The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

fFrosn the New York Gitizen.l
The styles for bonnets are de-
tcrInincd, and while

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tcrmincd, and while
The spring ereeps slowly mp the way,
women have plenty of time to
determine with what they shall
make themselves beautiful. Straw
is the material, white straw OF all
kinds, glossy braids of split Eng |
lish straw, linen and chip. These
arc trimmed profusely with black
lace straw ornaments and flowers
Pomeeranate and almond bios
som, ounce, red and white crocus,
narcissi, large bush roses at the
last stage Of bloom with wreath
offne buds, at the last stage OF
bloom with a wreath Of fine buds,
are displayed in the milliners
boxes for garniture, and some OF
the fashionable bonnets seem to
be composed entirely of sprays OF
flowers. The straw coronets OF
leaves of wheat, with a knot Of
tight flowers at one side, are
sufficient to set off a nice straw of
marked fashionable shape, with
no other trimming than black
lace vail. But what is the fash
ionable shapeI
FanchoD, beloved OF old, three
inches across the top, short at tho
ears, and curved or waved high
on both edges, forming a border
for the chignon, and a coronet In
/ front from which the hat takes
its name. The shapes vary in
being more or less depressed, and
in the depth over the cnignon,
the conservative style making an
earnest attempt to bring back the
oldfashioned curtain /; long be II
abolished! Basket shapes, be
tween a fanchon and round hats,
will be popular for young ladies,
by whom L do not mean girls I'M
der seventeen.
The round hats show every size
from the wide brimmed low
crowned hat for the seaside, and
the fat saucer-like shape to the
turban, and high crowned Eng
fish hat, modified, and the sunken
three-cornered crown, that had an
unexplainable popularity last
winter in velvet. 1t is an awk.
ward shape, and moods to be muf |
fled in lace to hide its horrible |
angles and then the barbe be-
hind falls straight over the stiff
projecting brim in a way that
makes one gloomy to think OF. |
Women and girls took to it, how
ever. on account of its fantastic
novelty. A little French shape,
with low crown and curving brim,
is the prettiest shape, except the
eycr-becoming turban.
The wreaths for hats are laid
along the top from ear to ear, and
the sprays overhang the chignon
and coronet. A pure white chip
is finely ornamented with an ivy
wreath, large deep green leaves
across the top, tender sprays of
yellow green forming the coronet
and heading the frill of black
lace across the chignon. The
strings are black lace with jet
dots. An imitation chip has
fringcd bows Of white MORE rib
bon ard hedge roses Towering all
over the crown. The frill under
the chin is Of white Grape, thickly
plated with loops of narrow
white ribbon. The white bonnet
with black lace covering and |
knot ofyellow and scarlet pop |
pies, is nearly conventional
Fine crinolinC bonnets, like !
gauze, arc so beautiful as almost |
to dispense with trimming. A |
fancy is to tic them over the head |
with a wide scarf of azure or rose /
pink moire ribbon fringed at the |
ends, and tied in a handsome bow |
under the chin. With the hair |
extremely wei dressed, this style /
is distinguished. The other ex-
IRENE is to bind the bonnet to the /
head by a graceful wreath of con-
yolvulus or June roses, the ends /
of which arc trained over light
brides of lace under the face.
Round hats of velvet or silk, /
with borders of fancy straw, are
appropriate for spring wear. In
straw hats, the crown is hidden
by lace and large boquets of flow
ers.