The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-29

or fchus of muslin and lace are already
and will continue to be, conspicuous
features of summer fashions. The mod
ell 80 Familiarity known as the Marie An
toinette is the chief favorite, and on
many dressy toilets, when guniune hot
weather comes, the pretty frilly elbow
sleeves-also associated with the French
queen-will again bear this pretty fichu
company. And further, the long silk
gloves of white or tinted silk will be
substituted for those of kid, and the
wide-brimmed chip or leghorn hat,
heaped with clusters OF roses and foil
age, la Vatican, Will be en- suite.
Properly carried out, this combination
will prove very poetic and picturesque.
The Marie Antoinette sleeve is tight
fitting to the elbow; it is then furnish
ed with falling frills of handsome lace
in double row. When the sultry days
of summer come upon us, we shall be
glad to discard the very long sleeves we
have been wearing on gowns, and the
cool silk gloves will likewise be an
agreeable change for kid giants, either
of the glace or undressed variety.
The most extraordinary combina-
tons of colors are still prominent
characteristic of all smart French and
American millinery. In most cases, it
requires all the skill of the trimmer to
make the result other than either hashy
or dowdy, the claim for admiration
resting upon that very doubtful quality
now 80 frequently put forth as a plea
for liberation if not for admiration
that its beauty consists in its unique
ugliness. "Uncommon," certainly,
very many of the "smart" hats look,
and whether it be that what is fashion
able needs no further recommendation
in women's eyes, or that the modern
milliner has attained much perfection
in the study of crude, impossible
melanges, it is certain that colors once
absolutely hostile to each other are
now artistically reconciled.
The silky Henriettas and French and
India cashmeres in white and colors
are regaining the place in fashionable
favor which they lost when dull-surfac-
ed, rough materials first became 30
popular. Cashmere, one of the best
wearing fabrics we have, was banished
because of its glossiness, which was
then fault, but now, by turn of
Fashions wheel has developed into
virtue. There is even an extra lustre
upon the face Of some of the new
woods, for the weaves are finer and
silkier than ever. The embroidered
patterns in dress lengths are very
elegant and tempting. These decorat
ed fabrics are not in the strict sense
new. 1t is only the lapse Of time that
allows them the distinction of novelty.
The robe patterns, as they are called,
are q combination of plain and en-
broidered material, and this allows for
variety and an exercise Of artistic taste
in making up the fabric.
Sheer white lawn blouses will be very
fashionable this summer. They may
be in serpentine form with long ends,
or follow the conventional lines of the
blouse, with fitted back and deep
woke, formed of alternate rows of fine
linen lace insertion and strips of en-
broidered lawn. Other waists for
morning wear are made of the French
zephyrs woven on Scotch looms. They
come this year in exceedingly pretty
patterns and colors, and the corded and
tufted zephyrs are first choice.
Flounces put on straight all around
are equally as fashionable as those ar
ranged to curve upwards as they are
carried towards the back of the skirt.
The latter style is less familiar and on
many forms more graceful. On a
great number of the gowns for general
wear this season the gored skirt with
one deep Spanish flouace is extremely
popular. The gored breadths may
reach under the flounce, or may end
where the top of the founce begins.
This style ia much used for light silks,
for sheer woods, and every sort of wash
material, and trimmings are employed
which best harmonize with the sort of
fabric selected. Ruches, folds, and
rows OF narrow velvet ribbon are used
for silk, and shirring and tucking in
various widths for light wools.-New
York Post.
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