The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-03-27

Hork-at leas amohg the younp lad;ss
who keep up with the fashions. I, wos
the opening day Of the spring fashions.
From r lengthy article in the New YorR
Herald, descriptive Of the new marvels
Of ths occasion we quote the folloping-
oubounets: @MA
Last year bonnets were SO small that /.
was thought impossible to make them
smaller, and as what's impossible can't be
and never, never comes to pass. IL was
concluded that they mad reached their
minimum, But alas for the fallaev Of
human expectations. this delusion. though
strengthened BY spacious reasoning, van
ished ike every other error, before the
onward progress Of science. Bonnets
have been made smaller and the question
OF impossibility has been set at rest for
ever. II It were asserted that by per.
petnai improvements oBthe present plap.
they might et last become invisible the
| sceptcs Of che past Sear wouh scarcely
whisper q doubt. Though by NO peana
credulous, we would not dare to do 60
ystwe assert that nothing could be mors
beautiful than the miniature bopns,s g..
1867. The shades are perfect. and ~.
trimmings in exquisite taste. The fronts
fall back far on the head the crowns drooO
considerably, and the capes are ss dsen
but not 50 pointed as heretofore. A few
cap crowns are still TO be seen. and an ..
qually limited number Of fa1ebons. bn,
the graceful dropping crown is almost n.
niversal. Flowers are more in reouest
for trimming than ever, but the utmos.
latitude Is allowed to individual taste T.,
the style.an color. No urember Of A..
tioFal kingdom hSs obtained undue nrorn-
lneRee over the others. The rustic bav.
thorn yields not 70 the stately lillv. and
tufts Of grass ana trailing wild aowsrs
dispute precedence with the starry iessa-
mlne and the exquisite camela. Chin bas
been extensively used in the manufactures
OF Summer bonnetsLtho hghtpess Of tbo
material and the purity 6fiIhe color ma.
king It every way desirable for that mn
pose. An effort is being made 10 brino
IN the gipsy hat, but that style can neveS
have more than apartidl success, and the
timed caution with which it Is sibtroduced
Is an evident proof that those most inter-
ested ~ the matter are not over sanguine
IN their expectations. That our readers
may form correct idea Of the jpcomin,
fashions we viii describe few of he
most striking In the Bazaar a mink
Grape hat waSexhibited, which once seem
lqoqld not be lightly passed over. Il was
totally destiluts Of flowers, feathers or
bngles; but there was such An air of ro-
hned elegance and ladylike simplicity A.
bout u that the eye rested on it each time
EFith renewed pleasure, The hat, as we
nave said, was made Of pink grape. edged
round the front with blonde ruobe
which was carried across the crown and
i9rnged On appropriate heading to the ex-
quisite, lace cape IN orr,
-y light as the f9amy surf
'ha' 'he "ihd sewers from tho broken wave.
In the same establishments was hot
that we can Compare 10 nothing but
sheli3-the most original, and # we may
be allowed the expression, the most poet
ical looking one we have ever seen. re-
minding the spectator Of the shell of the
nautilus OF the car Of Amphitrite. or
those regions where water nympbs hear
buie. The frame was OF white lace. and
over this from withinthg hat passed flut-
ltings Of white sain. Tia, weio gathered
io5etter at the crown, and there met by
the tiptt'ngs Of the curtain. The June
tlon was hidden by lace SO arraingedas 10
heighton the impression created by the
hrst glance. VIZ can not pass over a
very a'sHhgus hat. composed Of crno-
line lace, trimmed with bunOhes Of water
lllIes In bud and blossom embossed in
legayes, some fresh and some fading, yet
all SO natural that they might vie with
nature herself But il would be impos-
sable to give in detail moiety of the
beautiful fabrics that graeed the exhibi-
tl9n yesterday-.all' that remains on the
mind is confused edremembranSe of grace
iul creations. glittering with dewdrops
and fresh with tiny lilies Of the valley
and clustering lfae.t
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