The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-12-12

ing rose. The feather ruches, or ostrich
feather bands, as we have called them
hitherto, are very stylish trimmings.
Very little lace is used, this season,
and there is a fancy for using fine steel
instead of jet on black bonnets. A sin
gle steel ornament is tasteful, but a
profusion of small steel buckles and
fringe in a bonnet is tawdry-looking.
Some very elegant French bonnets copy
the styles of the first empire, and have
a projecting scoop front, and brim
turned up on the left side. Flowers do
not appear on all bonnets, but feathers
seem to be considered essential. Felt
round hats of fine quality are chosen in
the dark shades of the suit with which
they are worn, and trimmed with the
silk or velvet of the dress garniture.
For evening bonnets to wear at the
opera or for afternoon receptions very
light velvets are used, trimmed with
feathers of the same shade and bright
roses.
DREssIN5 THE NECK.-Charming con-
fusion is evident in the variety of neck
wear. The ruff set on the reverse is
condemned as hybrid style, and favor
is divided between the new wide, round
collar of lace or velvet, becoming to
people with full Threats, and the close
Medici or more coquettish Stuart ruff
of valenciennes or applique. With the
round collar, the fine embroidery in
lace stitch on muslin reappears, vieing
with Venice point in the curious deli
cacy and variety of its work. This
comes by the yard to be pIeated into
sleeves, or made into rundown ruches
for open Threats, or the high-quilled
Tudor ruff, that adds an air of style to
the plainest costume. Velvet ruffs,
lined with white turquoise, rose-pink,
empress blue, or rose de chine repped
silk, with pleating of brussels net inside,
are seen everywhere. With these the
neck-tie of soft silk is worn basted in
narrow folds at the base of the ruff, the
ends crossing in front so that the locket
will rest on them, in place of a pin.
For the house, plain ties are utilized by
stitching in shallow pleats to form ruffs,
with tuIle ruche inside, the ends left
plain to cross or knot in front. Black
velvet an inch and half wide, with
ends embroidered in blue or scarlet
bees, with sewing-silk fringe, are the
newest neck ribbons, and pass round
the neck, below a white ruff, crossing
low in front. Taffeta ribbon, the same
width, is twisted round the collar With
a little sheaf bow, and ends falling over
the bosom. The new neck-ties proper
are of soft armure silk, hemmed in
points, with white brocade in figures of
applique lace and an inch finish of rib
bed velvet in darker shade. The sty-
lish colors are ecarlate, the new soft,
rosy scarlet, with sultana bars, turquoise
with navy blue ends, sage green with
nile, deep blue with lavender, flesh
color and pink. Crepe de chine scarfs,
six inches wide, with embroidered ends
and Melted fringe, are worn about the
neck before it is cold enough to use
furs. The newest linen collars, high
haring behind, with rounded fronts, are
made with tiny chemisettes, ana sold
for thirty-fve cents fastened by balls
and a chain, they cost one dollar. These
are in The best style and well made.
With embroidered edges, they cost from
one dollar and twenty cents to two dol
lars and fifty cents