The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-04-14
SPRING AND SUMMER FASHIONS.


On The 2Srd ult: the show rooms Of The
fashisnable miIliners and dress makers Of
New York were thrown open to the ladies
for the display Of the Spring and Summer
fashions The Herald says:
The prominent feature in the new fashions Is
the total absence Of simplicity or even the
afEectation ofitinthe dresses hats Or Mantil-
las. a redundancy tournaments prOdigi-
~ oftrimmings and q superabundance Of
embellishments everywhere prevail dresses
futtering with ribbons and Aounces, dag
King with gold embrOideriey OF radient with
flowers. Hats are bending beneath their
foWery burdens daisies and damasks roses
the humble flower that leavas the lea, and
the rare exotic. Splendor and profusion
are everywhere visible and republican sim
PliCity is fast approximating to aristOcrat
luxury.
Bonnetsa are this season made invariably
with cap crowns: the fronts are small, and
Just suficietly flared 10 admit profusion Of
inside trimmings, which generally consist Of
flowers in Wreaths or clusters, or hanging
sprays. The principle novelty is a fail Of
lace around the edge Of the hat which has
charming effect The shaeds are the pref
tiesl we have ever seen elegant and graceful
and the artistic taste displayed in the ar
rangements Of tbs flowers the combination
OF colors and the harmonious blending
is worthy Of all praise. The flowers are
small; no gaudy peonas nor starting sunfoW-
ors but clusters Of de icate sweet pea, the
colors melting into each others like the hues
Of the rainbow, myrtle blossoms ivory pure
violet moss roses hypericum all bloom althea
with the purple eye, hosts Of golden dafFo-
dills, aud iesmtn Withtthe bright profusion
of its scattered stass." Around the OUT
side rim doWsrs are wreathen mipgling with
the inside trimmings and imparting a look
of luxurious beauty to the hat. The mate.
rails used are varioRs-ribbon, silk, lace,
straw, hair-and the combination Of these
different materials produces sufficient Varie-
.ty TO please the most opposite tastes, We
have some very beautiful hats made Of fan
cy straw, and ornamented with the same
profusion of floral trimmings. There is
slight depression, graceful fall in the crown
and the cape is almost concealed beneath a
mass of spreading field flowers, hedgerOw
beauties numberless' "that extend across
the back Of the bonnet, and fall in thicker
clusters oyer the ear,
One hat displayed at an opening We can-
not forbear parlicularizing, not for its beauty
for there were others in the same place far
more beautiful but for its singplarity, II
was made Of white silk embroidered with a.
corns and oak leaves in straw; and for move
city and taste Of design and finish Of execp-
ton reflects cred even on Partisan millin-
ers. Nothing can exceed the care with
which unbecoming odors are kept from COM
ing in contract with the face; these trying
colors as they are called may be desirable
enough GoF the Outeside Of the bOnnetbut in-
admissiVe for the inside and in such cases
flowers answer double purpose. Ri bbon
is much used in trimming. detached bows
and rosetts with floating ends are placed at
intervals round the edge those Of children'S
hats being iAterSpersed with narrow fancy
straw. In some styles the wreath is not car
ried round but passes from ear to ear form
ing floral eoronet the side being filled up
with lace or streaming ribbons.
Straw and Leghorn are also worn trim
med with wreaths of scarlet hips and blush
ing berries CHANGING through dark green
leaves or marabout feathers. tipped with
straw: the latter style Of trimming is striking
and distingEe.