The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21


the observation of people or their vari-
Gus tollettes affording much amuse-
ment to those interested in such mat
ters. Breakfast dresses are compare
lively simple-pretty lawns, white
piques, fine linen crashes, oftentimes
having the jacket lined with blue which
shows as the revers turns back. Light
weight wool suits too, with an Elton or
blazer jacket on cool mornings (prefer-
ably the latter and q blue checked or
striped, or plated Liberty silk, or
tucked lawn front, or the inevitable
independent skirt and waist (the arch
enemy TO suits) the latter of ~organdy,
lawn, lappet, dimity, grass linen over a
color, changeable silk, checked or
striped silk, or as a change white em.
broidered yokes over a plain dress.
VERY HANDSOME
large, French gilt enameled chatelaines,
attached to one side of the waist are a
very pretty addition to a plain skirt,
and from the clasp hangs by separate
chains, a tablet, pencil, bon-bon box,
mirror, puff box and vinaigrette. A
change is not unfrequently made in
these articles, as a pen-knife, sen-sen
box, court-plaster case or stamp-boX,
may be substituted, and any or all of
them are often worn by bicycle riders.
Neglige costumes come in for their
share of admiration, made of pink or
blue silk, crepe de Chine, or colored
brocade, usually having a Vatican plat
at the back, and long lace ichus are
sometimes attached to the shoulders at
either side of the front edged with deep
lace, and fall to the lower edge of the
gown. From each side of the Vatican
plat, wide lace is brought over the
shoulders to the front, arranged in jack
ct effects, by means of a piece added to
the shoulder, or meets a full lace front,
and a half-tight belt is of satin folds or
wide ribbon. Some sleeves are pulled
at the top, and alternate satin or lace
bands extend to the cuff, which is al
ways trimmed; others are tucked in
groups below a puff, in m~ousquetaire
style.
EARLY AFTERNOON
is the lazy part of the day at Saratoga;
children play under the trees; lovers
seek quiet hooks to tell the " old, old
story" and matrons sitting on the
hotel verandahs discuss subjects be-
sides fashion, their conversation nat
urally recurring to the wonderful bene-
fit derived from the new food product
Somatose; which in very small bulk
contains a large amount of available
nutriment, in the shape of the albumin
GUS principles of meat in a form most
favorable for immediate absorption and
ready assimilation. There seems to be
no condition of exhaustion consequent
upon disease, to which Somatose is not
applicable, particularly in the case of
very young children, or those whose
appetite has failed completely, and as
this valuable tonic is easily dissolved
in milk, tea or water, the patient need
not be aware of its administration.
Somatose is especially valuable in main
tanning the strength of young mothers,
with nursing children.
HANDSOME AFTERNOON COSTUMES
begin to appear towards four O'Clock,
when gay parties go to Saratoga Lake
or elsewhere, and a beautiful dress,
worn by a rosy young matron, was OF
gray grenadine owe gray satin,
with a yellow silk waist, and a wide
black accordion plated chiffon scarf al
most covered the back, and was brought
under the arms up to the bust and tied
there with a large bow and ends. A
black chiffon sash with long ends was
fastened at the back and black chiffon
sleeves were gathered over yellow silk,
in Bernhard style finished by pearl
gray gloves. The hat was a yellow
rice straw, trimmed with six gray and
black ostrich plumes, and five or six
yellow roses nestled under the brim.
A parasol of plated yellow Liberty
silk, edged by a black chiffon rufle
completed an extremely delicate and
refined costume.
GRASS LINEN OR LINEN BATIsTE
is in order at all hours of the day.
Round Jokes trimmed with Russian
lace on q plain dress are always accept
able; elegant waists embroidered in
floral sprays, also afternoon or evening
dresses embroidered in white flowers
with colored silk beneath. A very
pretty one over pink silk has a white
embroidered border around the skirt,
below which is a narrow pink silk ruff
no anu ohOthCA Va pain pdllblCs LILO
waist is full, with the whole front COW
cred by embroidery and another large
spray at the back. The sleeves are
composed of a wide ruffie with en-
broidered border above a pink silk ruff
file set in the arm hole and four or five
tucks are OF the outside of the sleeve,
with an embroidered design at the cuff.
A very wide pink silk and batiste rib
bon sash is tied at the back, with a COL
lar of similar ribbon.
A BEAUTIFUL EVENING DRESS
made for a prominent society belle, was
of substantial white silk, with a ruffie
around the lower edge of the skirt. An
upper skirt of white net (open meshed)
has three wide lace flounces, the two
upper ones dropping at the front and
high at the back. Between these lace
founces, were two narrow white net
%ruffles, edged by white Liberty silk
plaitings, head>d by a looped white
silk gimp, one ruffle falling just a little
above the other. The net corsage was
a very low round neck, drawn full over
white silk and a lace bertha was draped
around the shoulders, forming the
sleeve at the same time. An elegant