The Portland daily press., 1871-03-20
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND.
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1871.
Spring Fashions.
BoNNETs, TRIMMINs AND SUITS.

BoNNETs, TRIMMINs AND SUITS.
Ane pattern bonGets have arrived from
nrusseis. Straw bcnnets, black lace bonnets,
"DN 'ew oressy affairs of Frou Frou gauze
vi Vi Grape, make up the importatioas. Not q
tulle or silk bonnet is shown. and Inf fan
round hats. Straws are greailv in H. ,,,.-
ponderance' and though got up in the sim.
plest vilaSe-maiden fashion, they will
doubtless say, says Harpers Bazar. be CON.
sidered the most elegant and stylish bounets
of the spring. English Dunstables. Tuscan
braids, and all white straws are among The
trimmed bonnets, but yellow Italian braids
and Tuscan and esborn,and the brown and
black straws are omitted. The shapes are
the notifications of the gypsy and the repub-
lique, already described. Much of the high,
towering effect is given to the bonnets by
abundant face trimmings, yet the back de-
scends low On the soft chatelaine braids, and
Is often finished by cape. The front stands
up high, not as the coronet or revers of last
winter, but tue straw is simply bent onward
and back about two inches from TO edoe of
the bonnet. The crown Is prominent. and
often straw band or curtain Is added be.
meath.
TRIMMINGS.
The simple ribbon aud flowers used for
trimming these bonnets look like return 10
first principles 0rhick corded ribbon of eros
grain and taille and the heavy repped otto.
man ribbons, are used in the narrow widths
known to miliners as Nos. 12, 16 and 30
There is, however, difference between the
French and American way Of numbering these
ribbons, ,and it is best to say that they measure
from two inches to two and a hail in width. A
box OF these ribbons displays the soft pale tints
that were introduced year ago. Tea, rose .ecIu.
cur, and all the Frou Frou butts are abup,
0antiy represented; next in proportion Ia the
Nile green, fresh and sprng-like; then male
plum color; then sky blue, china pink, arJoise
ana mauve; but more than all, black ribbon
viii be used iE conjunction with lace and
MOVERS. Occasionally colored rib ION is
used with black, some of the handsomest bon.
nets having black and green or blue ribbon
folded together; few contrasts, such as
French gray and rose, are seen, and very Of
ten two shades OF single color are used.
great deal OF black lace will be used to
soften down the hard line of straw bonuets.
This is the lace made in Brussels, and tamil.
larly known here as thread lace. Scars of
Brussels net, both plain aud figured, bordered
with narrow edsing, are pendant from the
backs Of bonnets, and the ribbon strings seen
on all spring bonnets will be abandoned for
lace strings in warm weather. There ale no
jet ornaments, and only a few straw ones,
such as pendant balls and acorns: and. as we
SAID before, the trimmings are confined to rib
bOns, flowers and lace. ,-
FROU FRoU GUAzE BoNNETs.
Very dressy bonnets, 10 be worn late in the
season, are made OF the Frou Frou gauze
brought out list year. This silk eauzs is
thicker than grenadine, aud has its threads
woven in tiny checks, or ia Grape .liFe crinkles.
The material is plain on the frame, with rolls,
cords, or mlliner's folds near the edge; q
richly knotied scarf of gauze, bias aud bound,
IS around the crown: flowers and pompon
on the sides. A ruche of the gauze, bias and
doubled, forms the face trimming. Ribbon
strings.
CoIFFUREs.
To make these tonnets fit properly the
softest chatelaines must be worn, dispensing
with all topsies and other stuffihg in the back
bair. Crimped braids, hanging loosely i,s a
net, and worn very low, are revived abroad.
Bonnets are placed an inch back from the
forehead, instead OF being drawn far forward,
as they have been worn lately.
DRESS eooDs.
The most elegant. impo Itations of the
spring are China grapes tor casaques, over
dresses, paletots, and for trimming. They
are in all the spring shades-solden brown,
chestnut, cur, soft dove grays, paest ecru.
rose, blue and green. The material Is loo
trail for service, but is very handsome for
waterlng-pace costumes and evening dresses.
and III the probable scarcity of handsome
fabrics, will be much used. 1t is three quar-
tiers OF yard wide, and SO yard. Quanti-
E.n t.
terms than that used in millinery are also
brought out in the stylish colors for early
spring.
The furnishing houses show yery pretty
su,Is sun, at white bishops lawn. They are made
VIII ssli. af walking length, simply con-
.Iuo'oIossi , -sAis lth short apron front and
longer oscK, draped high on The sides. and a
shsnt,y loose Dasque t1s+ may be worn with
three rows of small side pleas each row
finger deep, slightly separated IRON each 9TH
er, and each headed by rusche OK lawn.
scantily gathered in the centre. slaele
row OF this trimming trims the upper skir,
and basque. Rusche around the high neck;
coat sleeves, with the trimming. outlining the
duchesse shape; and belt OF lawn, with
short sash ends trimmed like the skirt Such
suits, in very sheer but not very fine bishops
lawn, are sold for 80. 1t is SCARCELY possible
to make then at less expense if a lady's time
IS at all valuable. Other suits have a deep
side pleatiDg, headed by puffs and a row of
diagonal tucks. If the figure is thin, q yoke
OF puffs and tucks is introduced in the BASQUE.
Nainsook and white organd.e suits similarly
made are trimmed with point duchess lace
aud will be worn over coored silk slips TOR
evening, and over white in the day time.
Embroidered Swiss musl!ns are also shown.