The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-26

cravats are of embroidered China crepe, and
trimmed with narrow taille. festooned with
white elk. The fevorlte collars are fraises
made Of plaitlngs OF either open worked
bltlste or of muslin trimmed With Valen-
ciennes lace, or all OF ValeDclennes, or all OF
tulle Illusion. As the hair ls worn so high,
these lrills look very ornamental around the
throat.
THE HAIR.
The Greek fllet-a band of black. velvet-ls
In favor for the hair at present. The velvet
is nearly an inch wide, tied behind, and long
ends left banging.
The hair is massed on the very top Of the
head, concealIng The parting line. Bralds and
coils are the most usual style, except for eve
ming coiffures, when finger puffs are consider
ed most appropriate. For these the hair is
combed high on the head, tled, and the pnfts
formed by winding the hair on small curl
Ing stick. II the hair ls sufficiently thick a
tress ls left to be loosely wound around the
cluster of puffs, otherwise lls place Is supplied
by braid.
O0e or more curls at the back relieve the
exceeding plainness of the hair behind, and
stray hairs are kept in place by pair Of old
fashioned side-combs pushed high up and con-
cealed beneath the encircling braid.
BoNNETs.
In bopnets lace Is The favorite trimming.
Long lace brides are revived, either to be tied
under the chin or fastened lower down with
bow or small bouquet, as they were q few sea-
soDs ago. A novelty this season is gros grain
ribbon with double lace, blue, rose, or green
on one side and white on the other. This Ia
very serviceable In trimming bonnets that re-.
quire two shades.
New let ornaments for bonpets are shaped
precisely like the back OF high Spanish
comb. They are to be draped with lace, aHd
placed in the back of black lace bonnets.
There ia a caprice just now for wearing a
cluster of flowers falling very low, on the
back of the head, where the hair is combed
up from the nape Of the neck. This Is some
times the only bit Of color seen on black bon
nets, and even this ls half concealed by the
hanging drapery of Spanish wells.
IN oHILpREN's DRESSES
There Is little change from the fashions of
last year. Babies, In their first short dresses,
wear Gabrielles or loose dresses gathered into
a yoke formed OF Insertion and tnckg. These
last are either confined by handsome sashes
or worn loose, according to the fancy OF
mothers. For children OF this age, white only
Ia admissible. For children of all ages en-
broldery Ia the most fashionable trimming.
The dresses OF little girls from three to ten
years OF age are amusing miniatures of those
worn by their mothers. Polonaises, over.
skirts and basques, embroidered, fonnced
rufi-d and puffsd, all enter iRto their toilets.
The hIgh.crowned Normandy cap of lace over
sllk ls the favorite bonnet for the street. For
school girls over ten extreme simplicity is the
fashion. Little boys up to three years old
dress exactly like their sisters; from three to
five they wear kilt-pleated skirts OF pique,
soft flannel or cashmere, with Jackets and
vests OF the same, and philabegs or long plaid
stockings, Boys 10 their fret pants still wear
KDlckerbockers, with jacket and vest. For
ordinary wear these suits are plain or very
simply trimmed; fer street occasions they are
elsborately braided In patterns.