The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-20
THE FlGHTON3.
What New York VIII Wear During
the Spring.

THE FA6dIONS.
What New York VIII Wear During
tho Spring.
Openings at the wholesale houses nave eiS-
played spring millinery. The new oonhees are
not bonnets, says Harper's Bazaar, but merely
round hats with strings. They are odd, pic
tpresoue. becoming, but OF decidedly incon-
pruous shape, with large, square, sensible
crowns, accompanied by most fantastic brins,
turned up on one side or The other, 20 matter
which. behind or before, just as caprice die
tales. and never twice alike. This queer brlm
Ia feature, and In its variety offers something
to suit all faces. The bonnet Is placed very
far back, mounting the crown oil the high
coiffure and leaving all the front Of the head
bare. These new shapes are the outgroWth OF
the eccentric Rabagas bonnet worn during the
winter.
Straw bonnets will be more worn than all
others. The choice among these Is lne nee Is1e
split Belgian straw, worth i've dollars ana hiCy
cstt1s untrimmed, the soft snowy white dress-
ed chips made oil sewed braid, and Inc ecru OF
undressed chip, which costs from three dol
lara inward new bonnet, called tne Fale-
rie. ia made OF elk aoss, buf or lavender,
woven to resemble straw. Thls ID nVe aoiiaIs
untrlmmed. There are also quantities Oh olack
chic and soft black straw Donnets sent cut
from the beat French houses. These are very
light and fne, and when trimmed with hne
flowers anc lace will be considered more DIS.
tingulsbed than the black lace ooDnets thaC
have been worn so long.
TRIMMING.
By way of trimming there Is less lace than
usual, and ribbon is little used except for the
very long strings, which are three lncnes
wide, and tied under the chin. The principal
gsrniture Is soft repped SILK, csiiea gros o,ua- @
leans, cut bias, and arranged III single, care
Iess-looking folds, with occasional bows made
of many ends or loops, but with fewer futings,
oullipgs and streaming draperles than we
have lately had. COmpsctness seems 10 De
the idea In decorations, even IN lne nue. now
ers which will be used In q profuslen that Is
positively extravagant; for these are no
longer clambering vines and long trailing
SPRAYS, but thick wreaths and T6ldnges, oou-
ouets of various flowers grouped In con-
trasting hues Two, three and even lour
shades appear on one bonnet; TWO snades are
of one color, and the others in contrast. Thus
there are folds OF two tiDts OF blue-gray, with
folds of the new lemon color-lhe pale green
ish.yelloW OF limes-aud a wreath OF PINK
roses; or else two light olive shades are asso-
cIsted With deepest blue silk and very pale
tea-roses; another combination ID CRIMSON
rosee, light aud dark reseda reps, win wnlte
folds. An elaborate lace trimming ls seen on
all bonnets. This consists OF thick wreath
of flowers or torsade of ribbons, placed
directly ABOVE the forehead and under the up
turned revers or high coronet, or, II you ike,
ali around beneath the whole brim OF the bon
net. The pretty ruches of laces and tulle
that crowned the forehead 80 becomingly have
disappeared from French bonnets
wREATHs AND BOUQUETS.
The new wreaths and bouquets revive the
flowers of old-fashioned gardens sWeet-pea
blossoms, hyaclnlhs, dwarf TOSS. garden
plnks, mignonette, geraniume, violess, p.uet
the valley in abundance; mixed with these are
dried grasses. herbs, moss, pine cones and
berries. The foliage is bronZed leaves or else
very dark autumn hues, with striped grasses.
Quantities OF Wild roses are imported, Wnlte
red and fellow eglantine In single cluster,
and there are many halfdecayeG faded roses
that Geem ready 10 fall to piecs; roses, pansles
and white lily bells form pretty bouquet.
Full coronet wreatbs are OF blue myosotis,
with moss. herbs and dried grasses; for bru-
neltes are poppy wrealha, with straw leaves
veined with Jet.
NEW FABRICS.
In addition to the fabrics before mentioned
duriDg the last week, there have been exceed
ingly heavy importations OF Siclliennes, pom,
gees. CQAlllcb, cTcuCu du0 2AAoh PoP.ASt
3 medium quality OF silk, In ell the late and
MANY new and beautiful shades OF color.
scenne according ,H5oh 10 hesss n ssDe1a h1dys
pesrspca, very strlkingy resembles Irisn pop |
lin. but being of soft woollen wool, unSer inc
finest silk warp Is Lighter more flexible, s1d
sciienne ia in satin stripes, of sell-color, and
this Win be popular for over-dresses. The
silks alluded 70 are Of Lighter quality sn cooT. ahap
and shades now given to silks and other drees
fabrics: are from twenty to twenty.fonnr
inches in width, and sell at from 81 to 81 SU
per yard. New silks Of the finest quallty Wl.i
very soon be opened to inspection. For me
pardessus, for The toilet above the medium
grade. crepe de Chine will continue IN favor;
and indeed almost any soft, clnglng material
Which Yields readily 10 folding and looping. is,
by the most fashionable, preferred to silE-the
complete costume of the latter, however
being generally dictated BY economy and con-
venience.