Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-07-12

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feather collars, feather fans, feathers and
still more feathers for hats and bonnets.
Furs, fringes, jewels of all kinds, buckles,
fancy separate rosettes, stocks, bows, belts,
sashes, garters gloves, flchus without
number and for variety as many rs tho
sands of the sea. Collars, cuffs, gloves,
fancy combs and pins, buttons, dainty
aprons, emhroiderics laccs and-why GO
on? l could not finish in week.
/ suppose hats and bonnets would really
.aass as necessities instead of vanities, and
so l will mention two or three that have
struck me as being particularly pretty OF
novel this week. There was Il black milan
cut in points and bordered with rough
straw 1t turned up somewhat like prel
ate's and was topped with great masses OF
black plumes. Another of yellow straw
turned up sharply in front. The brim was
wide, and just over the left temple there
was chestnut brown velvet bow. There
were eight brown ostrich tips and n black
aigret on the crown and "A small fat bow
with square gold buckle. 1t was worn
with brown taffeta gown, which was
trimmed with butter cOlOrcd lace aud gilt
buttons There was n sunburncd straw
which was much admired for its simple
style. 1t was bent down ON the left side
deeply and held by n large bow of heavy
black grosgrain ribbon A smaller bow
was set on the right side and that cOnsti
tuted all the trimming
For young matron was pretty gypsy
straw bonnet, with flat black ribbon bow
turned backward. On the top were three
roses and their foliage. The velvet strings
fastened with a myrtle green velvet bow
under the chin A miss of If looked pref
ty under a quaint hat with dropping
brim which gave it somewhat the shape of
IA pork pie hat. rs they used to be called
In the front there was a ragged chrysan
themum and on the right side cured
cocks plume The straw was IA miXtur,
of colors. There was IA cunning little bon
net for a small girl. 1t was of white liner
| lawn with the edges of the cape and tho
ruillc in front embroidered in pale blue anC
there were ribbons of the same shad,
across the crown and i'm the back This i,
washable.
Among the other vanities find an en-
tirely new departure in nightgowns. For
merly these have had long and loosC
sleeves Now they have no sleeves at all
but perhaps this economy in material wa
made necessary ON account of the enor
nous collars. These fall over the shout
ders and reach down the front to the wais
line The materials in these Sleeveless
nightrobes is fine nainsook. There ar
Others however, with sleeves made o
white, blue and pink wash silk, and thes
are richly trimmed with lace and are quit
pretty enough for morning robes.
Indeed | heard of one clever little lad,
who transformed one of these into daint.
tea gown by opening the back and adding
a vatican plait and sewing on rich bow
of ribbon to match, with very long ends il
front. Challics have been made up int
ncgigcc gowns for morning wear, and tn
newest patterns make them fully as desira
Bile as the silkcn fabrics. There are ncy
taffeta and dresden designs, all eXqui
sitely delicate. The best challie is as fin
as india grapes with greater durability
The more ordinary challics of cotton hay
the figuring quite as delicate as the Others
and they will wash just rs well, and ON
can get lovely cotton challie at cents
yard.
Organdie lawns are shown in new pat
terms, some of them dating back to tb