Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-31
THE BOYNETs.


This is the first department opened. and the
chief that attracts attention. But slight
changes are discprnible in the shape of the
spring hornets. The crowns are a trihe lar
ger and more dropping; the front comes
more over the face, and is decidedly pointed;
the trimming is not profnse. and the favorite
coors in thin material will be sea-green and
lilac. Straws are prevalent. We saw one of
a dark drab color, trimmed on the top with a
novelty in ''straw lace drab and brown
mixed with ribbons of cOlors to match, edged
with a border of scarlet plaid. A scarlet
velvet bandeau aud bows, with blonde ruche
inside.
The bandeau, crossing the top of the fore
head, has taken the place of the wreaths Il
PImperatrce, so much in vogue last fall.
green Grape bonnet. bound with silk and
edged with blonde, was very pretty. A clus-
ter of white roses formed the trimming The
inside was plain with bandeau and bows. A
fancy straw was edged with brown velvet
ribbon; fold of brown silk being turned
back from the front The inside trimming
consisted of blue velvet with blonde ruche.
In a Bond street establishment, we saw
some exquisitely fine straw with new trim
mings of straw. One had bundle of barley
sheafs on one side, with straw tassels on the
other; black lace barbe forming the out
side trimmings, with trimming tastefuliy
wreathed with straw cord. bonnet OF
delicate seagrcen Grape was covered with "a
barge of the SINE. edged with white blonde;
clusters OF white clematis decorated the out
side; inside was bandeau of small box
plaits edged with narrow black lace, with
clusters of moss. rose buds in the ruche. A
chip, edged with blond, had purple and green
trimming.
A beautiful article was made of lilac silk,
plain on the foundation and covered entirely
with point lace. The trimming was white
feathers, tipped with lilac. Inside a lilac
band was covered with white tulle, with
white roses and a narrow black lace barbe OH
one side.
A pink cape, edged with blonde that over
hung the cape, had striking effect. A
small cluster of roses and sprays ornamented
the top and back of the crown. There was
quilting of viii blonde on the inside, and
bow with pink strings. An effective novelty
was bonnet of dark blue Grape. edged with
white blonde and trimmed with a Culture OF
the same Inside were white flowers, the
strings white ribbon.
A style of trimming entirely new for the
inside, consisted of white tulle dotted with
black, and varied with colored ribbon.
fine straw bonnet bad delicate net of black
thread pulled over the top with a full ruff.
of real black blonde. Both crown and front
were sla>hed with light blue silk. Three
light blue silk roses adorned the cape, which
was slashed like the crown. Another delicate
straw. trimmed with lilac and buff ribbon,
twined with straw cord, had a species of
couture of black Maltese lace. falling over
the front, and fringing the cape. One string
was buff, the other lilac ribbon.
At another establishment, we saw a bonnet
OF gray straw net work laid ov,r
white Grape. The front was of split straw;
the ribbon trimming gray, with colorrd
rdgee. Flowers and black lace Inside.
Another was made OF open black net laid
over white. Neapolitan straw bad fall
Of black lace over white ribbon. The Grape
was white. with black lace beading. aud
white blonde dropped over the front. Scarlet
flowers and lace formed the trimming, with
white strings. A split straw with soft crown
Of buti silk was very pretty.
MOURNING BoNNETs.
A general tightening will be noticeable in
The conventional rvqaisifion of
rape strings-so obiectional in warm weather
has given way to black ribhon; and ruches
81 black and sometimes white tulle, the
'orner with blonde edging, replace the
severe plaits OF GRAPE, even in the deepest
NANTHLAs, &c.
Not much new in tIis department has yet
been eAbiOltcu- 1 ne NtAiifrF - so unCeEsAius
hat few have laid aside tbs Ir furs and winter
,losks. In few>iays light shawls viii take
lhr place Of these, and then articles made
'1r summer wear will b. shown. One or two
mantiilas We have seen al Jackson's. prepared
or distant Customers. we're Of black silk
H.: me, d, the hoance trimmed at the top aud
bottom with a close quilting of Glove"
ribbon. -Four ross OF the same crossed II
The hack aud front In bertha fashion. and
row descended down the front. Another had
stripes Of embossed velvet Box plalts u
embossed ribbon form a favlr.te trimming.
Quite noyelty was 4 shawl Of black cas-
,imere. richly emhrssid-Fsd with silk and
borleFrd with tao Freneh lace fiouaecs, bad
"a with iet tTimnling The price vas SIS.
The Preach basqae. with coal sleeve, sEll
probably be made in silk.
We noticed some CircasSlan cleth shawis.
with eoloresl borders, deIleateiy peiatei Ia Inn
tztioa Of embroidery. These are wura Ia
scc0nd mourning.
Manfillas of plain black lace. xlth Aiham-
bra crossings Of Grape beading over foar has
'hlds Of Grape, ere very pretty iar mouFnlag.
0ae % Brussels lace foundation bad tArse
rows Of beading. 10 the neck; tbs aoaaes
Irimmed with four aids o. Grape.