Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-06-21

FOR SUMMER TRAVEL.
no longer takes six yards of silk for pair
of sleeves of medium size, though, to be
sure, the reform is not very marked as yet.
The model Of all sleeves, that one com
monty called the coat sleeve will remain
the model of the new, but instead of being
tight at the wrist will flare and be lined
with silk and bordercd with lace. This
will make the lace undersecve Il necessity.
Some of our best drcssers have always
worn lace at the wrists of their long
sleeved gowns, though the STYLES Of square
and smooth lines around the wrists were
the fashion y few ladies who know the
value of neat appearance still wore white
linen cuffs and collars when all the others
abandoned them A few of the newest
and handsomcst gowns now show sleeves
cut certainly not over one-half as wide as
they have been, ana there are stitched
plaits or fiat caps which hold them down.
Except in the thin fancy sleeves there is no
draping of the material This is what took
up 50 much cloth.
The tailor gowns which are so suitable
for travelling have the regulation gigot
sleeve, but it is by,no means rs large as it
has been. One of the most stylish and use
full tailor suits that have seen this season
was of neat shepherds plaid, and this was
made with a skirt cut in five pieces. There
was no attempt at godct plating The
fullncss fell loose and easily from the waist
line and the skirt was stiifened very
slightly around the bottom There were
two bands of black hercules braid. The
basque coat was scanned in the back, and
over the seams were lines of the braid. The
front closed single, and there was fiat
collar with small revers which opened just
enough to show a neat black tie Such a
suit is noncrushable and boon to those
who lie about on steamer chairs or rough
it in mountain stages.
For young bride for her first voyage as
q married lady very neat and pretty suit
was furnished this week. The gown ana
cape were Of light gray mohair sicilicnne,
lustrous but heavy and rich. The skirt
fitted plainly to the back, where were laid
two double box pnits, there being no stiff
ening in the folds. Around the bottom
were three lines of white worstcd braid, one
an inch wide and the other two as narrow
as cords The waist was tight basque.
fastening up the front with small oval sill
yer buttons. The cape was lined with pink
brocade. 1t appeared to be open down the
front, but it was not, as it had wide revers
of the same material reaching to the bot
tom, leaving n plastrOn front like vest.
| This fastened with silver buttons. The
collar was high and plain save for band
of braid This is Il model costume which
may be developed in almost any suitable
fabric or color
Scotch plaids make useful and appropri-
ate travelling costumes, or where gown and
cloak or wrap is different the upper gar
menuis often made of it. Clstcrettcs, with
or Without sleeves and with deep cameron
cape with practical capuchn over them, are
very much in favor. The plaid is very
large though the colors are dark and re-
fined
Plaid silks are very often seen now for
whole costumes rs well rs for waists.
Some of il Is startling in its brilliant color.
A really elegant summer suit of plaid silk
made for a young lady had drab ground
with green and red stripes forming the
pattern The plaids were six inches square
/ The skirt was plain. but had a row of wide
white ribbon sewcd around the bottom
| upon which were stitched four rows Of
/ narrow green ribbon The belt and
manchcs were made in the same way, and
/ down the center Of the blouse there YVES a
! row of the wide white ribbon thanked by
two folds of green silk There was a para
sol to match, with double ruille of pinked
out green silk around the edge The waist
was the ubiquitous blouse, with wide
collar trimmed with white and green rib
bon. The sleeves We're of the same silk
cut bias and not too large.
The shepherd plaids in cheviot and other
standard Scotch weaVes make the prettlcst
OF suits for all persons of refined taste \
suit for "a young lady was of IA dull blue
and drab The skirt was quite plain, but