to life again, and
they are really very pretty. All that was
pert and Objectionable about them has been