Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03

there, not so much hpcnuse she is ca
wealthy. but because She is SD sweet and
lovablc. Her face is SO quaint and deli
cate. and her pretty little chin is as mink
as 4 rose. and this is a bcauty that ono
does not often see. one lady said of her
that She alwavs reminded her of n mink
pimpprhel. and that is the most delicate
and modest of our wild flowers. nj
WAYS think of a sweet hrier rose. and the
opinion of women about anoth.r. woman
is not ant to he so nottcrinp :, tbinl
that she may be put in the list Of The
girls of whom this country is proud
The dressing M Newport this Season ca
far has NOT bren marked hv any snncioI
pNtravagaucc. but when the dinners and
balls hpgin the fine dresses will como ort
nf their violet uoyyder and manor mack.
ages. and the rich silks and fine and cost
| ly lace and ribbon creations will be seen.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, who is the
I sister of Mrs. Ogden Goclct. is promis-
( ing her friends that she will show her
/ handsome thread lace costume at the first
/ garden party there is. This was made in
/ Brussels and is real chantilly, in rcgu-
/ lar skirt and figaro, wrought 10y patient
/ fingers 1t is made up over a satin foun-
( dalton in a delicate mauve. which shines
through the lace like silver. The waist
is of satin, with ribbons in small. close
loops at the shoulder and at the waist
line. The front is very slightly pouchcd,
and the figaro of the lace is worn over
all. The collar is of white tulle shirred
! over n satin lining, and there are three or
four tiny lunches of loops Of narrow
satin ribbon set on the high collar among
the tulle. The skirt is demitrain, and
there are at least a dozen rows of fine
J lao on tho ;puiI, ,f tbn I,tt,,, g., nab.
it set out, and on the outside there are
/ two rows of the narrow ribbon gathered
by the cord at the edge, and these are
Of different shades of mauye. one being
almost heliotropc. The darker one was
Mt the bottom There are two waists to
this gown, one being low on the neck and
the other high. Both are so arranged
that the figaro is to be worn.
The lneIl of the shirt waist has sound
ed. we are told. but if so there will be
many Of them ot tho funeral of the 9th.
prs. Some of the shirt waist houses are
now making nm unnumbercd thousands
of them for fail. but they have changed
so from their original plan that they
should be called simply "waists," for the
shirt mart is conspicuously absent. and
all the DISTINGUISHING marks of other
waists. such as darts and tight backs. are
| there, and the general shape is snug and
tidy instead of heing slouchv.
A very handsome and snowy tailor
gown was worn at a coaching parade the
other day at Newport. and alas! they
mink now they will have no other coach
nc this season. because some vounr men
Nho had dcyotcd rhrir time. intelligence
md energies TO that particular kind Of
mort have gone. abroad. IT is said that
here is n man in London who is going to
rive six horses at once. and, putting two
md two together. il is five TO one that
,hev have gone there to see this for the
.oke of the Newport folks. and they do
not know it vet. But when there is no
coaching there are no places TO show the
coaching dresses. and that is one of the
.errible hardships the poor rich people
INST bear. But to return to the tailor
yoyn II was of a sort of crushed rasp-