The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-06


of Jet and steel are half concealed
among the ACE and a fringe as fine as
thistle-down that border the bonnet
The narrow strings are Of fringed
ribbon. Wide lace barbes, fringed to
match the couture The price Of this
elegant bonnet is $50.
Another of black lace, marked $50.
is a solid piece Of thread lace OF
Fanchon frame. Forget me-nots with
gilt stamens are embroidered with
silk on the centre piece and barbes
Blue and gray velvet leaves are on the
coronet, aud q small cluster Of them
hold the lace strings together
4 tiny bonnet, a mere couture in
deed, Is made Of acknowledgements
pattern OF white blonde lace The
barbes and head piece are all 10 one,
and are fastened TO q wide-sprea3ing
diadem Of forget me-nots. There is
scarcely any frame to the bonnet, aud
handsomely. dressed hair will be
plainly observable through the lace.
This j also $50, u af .a f
4 violet Grape has the material
plain over the frame. Violet tulle is
putfed over the back. aud forms long.
searf-like strings Three pipings of
satin are studded with gilt, aud fall
% scallops Oh the chignon. The ban
deau is of steel and gilt with shirred
Grape above it. A cluster of violets
in the face trimming reaches over the
edge Of the bonnet and among the
strings. .ne su9s +t.[
A blue Grape, made similarly to the
one Just described. has an arched
bandeau of pearl flowers over the
forehead, and at the back a kerchief
of blonde lace with paarl pendants on
each scallop of the lace.
A very stylish black Neapolitan has
a high pointed diadem Of straw aud
quilted lace, on which is wreath of
pearl butter cups Of perfect cOloriug
A wide fall of black lace is open be-
hind to disclose the chignon, and is
connected with the strings in front
Narrow ribbon of the butter cup
color beneath the lace streamers. THE
( bonnet is held secure by an elastic
ribbon under the back hair. Price
/ forty-fve dollars. fsa
A fancy straw of graceful shape is
trimmed with three narrow bands of
ribbon of the Sultan color. A straw
bow In the center Of velvet band is
placed over the forehead. Large cac-
tus on straw stem, with trailing buds
at the side. Fall Of black lace open
in the back, forming a kind of man
4 tilla veil at the sides. Lace strings
! with roset:e of Sultan ribbon.
A simple and graceful bonnet for
! young blonde is a Fanehon of white
frosted Malines. On the cOronet is a
/ quilting of tulle bound with white
satin. The tulle Is pulled over the
frame, each puff being separated by
satin pipings, edged with narrow
/ blonde lace. The inside trimming is
q ruche of lace, over which is a wide
bandeau of blue forget e-nots spark
ling with crystal dcw-drops. A clus-
ter of moss roses on the left extend
among the forget me -nots. Blue and
! pink together, the Pompadour colors,
are very stylish, and becoming to a
fair young face. Price $50.
A steel -colored Neapolitan braid is
trimmed with a wide fringe of steel
balls on black lace, Leaves slightly
turned by the frost form the diadem
A Spring bonnet made Of Meter
mich green silk is covered with three
rows of black lace quilted on. Daisies
of the same shade of green were in
every seallop of the diadem. Narrow
green strings covered with lace.
+ One of the most harmonious de-
signs is white Malines embroidered
with silk and pulled on a Fanchon
frame A quilting OF tulle bound
with white satin rests against the dia
dem, and an elder wreath extends
across the front and around the bon
net. On the forehead a merely the
leaves, the blossoms are on the left,
and the dark berries on the right. A
feathery blonde edge surrounds the
long lappets that are caught together
with rosette. Price S42.
An elegant bonnet was made Of
satin pipings of the butter-cup color
on a black foundation. A large sat
in bow was placed directly at the
back, from which fell bunch of but
er-cups. with their long trailing
leaves. On the diadem were bows
of steel and gold. A plain English
straw was neatly trimmed with a
bunch of Sultan red leaves at the
back, beneath which fell wide black
lace, turned back en- reUers, and drap-
!, ing the sides Of the bonnet. Inside
was shirred silk of the Sultan shade.
surmounted with a velvet bandeau
studded with garnets.
These are a few of the handsOmest
bonnets of the season. There. are
many others at lower prices that are
also graceful and pretty. Close fitting
Neapolitans, studded with steel or Jet
, may be bought for four or FIVE dollars
and with the addition of LITTLE lace