The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-22
Bonnets for July.


If any change has taken place in
bonnets, it is only that they have be-
come smaller than ever. The Fanchon
has been restored to favor, and is
made in tulle and Grape for visiting
and full-dress bonnets, and even in
straw, although we must confess that,
to our taste, the low-crowned Bergere
hat, witha brim, even if it be narrow,
is better suited to a neglige style.
The very latest novelty In bonnets
is known as the Dunbarry." There
is nothing special about the shape,
excepting that it is small and round.
1t is made In lace and Grape, and
often in fine Italian straw 1t is held
on the head by an elastic, the strings,
which are always highly ornamental,
crossing upon the chest, not under the
chin, where they are fastened by a
rosette OF lace, by rose, or some
pretty ornament. <HHr-s5.
A very pretty bonnet of this kind
is edged with wreath of leaves, and
small, dropping crimson fuchsias set
upon pointed blonde. AT the back
there is single bow, with very long
ends of narrow black velvet, crossed
with gold stripes; the strings are of
the same, edged with a wide blonde
on both sides, and cross upon the
chest, where they are fastened with a
rosette of blonde, with two or three
fuchsias in the CENTER
Another bonnet of this kind is
made of tulle, full, not pulled, and
edged all round with wild roses, which
fall In sprays at the back The strings
are formed of wide lappets of white
tulle, crossed in front, and fastened
with rose in its leaves.
A very new and pretty Fanchon
has narrow, turned-up brim. In
rice straw it is fresh and charming,
trimmed with a bunch OF field flowers
and a gardinere ribbon; that is,
white ribbon, delicately striped in
colors.
A round bonnet of white Grape is
prettiiy trimmed with a wreath of
blue forget -nots, filed in at the
back with a bow, and long ends of
China blue velvet. Bandeau of blue
velvet, with pearl drops suspended
from the upper edge, and narrow
strings OF blue watered ribbon. over
which lace lappets are tied.
There is no object now in buying
straw bonnets for service; there are
still a few to be found among the
English and Neapolitan braids which
will stand cleaning; but the French
chips so-called, and the large class
OF mixtures IN which straw is woven
IN with chenille, gilt thread, and the
ike, are as useless when once they
are solled as lace or Grape.
The hight to which the hair is now
worn has a tendency to reduce the
size OF the bonnets. Ladies insist upon |
wearing them on top of the chignon,
and this arrangement offers no altera- |
ton to size or position they must be |
small, and they must be forced to the |
front of the head over the forehead.
The chignon is now uniformly round,
not so large as it was a few months
ago, but raised high, but with two
or more dropping eurls at the back or
inclined 30 the sides; the long braids
or pig tails" as they were opprobi
ously. called, received such universal
that they were fright |
ened out of existence at any rate.
they are not now to be seen.
Round hats for country wear differ
In style, some being very
small. and others very large; that is
TO say, having wide sensible brims,
which form an efficient protection
from the SUM- The first figure at the
watering places; the latter are adopt
ed by ladies in walking about the gar
dens and grounds of their country
houses. The later styles of the round
hats have no brim, but are simple
crowns with soft edge, from which
descends- narrow fringe of marabout-
or on which is placed a wreath of
small flowers or vine leaves.
+ The Marie Louise veil is the pretti-
est and most fashionable for dress oc-
casions. 1t consists simply las before
described) Of a square Of black spot
ted lace, cut in on the sides, edged
With real lace, and finished on the
corners with jet aments.-Den,or-
est Monthly. s---