Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-10

are admissible in these little bonnets, and
| they are often composed of velvet or saIln
Of the same shade as the rich, brilliant tint
OF the dress. Instead of dark bonnet and
gay trimmings, we have bonnets OF gold
color, criIsson, scarlet, s'Sultan" red and
bright garnet subdued with black lace and
band, or cluster of the costliest and CLOS
siest of black feathers. The form of the
necklace descending low upon the breast,
| which has lately been worn instead of
strings, has somewhat changed. Strings
are again revived, the latest style of i'm
ported bonnets especially displaying them
tied under the chin, while pieces OF lace or
velvet ornamented- and united at the ends
by two or more bows of ribbon placed at
EQUAL distance apart, the number never
exceeding three. The ends themselves are
| trimmed with lace OF fringed out, If COM
posed of silk or satin.- The fashionable
trimmings for hats and bonnets are feathers
of the most varied and brilliant dyes that
can be Imagined. The European ladies
were recently scolded bv member Of some
Royal British Society or other for despoil-
ing the tropics of birds to get their plum
age, but / hardly think American ladies
need fear that such an imputation will be
cast upon them. Certainly there are
plumes most wonderful for beauty and va
rietv of tint, but the majority of those that
fill the windows and find their way to posts
of honor upon ladies' heads are taken from
our own honest barn-yard fowls and simply
put through q tropical process of colorlng
and dying. The genuine ostrich plumes
are, however, in great demand for the high
Cavalier" hats of black straw just now SO
fashionable; and there are long willowy
plumes very slender and bright, In green
and gold, which descend nearly to the waist
after passing around one side of the hat,
that undoubtedly deserve the distinction OF
"real," and are in fact very rare as well as
ho Al nf troa
There are two special styles introduced,
one is the sScotch bonnet" the other the
"Polish cap" The Scotch bonnet has a
round crown laid in pleats at the side; a
rim covered with short curled feathers, or
with rich black thread lace, put on in
spirals to represent a plume; a scarf of lace,
or bow of satin ribbon at the back, and
a Scotch curled plume fastened over the
lett temple. The most distinguished are
made in black velvet, and trimmed with
black wholly-black lace, jet, and black or
peacock feathers.
The Polish caps consist maiuly of a
crown doubled over, laid in plears upon
OF these are made in black velvet, richly
trimmed with black Spanish lace and jet,
but there are others very striking ami styl-
ish that are made In velvet in high colors.
garnet, maroon, Sultan, red, marigold and
scarlet. and trimmed entirely with black,
rich black thread lace, jet and feathers.
There are several new colors used in bon
nets, one of which is fine rich shade of
brown called "claret" brown, and the
"grass" green, very light shade, but beau
tiful in velvet or satin; it Is generally for
trimming, and looks best on black. There
are several shapes in bonnets called "dew,"
one called the ''feZ." which issimply very
small inverted coal shovel; another irrev-
erently called the ssShanghae," on account
of the length of its straight, fiat crown;
which terminates on the neck in what may
be called a curtain. It is awfully ugly, and
seems to have been invented to meet the
pressing demands of those ladies who have
no "back" hair. A novelty in strings was
attached to one of the Polish caps. These
consisted of black lace knotted with ribbon
at intervals, and each two yards and a half
in length. They are worn as Md,ie An
toinette fcfti, crossed upon the breast, pass
ed around the waist and tied behind.
New autumn gloves are imported in the
very highest and most striking colors-
marigOld. Sultan red, rich shade of tan. and
red, brown, mulberry, claret and purple
plum color. The back of Stewards gloves,
which are exclusive to this house, are or
namented with eight small gold sstuds,
crimped cord and tassels. The wrists are
also fastened with small moveable studs
which can be taken out and new gold
chain with studs attached worn on cere-
mOnious occasion.
Handsome bows of satin striped ribbon
fringed out upon the ends, Byzantine scarts
tied in wide bow-knot land also fringed
out, are worn at the throat, and give the
touch of autumn color, crimson or scarlet
and gold, which the black or neutral tinted
costumes demand. -r.l ..s. Irr--