The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-14
New York Fashions.


Wedding Dresses - Graduation Dresses -
Plain apd Fancy Bicycle Costumes
Shade Hats-Plaited Collars
The travelling dress is no longer
costume; anything suit
able for general street wear serving the |
purpose, and skirt of light weight |
mixed material, serge or linen, with |
cambria shirt.waist and blazer jacket,
is q sensible attire, proof against sud-
den changes Of temperature; at the
same time very handsomely braided
dresses are worn by persons who wish
to be conspicuous on all occasions.
White satin is undoubtedly the first
choice for handsome wedding dresses;
but peau de sole or nlousSeltne de sole
cover satin) are used to some extent,
or crepe de Chine, where economy must
be considered. The front breadth OF
the skirt is always gored, with circular
sides which however throw all the FULL
ness toward the back; and trains are
round and long, with many ruffies in
balayeuse style to assist in keeping out
the train. Waists are full and round,
sometimes with low round necks, but
high necks are in the majority, and
with either style, long coat sleeves with
trimming at the top are universal.
Lace is the preferred garniture for
satin or naousSeline de sole, but chiffon
is admissible on peau de Soie. A great
many orange blossoms are used not
only on the veil, but also in sprays on
the skirt.
GRADUATING DRESSES
range from very simple to extremely
ornate styles, the latter being totally at
variance with the wearer and the occa-
sion. A much ornamented graduating
dress is of white point d'esprit lace over
white net, and that in turn is over
white organdy. Seven graduated rows
of white satin ribbon trim the skirt,
which near the waist is gathered to
three rows of satin ribbon, dropping at
the front which gives the appearance
of a short overskirt. The corsage has
many bands of satin ribbon across the
front and back, with lace jabot down
the left side, and white satin ribbon
belt and collar are in harmony.
FINE WHITE MUSLIN
with lace insertion, tucks or ruffles, is
very appropriate, and where colored
Innings are desired and silk is too eX-
pensive, colored organdy is being SUBJ
stituted Many graduating dresses
have tucked yokes at the front of the
waist, which appear to merge into a
sort of sailor collar at the back, and a
novelty Is lace insertion put on plain
waist and sleeves in slanting manner
which forms diamond at front or
back and two on each sleeve. Double
ruffles set on at intervals make pretty
skirt trimming for these dresses, with
insertion and ruffles alternating on the
sleeves and waist. The variety of silk,
organdy, net, embroidered batiste,
braided pique, duck or light wool
dresses now shown by leading houses,
make shopping the first consideration
but despite all other attractions, no
summer list of purchases ever fails to
include a good supply of Murray &
Lanman's Florida water, 80 refreshing
and delightful at all times, but especial
ly at this season of the year.
FOR A USEFUL
bicycle costume, a Scotch mixture is
the best material, made with a saddle
skirt and blazer jacket. The fancy bicy-
Gle outfit however, is markedly con-
spicuous and very expensive. A hand
some on is of white 'ladies' CLOTH"
with narrow crimson cloth band on
the seam at each side of the front
breadth, from which five narrow GRIM
son cloth straps of graduated length,
extend toward the front, each and
every cloth band being outlined by
fancy gilt braid. A white blazer Jacket
with white chiffon vest) is trimmed to
hn bot 20 - A 1.@.,,
with crimson band. A white satin
ribbon collar and white kid gauntlets
give the necessary finish. A second
white bicycle costume has crimson
and gilt braid around the skirt with a
crimson blazer having gilt trimmings.
A third in light blue, shows skirt,
sleeves, revers and pocket straps
praided in white. A heavy green linen
is trimmed with six or seven rows of
fancy white linen braid around the
skirt, and ION the sleeves the braid is
put on to form point near the wrist.
AS rule hats match the costume.
OSTRICH FEATHERS
are 30 literally employed on hats in
that they seem absolutely weighed
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airy summer hat, finds but little express
sion in Leghorns with six or seven
black or white plumes. While Leg
horns carry the day as to style, pink,
green, or white fancy straws, almost
covered with tulle and flowers afford a
change, but mixtures of color do not
predominant and trimmings are not
very high, much tulle or lace however,
are gathered or twisted on the edges of
hats, with view to a softening effect.
THE BECOMING RESULT
of standing ruflle around collars, ia
so well recognized that many shirt
waists and fancy silk fronts are made
with plated ruffle which may almost
meet in front if desired. On foulard
silk waists, white lace is plated above
velvet collar, and velvet belt is OBJ
ligatory. Velutina is well adapted to
this purpose, as it produces softening
effect. Plated or plain colored silk
neck ties fastened around a severe
white linen or satin stock, are very
pretty on Young people, but fluffy neck