Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-31


with tho flowers set on to mark the sew
Ing They are put on straight skirts as
fast trimming, and around the skirts in
triple bands, as berthas belts, shoulder
knots and fostoons. The most of the flow
ers are roses, violets, buttercups and
daisies. There are few other blossoms
represented but these appear to be the
favorites Some prefer the crush roses
that is, those without foliage. Others like
sprays, with leaves, buds and stems. One
of the prettiest of these floral outfits had
long trailing branches and sprays Of the
little old fashioned multi6ora These
branches were trailed over the shoulders,
around the waist and down the sides in
front, and down the back like sash ends
and this was over white illusion. The
effect was poetic
The use of floral garniture is not con-
fined - thin dresses, for we see a very
magnificent brocaded satin ball costume
in pale blue with faint pink and green
figures, trimmed on each side with droop-
ing festoons of blush roses and foliage,
headed by a knot of pale green satin rib
bon. The bodice was pompadour style,
with a point in front, and stomacher
formed of rows of lace and loops of ribbon.
Across the bust and over the shoulders
were bands of the roses. The short puffed
sleeves were of white silk muslin, tied
with green satin ribbon This made an
almost regal dress.
AS foil there was delicate froc1 for
debutante made of broussa gauze
Around the bottom there was a ruching
made of the same. The wide belt was of
white lace over silver tinsel. The waist
was baby style, dropping slightly over the
belt. The lace was applied over the bust
and shoulders in form of yoke, and from
under that on the shoulders sprang a
dozen loops of striped gauze ribbon, silver
and white. One long end, starting from
under pink rosette fell from the neck to
the feet on each side. This was considered
very pretty gown for young girl, and
so it is. Broussa gauze is "a Turkish silk,
with the flneness of crepe lisse and the
strength of silk null. 1t is beautiful
material, though it has a rather irregular
thread, as it is hand woven.
If ball dresses are lovely, what shall we
call the latest wraps to wear to and from
the carriage to the dressing room of the
ball and back again? The Marie An
toinette is very picturesque. 1t is made
of various materials, but l saw one today
that eclipsed everything else ever seen
Ht CiNhk IOuClltu tnb RTOuuu bN-
erywhere around. The back was laid in
two deep box plaits. The front facing ex-
tended in the back in form of collar to
the waist line, slanting to points there.
The cloak was of old rose and pale green
brocade in odd design. 1t opened over a
front of old rose satin, which closed invis-
IDLY down the front. There were facings
of pale green satin, bordered with gray
krilnmer. beginning from the bust line
there were reVers of the brOcade, also Dor
dered with krimmer. At the bust were
two cameo medallions set with jewels.
The sleeves simply closed in at the wrists
under bands of fur. The pumpkin hood
was of green satin inside and out, wired
and bound with fur. On the top there
was a double bow of old rose ribbon, with
a bunch of violets in the center. This SUI
perb wrap made IA lady's maid necessity,
AS the hair must hang about the face when
one wears one of these hoods. But the
dainty face framed in such manner, af
fording bat II brief glance of it, is still
worth all the extra trouble.
More costly and quite AS picturesque
was another ball wrap in the Louis XIV
style. 1t was an immense wrap of sable