Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24

was made In blouse style, with white lace
down each side and extending down each
side If the front breadth. There was "A mar.
row sprung bertha, and the sleeves were
merely an extension of the bertha. On
each shoulder stood a white aigrct. This
gown was duplicated I'm cream white bro
cade with massrs of %violets. Niolets will
probably have as great a vogue rs they
did last season, when they were worn on
everything, everywhere and by everybody.
There was another ball gown of electric
blue striped taffcta. The skirt was plain
save for a wide band of OK eyed yellow
daisies. This extended all around the skirt
and was held in place by straps of the
silk. The waist WAS close fitting and
pointed. On the point was a bunch of the
daisies. Straps went up over the shoulders,
where punches of the daisies Struggled up
close to the wearer's ears. There were no
sleeves, and the bertha was made entirely
of the flowers.
Velvets are growing ambitious and want
a wider field. There is now velvet with
checks and stripes and also with MORE eff
fects in many styles. One finds glace bro
cade and two toned stripe velvets and
many fancy stripes. There is uncut velvet,
or terry, rs some call it, and this is often
Changcahle. Velour du nOrd is made
%changrable too. The velour du nord and
the plain silk faced and all silk vclvets
are the best choice, rs they will never go
quite out of style. Nothing can exceed the
beauty of u velvet gown or in fact any
rmc Velvet itself is not very good for
children's wear. as the pile is too apt to
flatten, unless it is of the best Lyons silk
velvet, in which case 1t is not suitable for
children. Nelutina, however, is adapted
to bear the hard usage hat children give
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who want their little ones to look hand
somely dressed. At IA place where chill
drcn's clothes are made to the exclusion
of everything else there were two cunning
little frocks made. One was of navy blue
and had IA full plated skirt. The sleeves
were bishop and the waist gathered to "a
belt of pale blue faille. There was n lace
collar and two narrow bands of insertion
down the front with "a high collar of tho
v~elutina overlaid with lace. This little
frock could also be used as a coat on days
not too very cold. The other was "a dark
garnet made with n yoke and full front.
The little skirt was laid in loose plaits. A
draped belt with roscttes of the velvet
completed this dress. For al older girl
there was a very neat gown of clan plaid
with a circular skirt bordered with fur.
The waist had a velvet bretelle arrange
ment and velvet cuffs. The plaid was made
bias, which added much to its effective
ness.
Among the woolcns best adapted to chill
dren's attire is IL new grade of French ere
punS. These are all in colors suited to
children's years, and the crepon weave is
not so deep as to be easily crushed. French
vienna cloth is also a stuff that gives good
wear and looks bright and pretty. Frisse
caniche is "a woody stun suitable for coats
and cloaks, somewhat like astrakhar cam
els hair. Xibclinc is also adapted for chill
dren's wear, and cheviot, serge and all tho
twills.
Among the new woods for womcn'S
wear is camcl's hair boucle and mixed hah-
it cloth. This has IA regular broadcloth
finish, but the threads CONFUSING il are Of
various colors so closely interviewer that at
a very short distance it looks Ike ono sol